Showing 15 results for Sleep Quality
Ph.d Aras Rasouli, Mr Saeed Rahedeh,
year 8, Issue 9 (12-2019)
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The purpose of this study was to predict sleep quality based on stress, anxiety and depression variables among students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences. The method of this research is descriptive correlation. In this research, the statistical population of all students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in the academic year of 1995-96 is about 5000 people. The sample of the study, based on the Morgan table, was 360 people who were randomly selected from the cluster. The instruments used in this research were Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale (1989), Ahwaz Anxiety (1995), Beck Depression (1996), and Sefarzadeh Stress (2000). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regressions. There is a significant positive correlation between the qualities of sleep in students. There is a significant positive relationship between anxiety and sleep quality in students. There is a significant positive correlation between depression and quality of sleep in students. The variables of stress, anxiety and depression can positively and significantly predict the quality of sleep.
Dr Mojtaba Dalir,
year 9, Issue 1 (3-2020)
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Research on sleep in people with obsessive-compulsive symptoms is scarce and scattered, but there is growing research literature showing that obsessive-compulsive symptoms are often associated with sleep disorders. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of obsessive-compulsive beliefs including responsibility, perfectionism, and importance of thoughts on sleep quality. For this purpose, a sample of 200 university students of Tehran Universities was selected by available sampling. Data were collected by using two questionnaires Obsessive-Compulsive Beliefs Questionnaire (2005) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire (1989). The results showed that there was a significant relationship between obsessive beliefs including responsibility, perfectionism, and importance of thoughts and quality of sleep. Also, obsessive beliefs predict sleep quality (p <0.05). In addition, among obsessive beliefs, importance of thoughts is the strongest predictor of sleep quality. Given these findings and the role of sleep hygiene in the occurrence and treatment of obsessive-compulsive symptoms, concurrent attention to obsessive-compulsive beliefs and sleep quality in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms is recommended.
Zahra Mohammad-Salehi, Dr. Majid Sadoughi,
year 9, Issue 5 (7-2020)
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Sleep problems are very common among students and can negatively affect their performance. The present study aimed to compare psychological distress and aggressiveness in students with good and poor sleep quality. This study was descriptive with a causal-comparative design. The statistical population of the study was all undergraduate students of the University of Kashan in 2018. Multi-stage stratified sampling was used to select 246 students (101 males & 145 females) from three faculties. The participants provided their demographic information and filled in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS), and Buss–Perry Aggression Questionnaire (AQ). Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was run in SPSS (version 22) to analyze the data. The results indicate that student with poor sleep quality, compared to those with sufficient sleep quality, experience higher levels of psychological distress including anxiety (p<.001), depression (p<.01), and stress (p<.01) as well as aggressiveness (p<.05). Therefore, low sleep quality could be accompanied by psychological distress and aggressiveness among students. Hence, it is necessary to consider designing and implementing comprehensive programs for improving students’ sleep quality as well as other interventions for enhancing their psychological wellbeing.
Mahdieh Kolbadi Nejad, Dr. Javanshir Asadi, Dr. Mehdi Pourasghar Arabi, Dr. Mehrdad Aghaei,
year 10, Issue 3 (5-2021)
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The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and cognitive-behavioral hypnotherapy (CBH) on resilience and sleep quality in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome in Gorgan. In this study, single-subject designs (A-B-A) were used. The statistical population includes all women with fibromyalgia syndrome who have referred to medical centers in Gorgan. According to the present research design, 9 references were used. Of these, 3 patients received cognitive-behavioral therapy and 3 patients received cognitive behavioral hypnotherapy. 3 patients were included in the control group. In order to collect data, Connor & Davidson's (2003) Resiliency Questionnaire and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire (Boyce, 1989) were used. Therapeutic interventions for experimental groups were held for 8 sessions, the control group did not receive any dermatological interventions. To analyze the data, graph analysis methods, stable change index, clinical significance, recovery percentage were used. According to the obtained results, it can be said that in relation to sleep disorder, was most effective related to cognitive-behavioral hypnotherapy with a recovery rate of 61.22 which was significant at the level of rate 0.05 (P<0.05) and in the resilience variable, the most effective was related to cognitive-behavioral hypnotherapy with a recovery rate 59/88 which was significant at the level of rate 0.05 (P<0.05). In general, based on the findings, it can be said that both treatments were able to affect the research variables compared to the non-intervention group. Therefore, it is recommended that physicians pay attention to cognitive-behavioral therapies and cognitive-behavioral hypnotherapy in the treatment of this syndrome.
