جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "emotional flexibility" در نشریات گروه "پزشکی"

Compulsive buying disorder is a growing and dysfunctional consumer behavior with harmful psychological and financial consequences. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on emotional self-control, emotional flexibility, and life value among women with compulsive buying disorder.

The study was of experimental design with, pre-test, post-test, and a control group. Participants included women aged 20-45 years with compulsive buying disorder in Rasht city, who were selected via purposeful sampling method. Compulsive buying disorder was first measured by the Faber & O'guinn questionnaire. Women with compulsive buying disorder were screened, and 60 people who were eligible to study were randomly assigned to two groups. administered and then the Then the questionnaires of emotional self-control, emotional flexibility, and value of life were protocol of acceptance and commitment treatment based on the treatment package in 8 one-hour sessions dor two months was applied to the experimental group, and the control group did not receive treatment, then the post-test was performed. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance and SPSS software version 22.

The mean (SD) age of the participants was 37.6 (6.9) in the experimental group, and 38.9 (7.5) in the control group. Inthe experimental group, the mean (SD) valued living score increased from 67.4 (11.2) in the pre-test to 75.2 (13.5) in the post-test (P<0.001), but in the control group, the difference was not significant. In the experimental group, the mean (SD) score ofthe flexibility score increased from 35.7 (6.2) in the pre-test to 42.2 (7.8) in the post-test (P<0.001), but in the control group the difference was not significant. In the experimental group, the mean (SD) self-control score increased from 28 (3.4) in the pre-test to 39.3 (1.1) in the post-test (P<0.001), but in the control group, thedifference was not significant.

The acceptance and commitment-based therapy increased emotional self-control, emotional flexibility, and valued living of women with compulsive buying disorder

Today, to accurately assess and measure a variable in the field of psychology and psychiatry it requires efficient tools. The purpose of this study was to construct, validate, and identify the factor structure of a 24-items Emotional Flexibility Scale (EFS).

This research was a descriptive-correlational study. 240 people were selected through available sampling method from all the clients of the health care centers in Hamedan and collected Psychological Well-being questionnaire and researcher-made Emotional Flexibility Scale. Data were analyzed by SPSS and LISREL using correlation coefficient, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. Content validity index (CVI = 0.916) was calculated by help of 4 specialists.

The factor analysis showed that 3 factors with a specific value higher than one could explain 75.716 percent of the variance of the items. Also, the rotated matrix of data showed that all of the items are effective. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis showed that goodness of fit statistics is acceptable. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the whole scale was 0.866 and for positive emotion regulation, negative emotion regulation, and emotion communication were 0.834, 0.761, and 0.641, respectively.

Thus, it can be concluded that the 24-items EFS in terms of validity and factor structure is a desirable tool for use in various educational, research, and clinical fields. The applicant of this tool is recommended to all professionals, students and researchers in the field of psychology and psychiatry.