Comparison of Meta-worry, Rumination and Cognitive Distortions in two Groups of COVID-19 Patients Recovered and Normal People

Aghel Masjedi, Maryam; Kianimotlagh, Haniyeh

doi:10.22034/jmp.2023.371207.1043

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

¹ Ph.D in Health Psychology, Psychology Department, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran

² M. A. in Psychology, Psychology Department, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22034/jmp.2023.371207.1043

Abstract

COVID-19 has shown a high rate of spread and a high death rate. This disease puts the mental health of people in a different social class at risk. The present study was a comparison of meta-worry, rumination and cognitive distortions in COVID-19 pations recovered and normal individuals. Causal-comparative model was hired in the present study. The population of this study included all COVID-19 patients recovered as well as normal people referring to Tonekabon health centers in the period of July and August 2021, of which 120 people were selected according to conveniense sampling. The research instruments were meta-worry Questionnaire (MWQ), the ruminative response scale (RRS) and cognitive distortions scale (CDS). To analyze the collected data, a MANOVA was run using SPSS-24 software. Data analysis reveal that there were differences between meta-worry, mental rumination and cognitive distortions in the two groups of people who recovered from COVID-19 and normal people; those who recovered from COVID-19 indicated more meta-worry, mental rumination and cognitive distortions than normal people. It can be said that based on the results of this research indicating the higher level of rumination, cognitive distortion and meta-worry in people recovered from COVID-19, it is possible to reduce these variables by teaching adaptive strategies to recovered people to deal with meta- worry, rumination and cognitive distortion.

Keywords

20.1001.1.27834433.2022.2.1.5.7

Main Subjects

Abnormal Psychology

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Journal of Modern Psychology

Comparison of Meta-worry, Rumination and Cognitive Distortions in two Groups of COVID-19 Patients Recovered and Normal People

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Volume 2, Issue 1 - Serial Number 5
January 2022
Pages 43-55

Comparison of Meta-worry, Rumination and Cognitive Distortions in two Groups of COVID-19 Patients Recovered and Normal People

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Volume 2, Issue 1 - Serial Number 5January 2022Pages 43-55

Volume 2, Issue 1 - Serial Number 5
January 2022
Pages 43-55