Investigating the Relationship between Behavioral Brain System Activity and illness Anxiety with  The Mediating Role of Cognitive Flexibility

Badihi Zeraati, Farnush; Hasani, Jafar; Ghasemi Motlagh, Mahdi

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Department of General Psychology, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran.

² Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University of Tehran, Iran

³ Professor Assistant Professor, Department of General Psychology, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran.

Abstract

Background and Aim: One of the topics in health psychology is the reaction of people to the physical symptoms of the disease. People with anxiety have misconceptions and misinterpretations of health. The present study examines the relationship between the activity of behavioral brain systems and anxiety. The disease mediates cognitive flexibility.

Materials and Methods: The study method is correlational. The study population includes students aged 18 to 35 years from Bu Ali Sina University and Payame Noor University of Hamadan. In order to conduct research, 399 students were selected by convenience sampling method. Participants were assessed using a research assessment tool including three Jackson Five-Factor Questionnaires, Disease Anxiety, and Cognitive Flexibility, then the data were analyzed using path analysis method, based on AMOS-21 software.

Results: The results showed that Behavioral Activation System (BAS) has a direct effect on disease anxiety and FFFS has a direct effect on cognitive flexibility, but Behavioral Activation System (BAS) has a direct effect on cognitive flexibility and war system. And FFFS have an indirect effect on morbidity, cognitive flexibility and morbidity; Cognitive flexibility also plays a mediating role between the behavioral brain system and disease anxiety.

Conclusion: According to the results of the study, it can be said that the activity of Behavioral Activation System (BAS) and Fighting System (FFFS) is associated with disease anxiety and also cognitive flexibility as a mediating variable with disease anxiety.

Keywords

Main Subjects

Psychology

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Journal of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences

Investigating the Relationship between Behavioral Brain System Activity and illness Anxiety with The Mediating Role of Cognitive Flexibility

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Volume 29, Issue 1
May and June 2022
Pages 36-50

Investigating the Relationship between Behavioral Brain System Activity and illness Anxiety with The Mediating Role of Cognitive Flexibility

References

References

Volume 29, Issue 1May and June 2022Pages 36-50

Volume 29, Issue 1
May and June 2022
Pages 36-50