Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Master's degree, Family Counseling Department, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Department of Psychology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: Considering the importance of mental health in self-care of patients with type 2 diabetes and the relationship between cognitive flexibility and emotion regulation with mindfulness, the purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of cognitive flexibility in the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation strategies and mindfulness in patients with type 2 diabetes. Method: The research was conducted by correlation method) using structural equation modeling (. The statistical population of the study consisted of all women and men with type 2 diabetes referring to Khomeini hospital in Tehran. 253 samples were selected by available sampling method. The participants responded to the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnefsky and Kraaij, 2002), the Kentucky inventory of mindfulness skills (Bear, Smith, and Allen, 2004) and the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (Dennis and VanderWal, 2010). Findings: The results showed that the total path coefficient between the adaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation and mindfulness (β=0.243, P=0.005) and the total path coefficient between the non-adaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation and mindfulness (β = -0.453, P=0.001) was significant. The path coefficient between cognitive flexibility and mindfulness (β=0.273, P=0.009) was significant. The coefficient of the indirect path between the adaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation and mindfulness (β=0.094, P=0.007) and the coefficient of the indirect path between the adaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation and mindfulness (β=-0.117, P=0.009,) was significant. Conclusion: Improving emotion regulation skills increases cognitive flexibility and mindfulness in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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