Effect of Emotional Self-Regulation Strategies and Systematic Desensitization on Stress Level of Adult Dental Patients: A Clinical Trial

Journal of Research in Dental and Maxillofacial Sciences

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M Parivar¹  A Rezaie²  J Babapor³ 

[1] Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Tabriz branch, Islamic Azad University;Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Payame Noor University;Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Tabriz University

关键词: Stress;    Psychological;    Emotional Regulation;    Desensitization;    Psychologic;    Dentistry;   

DOI  :  10.52547/jrdms.8.1.43

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Islamic Azad University

【 摘 要 】

Background and Aim: This study aimed to compare the effects of emotional self-regulation strategies and systematic desensitization on stress level of adult dental patients.   Materials and Methods: The study population included 40 adult dental patients that were selected by purposeful sampling and were classified into two experimental groups of emotional self-regulation strategy (n=20) and systematic desensitization (n=20). Data were collected using a stress questionnaire. The experimental groupsreceived 8 sessions of 90-minute emotional self-regulation strategy and desensitization instructions. Data were analyzed by t-test and paired t-test. Results:0.05). Conclusion: Emotional self-regulation and systematic desensitization instructions equally affected the stress level of adult dental patients in this study.

【 授权许可】

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