Hesam Soleimani; Nasrin Arshadi; Kioumars Beshlideh
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IntroductionOne of the most valuable resources of an organization for achieving goals and getting progressed is human power; Therefore, it can be said that the mental health of the employees of an organization is of special importance. With increasing emphasis on the mental health of employees and improving ...
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IntroductionOne of the most valuable resources of an organization for achieving goals and getting progressed is human power; Therefore, it can be said that the mental health of the employees of an organization is of special importance. With increasing emphasis on the mental health of employees and improving their work life for the progress and success of the organization, it is reasonable to pay special attention to the job burnout and well-being of employees, the factors affecting these two, and the methods of reducing burnout and increasing well-being. The purpose of this study was designing and testing a model of the relationship of mindfulness with job burnout and well-being mediated by work stress.MethodThe statistic population of the research was all the employees of the Dareh-Aloo Copper Industries of Kerman province. The sample consisted of 300 employees who were selected by simple random sampling method, that 210 members of sample filled the forms properly. The instruments were used include Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI), Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stress questionnaire, Psychological Well-being Scale and Burnout Inventory. Fitness of the proposed model was examined through structural equation modeling (SEM) and the mediating role of job stress was examined by boot-strap method, using SPSS-24 and AMOS-24 softwares. ResultsThe indirect effects were tested using the bootstrap procedure. Findings indicated the proposed model after modifing fit the data properly. Results showed that the direct path of mindfulness to job burnout and mindfulness to well-being were not significant and confirmed all the direct effects of mindfulness on burnout and well-being were through job stressDiscussionAccording to the results, it can be said that by increasing the level of mindfulness of the people in the organization can reduce their job stress and consequently reduce the burnout of employees and increase their well-being.
Fereshteh cheraghi; Roghayeh Ghorbani
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IntroductionThe interest in wisdom is increasing in psychology, probably due to the changing conditions of the scientific community, which emphasizes the evolution of the life span and positive psychology. However, we need more research to understand wisdom and its development in people better. In the ...
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IntroductionThe interest in wisdom is increasing in psychology, probably due to the changing conditions of the scientific community, which emphasizes the evolution of the life span and positive psychology. However, we need more research to understand wisdom and its development in people better. In the meantime, spirituality, as one of the essential aspects of the quality of life, can have a decisive contribution in predicting wisdom, although the results in this regard are scattered and sometimes contradictory. It seems that how spirituality affects wisdom is still unclear to us, so the current research has investigated the mediating role of mindfulness in the relationship between these two variables in the form of a causal model.MethodologyThis study is among the descriptive studies of the correlation type, in which the relationships between variables were investigated using structural equation modeling. The statistical population included female student teachers of Farhangian University of Tehran, among whom 309 were selected by random cluster method. A five-dimensional wisdom questionnaire (Webster, 2003) was used to collect data, including the dimensions of experience, openness, reflection/review, emotion regulation, and humor. In measuring mindfulness, a five-factor questionnaire (Baer et al., 2006) was used, including conscious action, non-judgment, observation, description, non-reaction, and evaluating spirituality, Spiritual well-being questionnaire (Dehshiri et al., 2014), including four dimensions of communication with self, others, nature, and God.ResultsThe results showed that spirituality has both a direct and indirect effect on wisdom through mindfulness. All in all, according to the analysis results and the direct and indirect effects of the variables in the model, it can be said that spirituality and mindfulness predict 0.75 mental changes.ExplanationIt can be concluded from this research that spirituality has a direct relationship with mindfulness, which is related to increasing wisdom; in other words, mindfulness plays a mediating role in the relationship between spirituality and wisdom. Among the reasons for this finding, we can point out the common features between three variables: connection with oneself and beyond oneself, a sense of coherence and integrity, reflection on experiences and actions, being open to new experiences, and a sense of altruism and compassion. It seems that spirituality, through inner peace, a sense of calmness, satisfaction, and integration, provides a person's existential platform for the experiences of the conscious mind and, subsequently, the growth of wisdom in people. In general, the results of this study can provide a valuable basis for improving theory and practice, so interventional studies are suggested to improve spirituality and mindfulness and investigate its effect on wisdom.Keywords: spirituality, wisdom, mindfulness
Farhad Mollaee Amjaz; Ali Farnam
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IntroductionCapabilities that can be formed from experiences, lessons learned, and training can affect the perception of one's own and others' feelings and relationships in the workplace. These capabilities are known as mindfulness. But these abilities, or mindfulness, can affect the wisdom of individuals, ...
