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Yousef Khonya, Mohammad Narimani, Seifollah Aghajani, Nader Hajloo,
Volume 19, Issue 4 (3-2022)
Abstract
Background and Aim: One of the emotions that plays an important role in the health of all people is the emotion of anger which is one of the main emotions. The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of emotion regulation and resilience training mediated by locus of control on anger control in medical students.
Materials and Methods: This was an experimental study. The statistical population included all medical students randomly divided into three groups of 30 students each by simple and multi-stage cluster sampling. One of the experimental groups received 8 sessions of emotion regulation training and the other 8 sessions of resilience training. Data were collected on all the subjects using the Rotter locus of control and Spielberger's anger and trait questionnaires
and analyzed using repeated-measures and two-factors analysis of variance.
Results: Analysis of the data showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the emotion regulation and resilience training groups as regards anger control. In addition, the differences between the two groups as regards the locus of internal and external control in controlling anger and its subscales were also significant.
Conclusion: Teaching emotion regulation and resilience skills can, like other skills, help greatly students against the challenges of the present era.
Javad Siahmoshtei, Mahmoud Zivari Rahman, Niloofar Mikaeili,
Volume 22, Issue 4 (3-2025)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Cancer patients face numerous psychological and physical challenges in which various psychological, social, economic and medical variables are involved. This study aimed to model the structural equations of coping strategies in cancer patients based on early maladaptive schemas with the mediating role of health literacy.
Materials and Methods: This was a correlation analysis study based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of cancer patients aged 20 to 60 years visiting private medical centers in Tehran between April 20th and September 21st, 2024, from among whom 665 participants were selected through convenience sampling. Data were collected using the Early Maladaptive Schemas Questionnaire (1998), the Adult Health Literacy Questionnaire (2023), and the Coping with Stressful Situations Inventory Questionnaire (1990) and analyzed using the structural equation modeling methods using SPSS 25 and Amos 24 software at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: Data analysis showed that the early maladaptive schemas had a statistically negative relationship with health literacy (β = ─ 0.84, p < 0.001) and a positive relationship with coping strategies (β = 0.25, p < 0.001). In addition, health literacy had a negative association with coping strategies (β = 0.83, p < 0.001). In addition, health literacy had a negative association with coping strategies (β=─0.83, p<0.001).and an intermediary role in the association between primary maladaptive schemas and coping strategies (β=0.25, p<0.001). Goodness-of-fit indices indicated an adequate fit of the model (GFI = 0/916, IFI = 0/910, CFI = 0/909, and RMSEA = 0.078).
Conclusion: The findings show that early maladaptive schemas are associated with low
health literacy and coping behaviors in cancer patients. Improving health literacy can, as a mediating variable, moderate these negative effects, and can also contribute to better constructive coping behaviors. Educational interventions to increase health literacy can be useful in mental therapy and rehabilitation.
Zahra Akhavi Samarein, Shirin Ahmadi, Maratefollah Bigdli , Shahram Tahmasebi,
Volume 23, Issue 2 (9-2025)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Bullying in schools remains one of the major challenges of educational systems.This study aimed to investigate the prediction of school bullying based on family atmosphere, with the mediating role of students’ sense of belonging to school.
Materials and Methods: This study employed a descriptive–correlational design using a structural equation modeling approach. The statistical population consisted of all male students enrolled in public second-level high schools in Ardabil during the 2023–2024 academic year. A sample of 200 students was selected through convenience sampling. Participants completed standardized questionnaires, including the School Bullying Questionnaire developed by Patchin et al. (2011; Cronbach’s alpha = 0.94), the Family Emotional Climate Questionnaire by Heilbrun (1964; Cronbach’s alpha = 0.86), and the School Belongingness Questionnaire by Mouton et al. (1993; Cronbach’s alpha = 0.89). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling in SPSS version 25 and SmartPLS version 4.
Results: The results of structural equation modeling indicated that family emotional climate (β = −0.61, p < 0.001) and sense of school belonging (β = −0.57, p < 0.001) had direct and negative effects on school bullying. Additionally, family emotional climate (β = −0.17, p < 0.05) had an indirect effect on school bullying through the mediating role of sense of school belonging. The model fit indices (NFI = 0.93, SRMR = 0.07) demonstrated a satisfactory fit of the model to the data.
Conclusion: From a practical perspective and in line with the obtained results, it is recommended that psychologists and school counselors implement educational workshops focused on strengthening family relationships and teaching positive social behaviors to enhance family atmosphere and students’ sense of belonging to school.