Rooholah Yadegari, Dr. Majid Yousefi Afrashteh, Dr. Zekrolah Morovati,
year 10, Issue 6 (9-2021)
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The aim of the present study was to compare selective attention and cognitive flexibility in two groups with and without sleep quality problems at three times: morning, evening, and night. The study population was male students living in the dormitory of Zanjan University who were studying in this university in 2016. The Pittsburgh (1989) Sleep Quality Questionnaire was distributed by convenience sampling method. Based on the results, individuals were divided into two groups with good sleep quality (n=47) and poor sleep quality (n=44). Stroop test (1935) and Wisconsin (2011), which measure selective attention and cognitive flexibility, respectively; It was performed in six groups at 7-9, 16-18, and 24-22. The results of multivariate analysis of variance showed that the effect of "sleep quality" on the mean of both inconsistent and neutral mean was significant. In the effect of the "circadian cycle", all three indices of inconsistent mean and inconsistent reaction time and fineness error were significant. In "interactive effect", all indices were significant. The results showed that the cognitive executive of individuals in the two groups with high and low quality sleep at different hours of the day is different. Regardless of the differences in the indicators of each variable, sleep quality had a significant effect on selective attention but not on cognitive flexibility. Significant differences were also found in the interactive effects.
Masoumeh Gharib Bolouk, Niloofar Mikaeili, Sajjad Basharpoor,
year 11, Issue 3 (5-2022)
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Sleep is one of the most important processes of circadian cycles that play a major role in mental and physical health, especially during adolescence. The purpose of the present study was to predict the quality of sleep in students based on anxiety sensitivity, Internet addiction, and mindfulness. The present study is descriptive research in terms of purpose and correlational in terms of method. The study population included all high school girls and boys students of Damghan City in 2020-2021, among them 329 students selected as a sample by multi-stage random cluster sampling. Research questionnaires included: an anxiety sensitivity questionnaire (Reese & et al, 1986), an Internet addiction questionnaire (Young, 1998), a mindfulness questionnaire (Ryan, Brown, 2003), and a quality of sleep questionnaire (Boyce, 1989). Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression. Findings showed that there was a significant relationship between anxiety sensitivity, Internet addiction, and mindfulness with students' sleep quality (p<0.05). Also, the results of multiple regression showed that anxiety sensitivity, internet addiction, and mindfulness can explain the 0.17 variance in quality of sleep in students (p<0.001). It can conclude that anxiety sensitivity, Internet addiction, and mindfulness effected on students' sleep quality. psychologists and health professionals are advised to pay more attention to the role of these variables in improving students' sleep quality.
Dr. Salman Zarei, Amirhossein Hemati,
year 11, Issue 9 (12-2022)
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The aim of the current study was to examine the mediating role of maladaptive perfectionism and rumination in the relationship between family functioning and stressful life events with sleep quality in university students. The method of the present study was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of this study consisted of B. A Male student at Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran 2021. A sample of 562 students was selected using the convenience sampling method. Date collected tools include Family Assessment Device (1983) FAD, Ruminative Responses Scale (1991) RRS, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (1989) PSQI, the Positive and Negative Perfectionism Scale (2007) PANPS and Self-Rating Life Events Checklist (1997) ASLEC. Data analysis was based on structural equation modeling. The results showed that family functioning, maladjustment perfectionism, stressful life events, and rumination exert a significant and direct effect on the sleep quality of students (p<0.001). Also, results showed that the mediating role of maladjustment perfectionism in the relationship between family functioning with sleep quality (p<0.01) and the mediating role of rumination in the relationship between stressful events and sleep quality was significant (p<0.01). Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the conceptual model has a good fit and it can be inferred that family functioning, perfectionism, the experience of stressful events, and rumination were important factors affecting students’ sleep quality.
