The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation Difficulties in the Relationship between the Brain Behavioral Systems and the Severity of Insomnia
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احمد منصوری * , حمید نجات , نسیبه منصوری |
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Aim and Background: Insomnia is one of the most prevalent mental disorders, frequently compromise individual’s health and well-being. Therefore, the aim of present study was to investigate the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties in the relationship between the brain behavioral systems and the severity of insomnia. Methods and Materials: In a descriptive-correlational study, 210 students in Shahrood University of Technology, Iran, were selected using stage cluster sampling method. The participants completed Behavioral Inhibition System/Behavioral Activation System (BIS/BAS) scales, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). Data were analyzed via SPSS and LISREL software using Pearson correlation and path analysis. Findings: The behavioral inhibition system predicted higher difficulties in emotion regulation, which, in turn, predicted higher insomnia in students. In addition, the model of the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties in the relationship between the brain behavioral systems and the severity of insomnia had an acceptable fit with the data. Conclusions: The results of this study emphasize the importance of the brain behavioral systems and emotion regulation difficulties in the severity of insomnia. |
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Keywords: Mental disorders, Insomnia, Emotions |
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General Received: 2020/02/8 | Accepted: 2020/02/9 | Published: 2020/02/9
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