Health Psychology
afsaneh moradi; samireh karimi; elham hessami; Sara Yadollahi
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The effect of experiential avoidance on the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with the mediation of rumination and perceived vulnerability to infectious disease in the treatment staff of patients with Covid-19Abstract IntroductionThe emergence of the covid-19 disease in Wuhan, China and its ...
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The effect of experiential avoidance on the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with the mediation of rumination and perceived vulnerability to infectious disease in the treatment staff of patients with Covid-19Abstract IntroductionThe emergence of the covid-19 disease in Wuhan, China and its spread throughout the world challenged the quality of life of people and especially the health care system and medical staff. Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and depression have been observed during the Covid-19 pandemic in nurses and employees of the departments related to the coronavirus, which are considered one of the most important elements of health care. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of experiential avoidance on the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with the mediation of mental rumination and perceived vulnerability to infectious disease in the treatment staff of patients with covid-19.MethodThe current research method is descriptive and the research design is correlational. The statistical population of the present study included the medical staff caring for patients with covid-19 working in Tehran hospitals in Khordad and Tir 1400. The sampling method was accessible. A total of 516 people completed the questionnaires and after removing the distorted answers, the sample size included 458 people. Research tools included Mississippi PTSD Citizen Scale kane et al, Perceived Vulnerability to Infectious Diseases Questionnaire Duncan et al, Nolen-Hoeksma Rumination Questionnaire and Band et al Acceptance and Act Questionnaire. The criteria for entering the research included informed consent and employment in the care work in one of the designated hospitals for Covid-19, and the criteria for exiting included the distortion of the submitted answer sheet. The online method was used to implement the questionnaires, in such a way that the link of the online questionnaire was placed in the working groups of the nurses of certain hospitals for Covid-19 so that they could answer the questions of the questionnaires if they wanted to. For the sample people, before answering the questionnaires, the objectives, the importance of conducting the research and the criteria for entering the research were explained and they were reassured about ethical points such as confidentiality of personal information, etc. Data analysis was done using Structural Equation Analysis by Amos version 24 and SPSS version 22 softwareResultsData analysis showed that experiential avoidance has an effect both directly (p<0.0001) and indirectly through mental rumination (p<0.0001) on the experience of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms. In other words, rumination plays a significant mediating role in the relationship between experiential avoidance and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms, but perceived vulnerability does not play such a role.ConclusionIn addition to practical and theoretical implications, research findings can be used as a useful model for providing psychological services to nurses to prevent Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms. Considering the direct and indirect effect of experiential avoidance on the experience of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms, by reducing experiential avoidance and rumination, the probability of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms can be reduced. It is suggested that in future researches, along with the main variables of the present study, important variables such as age, gender, socio-economic status, work experience, having a history of covid-19 disease or any other disease in the medical staff be studied as moderator variables.KeyWords: Experiential Avoidance, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Rumination, Perceived Vulnerability, Covid-19Acknowledgments: The researchers consider it necessary to appreciate all nurses and medical staff caring for patients with Covid-19 working in Tehran hospitals (such as Masih Deneshvari, Milad, Shariati, Luqman, Shohadaie Tajrish, Imam Khomeini, Imam Hossein) during the pandemic who had the utmost cooperation in this research.Financial resources: The implementation of this research did not conflict with any case, dimension, or organization of interest.Conflict of interest: This article has not been sponsored
Saeed Ariapooran; Elham Rastgoo; Mahdi Abdolahzadeh Rafi
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Introduction
Mothers who are caregivers of children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities may experience psychological problems during the COVID-19 outbreak. These mothers report more stress and psychological problems than mothers of normal children. One of the major problems ...
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Introduction
Mothers who are caregivers of children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities may experience psychological problems during the COVID-19 outbreak. These mothers report more stress and psychological problems than mothers of normal children. One of the major problems these caregivers face is depression. Emotional training is an effective way to help mothers of children with intellectual disabilities deal with depression. However, no research has been done on the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on depression in caregiver mothers of children with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on depression symptoms in caregiver mothers of children with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Method
The study used a quasi-experimental method with experimental and control groups. The study population consisted of all caregiver mothers of children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities in Razan City, Iran. The study randomly selected 22 mothers with severe depression symptoms for the experimental and control groups. The experimental group received emotional regulation training in 8 weekly sessions (90 hours), while the control group did not receive any training during the sessions. The data was collected using a short form of the depression inventory, and analysis of covariance with repeated measures was used to analyze the data.
