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{"title":"A multivariate analysis of the relationships among the Big Five personality traits, activity-oriented learning styles, and academic performance of Grade 12 students in Thailand.","authors":"Chayaporn Kaoropthai, Arthur Dryver","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03387-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03387-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Research studies show that different personality type students tend to have their own learning styles. Personality traits and learning styles have played a significant role in the academic success of students. However, most of the studies used a more popularized learning styles instrument such as Kolb's, VARK, or Felder-Silverman's learning styles, for data collection. This study examined the relationships among the Big Five, learning styles, and academic performance of G12 students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) statistical technique was chosen to investigate two dependent variables that were continuous (GPA and QPT scores), whereas the independent variables and the confounding variables, gender and school were all categorial. The IPIP Big Five personality markers, the Learning Styles Indicator (LSI) scales, and the Quick Placement Test (QPT) were employed to collect the data. Students' grade point averages (GPAs) were also used. Purposive sampling was employed, comprising 1,358 students from the three largest government secondary schools in Chiang Rai, Thailand: one school from each of the three districts.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, the results confirmed that there were significant relationships among the Big Five, learning styles, and academic performance, and there was a significant relationship between personality types and learning styles. Agreeableness and conscientiousness were found to be the first two dominant personality types, whereas GAO (group activity orientation) and PO (project orientation) were preferable to IAO (individual activity orientation).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The multivariate results reveal that GPA and QPT were significantly related to school, gender, and learning styles, but were related to personality types non-significantly. The LSI scales have been proved to be practical and appropriate to determine EFL G12 students' learning styles. The study has contributed to the body of knowledge about personality types and learning styles of G12 students in Thailand. The findings suggest that tailoring teaching methods to students' learning styles could improve academic performance, especially in English proficiency.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1074"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12482666/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The intertwining of death and life: a hermeneutic phenomenological investigation of near-death experiences among coma survivors.","authors":"Hajar Behzadi, Mohammad Farzollah Abbasi, Sally Pezaro, Marjan Mardani-Hamooleh, Hashim Hamid Shabeeb","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03447-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03447-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Death is an experience that every human being faces. As such, the near-death experience (NDE) has been a topic of interest to humanity for millennia. The NDE is often understood as a subjective event of altered consciousness that can occur during life-threatening events and/or near the time of biological death. This study investigated the near-death lived experiences of coma survivors in the context of Iran, providing unique insights into this universal phenomenon from a highly religious (Islamic) and culturally rich context.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A hermeneutic phenomenological study was undertaken. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 people who had experienced an NDE whilst in a coma. The seven-stage process of Critical Hermeneutic Analysis was conducted to make sense of the data collected.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>People with NDE described two primary themes, (1) the impression of traveling to realms outside the body and (2) escaping from death under the umbrella of spiritual protection. The first theme included the subthemes of being in a world full of light, meeting the departed, and interacting closely with death. The second theme included the subthemes of receiving a positive message of health from different prophets and hoping for God's healing. The constitutive pattern which emerged from the data was \"The intertwining of death and life.\"</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>NDEs for people who have regained consciousness when having been near death are a multifaceted phenomenon accompanied by deep and lasting personal, spiritual, and social changes. Our findings reflect the Heideggerian concepts of 'thrownness' (Geworfenheit) (individuals just finding themselves thrown) into existence (with circumstances and conditions they did not choose), being-towards-death (individuals recognizing and confronting their own mortality) as a fundamental aspect of life, the notion of the enduring presence of the deceased in perceived realms, and the transcending of simple endings of life with death perceived as a profound transition rather than mere cessation of existence. Such findings may help healthcare workers to make appropriate care plans for these people, better understand them and provide support for them.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1073"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12481785/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The relationship between resilience and professional well-being among early childhood teachers: the chain mediating role of teacher pedagogical competence and self-efficacy.","authors":"Bin Yang, Shoujun Song, Lili Zhang, Chunze Xu","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03227-5","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03227-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research has shown that the rapidly changing technological environment and unprecedented uncertainty have posed a huge dilemma for teachers across the globe, affecting the well-being of teachers. In response to this situation, many researchers have focused their perspectives on teacher resilience, which has been a key factor in helping teachers break through difficult situations. However, despite the fact that literature has emphasised the role of resilience for ed-ucators, there is still a lack of focus on teachers' professional