Sexual variety seeking based on early maladaptive schemas, parenting styles and moods

Cardiovascular diseases are the mainly causes of disability and death in countries around the world and despite the advances of different treatment methods, are still at high prevalent and mortal rate. Numerous studies have shown that psychological factors are significantly involved in the development of cardiovascular diseases. This study assesses the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction on the quality of life among the patients with cardiovascular diseases. In order to do so, a total of 103 patients were screened, from whom 60 were randomly selected and assigned to experimental and control groups (n=30). The experimental group received 8 sessions of mindfulness-based stress reduction training while the control group did not receive any intervention. Subjects in both groups were evaluated for health related quality of life through MacNew Quality of Life Questionnaire (MQoL). The results revealed significant difference (p