The Effectiveness of Mindfulness of Internal Happiness, Impulsive Behavior in Women with Premenstrual Syndrome

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD student ,Department of Psychology, Borujerd Branc , Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran

2 Assistant professor',Department of Psychology, Ahwaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahwaz, Iran.

3 Assistant professor',Department of Psychology,Ahwaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahwaz, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: The prevalence of premenstrual syndrome in the community and its effects on the individual and social function of the patients, and considering the important role of the individual and the social status of women in the society, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of awareness training on inner happiness, non-behavioral behavior, attitude Ineffective and anxiety sensation in women with premenstrual syndrome.
Methods: The statistical population consisted of all women referring to the applicant for treatment of premenstrual dysfunction in hospitals and gynecology clinics of Malayer in 2015 in 200 people. Using a controlled experimental design, a sample of 40 female applicants from the community was selected using non-random sampling method and randomly divided into two groups of 20 controls and experimental group were considered. The research tools consisted of Beck and Vismn's Ineffective Attitudes Questionnaire (1988), Beck Anxiety Inventory (1990), Oxford Armil's Happiness Questionnaire (1989), and Impact Scale (Bart et al., 2004). All subjects completed the questionnaires first, and the experimental group participated in the alumni training session, but the control group had simple appointments with the therapist. Data were extracted from questionnaires and analyzed by covariance analysis.
Results: The results of the covariance analysis showed that the awareness of being consciousness was effective in increasing internal happiness, and reducing impulsive behavior, ineffective attitude and anxiety in women with premenstrual syndrome.
Conclusion: Intervention of cognitive therapy based on mind-consciousness due to the establishment of metacognitive monitoring has been effective in increasing internal happiness and decreasing ineffective attitude, anxiety, and impulsive behavior.

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medical journal of mashhad university of medical sciences
Volume 61, supplment1
January and February 2019
Pages 38-49

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