well-being. Therefore, in order to reveal the relationship between resilience and well-being of teachers as well as the mechanism of influence, a questionnaire method was used to survey 1,377 early childhood teachers, and it was proposed to explore the chain mediating role of self-efficacy and pedagogical competence of early childhood teachers in the relationship between teachers' resilience and professional well-being. The results showed that (1) early childhood teachers' resilience significantly and positively predicted occupational well-being (2) there was a mediating effect of teachers' self-efficacy between teachers' resilience and occupational well-being; (3) there was a mediating effect of teachers' pedagogical competence between teachers' resilience and occupational well-being; and (4) there was a chain mediating effect of teachers' self-efficacy and pedagogical competence between teachers' resilience and occupational well-being. It is therefore concluded that teacher teacher resilience not only directly affects their occupational well-being level of occupational exploration, but also indirectly affects teacher occupational well-being through the independent mediating effects of self-efficacy and pedagogical competence, and the chain mediating effects of self-efficacy and pedagogical competence. Accordingly, the following recom-mendations are made that teacher resilience should be emphasised, inservice training efforts for early childhood teachers should be strengthened, and their level of self-efficacy and pedagogical competence should be enhanced, ultimately enhancing their level of occupational well-being so that they can better cope with the various challenges that are coming their way.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1077"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12482533/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tracking progress via clinical feedback systems in treatment of substance use disorders: a qualitative study exploring patients' response processes.","authors":"Øyvind Grindheim, Heidi Brattland, Christian Moltu, Andrew McAleavey, Kristin Tømmervik, Hege Govasmark, Valentina Iversen","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03377-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03377-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In recent decades, there has been a shift in many substance use disorder (SUD) treatment settings toward routine outcome monitoring via clinical feedback systems (ROM/CFS). This move toward frequent measurement throughout the treatment course raises new questions about which variables should be measured in the evolving treatment process. In particular, there seems to be a lack of knowledge concerning self-report measures' ability to capture patients' subjective experiences relevant for treatment outcome and process. This qualitative study explored patients' perspectives and reasoning processes to investigate how feedback systems can be adapted to track progress in the treatment of SUDs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients (N = 13) in specialized SUD treatment were interviewed while they responded to items from a feedback system used for routine outcome monitoring in that treatment setting. The approach to data collection was inspired by cognitive interviewing and the analysis was based on a descriptive and interpretative approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The findings provide support for monitoring of several outcome variables, such as behavioral and experiential symptoms, as well as variables relevant to everyday functioning. However, we also found that several aspects related to the subjective experience of being in an ongoing process of change provided important context for the various outcome variables during treatment. The analysis resulted in three themes reflecting this duality and issues that appeared important to consider together when adapting clinical feedback systems to longitudinal monitoring in SUD treatment: 1) The necessity of capturing both preliminary outcomes and the attitude toward the ongoing process of change; 2) The necessity of capturing both the passive and the active role of the patient; and 3) The necessity of capturing both objective and subjective change constructs. Related to each theme we describe the participants' different interpretations of specific items and how different item characteristics facilitated meaningful measurement or not.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings expand the knowledge base and strengthen the qualitative foundation for longitudinal monitoring of SUDs and have implications for how feedback measures should be designed. The study also provides knowledge about the process of change and highlights patient experiences that are worth paying attention to when tracking progress in treatment of SUDs.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1086"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12482074/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The mediating role of health anxiety, resilience, and body image in the relationship between pain and sleep in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients.","authors":"Nilofar Pasyar, Bahman Mokhtarinia, Mahdi Salmanpour, Masoume Rambod, Mani Ramzi","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03406-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03406-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Bio-psychological factors may affect the relationship between pain and sleep, but they are understudied in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patients. This study investigated the mediating role of health anxiety, resilience, and body image in the relationship between pain and sleep in HSCT patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional study, 210 HSCT patients from Motahari clinic, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences were recruited using convenience sampling. Demographic and clinical characteristics, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Numeric Rating Scale of Pain, Health Anxiety Inventory, Body Image Scale, and Connor-Davidson's Resilience were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS Macro process and structural equation model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Approximately half of the participants reported good sleep quality. Mean resilience and health anxiety scores were 66.02 (SD = 14.85), 23.88 (SD = 10.30), respectively, indicating moderate levels. The mean of body image (5.90; SD = 4.26) indicated low negative body image. Sleep was correlated with pain (r = 0.31, p < 0.001), resilience (r=-0.39, p < 0.001), health anxiety (r = 0.45, p < 0.001), and body image (r = 0.42, p < 0.001). Poorer sleep was associated with higher pain, health anxiety, body image concerns, and lower resilience. Resilience (β = 0.16, CI = 0.03 to 0.31), health anxiety (β = 0.17, CI = 0.04 to 0.32), and body image (β = 0.25, CI = 0.10 to 0.43) mediated the pain-sleep relationship, explaining 31% of the total effect.