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fatigueis anunpleasant mental feelingthat has also been shown to decrease physical and Mental performance. Fatigue is a very common complaint and it is important to Healthcare Experts.The aim of this study was to investigate the role of meta-cognition in predicting feeling of fatigue based on Brown’s model. In this study, 400 undergraduate students of Tabriz University were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. The participants filled Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS) and short form of Wells meta-cognition scale (MCQ-30). Analyzing data was performed via multiple regression analysis by SPSS18 software. Research findings revealed that meta-cognition predicted cognitive, physical, social and total fatigue, significantly. It predicted 33%-42% of variance of fatigue dimensions and total fatigue. On the basis of results, focusing on the role of meta-cognition could be the important part of therapeutic interventions for the people with chronic fatigue syndrome.

This study aimed to assess cognitive fatigue in M.S disease and non-disease based on attributional style. First, 40 patients were selected among Women members of the MS Society of Esfahan City according to scores obtained in attribution style questionnair. Then a control group of 40 women without M.S who were matched to disease in scores of attribution style and the characteristics of age, education and marital status were selected. Subjects in 8 groups (4 control, 4 experiment) 10 patients each were assigned. This has some stage. First, subjects in the control and experiment group were facing with controllable and uncontrollable problems followed up in the second, the groups solved Anagram problems. Data were analyzed by the analysis of variance and Tukey test. The results indicated the groups are differences in cognitive fatigue according to the attributional style and type of tasks. Patients has a positive attribution style were faced with unsolvable tasks showing less cognitive fatigue compared patients with negative attributional style. Also there was no difference between these with normal counterparts. M.S with negative attribution style in face with unsolvable tasks showed more cognitive fatigue compared patients with positive attributional style and solvable task.