QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Year:2018 | Volume:7 | Issue:1 (25) |Papers Count:10

Objective: The prevalence of obesity in the world is rising. Among the various influential factors, sensitivity to rewards as a psycho-biological personality trait which is rooted in dopamine pathways can be a major contributor to food habits. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between sensitivity to reward with overweight and obesity and also the mediating role of emotional eating in their relationship. Method: the research method is descriptive correlation type. The research Statistical Society have consisted of all high schools the city of Rasht. The sample have consisted of 650 students (400 girls and 250 boys) that selected with clustered sampling and were asked to complete sensitivity to reward and emotional eating scales and also used the balance for measurement of weight. To investigate the hypothesis, regression was used. Results: The results showed the relationship between high sensitivity to reward with overweight is significantly positive and emotional eating have a mediating role in their relationship. Also, the relation between low sensitivity to reward with obesity is significantly positive. Conclusion: The results of this research confirmed the role of the brain's reward system in the body weight.

Objective: Multiple sclerosis affects the physical and psychological state of many patients. The purpose of this study was to compare perceived social support and self-compassion among patients with multiple sclerosis and normal people. Method: The present study was a causal-comparative study. In this study, 200 individuals with multiple sclerosis and 200 healthy individuals were selected by sampling method as a sample of this study in the years 1396-97. The research tools included perceived social support scale and self-compassion scale. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance. Results: The results showed that there is a significant difference between the group of patients with multiple sclerosis and healthy people in terms of perceived social support and selfcompassion. Conclusion: People with multiple sclerosis uses perceived social support and self-compassion for more adaptation to disease.

Objective: The aim of this study was to Compare the effectiveness of cognitive therapy Based on meta-theoretical models and meta-cognitive therapy on amount pain and Thoughts Fusion in patients suffering from chronic pain in broken who were referred to medical centers in broken and diagnosis of chronic pain. Method: In this semi-experimental study with pretest-posttest control group design was used. 105 people who were given a diagnosis of about them, were assigned to two experimental and control groups. this study was used to analyze the data from the test MANCOVA. Results: Results showed that meta-cognitive therapy and cognitive therapy Based on meta-theoretical models in reducing amount pain and Thoughts Fusion In patients suffering from chronic pain were significantly effective. Conclusion: The results revealed that meta-cognitive therapy focuses on the challenge and cognitive therapy Based on meta-theoretical models focuses on the change process to create positive change and appropriate in patients with chronic pain used.

Objective: The present study examined the effect of Logotherapy in relapse prevention and craving in females with substance dependency. Method: In a semi-experimental study, 30 women with the diagnosis of substance dependency who successfully detoxified in Tehran therapeutic community of women Center were divided into two experimental group (12 subjects) and control group (13subjects) selected convenience sampling method. The experimental group received 8 sessions of Logotherapy, each session in a week, while the control group did not receive any training at the same time. All subjects were assessed through Gorsciʼ s (1987) relapse prevention scale and Franken and colleagesʼ (2002) craving reduction scale and morphine test before treatment, randomly during the treatment, after treatment and after 3 months follow up. Data were analyzed via repeated measures ANOVA. Results: Results of multivariate and univariate covariance analysis showed that there is a significant difference between experimental and control groups in relapse prevention and craving in the post and follow up tests. Study results also showed that there is a significant difference between two groups regard to relapse. Conclusion: The results indicated that Logotherapy is effective in relapse prevention and craving reduction in females with substance dependency.

Objective: This research was conducted to study The forecast of the warning signs of immune deficiency through attachment style, sense of humor, explanatory style and perceived stress with locus of control mediation and personality type in nurses. Method: This research is correlational and forecasts that was performed among 281 in nurses. The subjects were selected through cluster sampling and they all answered Collins and Read attachment style questionnaire, Svebak sense of humor questionnaire, Scheier andCarver explanatory style questionnaire, Rotter locus of control questionnaire, Cohen perceived stress Scale, Friedman & Rosenman personality type questionnaire and Jeffrey Modell warning signs of immune deficiency questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed by Amos software through path analysis. Results: The results showed that the proposed model is very convenient for mentioned indicators. Secure attachment style whit warning signs are negatively correlated (p≤ 0/01), and ambivalent attachment style is positively correlated (p≤ 0/01). locus of control with warning signs are positively correlated(p≤ 0/01), humor with warning signs are negatively correlated(p≤ 0/01) and personality type with warning signs are positively correlated (p≤ 0/01). Conclusion: The activity of the immune system can be predicted directly or indirectly through psychological and personality traits.