Mohammad Javad Lavaf Arani, Saeede Sadeghi, Mohamad Laki, Negin Dehghani Sanij, Fatemeh Rajabi,
year 11, Issue 10 (12-2022)
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This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the unified trans-diagnostic treatment on emotion regulation, anxiety sensitivity, and sleep quality in people with post-traumatic stress disorder. The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test, and control group with 2-month and 4-month follow-up periods. The statistical population included all patients referred to psychological counseling centers in Kermanshah in the years 1399-1400 with post-traumatic stress disorder, from which 40 people were selected in an accessible and purposeful manner and randomly assigned to experimental (n=20) and control (n=20) groups. In order to collect data from the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) by Gross and john (2003), Anxiety Sensitivity Inventory-3 (ASI-3) by Taylor & cox (1998), and Pitesbourg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) buysee et al (1989) were used. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance. The results of the analysis showed that unified trans-diagnostic treatment led to a significant improvement in anxiety sensitivity, sleep quality, and emotion regulation in people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (P<0/01). The examination of the follow-up periods showed that there was no significant difference between the follow-up and post-test periods (P>0/01). Therefore, this shows the persistence of the treatment effect over time. From the above findings, it can be concluded that unified transdiagnostic treatment can be used as an effective approach to modify and improve the psychological problems of people with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Nasibeh Soltani,
year 12, Issue 2 (4-2023)
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The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of executive function training on the cognitive regulation of emotion and sleep quality of elementary school children with sluggish cognitive tempo disorder. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group with a follow-up period of 2 months. The statistical population was all male students aged 8 to 11 years with slow cognitive rhythm in Tabriz city in 2022. The sample size included 30 people (15 people in the experimental group and 15 people in the control group) who were selected by purposeful sampling and were placed in two control and experimental groups. For the experimental group, executive function training was conducted in 12 sessions, two sessions per week. The research tools included the sluggish cognitive tempo Questionnaire (SCTQ, Penny et al., 2009), the Children's Cognitive Regulation of Emotion Questionnaire (CERQ, Garnefski et al., 2001), and the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ, Owens et al., 2000). The data were analyzed using variance analysis with repeated measurements. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental group compared to the control group (P<0.01) and this difference remained stable during the follow-up period (P<0.01). Based on these findings, it can be concluded that the training of executive functions is effective in the cognitive regulation of emotion and sleep quality of primary school children with sluggish cognitive tempo disorder.
Mona Bakhshandeh Nanekaran, Leila Gharibi, Dr. Seyedeh Maryam Mousavi,
year 12, Issue 11 (2-2024)
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The present study aimed to model the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome based on perceived stress with the mediating role of emotion regulation and sleep quality in female students. The research method was a descriptive correlation of the path analysis type and structural equation model. The statistical population of this study was the female students of Rasht Islamic Azad University in 2022. In this study, 250 people participated in an online survey in an accessible way. To collect data, the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSS; Cohen et al., 1983), Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ; Gross & John., 2003), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI; Buysse et al., 1989), and Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool (PSST; Steiner et al., 2003) were used. To analyze the data, the path analysis method was used. Based on the findings, the proposed model had a good fit. The direct effect of perceived stress on reappraisal, suppression, sleep quality, and premenstrual syndrome was significant. Also, the direct effect of sleep quality on premenstrual syndrome was significant. The results showed that only the mediating role of sleep quality in the relationship between stress and premenstrual syndromes was significant (P<0.05); In fact, sleep quality had a mediating role in the relationship between stress and PMS. Based on this, it can be concluded that stress had an effective role in the increase of premenstrual syndrome both directly and due to its effect on the quality of sleep.
Farahnaz Jameinezhad, Morteza Omidian, Soodabeh Bassaknejad, Gholamhossein Maktabi,
year 13, Issue 4 (6-2024)
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This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness training on sleep quality, mood and anxiety symptoms, and addiction symptoms to online games in adolescents. The present research was semi-experimental with a pretest and posttest design and control group. The research population was 9th and 10th-grade male students addicted to the online game of one district of Ahvaz city in the 2021-2022 academic years. Several 30 people were selected by purposive sampling and randomly assigned into two equal groups. The experimental group underwent 8 sessions of 90 minutes of mindfulness training. The research tools included the demographic information form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI, Buysee et al, 1989), Mood and Anxiety Symptoms Questionnaire (MASQ, Wardenaar et al, 2010), and Online Game Questionnaire (OGQ, Whang and Chang, 2002). Data were analyzed by tests of chi-square and multivariate analysis of covariance. The findings showed that by controlling the pretest effect, there was a significant difference between the posttest average of sleep quality, mood, and anxiety symptoms, and addiction symptoms to online games in adolescents at a level smaller than 0.001. According to the results of this study, counselors and therapists can use mindfulness training methods along with other training methods to improve the psychological characteristics of adolescents.
