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Amiri S, Yaghobi A, Bayat T, Shamshiri S, Ghasemi Navab A. The Role of Emotional Beliefs, Worry Behaviors, and Social Support in Cognitive, Physical and Behavioral Anxiety Syndrome. Pajouhan Sci J 2019; 17 (2) :7-14
URL: http://psj.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-448-en.html
1- PhD of Psychology, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran. , amirysohrab@yahoo.com
2- Associate Professor, Bu Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
3- MSc student in psychology, Bu Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
4- MSc in psychology, Alametabatbayi University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract:   (3449 Views)
Background and Objective: Anxiety has a significant impact on academic, social performance and quality of life. This study examined the relationship between emotional beliefs, worry behaviors, and social support with cognitive, physical and behavioral aspects of anxiety.
Materials and Methods: For this purpose, from the statistical population of the Bu Ali Sina University students in 2018 year, 312 were selected by using multistage cluster sampling. Then, in order to assess objectives of the research, scale of measurement of emotional beliefs, worry behaviors, and social support and anxiety were distributed among the participants. Collected data were analyzed by using descriptive and correlation indicators and simultaneous regression.
Results: Results indicated that there is relationship between worry behaviors, emotional beliefs and social support with anxiety, so that there were a significant positive correlation between worry behaviors with cognitive, physical and behavioral aspects of anxiety (P<0.05). Also emotional beliefs with physical and behavioral aspects showed that a significant positive correlation (P<0.05). There were a significant negative correlation between social support with behavioral aspect of anxiety (P<0.01).
Conclusion: Individual differences in emotional aspects, worry and social support play an important role in the symptoms of Anxiety.
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Type of Study: Research Article | Subject: Psychology and Psychiatry
Received: 2018/06/15 | Accepted: 2018/10/8 | Published: 2019/03/15

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