Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on psychological distress, marital satisfaction and quality of life in women with multiple sclerosis
Background & objectives: Psychological factors play a major role in the escalation and relapse. Because Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic disease which is the leading cause of many psychological problems. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on psychological distress, marital satisfaction and quality of life in women with multiple sclerosis.
The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment group therapy on depression and anxiety among women with breast cancer
Introduction: Acceptance and commitment therapy is a third generation behavior therapy in treatment of mood and anxiety disorders. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment group therapy on depression and anxiety among women with breast cancer in the Ahvaz city.
Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on sexual self-esteem, emotional skillfulness and marital adjustment in Veterans' wives
Aims: Due to many marital psychological problems and many stressful mental conditions, the quality of life of the veterans’ spouses decreases. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on the sexual self-esteem, alexithymia, and marital adjustment in the veterans’ spouses.
The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on quality of life among military students.
Background: The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on quality of life among students of a military educational center.
MPFI - Persian
Issa Hekmati, Hamed Abdollahpour Ranjbar, Joseph Ciarrochi, Marziyeh Laghaei, Hamed Rezaei Golezani, & Mehmet Eskin (2024). Psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory- Persian (MPFI-P): An extensive investigation of long and short versions in community and clinical samples. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 31, 100717. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.100717
Lessons and surprises developing, evaluating, and disseminating online ACT
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PFSS - Persian
Badinlou, F., Badami, R., Reinebo, G. et al. (2022). The Persian version of the psychological flexibility in sport scale: a psychometric study. BMC Psychology, 10, 250. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00962-x
Comparison of effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and motivational interviewing on decreasing anxiety, depression, stress and increasing hope in essential hypertensive patients
Introduction: Essential Hypertension (EH) is general health problem which is prevalent around worldwide. Based on previous studies, Essential Hypertension is significant risk factor for Chronic Diseases. The main purpose of this study was to compare acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) motivational interviewing (MI) on anxiety, depression, stress and hope in essential hypertensive patients.
The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Psychological Distress and Medication Adherence of Coronary Heart Patients
Introduction: Psychological distress and lack of medication adherence is an important problem in patients with coronary artery disease. The aim of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on psychological distress and medication adherence of patients with coronary artery disease in Isfahan.
The Effectiveness of ACT on Weight Loss and Cognitive Emotion Regulation in Obese Individuals
Background and Objective: This study assessed the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on weight loss and cognitive emotion regulation in obese people.