Document Type : Research Paper
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1 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
2 Ph.D Student of Psychology, Faculty of literature and Humanities, University of Urmia, Urmia, Iran
Abstract
The purpose of this research was the effectiveness of mindfulness-based training on sleep problems and emotional regulation of employees with chronic fatigue syndrome. The quasi-experimental research design was pretest-posttest and follow-up with the control group. The statistical population of this research included all employees of Urmia University in 2022. The sample size includes 30 subject (15 subject in the experimental group and 15 subject in the control group) from the statistical population were selected by available sampling method and they were placed in two control and experimental groups. For the experimental group, psychological resilience intervention was implemented, while the control group did not receive training. The research tools included the DePaul Symptom Questionnaire (Jason et al, 2010), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory (Boyce et al, 1989) and the Cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (Garnefski, Kraaij, 2006). The data was analyzed using the analysis of variance test with repeated measurements. The results showed that the mindfulness-based training had a significant effect on improving sleep problems and emotional regulation in the post-test and follow-up stages (P<0.001). The findings of this research provide useful information about mindfulness-based training, and counselors and psychologists can use this intervention to improve sleep problems and emotional regulation of employees with chronic fatigue syndrome.
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