Cognitive psycholog
hosein zare; shabnam biglari; susan alizadeh fard; karim savari
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The present study employs structural equation modeling to assess the fit of a structural model encompassing obsessive beliefs grounded in executive functions, with emotion regulation as a mediating factor within a non-clinical population. The sample comprises 400 adults aged 20 to 50 in Tehran, selected ...
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The present study employs structural equation modeling to assess the fit of a structural model encompassing obsessive beliefs grounded in executive functions, with emotion regulation as a mediating factor within a non-clinical population. The sample comprises 400 adults aged 20 to 50 in Tehran, selected from the general population via the available sampling method. The data collection instruments encompassed the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ), the Executive Functioning Questionnaire -Adult Version (BRIEF-A), the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ), and the Behavioral Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (BERQ). The analysis of structural model fit indices revealed that they all fell within an acceptable range, thus affirming the suitability of the research's structural model. According to this model, executive functions exhibited significant effects on adaptive emotion regulation and maladaptive emotion regulation with standard coefficients of -0.45 and 0.76, respectively. Furthermore, adaptive emotion regulation with a standard coefficient of -0.10 and maladaptive emotion regulation with a standard coefficient of 0.63 were significantly impacted obsessive beliefs. To evaluate mediating relationships, the bootstrap test results were examined. It was found that the effect of executive functions on obsessive beliefs, mediated by maladaptive emotion regulation, was significant with standard coefficient of 0.478 at the p < 0.01 level. However, the effect of executive functions on obsessive beliefs, mediated by adaptive emotion regulation, was not significant with a standard coefficient of 0.045 at the p < 0.05 level. The findings of the study hold practical implications for the prevention of obsessive belief development and the alleviation of obsession-related suffering.
Mahdi Gharibpour; Bahman Akbari; Abbas Abolghasemi
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Introduction: The purpose of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of anger management and emotion regulation training programs on social cognition of prisoners suffering from intermittent anger explosive disorder. Method: The research method is semi experimental. The sample consisted of ...
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Introduction: The purpose of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of anger management and emotion regulation training programs on social cognition of prisoners suffering from intermittent anger explosive disorder. Method: The research method is semi experimental. The sample consisted of 54 prisoners with intermittent rage explosive disorder who were identified by using Kokaro et al.’s Intermittent Explosive Anger Disorder Questionnaire and clinical interview amongst the prisoners of Rasht city and then assigned to three groups of anger management training, emotional regulation training and control group (18 people in each group). The first group was given anger management training, and emotion regulation training was applied to the second group, and the control group did not receive any training. Results: The Results of study showed that anger management and emotion regulation training programs were significantly effective in improving suitable social response and direct and communicative aggressive response (p>0/05). The results also showed that anger management training was more effective in improving the suitable social response and direct and communicative aggressive response compared to emotional regulation training program. Conclusion: These findings suggest that anger management training and emotional regulation training can be used as alternative methods to improve the quality of life and social recognition of prisoners with intermittent rage explosive disorder.
