Research in psychological health

Prediction of Borderline Personality Disorder Based On Psychological Flexibility Components: Acceptance and Action, Values and Cognitive Defusion

Mehrdad Pourshahbazi

This paper aimed pridicting role of 3 components of psychological flexibility (acceptance and action, values and cognitive defusion) for borderline personality disorder. Samples of this study involve 131 Shiraz university students selected by convenience- sampling procedure. The instruments used in this study consisted of Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire (PDQ-4+), Acceptance and Action-second revised (AAQ-II), Value-oriented life and Cognitive Defusion Questionnaire. .Results of the present study showed that borderline personality disorder meaningful corelation with acceptance and action, values and cognitive defusion. Acceptance and action explained 45% of the variance of the borderline personality disorder. It could be conclude that experiential avoidance was a robust predictor of borderline personality disorder and it should be a main theraupatic target in treatment of borderline personality disorder.

Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing on physical and Mental Indicators in patients with essential hypertension

majid baradaran

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) on physical and Mental Health Indicators in patients with essential hypertention. Subjects were first screened using the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Therefore, 26 hypertensive patients, by using convenient sampling method were selected and randomly divided into experimental and control group (13 patients in each group). The MI group were treated in 5 sessions and while the control group did not receive any treatment. This study was a semi-experimental study with a pretest, post-test and follow-up. Results showed that there were significant differences between two groups in psychological well-being and its subscales, cognitive fusion and systolic and diastolic blood pressure. So, motivational interviewing is an effective intervention in essential hypertensive patients.

Death Awareness an Awakening Experience: Two Studies on Death Anxiety and Valuation of Extrinsic Aspirations

Milad SabzehAra Langaroudi

This research examine the relationship between death anxiety with extrinsic aspirations in two studies. First study is descriptive and correlational. 457 students were selected by convenience sampling method and completed the death anxiety scale and aspiration index. Second study conducted in an experimental method with 2 Group, Post-test Comparison. Participants were 104 students selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups and with using the task of called death thoughts and the aspiration index tested the effect of mortality salience on extrinsic aspirations among them. In the first study with using the Pearson correlation coefficient a significant positive association were observed between attractiveness with death anxiety and its subscales. The results of MANOVA in the second study showed that mortality salience decreased importance of extrinsic aspirations in the experimental group in comparison with the control group. Also, the effectiveness of mortality salience on attractiveness was significant. The results in accordance with the principles of humanist and existential views and Self-Determination Theory and Terror Management Theory emphasize to awakening role of death awareness on the avoiding of pursuit of non-authentic life style (pursuit of unhealthy aspirations).

Structural Equation Modelling of Alexithymia Determinants: The Role of BAS/BIS and Dispositional Mindfulness

The aim of this study was to investigate the structural relationship among Behavioural inhibition system (BIS) and Behavioural activation system (BAS), dispositional mindfulness and alexithymia. For this reason, in a descriptive-coorelational and retrospective study, 180 university students were selected from Tabriz University by convenient sampling method and asked to answer TAS-20, FFMQ and BIS/BAS scale. Results showed that behavioural inhibition system has sinificantly positive and direct effect on dispositional mindfulness and alexithymia. There is not significant relationship between dispositional mindfulness and alexithymia. The indirect effect of behavioural inhibition system and behavioural activation system on alexithymia is not significant. According to the results, the behavioural inhibition system is the important determinants of mindfulness and alexithymia. Also, the tested model able to explain alexithymia in normal people.

Effectivness of skill training program based on Neuro- Dramatic Plays on Infants’ Mental Health

elham tavakoli

To examine the impacts of a skill training program based on neuro- dramatic plays in attachment theory framework on infant mental health, 90 pregnant mothers were selected and randomly were divided into three groups: prenatal and postnatal group (30), postnatal group (30) and control group (30). Inclusion criteria in were maternal mental health, mothers’ age (20-35), mothers’ education (diploma-Ph.D.) and being first time mother. Infant mental health was evaluated when the infants were 6-month old using ADBB and an interview based on 0-3. Of the sample, 33% of postnatal group and 40% of control group had some signs of danger in ADBB; however the prenatal and postnatal group hadn’t any symptom. The results were consistent to interviews. As predicted, educating mothers to play and response to their infants from pregnancy could be an effective intervention on their infants’ mental health. It seemed neurodramatic plays could be an appropriate and effective treatment that could be enriched parenting training manuals and early preventions interventions for infants.

The Relationship between Familial performance, Social support and Demographic variables with Parenting Stress and Mental Health among Parents of Deaf children

mohsen amiri

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between severities of deafness, child’s age, social support, parents’ Demographic variable and family function with stress and mental health among parents of children with hearing impairment. This study was a correlational study and to carry it out 180 parents were selected using availability sampling method. They completed perceived social support questionnaire, PSI index, GHQ, FAD-I scale and demographic questionnaires for parents and children. To analyze the data, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and hierarchical regression were used. Correlation coefficients showed that the severity of deafness and child's age had positive relationship with parents’ mental health problems and stress. Furthermore, there was a significant negative relationship between social support, family income and family function. Also, the correlations between problem solving, emotion expression and mental health and parental stress were significantly negative. Therefore, family function, child's characteristics, perceived social support and family income had a relationship with mental health and parental stress.

Factor structure of coping schemas Inventory among Iranian population

Hamid Khanipour

Resource congruent model of stress emphasized on the role of cultural schemas and also heterogeneity of coping styles. The aime of this study was to investigate factor structure of coping schema inventory (CSI) which was created based on resourch congruent model. We selected 1۰۴۶ Iranian student who speak in Persian, Kurdish, Lurish and gilaki languages by multistage cluster method. Confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory factor analysis have been used for assessing psychometric properties. Finding showd that a six factor solution was the best fitted by the pattern in data. These six factor model explained 38% variance of coping schemas inventory. Coping schemas which was identified by factor analysis were religious, situational, passive emotional, acceptance, social support and active emotional. Internal consistency (cronbaches alpha) were calculated 0/65-0/84 for subscales of CSI.It seemed in Iranian culrure coping schemas including situational, religious, passive emotions, social support, acceptance and active emotion was more available and also more usable than other coping schema including self-restructuring, meaning, and tensition reduction. This pattern of results was consisted with predictions of resource congruent model of coping with stress.