Psychology
Soheila Soroushnia; Ahmad Alipour; Eisa Jafari; Hosein Zare
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The purpose of this study was to comparing the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and transcranial direct current brain stimulation therapy on perceived stress and anxiety in women with binge eating. This semi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design ...
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The purpose of this study was to comparing the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and transcranial direct current brain stimulation therapy on perceived stress and anxiety in women with binge eating. This semi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with control group and follow-up 2 month. The statistical population was all women with binge eating who referred to nutrition centers in the spring of 2023 in Karaj city. In the first stage, using Judgmental sampling method, 45 women were selected and then randomly divided into 2 experimental groups (each group 15 women) and one control group (15 women) were replaced and experimental groups underwent 8 sessions 60 minutes eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, 8 sessions 60 minutes affect transcranial direct current brain stimulation therapy, but the control group received no training and remained in the waiting list. To collect data binge eating scale (BES) of Gormally and et al (1982), perceived stress scale (PSC) of Cohen et al (1983) and Beck anxiety inventory (BAI) of Beck et al (1988). Data analysis was performed using SPSS-28 software in two sections: descriptive and inferential (analysis of variance with repeated measures and Bonferroni). The results showed that both interventions in post-test and follow up had a significant effect on perceived stress and anxiety (P<0.05). In addition, the results of Bonferroni post hoc test showed that affect regulation training is more effective in perceived stress and anxiety (P<0.05).
Neuropsychology
Amir Hossien Mehrsafar; Ali Moghadamzadeh; Hassan Gharayagh Zandi; Miguel Angel Serrano Rosa; Fazlollah Bagherzadeh
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Purpose: The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of mindfulness intervention on perceived stress and salivary immunoglobulin A (sIgA) levels of elite wrestlers during the competition period. Methods: 20 male elite freestyle wrestlers (age: 22.36±2.38) participated ...
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Purpose: The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of mindfulness intervention on perceived stress and salivary immunoglobulin A (sIgA) levels of elite wrestlers during the competition period. Methods: 20 male elite freestyle wrestlers (age: 22.36±2.38) participated in this study and were randomly assigned to experimental (mindfulness-based intervention) and control groups. Two official competitions were used as pre-test and post-test. Perceived stress was measured by the short version of Perceived stress scale. Awakening and competitive levels of salivary immunoglobulin A were evaluated using the ELISA method. The experimental group participated in 8-week mindfulness intervention (two sessions per week). Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA and independent t-test. Results: The results showed that after the 8 weeks of intervention, perceived stress was reduced in the experimental group. Hoewer, the awakening and competitive levels of immunoglobulin A did not show a significant difference compared to the control group from pre-test to post-test. Conclusion: In general, it can be concluded that mindfulness intervention can be a strategy to reduce the perceived stress in elite wrestlers during the competition period. Future studies with larger samples with other disciplines can better demonstrate the comprehensiveness of the results.
Mohammad Oraki; ahmad alipour; soheila dehkhodaei
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Introduction: The present study is a quasi-experimental study with an inter-intra subject design aimed to determine the effectiveness of combining acceptance and commitment-based therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy on anxiety sensitivity and perceived stress in people with type 2 diabetes. ...
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Introduction: The present study is a quasi-experimental study with an inter-intra subject design aimed to determine the effectiveness of combining acceptance and commitment-based therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy on anxiety sensitivity and perceived stress in people with type 2 diabetes. Method: The sample consisted of 45 patients with type II diabetes purposefully selected from patients referred to laboratories in Mahshahr city. After matching, the patients were randomly assigned to 3 groups of 15 patients and the experimental groups received their group interventions in 8 sessions of psychological therapy and 10 sessions of individual neurofeedback training and the control group did not receive any intervention. Pre-test, post-test, and 2-month follow-up were performed with Floyd et al.'s (2005) Anxiety Sensitivity Questionnaire and Cohen et al.'s (1983) Perceived Stress Scale. Results: According to the results of SPANOVA analysis, both ACT + neurofeedback and MBSR + neurofeedback were effective in post-test and follow-up stages to reduce anxiety sensitivity and perceived stress. But while the effectiveness of both interventions in reducing anxiety sensitivity was the same, for perceived stress, the effect of MBSR + neurofeedback, both in the post-test and in the follow-up phase, was significantly greater than the effect of ACT + neurofeedback.
