Comparative Study of Emotional Regulation, Self-control and Defense Mechanisms in Cardiovascular Patients, Diabetic Patients and Normal People

Cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes are psycho-physiological disorders. In addition to physical problems, psychosocial factors play an important role in its development and intensification. The purpose of this study was to compare the emotion regulation, self-control and defense mechanisms in patients with coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and normal subjects.
The present study was a post-event causal-comparative study and the statistical population of the study consisted of three groups of cardiovascular patients, diabetic patients and normal people. 40 patients with Coronary Heart Disease, 40 patients with type 2 diabetes, were matched with 40 normal subjects in the variables such as age, gender, education, and marital status. The research instrument was a questionnaire of Defense Styles Questionnaire (DSQ-40), emotional regulation questionnaire (CERQ-10) and self-control questionnaire (SC-13). Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance.
The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the three groups in the variables reappraisal (P Considering the findings of this research, emotional regulation training, stress management and self-control can be used to promote the Psychiatric Nursing of cardiovascular patients and diabetic patients.