The Mediating Role of Self-conscious Emotions, Disconnection and Rejection in the Relationship between Maternal Separation and Suicidal Ideation

Introduction: Suicide is one of the major health problems and challenges in the world, which hasvarious social, psychological, economic, and cultural dimensions. This study aims to determine themediating role of self-conscious emotions and the domain of disconnection and rejection schemasin the relationship between maternal psychological separation and suicidal ideation.Method: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 573 studentsfrom Tehran who were selected through multi-stage cluster sampling. In this study, the YoungSchema Questionnaire (YSQ), Test of Self-Conscious Affect (TOSCA-3), Psychological SeparationInventory (PSI), and the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSSI) were used. Data were analyzedusing structural equation modeling with SPSS 21 and AMOS 24 software.Results: The results showed a significant and indirect effect of maternal separation variable onsuicidal ideation (β = 0. 145, p<0.05), a significant and indirect effect of disconnection schema onsuicidal ideation (β = 0.040, p<0.05), and the indirect and significant effect of maternal separationvariable on the self-conscious emotions variable (β = 0.104, p<0.05). The results also revealed thatthe path coefficient of separation from the mother to suicidal ideation (0.01) and self-consciousemotions (-0.01) were not significant.Conclusion: The results of the fitted model data analysis showed that psychological separationfrom the mother, mediated by the domain of disconnection and rejection schemas, predicts suicidalideation. Clinical interventions are recommended to be conducted for identifying and targetingschemas, particularly the domain of disconnection and rejection ones, in order to prevent suicidalideation and thoughts or repair and control them

The effectiveness of emotion regulation group training in reducing depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms in women during pregnancy

Background: Pregnancy and childbirth is a natural function but it is also a stressful and critical period that increases women’s vulnerability to psychological problems and also increases the mental health problems of the woman and her fetus, so they need interventions to improve maternal health during this time. This study investigated the effectiveness of emotion regulation group training in reducing depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms in women during pregnancy and postpartum. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study had a pre-test, post-test and follow-up (2 months follow after delivery). The study population consisted of 31 pregnant women who were randomly divided into intervention (n = 15) and control (n = 16) groups. The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Questionnaire (DASS-21) was used in this study. Eight sessions of emotion regulation group training were administered to the intervention group and the control group received information about pregnancy and childbirth during 4 sessions. After intervention and also two months after delivery, the questionnaires were completed again. The results of the scales were analyzed by SPSS software using repeated measures analysis of variance. Results: The data analysis showed that depression, anxiety and stress in the intervention group are decreasing from pre-test to post-test and follow-up significantly more than control group. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, emotion regulation group training can be effective in reducing of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms in pregnant women