Fundamentals of Mental Health

Fundamentals of Mental Health

Investigating the activity of brain-behavioral systems and resilience through the mediating role of metacognitive beliefs in patients with tension headaches

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Elaheh Pourakbaran 1
Jafar Hassani 2
Mehdi Ghasemi Motlagh 3
1 Department of General Psychology, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University of Bojnourd, Bojnourd , Iran
2 Associate professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3 Assistant professor of Psychology, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University of Bojnourd, Bojnourd , Iran
10.22038/jfmh.2021.17912
Abstract
Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the activity of behavioral brain systems and resilience with emphasis on the mediating role of metacognitive beliefs.
Materials and Methods: The population of this correlational study consist the patients with tension-type headaches who referred to neurology clinics and clinical psychologists in Mashhad city during 2018-2019. Amongst them 292 cases were selected by convenient sampling method. Participants were assessed through research assessment tools including Jackson Inhibition / Activation Systems, Metacognition Questionnaire (MCQ-30) and Connor & Davidson (2003) Resilience Questionnaire.
Results: The findings showed that behavioral brain systems with all three subscales of behavioral inhibition, behavioral activation and warfare have a direct effect on resilience. (P <0.05), and the two components of the Behavioral Activation System (BAS and Behavioral Inhibition) (BIS) have no direct effect on metacognitive beliefs as a mediating variable, only the FFFS component has a direct negative effect on metacognitive beliefe(P <0.05)
Conclusion: According to the results of the present study, there is a positive and significant relationship between behavioral inhibition system and tension headache. Also, brain -behavioral system and resilience through mediating role of cognitive beliefs can impact on patients with tension headaches.
Keywords
Brain behavioral system
Metacognitive beliefs
Resilience
Tension headache
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Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 23, Issue 1
March and April 2021
Pages 23-29