Objective: Breast cancer is one of the common causes of fatalities in our country and psychological treatment can reduce the negative psychological effects in these patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of emotional regulation intervention on the survival and anxiety of women with breast cancer. Method: The research design is a pre-test, post-test, and experimental group. The statistical population of the study consisted of women with breast cancer who referred to Shahid Afzali Hospital in spring of 2012. The experimental group consisted of 30 patients who were randomly divided into two groups of 15 subjects. The experimental group received 8 sessions of emotional regulation intervention and the control group did not receive intervention during this period. The research tools were the convergent vibrational scale and death anxiety. Data were analyzed using statistical methods such as mean, standard deviation and multivariate covariance analysis. Result: The results showed that emotional adjustment sessions had an important effect on increasing the survival and decreasing the anxiety of women with breast cancer (p <0. 01). Conclusion: Emotions are socially useful and They can be effective in conveying feelings to others and building social interaction, and they can play an effective role in reducing the anxiety of women with cancer.

Objective: AIDS will change the route of life people with the disease and to cause loss of self – esteem, increased vulnerability feeling and confusion thoughts in their. This study was aimed to investigate The effectiveness of the logotherapy on the spiritual health and quality of life of women with HIV. Method: The study design was experimental. The statistical society consisted of all women with AIDS in 2015 were referred to clinics in Tehran. Among them, 30 were selected by random sampling and were divided into two groups (experimental and control groups). The Experimental group received 10 sessions of logo therapy. Research instruments were The World Health Organization Quality of Life and spiritual health Questionnaires (Ellison & Palutzian) and were performed on pre-test and post-test. To analyze the data multivariate analysis of covariance was used by spss20. Result: The results showed that logotherapy, improving quality of life and its subscales (Mental health, physical health, social health and the environment). Also, logotherapy increased spiritual health and its dimensions (Existential and Religious health) in women with HIV. Conclusion: According to these results, it can be deduced that Logo improving quality of life and spiritual well-being in people with AIDS, and it can be used as a coping method for improving spiritual health and increasing quality of patients' lives with AIDS/HIV.

Objective: Health-related concerns do not destroy with the usual reassurance from others and even the physicians but are transmitted over time from one disease to another. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of health anxiety inventory in caregiver of cancer patients. Method: In a descriptive study, a sample of 255 people (153 women and 102 males) was selected through available sampling method from caregivers of cancer patients as samples of this study. Result: The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated using the internal consistency, split-half and testretest, respectively 0. 95, 0. 86 and 0. 63. Also, the convergent validity of the questionnaire was 0. 74 with Beck Depression Inventory. The results of confirmatory factor analysis showed that the two-factor model had moderate fitness and the threefactor model proposed by authors had a good fitness. Conclusion: The results showed that health anxiety inventory has good psychometric properties in caregiver of cancer patients.

Objective: Physiological signs of stress can account to a preventive factor in the treatment of cancer by weaken the immune system. This study conducted in order to investigate the effectiveness of narrative exposure therapy on improving of stress physiological indexes in women with cancer. Method: This study is a quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest along with control group. The statistical population of this study included all female cancer patients, hospitalized in the summer of 1395 in Radiology and Oncology wards of Motahari hospital of Foolad Shahr city. The thirty person from these patients selected by purposive sampling and randomly replaced into two groups (n = 15) and control (n = 15). The biofeedback device, Manufactured by Ravan Tajhiz Company is used to collect data on the pre-test and post-test. Experimental group were received 6 sessions of 90 minutes of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET). Collected data was analyzed by MANCOVA test using SPSS18 software. Result: there were significant differences between two groups at the variables of the skin sweating (P<0/002), S=skin temperature (0/001) and heart rate (P<001). Conclusion: The results suggest that NET could be a useful treatment for reduction of the physiological symptoms of stress in cancer patients.

Objective: mental pain is a psychological experience, including negative self-evaluation; therefore, it should be measured by self-report tools. The aim of the present study was to determine factor structure and psychometric properties of Mental Pain Scale. Method: this was correlational study and its statistic population consisted all students of the University of Razi Kermanshah. The sample included 300 of these students selected via multi-stage random cluster sampling method. The data was analyzed through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis by SPSS-22 and AMOS-21 software. Result: the results showed a significant positive correlation among components of mental pain, anxiety, depression, and negative cognitive emotional regulation strategies (P≥ 0. 001). Also, a significant positive correlation was found among components of mental pain and self-compassion (P≥ 0. 001). The results of the exploratory factor analysis identified 6 factors, which in total, explained 66. 40% of the variance in mental pain. 44 items in 6 factors were validated by confirmatory factor analysis. Cronbach’ s alpha was 0. 966 for the whole MPS, 0. 925 for emptiness, 0. 893 for emotional flooding, 0. 877 for loss of control, 0. 872 for irreversibility, 0. 869 for selfestrangement, and 0. 617 for freezing. Conclusion: Persian version of Mental Pain Scale has acceptable psychometric properties among academic students and can be used as a valid tool in psychological research.