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Poorer sleep quality was associated with higher pain, health anxiety, lower resilience, and negative body image. These factors mediated the pain-sleep relationship in HSCT patients, highlighting the need for nursing interventions targeting resilience, body image, and health anxiety to improve pain and sleep outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1061"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12465143/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145179146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mediating role of students' self-assessment in the relationships among EFL students' L2 grit, motivation, and willingness to communicate.","authors":"Mohsen Shahrokhi, Fatemeh Jahangiri Dehaghani","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03414-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03414-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>L2 grit, self-assessment, motivation, and willingness to communicate (WTC) are essential psychological and affective factors influencing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' success. Previous research has examined these factors individually; however, the complex interrelationships among them, particularly the mediating role of self-assessment, remain underexplored. Using a quantitative research design, this study employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze how L2 grit associates with motivation and WTC, with self-assessment serving as a mediating variable.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were collected from 356 Iranian EFL learners at intermediate and advanced levels using four validated scales: the L2 Grit Scale, Motivation Questionnaire, Core Self-Evaluation Scale, and WTC Scale. SEM was employed to analyze the direct and indirect associations involving L2 grit, motivation, and WTC, while exploring the potential mediating role of self-assessment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The SEM analysis indicated a positive association between L2 grit and motivation (β = 0.55, p < 0.001), with partial mediation by self-assessment observed in this association (β = 0.09, p = 0.03). Furthermore, a significant positive relationship was observed between motivation and WTC (β = 0.54, p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings contribute to the theoretical frameworks of self-determination theory (SDT), control-value theory (CVT), and grit theory (GT), emphasizing the role of psychological resilience and self-regulation in language learning. The study suggests that incorporating self-assessment practices into EFL curricula could enhance both motivation and communication skills, thereby improving language acquisition outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1052"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12465461/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145179179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reverse exploration: how employees' perception of a high-commitment work system relates to their work-family conflict.","authors":"Sidi Chen, Jian-Hong Ye, Ling Pan, Jingnan Hu, Li Wang","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03385-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03385-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The rapidly evolving and competitive professional environment has significantly intensified the problem of work-family conflict (WFC) among employees. With the advancement of China's economy and society, this conflictual relationship has gained prominence and has exerted various detrimental effects on individuals and businesses. Based on the job demand-resource framework, this study investigated how employees' perception of a high-commitment work system (WFC) relates to their work-family conflict, with job embeddedness (JE) as a mediator, and examined the moderating role of gender.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A convenience sampling questionnaire survey was conducted among employees in Hainan Province, China, yielding 599 valid responses. Hayes' PROCESS software was used to validate the proposed hypotheses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Employees' perceived HCWSs are positively correlated with WFC, and JE partially mediated the relationship between perceived HCWSs and WFC. Additionally, gender moderated the latter part of the mediation pathway, specifically the relationship between JE and WFC.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Effective management of human resource systems is crucial in alleviating employees' WFC stemming from HCWSs and JE. Additionally, gender equality policies should be implemented to ensure equal career opportunities and family support for female employees. These measures will not only enhance employees' satisfaction and well-being but also contribute to the sustainable development of organizations.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>Not applicable.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1043"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12465994/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145179236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mental health state in activists during political turmoil.","authors":"Konstantine Chakhunashvili","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03441-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03441-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Mental health issues, including anxiety and depression, are widespread globally, with various stressors influencing their prevalence. While activism can be empowering, it may also contribute to mental health challenges. This study assesses the mental health of activists in the Republic of Georgia before a major political election, a period marked by significant political tension. We explore the relationship between personal factors (e.g., income, time spent on activism) and mental health outcomes.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Between October 19 and October 25, 2024, we collected data from 73 activists (30 males, 43 females), assessing anxiety and depression using the GAD-7 and PHQ-9 tools. Participants were over 18 years old, without diagnosed psychiatric disorders, and actively involved in anti-government activism.