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IntroductionCapabilities that can be formed from experiences, lessons learned, and training can affect the perception of one's own and others' feelings and relationships in the workplace. These capabilities are known as mindfulness. But these abilities, or mindfulness, can affect the wisdom of individuals, which is directly the result of their behavior and actions. Therefore the importance of psychological well-being will lead to more dynamism and activity. Then, it can be said that psychological well-being can affect the wisdom of employees and thus the present study has been conducted to structurally investigate the mediating role of psychological well-being on the relationship between mindfulness and wisdom in health advocates fighting the coronavirus crisis. MethodThe research is descriptive-correlational. The statistical population is all health defenders in Bam, Jiroft, and Kerman, and the statistical population includes nurses between 27 and 45 years old with more than 8 years of experience and active in the coronavirus inpatient department. The research sampling method is a census of community members. Data were collected using the Kentucky Mindfulness Questionnaire, the Reef Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire, and the Ardelt Wisdom Scale (D-WS3). The questionnaires were distributed and collected among 130 individuals. Finally, the obtained data were analyzed using structural equation modeling with partial least squares approach in Smart PLS software version 3. In this approach, using PLS test, algorithm, and bootstrapping test, by measuring reliability and validity, path coefficient, significance coefficient and t-statistic, the relationships and effects of variables have been determined. ResultsThe internal reliability of the research was assessed using the classical Cronbach's alpha coefficient and two new composite reliability coefficients and the rho-A coefficient. The standard value approved in these coefficients is 0.7. The EVA coefficient was used to measure the convergent validity with a value higher than 0.5 and the Fornell-Larker matrix was used to measure the divergent validity. According to the results, welfare (β = 0.35, P = 0.04) and mindfulness (β= 0.22, P= 0.02) are directly related to wisdom and psychological well-being (β = 0.27, P= 0.04) mediates the relationship between mind. Awareness and wisdom have a direct impact. Thus, the results at the level of t-statistic of 1.96, and significance (P≤0.05), confirmed the relationships of the hypotheses. DiscussionFinally, strengthening the minds of health advocates by using psychological well-being improves their wisdom; Therefore, due to the prevalence of mental disorders during the epidemic of emerging diseases without definitive treatment such as Covid-19, psychological interventions such as mindfulness program training cause conscious behaviors and wise responses of health defenders to such a challenge.
mojtaba aghili; narges khatoon arbabi
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Introduction
Domestic violence is a serious issue that can occur in any intimate or family relationship. The most common type of domestic violence is spousal abuse or husband violence against women. Spousal abuse can take many forms such as physical, sexual, emotional, or financial violence, and it ...
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Introduction
Domestic violence is a serious issue that can occur in any intimate or family relationship. The most common type of domestic violence is spousal abuse or husband violence against women. Spousal abuse can take many forms such as physical, sexual, emotional, or financial violence, and it can occur at any time and in any place. Based on various studies on the effectiveness of mindfulness and acceptance and commitment-based therapies in reducing depressive symptoms and chronic pain, the question arises as to which of the two methods is more effective, and whether the combination of these two treatments could be more effective. However, it is not yet clear whether one therapy is more effective than the other, or whether a combination of both therapies is more effective in reducing depression and chronic pain in abused women.
Method
A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with a control group was used in this study. The statistical population of the study consisted of all women who were abused by their spouse and had a file in the Welfare Office. One group received acceptance and commitment-based therapy, another received mindfulness-based therapy, and the third group was the control group. All three groups completed pre-tests and post-tests using the Depression Inventory and the Chronic Pain Questionnaire, with the experimental groups receiving 8 sessions of 60 minutes each. The inclusion criteria included married women aged between 25 and 35 years, with a minimum diploma education, a score higher than the cut line (18) in the depression list, and victims of physical violence by their spouse at medical diagnosis. The exclusion criteria included reluctance to participate in the investigation and absence for more than two sessions. The research data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance and comparison of means using SPSS software version 24.
Results
The results showed that both therapeutic approaches significantly reduced depression and chronic pain in abused women (p<0.05). However, there was no significant difference between the two intervention methods in reducing depression and chronic pain.
Conclusion
The findings of the study suggest that acceptance-based therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy are effective in reducing depression and chronic pain in women who have experienced spousal abuse. There was no significant difference between the effectiveness of the two therapies in reducing depression and chronic pain. The study highlights the importance of providing access to effective therapies for women who have experienced spousal abuse.
Morteza Omidian; Shadi Ahmadi; Samaneh Asadi
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the causal relationship of mindfulness, creativity and academic performance with well-being, with mediating role of psychological problems in university students. The method used in this study was correlational, the path analysis. Participants in this research ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the causal relationship of mindfulness, creativity and academic performance with well-being, with mediating role of psychological problems in university students. The method used in this study was correlational, the path analysis. Participants in this research were all undergraduate students of Yazd University, from whom 370 stucdent were randomly selected. The instruments used in this research were, Mental Health Test, for measuring well-being and problems, the Mindfulness Questionnaire, Creativity Test, and grade-point average of the final semester. After distributing the questionnaires and collecting the required data, analysis was performed. The results showed that the designed model was well fited to the data, and the causal relationships between mindfulness, well-being, creativity and psychological well-being were significant. Also, the direct causal relationship between academic performance and psychological well-being was significant, but the direct relationship between academic performance and psychological problems was not significant. The indirect causal relationship of creativity and mindfulness to well-being, through psychological problems, was significant, but the causal relationship of academic performance to well-being through psychological problems was not significant. The results were discussed with respect to the research and theoretical perspectives.
