Volume 27, Issue 142, December 2023

The relationship Mindfulness Based Self-Efficacy aspects with anxiety symptoms and demographic variables in a clinical sample with anxiety disorder

Fateh Sohrabi, Maryam Bakhtiari^♦, Abbas Masjedi- Arani, Amir Sam Kianimoghadam

Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

^♦Corresponding author
Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

ABSTRACT

Background: This study delves into the interplay between anxiety symptoms, mindfulness-based self-efficacy scales, and demographic characteristics. Given the prevalence of anxiety as a psychological disorder and the increasing adoption of mindfulness-centered frameworks, this research endeavors to elucidate the interplay among various anxiety symptoms, mindfulness-based self-efficacy scales, and demographic characteristics. Method: In a correlational study at Taleghani Hospital's psychological clinic in Tehran, participants with the willingness to join, moderate to high Beck Anxiety Inventory scores (x ≥16), and included individuals with at least a middle school-level literacy. Assessment scales had Beck Anxiety Inventory, Mindfulness Based Self-Efficacy Scale-Revised, as well as measures of State and Trait anxiety. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 20, and it involved T-tests, ANOVA, linear regression, and correlation analysis. Results: The study involved 114 anxiety disorder patients (age range: 18-53, M=31.6, SD=8.87) from Taleghani Hospital in Tehran. Significant associations were found between gender and trait anxiety (p = .008) and diagnosis and selfefficacy scores (p = .000). However, demographic variables did not show any meaningful relationships with study scales. Regression analysis identified State Anxiety as a meaningful predictor for MSES-R (R= .30; P= .001). Conclusion: The findings highlight gender differences in anxiety symptoms, particularly in state anxiety compared to trait symptoms or the Beck Anxiety Inventory. Moreover, the study suggests a connection between MSES-R scores and diagnosis, implying that distinct diagnoses may result in varying scores in MSES.

Keywords: Anxiety, Trait, State, Self-efficacy, Demographic variable

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e388ms3265

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v27i142.e388ms3265

Published: 15 December 2023