scholarly journals IRRATIONAL BELIEFS AND THOUGHT CONTROL STRATEGIES AS PREDICTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS IN A SAMPLE OF KINDERGARTEN SECTION STUDENTS AT PRINCE SATTAM UNIVERSITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 407-421
Author(s):  
Thana Mohamed ◽  
Abdallah Alkholy
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Irrational Beliefs ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Thought Control ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Metacognitive Beliefs ◽  
Thought Control Strategies ◽  
Random Method

Purpose of the study: This study aimed to investigate the possibility of predicting psychological stress through both irrational beliefs and thought control strategies. Methodology: This study relied on a predictive-qualitative approach, under which the following psychometric measures were applied administered to a sample of 200 university students selected by the stratified random method: (1) Perceived stress scale (PSS),(2) Metacognitive beliefs Questionnaire (MCQ), and (3) thought control strategies scale(TCQ) on a sample of (200) university students, chosen by the stratified random method, and the researchers used a number of statistical methods such as correlation coefficient, multiple regression analysis, and path analysis. Main Findings: The results of the study revealed the possibility of predicting perceived Stress through the following Metacognitive beliefs, and also revealed the possibility of predicting perceived Stresses through the following thought control strategies. Applications of this study: Results concluded from the study may be beneficial to centers and units of psychological and academic counseling at universities, especially in terms of providing effective, preventive, and curative counseling services that focus on the real causes behind the spread of psychological stress. Novelty/Originality of this study: The study presented a structural model that identifies the pathways that characterize the relationship between perceived stress and the strategies of controlling thought and metacognitive beliefs.

An exploration of metacognitive beliefs and thought control strategies in bipolar disorder

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 84-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiril Østefjells ◽  
Ingrid Melle ◽  
Sofie R. Aminoff ◽  
Tone Hellvin ◽  
Roger Hagen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Thought Control ◽  
Metacognitive Beliefs ◽  
Thought Control Strategies

scholarly journals Cognitive Attentional Syndrome and Metacognitive Beliefs in Male Sexual Dysfunction: An Exploratory Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 592-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Giuri ◽  
Gabriele Caselli ◽  
Chiara Manfredi ◽  
Daniela Rebecchi ◽  
Antonio Granata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Thinking Styles ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Thought Control ◽  
Metacognitive Beliefs ◽  
Male Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Modes Of Processing ◽  
Thought Control Strategies ◽  
Perseverative Thinking

Erectile dysfunction (ED) and premature ejaculation (PE) are two forms of male sexual disorder with both psychological and physical features. While their cognitive, attentional, and affective components have been investigated separately, there is a lack of knowledge about the role played by cognitive attentional syndrome in their onset and maintenance. The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible contribution of perseverative thinking styles and thought control strategies to the development and maintenance of ED and PE. The authors hypothesized that such modes of processing might constitute a cognitive attentional syndrome specific to these disorders and sustained by particular metacognitive beliefs. A semistructured interview was administered to 11 participants with ED and 10 with PE in order to assess their metacognitive beliefs and cognitive attentional processes. The results suggest that individuals with ED and PE adopt a range of cognitive attentional strategies aimed at improving their sexual performance, and endorse both positive and negative metacognitive beliefs about these thinking responses. Overall, their cognitive and attentional patterns worsened negative internal states, reduced sexual excitement, detached them from their bodily sensations, and hindered sexual functioning. These preliminary findings suggest that perseverative thinking, thought control strategies, and metacognitive beliefs may play a key role in the onset and maintenance of male sexual dysfunction.

The Thought Control Questionnaire – psychometric properties in a clinical sample, and relationships with PTSD and depression

1999 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 1089-1099 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARTINA REYNOLDS ◽  
ADRIAN WELLS
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Normal Sample ◽  
Thought Control ◽  
Cognitive Distraction ◽  
Thought Control Strategies

Background. Recent developments in research suggest that particular attempts to control thoughts may contribute to the problem of intrusion. An instrument capable of identifying strategies for dealing with unwanted intrusions in clinical populations may be used for differentiating between thought control strategies that may or may not be helpful.Methods. The Thought Control Questionnaire (TCQ) (Wells & Davies, 1994) developed and validated on a normal sample, was administered to a clinical sample in order to investigate the consistency of the original factor structure and its psychometric properties. The sensitivity of the scale to change associated with recovery was also examined. Relationships between individual differences in thought control strategies and psychiatric symptoms in patients with DSM-IV major depression, and PTSD with or without major depression were investigated.Results. The Scree Test suggested a six-factor solution which was rotated. This solution split the original distraction subscale into separate behavioural and cognitive distraction, otherwise the subscales were almost identical to those obtained in non-clinical subjects. As this split has been shown to be unreliable, further analyses in this study were based on the five-factor version of the TCQ obtained by Wells & Davies (1994). Predictors of recovery and of symptoms in PTSD and depression were explored.Conclusions. Correlations between the TCQ subscales and other measures suggest that particular thought control strategies may be associated with the symptoms of PTSD and depression. The TCQ scales appear to be sensitive to changes associated with recovery. Significant differences emerged in thought control strategies between depressed and PTSD patients. Hierarchical regression analysis showed distraction, punishment and reappraisal control strategies predicted depression scores in depressed patients while use of distraction predicted intrusions in PTSD.

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