Psychology
seyed vali kazemi Rezaei; keyvan kakabraee
Volume 28, Issue 4 , September and October 2021, , Pages 581-595
Abstract
Introduction: Considering the results of various studies on the role of emotional experiences in cardiovascular disease, it seems that emotional regulation can be an important factor in the occurrence or exacerbation of these diseases. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of emotional ...
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Introduction: Considering the results of various studies on the role of emotional experiences in cardiovascular disease, it seems that emotional regulation can be an important factor in the occurrence or exacerbation of these diseases. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of emotional regulation training on reappraisal and suppression the emotional experiences of cardiovascular patients. Materials and Methods: The present study is a semi-experimental project with pre-test and post-test with control group. The statistical population of the study included all cardiovascular patients in Kermanshah in 2018, of which 30 were selected as participants by available sampling method and were randomly selected in two groups of experiments and controls (15 people in each group). The emotion regulation intervention for the experimental group was performed in 8 sessions of ninety minutes, while the control group did not receive any intervention during this period. An emotional adjustment questionnaire (ERQ) was used to collect information. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. Results: Data analysis showed that there was a significant difference between the mean post-test scores of the experimental and control groups (P <0.05); this means that emotion regulation training increased the reappraisal strategy and reduced the suppression strategy of the experimental group compared to the control group. Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that emotion regulation training can serve as an effective intervention by increasing the reappraisal strategy and reducing the suppression strategy of emotional experiences to improve cardiovascular disease.