Research Article
Social Psychology
Mir Hamid Salehian; Zahra Ezzati Arbat
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The purpose of the current research was to determine the level of physical activity of the male employees of the police guard and also to investigate the relationships between physical activity and mental and social wellbeing in the male employees of the police guard. The current research was descriptive-correlation ...
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The purpose of the current research was to determine the level of physical activity of the male employees of the police guard and also to investigate the relationships between physical activity and mental and social wellbeing in the male employees of the police guard. The current research was descriptive-correlation research. The statistical population of this research included all the male employees of police guard of Tehran in 2021. The statistical sample of the current research included 146 men who were selected through convenience sampling. Physical activity was measured using the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ), mental health was measured using depression anxiety and stress scale 21 (DASS-21), and social health was measured using the Keyes's social well-being questionnaire (KSWBQ). Pearson’s correlation test and structural equations were used for data analysis. Results showed that the research subjects had a body mass index with an average of 24.40 which is at an average level, but close to overweight. Also, a total of 52% of the subjects had moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. In addition, the mental and social health scores were in the average range. Moreover, physical activity had significant relationships with mental health and social health. The results of the model fit showed that the research model had a good fit. Our findings indicated the positive effects of physical activity on psycho-social health components in the male employees of police guard. These findings show that the use of strategies and interventions to improve the physical activity status of the staff of police guard is of special importance.
Research Article
Abnormal Psychology
Horrieh Abbasmofrad
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Yoga on women's anxiety. This research was quasi-experimental. The statistical population of the research included women who visited Yoga clubs in Rasht city in 2021. For this purpose, 30 women who had a high score according to the Beck Anxiety ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Yoga on women's anxiety. This research was quasi-experimental. The statistical population of the research included women who visited Yoga clubs in Rasht city in 2021. For this purpose, 30 women who had a high score according to the Beck Anxiety Questionnaire (BAI) were selected as a purposive sampling and divided into two experimental (15 people) and control (15 people) groups. Then, Yoga exercises were performed for 8 ninety-minute sessions for the participants of the experimental group, and the control group did not receive any exercises during this period. Then the said questionnaire was again implemented on both groups. The data were analyzed using covariance analysis and SPSS27 software. The results showed that Yoga exercise was effective in reducing women's anxiety (p < 0.05). Therefore, it can be concluded that counselors, psychologists and psychiatrists can use Yoga exercises to reduce women's anxiety.
Research Article
Personality Psychology
Kobra Abbaspour; Masoume Maleki Pirbazari; Fatemeh Ashournejad
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The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the causal model of the relationship between cognitive regulation of emotion and the quality of committed relationships of couples with the mediation of mindfulness. The design of the present research was a correlational description. The statistical ...
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The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the causal model of the relationship between cognitive regulation of emotion and the quality of committed relationships of couples with the mediation of mindfulness. The design of the present research was a correlational description. The statistical population of the present study included married women in Bandar Ganaveh in 2022, of which 263 were selected by Convenience sampling sampling. The data collection tools in the present study included Cognitive Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ), Marital Commitment Questionnaire (DCI) and Freiburg Mind-Awareness Questionnaire-Short Form (FMI) which were completed online. Structural equation modeling method were used to check the hypotheses using SPSS22 and Smart PLS3 software. The obtained findings indicated that the research data has a good fit with the proposed model. The results of data analysis showed that the cognitive regulation of emotion has a positive and direct effect on the quality of committed relationships of couples (p<0.05). Also, there is a positive and direct effect mindfulness and the quality of committed relationships of couples (p<0.05). There is an indirect and effect the cognitive regulation of emotion through mindfulness on the quality of committed relationships of couples (p<0.05). We conclude from this research that; Strengthening the cognitive regulation skills of emotion and mindfulness is related to more committed relationships in married women, and counselors of counseling centers can benefit from the results of this research.
Research Article
Abnormal Psychology
Fatemeh Haghbin; Fatemeh Pooragha
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The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)on suicidal thoughts, emotional self-regulation, and psychological flexibility of adolescents with suicidal thoughts referred to social emergency. The method design of this ...
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The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)on suicidal thoughts, emotional self-regulation, and psychological flexibility of adolescents with suicidal thoughts referred to social emergency. The method design of this research was a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a control group. The statistical population of the research was made up of all adolescents with suicidal thoughts who referred to the social emergency counseling center of Astaneh ashrafie city in 2021, Of these 30 people were randomly divided into two groups of 15 people, experimental and control. Acceptance and commitment approach treatment program was implemented in 8 sessions of 90 minutes as a group on the experimental group, while the control group was placed on the waiting list. Acceptance and action questionnaires (AAQ-2), emotion regulation questionnaire (CERQ) and Beck's suicidal scale (BSSI) were used to collect data. Analysis of the covariance test was used to analyze the data. The results of the research showed that there was a significant difference in the average post-test scores of the experimental and control groups in the component of re-evaluation of emotion regulation and suicidal thoughts. But, the difference in flexibility and suppression dimension of emotion regulation dimensions was not significant. According to the results of this research, it is suggested that psychologists and psychotherapists in social emergency centers or in contact with teenagers use the results of this study to improve emotion regulation and reduce suicidal thoughts of their teen clients.
