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Dehghan A, Kamali Zarch M, Fazaelizadeh S. Investigating the Causal Relationship of Mentalizing on Psychological Distress: The Mediating Role of Anxiety Sensitivity. RBS 2024; 22 (4) :690-701
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1- Master of Educational Psychology, Payam Noor Taft University, Yazd, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran. ,mkzpn503@pnu.ac.ir
3- Bachelor of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Yazd, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran. ,
3- Bachelor of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Yazd, Iran
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Aim and Background: Considering the problems that occur and intensify due to psychological distress, it seems necessary to identify the factors affecting psychological distress. Based on this, the current research aims to examine the causal relationship between mentalization and psychological distress and the mediating role of anxiety sensitivity.
Methods and Materials: The method used in the current research was descriptive of the type of correlation and structural equation modeling studies. The statistical population included all the students studying at Payam Noor Taft University in 1402-1403, of which 301 people were selected by the available sampling method and completed the questionnaire of mentalization, psychological distress, and anxiety sensitivity. Structural equation modeling and Amos and SPSS software were used for data analysis at a significance level 0.05.
Findings: The research findings showed that mentalization had a direct causal effect on psychological distress, on the other hand, the causal effect of anxiety sensitivity on psychological distress was also significant (P<0.01). Also, anxiety sensitivity has an indirect causal effect on the relationship between mentalization and psychological distress. In the end, the model fit indices indicate the optimal fit of the research model.
Conclusions: From the findings of the current research, it can be concluded that mentalization directly plays an important role in explaining psychological distress, also part of the effect of mentalization on psychological distress is indirectly applied through anxiety sensitivity.
Methods and Materials: The method used in the current research was descriptive of the type of correlation and structural equation modeling studies. The statistical population included all the students studying at Payam Noor Taft University in 1402-1403, of which 301 people were selected by the available sampling method and completed the questionnaire of mentalization, psychological distress, and anxiety sensitivity. Structural equation modeling and Amos and SPSS software were used for data analysis at a significance level 0.05.
Findings: The research findings showed that mentalization had a direct causal effect on psychological distress, on the other hand, the causal effect of anxiety sensitivity on psychological distress was also significant (P<0.01). Also, anxiety sensitivity has an indirect causal effect on the relationship between mentalization and psychological distress. In the end, the model fit indices indicate the optimal fit of the research model.
Conclusions: From the findings of the current research, it can be concluded that mentalization directly plays an important role in explaining psychological distress, also part of the effect of mentalization on psychological distress is indirectly applied through anxiety sensitivity.
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Received: 2024/05/6 | Accepted: 2024/12/24 | Published: 2024/12/30
Received: 2024/05/6 | Accepted: 2024/12/24 | Published: 2024/12/30
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