Adeleh Yousefi Siakoucheh, Dr. Mohammad Narimani, Dr. Nader Hajloo,
year 13, Issue 5 (8-2024)
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The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindful Self-Compassion Therapy (MSCT) on psychological distress and sleep quality in employed women suffering from migraine headaches. The present research employed a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test-post-test and control group. The population of the study included all employed women suffering from migraine headaches in Rasht city in the year 2023. Sixty individuals were deliberately chosen from this pool and then randomly allocated into three groups, each consisting of 20 participants: experimental group 1, experimental group 2, and a control group. The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-42, Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI, Buysse et al., 1988) were used to collect data. Both experimental groups received interventions of ACT and MSCT once a week for a duration of 8 sessions, each lasting 90 minutes. The data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS24. The results indicated that, after controlling for the pre-test effects, there was a significant difference in the post-test mean scores of depression, anxiety, stress, and sleep quality among the three groups (P<0.01). Additionally, no significant difference was observed in the post-test mean scores between the ACT and MSCT groups at the 0.05 level (P>0.05). Based on the findings of this study, there is no significant difference between the effectiveness of ACT and MSCT.
Asiyeh Golchin, Hossein Akbari Amarghan, Hamid Nejat, Shahed Masoudi,
year 13, Issue 11 (1-2025)
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The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy with compassionate mind-based therapy on sleep quality in hospitalized patients who recovered from COVID-19. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group with a three-month follow-up period. The statistical population of this study included all recovered patients from COVID-19 who were discharged from Qaem Hospital in Mashhad in the second quarter of 1400 AH, of whom 45 were selected by convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and a control group. The measurement tools included Buysse et al's Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire (PSQI, 1989). The emotion-focused intervention by Greenberg et al and the compassionate mind-based therapy by Gilbert were implemented in 8 two-hour sessions, twice a week in groups for the first and second experimental groups. The repeated measures analysis of variance method was used to analyze the data. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the post-test and follow-up sleep quality (P<0.05), and compassionate mind-based therapy was significantly more effective than emotion-focused therapy on sleep quality, and a significant difference was observed between the two treatments (P<0.05). As a result, it can be said that there was a significant difference between the two emotion-based therapies and the compassionate mind-based therapy in increasing sleep quality.
Sara Jampour, Tahereh Hamzehpoor Haghighi,
year 14, Issue 1 (3-2025)
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between addiction to social networks and difficulty in emotional regulation with aggression in people with migraine, with the mediating role of sleep quality. The current research design was descriptive-correlation of the type of structural equations. The statistical population included people with migraine who were referred to the neurology clinics of Gilan province in 2024. 200 people were selected as a convenience sample. to collect research data from the questionnaires of addiction to social networks based on mobile, Khaje Ahmadi et al. (2017), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), Gratz and Roemer (2004), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Buysse et al. (1989), and Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ), Buss and Perry (1992) were used. The data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling. The results showed that the proposed model has a good fit. Addiction to social networks has a direct effect on aggression and sleep quality (P<0.05). Difficulty in emotional regulation is having a direct impact on aggression and sleep quality (P<0.05). Sleep quality has a direct effect on aggression (P<0.05). Sleep quality has an indirect effect on the relationship between addiction to social networks and difficulty in emotional regulation with aggression (P<0.05). As a result, sleep quality can play a mediating role in the relationship between addiction to social networks, difficulty in emotional regulation, and aggression in people with migraine.
Dr. Mohamad Bagher Kajbaf, Roya Ashoori, Nasim Rezaii,
year 14, Issue 2 (4-2025)
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The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between attachment styles and sleep quality of married women with suicidal ideation, with the mediation of intolerance of uncertainty. The research method presented was a descriptive-correlation type of path analysis. The research population included all married women in Shiraz city in 1402 who scored more than 5 on the Beck Suicidal Ideation Scale (BSSI); 250 people were selected as a sample. Research questionnaires included: the adult attachment style scale (RAAS) by of Collins and Reed (1989), suicidal ideation scale (BSSI) by Beck (1989), uncertainty intolerance scale (IUS) by Friston (1996,) and sleep quality index (PSQI) by Petersburg (1993) were used. The analysis method of this research was path analysis. The findings showed that the research model has an acceptable fit. Secure and insecure attachment styles (anxious and avoidant) and intolerance of uncertainty had a direct and significant effect on the sleep quality of married women with suicidal ideation (P<0.01). Intolerance of uncertainty had a mediating role between secure, avoidant, and anxious-ambivalent attachment style with sleep quality of married women with suicidal ideation (P≤0.05). These results show that intolerance of uncertainty has a significant mediating role in the relationship between attachment styles and sleep quality of married women with suicidal ideation.
