مقالات رزومه دکتر مریم عباسی

The aim of the present study is to compare the two indicators of interoceptive awareness and equanimity between yoga practitioners and non-practitioners. This is fundamental research conducted using a post-event methodology. During April and May of 2022, the research was conducted in Tehran and the laboratory of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at Tehran University. The sample consisted of women who routinely practiced yoga (n=17) and women who did not (n=16). The target population consisted of Tehran-dwelling women. Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) was among the instruments utilized in this study. This instrument was utilized to assess interoceptive awareness and its eight subscales. In addition, the physiological index of heart rate variability (HRV) was used to accurately and objectively measure the equanimity component. The obtained data were then compared using an analysis of covariance test (with anxiety and depression scores as controls) and IBM SPSS Statistics 26 software. Interoceptive awareness and four of its subscales (attention regulation, self-regulation, listening to the body, and trust differ significantly between these two groups, according to the results. This indicates that, compared to the other group, those who practice yoga have a more conscious perception of their inner emotions and a general understanding of their inner physiological conditions. LF-HRV index differed significantly between the two groups based on comparison of HRV in the quiescent state. This information demonstrates various autonomic nervous system activities, which could be interpreted as evidence for the effect of equanimity. Various applications of the results are discussed in conclusion.

The problem of addiction potential experienced by young adults is usually accompanied by narcissistic personality traits. Research has confirmed two distinct forms of narcissism: grandiose and vulnerable. Meanwhile, shame as the main emotion and attachment style plays an essential role in these disorders. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of reviewing research on addiction potential and the role of narcissistic factors, shame experiences, and attachment patterns. Using the Google Scholar database, key words such as Addiction Potential, Narcissism, Shame and Attachment Style were searched. PubMed was searched for Addiction, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, shame, and Attachment Styles. All time periods were used for this review and more than two hundred documents were reviewed and extracted based on the criteria.

The results showed that in some studies, a significant relationship was observed among potential for addiction, narcissism, shame experiences, and attachment patterns; in some other studies, potential for addiction was predictable through narcissism, shame experiences, and attachment patterns.
In general, we can conclude that addiction is a big problem that is affecting many societies today, by identifying how these factors are formed in children and development paths affecting it, a big step can be taken in the direction of educating parents and communities.

The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of compassion for others in the relationship between early experiences of shame and safety with compassion fatigue in psychotherapists. The study population consisted of all psychotherapists, counselors, and mental health specialists in Iran in the summer of 1400. A convenient sample of (N=200) counselors and psychologists who were members of groups on social media completed the scales of Compassion Fatigue Self-Test (CFST; Figley, 1995), Compassion for Others (Goe et al., 2020), Early Memories of Warmth and Safeness (EMWSS; Richter et al., 2009) and the Revised Impact of Event Scale (IES-R; Weiss & Mamar 1997; Shame Memories Adapted by Matos and Pinto-Goya, 2011). Finally, the collected data were analyzed using structural equation analysis by SPSS-26 and PLS-3 software. Results showed that early memories of warmth and safety directly (P<0.05) and indirectly through compassion for others (P<0.01) had a negative and significant relationship with compassion fatigue. The traumatic qualities of shame memories only had a direct and meaningful positive relationship with compassion fatigue (P <0.01). Overall, the findings showed that compassion for others could play an important mediating role in the relationship between early experiences of warmth and safety and compassion fatigue in psychotherapists but in the relationship between early shame and traumatic experiences and Compassion fatigue does not play a significant mediating role.

Providing a valid scale for measuring compassion for others in Iranian society is part of the research needs. The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Sussex-Oxford Compassion for Others Scale (SOCS-O) in a sample of Iranian married individuals, who lived in Iran in the second half of 1399 and the first half of 1400. 315 Iranian married people (265 females and 50 males) were selected by convenience sampling method and responded to the Sussex-Oxford Compassion for Others Scale (SOCS-O; Gu et al., 2020). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to evaluate the construct validity. The results of exploratory factor analysis showed the four-factor structure for the scale of compassion for others in Iranian society, which differed from the main model of the scale in terms of factor and item. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the 4-factor structure and the indicators showed acceptable model fit. Cronbach's alpha of the whole scale was 0.90 and the alpha coefficients of factors were between 0.71 and 0.86, which indicates the desired internal consistency of this scale in Iranian society. The results of this study show the desired validity and reliability of the Persian version of this scale and provide a reliable tool for measuring compassion for others to experts.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Concrete Processing Mode (CPM) and Abstract Processing Mode (APM) on working memory capacity during high rumination. The research method of this basic study is experimental. The statistical population consists of individuals aged 18-50 years with high rumination living in Tehran who voluntarily participated in the study in January 2021. Among them, 30 individuals (21 women and 9 men) with high rumination were selected using the Ruminative Responses Scale (RRS) and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). Participants were randomly divided into two groups of 15 people each, a concrete group and an abstract group, who were put in a negative mood by watching a sad movie. They then performed the instructions CPM or APM, depending on the group. Participants' working memory was measured with the Reading Span Test (RST) before they watched the movie and after they performed the processing mode instruction. The results of the covariance analysis of the data using SPSS version 26 software showed that the CPM group had significantly higher working memory capacity than the APM group. This meant that the capacity of working memory was affected by the changes in processing mode. This effect was evident on the working memory processing subscale, but the changes on the working memory storage subscale did not differ significantly between groups. Consistent with previous findings, CPM was also considered an adaptive mode in contrast to APM in this study. The results showed that processing mode can predict changes in working memory capacity during severe rumination.

The current pain management interventions are emphasizing on conscious regulation of pain-related behaviors and emotions. In contrast, novel interventions like priming-based ones suggest that behavior- and emotion-regulation happens without conscious selection. Based on the perceptual symbol systems theory, this study investigated the impact of non-conscious exposure to a visual symbol of healing, upright posture, on the perception of pain. A sample of 71 students (44 females, 27 males) from the University of Tehran completed two coldpressor tests (aiming at producing acute pain in lab), examined either visual symbol effect of control stimuli. One of the most prominent symbols of healing is an upright state of body (vs. down state of body). In an organized timing during coldpressor test completion, the visual symbol of healing and the neutral stimulus were presented to the subjects and in both tests using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), an online and repetitive assessment of pain intensity with specific time intervals was employed. The results showed that participants who were exposed to a visual symbol of healing reported experiencing more relief from pain than those who were examined with a neutral stimulus. These findings support the explanation proposed by perceptual symbols systems theory about the mechanisms underlying the physical changes caused by psychological processes. Also, the possible effectiveness of using a brief priming-based intervention in dealing with acute pain is supported by the results.

While U-shaped relationship bet-ween marital satisfaction and family life cycle has been strongly supported, our review of the related literature reveals some significant errors in the definition of marital satisfaction and the statistical data analysis in this regard. The present study addresses the main shortcomings and critically reviews the relevant literature. The primary goal is to examine the trend of changes in marital satisfaction and related dimensions across family life cycle (seven stages).209 married individuals were cones-cutively sampled through approaching them in public gathering places. 30 married individuals (except for empty nest, (n=29) were allocated to each life cycle stage. Demographics form and ENRICH scale for marital satisfaction were then completed by the partic-ipants. The trend analysis of each dimension demonstrates a curvilinear relationship between some dimensions (Marital Satisfaction, Sexual Relation-ship, Family and Friends, Religious Orientation) and the life cycle.Findings are discussed considering cli-nical and research implications.