Results
The results showed that 42.86% of mothers had symptoms of severe depression. The study found that emotional regulation training was effective in reducing depression in caregiver mothers of children with severe and profound mental disabilities (p <0.05).
Discussion
Based on the study, it is recommended that parents of children with ADHD be educated about the negative consequences of screen time (SB). Parents should be encouraged to engage in physical activities with their children, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening home sports activities can be beneficial for both parents and children with ADHD. Workshops on managing screen time can be held online or face-to-face for mothers. Psychological strategies to reduce caregiver distress can also be effective in managing the screen time of children with ADHD. Mothers who are caregivers of children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities may experience psychological problems during the COVID-19 outbreak. These mothers report more stress and psychological problems than mothers of normal children. One of the major problems these caregivers face is depression. Emotional training is an effective way to help mothers of children with intellectual disabilities deal with depression. However, no research has been done on the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on depression in caregiver mothers of children with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on depression symptoms in caregiver mothers of children with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Mahboobeh Moosivand; Sajad Azizi; Shapur Fooladvand
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IntroductionOnline games are one of the types of computer and smart games that have become widespread due to the increasing familiarity of people, especially young people, with the Internet, the increase in Internet speeds, as well as access to smart devices. The high appeal of online games and the prevalence ...
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IntroductionOnline games are one of the types of computer and smart games that have become widespread due to the increasing familiarity of people, especially young people, with the Internet, the increase in Internet speeds, as well as access to smart devices. The high appeal of online games and the prevalence of addiction have brought them to the attention of experts. Cell phones and tablets. Online gaming addiction is considered to be obsessive, extreme, uncontrollable, and physically and psychologically destructive behavior. The present study is an online gaming addiction based on communication skills and feelings of loneliness with a mediating role. Adaptation in adolescents during the Covid-19 pandemic. Method The current research design is the modeling of structural equations. The statistical population of the present study was all students aged 12 to 18 in Tehran. The method for selecting these subjects was that after receiving the letter of recommendation and after coordinating with the General Directorate of Education of Tehran Province, they went to the Directorate of Education of five and six districts and randomly selected 2 schools from each district. 1st and 2nd graders of high school were selected between the months of November and February 2019 and answered the research online questionnaires, from a total of 700 subjects became 400 people who used the games online using a multi-stage sampling method. They chose the communication skills questionnaire by Crockett, Russell, et al. and answered him. Wang and Chang's Feeling of Loneliness, Wang and Chang's Online Gambling Addiction Quiz, and Sinha and Singh's Compatibility Quiz. ResultThe collected data were analyzed with the correlation coefficient and the structural equation model. Skills and adaptation to online gaming addiction (P≥0.001). Likewise, there is a positive and significant association between loneliness and addiction to online gaming (P≥0.001). In addition, structural equation modeling results showed that 25% of the variance in adaptation is explained by communication skills and loneliness, and 32% of the variance in online gaming addiction is explained by communication skills, loneliness, and adaptation. ConclusionAccording to the results, it is necessary to take appropriate measures to reduce feelings of loneliness and improve the communication skills of family, school, and education officials, so that students are less involved in online games. The correlation coefficient and structural equation model results showed that feeling lonely positively and significantly affects online gambling addiction. o modeledt. In addition, the results showed that loneliness directly negatively impacts online gambling addiction through adaptation. The results of this study confirm the relationship between loneliness and poor communication skills with online gaming addiction.
moslem asli azad; saeideh khaki; tahereh farhadi
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The present study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the efficiency of online reality therapy on anxiety and psychological distress in Covid-19 improved. it was a quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest and control group design. The statistical population of the study included Covid-19 ...
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The present study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the efficiency of online reality therapy on anxiety and psychological distress in Covid-19 improved. it was a quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest and control group design. The statistical population of the study included Covid-19 improved patients in the city of Isfahan in the summer of 2020. 26 Covid-19 improved were selected through snowball sampling method and they were randomly replaced into experimental and control groups (each group of 13 patients). The experimental group received ten seventy-five-minute sessions of online reality therapy (Glasser, 2013) during a month. The applied questionnaires in the current study included anxiety questionnaire (Beck, et.al, 1988) and psychological distress questionnaire (Kessler et. al, 2011). The data from the study were analyzed through ANCOVA method. the results showed that online reality therapy had significant effect on the anxiety and psychological distress in Covid-19 improved (p<0.001) and succeeded in the decrease of their anxiety and psychological distress. according to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that reality therapy can be applied as an efficient therapy to decrease anxiety and psychological distress in Covid-19 improved through employing techniques such focusing on the present time, avoiding excessive criticism and training accountability.