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nearly 80% of participants exhibited moderate to severe anxiety and depression levels. No statistically significant correlations were found between anxiety and depression scores and personal factors such as income, education, time spent on activism, or relationship status.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study reveals high levels of anxiety and depression among political activists in Georgia, likely exacerbated by political unrest. Although personal factors did not show significant correlations with mental health outcomes, ongoing political turmoil and government tactics may contribute to these challenges. Further research is needed to explore additional risk factors and develop targeted mental health interventions for activists.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1058"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12465690/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145179259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Media channels and the secondary transfer effect: influences on willingness to interact with Asian international students in Japan mediated by outgroup morality perception.","authors":"Xingjian Gao, Jiro Takai, Shuo Chen","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03420-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03420-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines the Secondary Transfer Effect (STE) in a non-Western context by investigating how Japanese university students' contact with immigrants and LGBTQ individuals relates to their willingness to interact with Asian international students. Using data from 299 Japanese undergraduates and path analyses, we assessed four contact channels: direct interactions, traditional mass media, recreational media, and social media. Findings show that direct contact is strongly associated with perceived outgroup morality, making it the most reliable channel. Recreational media contact also correlates with higher perceived morality, suggesting it as another promising avenue. In contrast, traditional mass media and social media contacts show weaker or inconsistent links with outgroup morality, indicating that these channels may be less effective in fostering positive perceptions. The STE also differs as a function of the primary outgroup, the transfer medium and the psychological mechanism. For LGBTQ individuals, STE appears across all channels, while for immigrants it is most evident in direct contact and recreational media. Notably, negative traditional mass media contact with immigrants directly predicted willingness to interact-bypassing morality mediation-and negative news portrayals of LGBTQ individuals were paradoxically linked to higher perceived morality, highlighting how both the specific outgroup and the medium shape STE outcomes. Although immigrants and international students are generally viewed as separate social categories in Japan, we acknowledge some residual conceptual overlap and note this as a limitation. Overall, the study extends STE research beyond Western contexts and offers guidance for inclusivity interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1056"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12465452/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145179263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigating the effect of emotional disclosure on the quality of life of women after abortion: a randomized controlled clinical trial.","authors":"Mahla Salarfard, Maleknaz Ghannadkafi, Saeed Vaghee, Hamidreza Behnam Vashani, Kobra Mirzakhani","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03355-y","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03355-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Women often experience various psychological complications following abortion, which significantly impair their quality of life. Emotional disclosure is one of the non-pharmacological methods for reducing psychological disorder symptoms. However, its specific effects in post-abortion contexts remain unclear. therefore this study aimed to evaluate the effect of emotional disclosure on quality of life among women after spontaneous abortion.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this randomized controlled clinical trial, 65 eligible women hospitalized due to spontaneous abortion at Valiasr and Shahid Rahimi hospitals in Birjand in 2021 were asked to complete demographic and quality-of-life questionnaires after providing informed consent. The women were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group using a random sequence generated from the website ( www.</p><p><strong>Randomization: </strong>com ). The control group received only the standard medical and education care of the hospital. The intervention group received the standard hospital education and medical care, along with the emotional disclosure intervention. After one individual training session, the intervention group performed four home writing sessions (15-20 min, twice weekly) with two weekly 15-20 min phone sessions with the researcher for verbal disclosure. The quality-of-life questionnaire was completed by both groups before, immediately after, and one month following the intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 statistical software, with a significance level set at P > 0.05. Statistical tests included the independent t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA), and chi-square test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results indicated that the intervention group demonstrated a significant improvement in the physical (P = 0.03), mental, and environmental (P = 0.01) domains of quality of life compared to the control group. However, no significant difference was observed in the social relationships aspect, either immediately after the intervention (P = 0.063) or one month later (P = 0.054), between the two groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study found that emotional disclosure significantly improved physical, psychological, and environmental quality of life domains in women after abortion, but had no significant effect on social relationships.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>This research project was registered at the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials, IRCT registration number: IRCT20210528051421N1, Registration date: 2021-06-29.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1051"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12465752/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145179222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}