خلاصة:
Objective: The objective of this study was analyzing the effect of meta-cognition elements on
depression, trait and state anxiety symptoms.
Methods: In this Study, the sample consisted of 224 students of University of Social Welfare
and Rehabilitation Sciences that answered three questionnaires including Metacognitive
Questionnaire (MCQ-30), Beck Depression inventory (BDI-II) and Spielberger State-Trait
Anxiety Inventory. Pearson correlation coefficient and step-by-step regression to analyze were
used for data analysis.
Results: According to the results, there is a positive and significant correlation between
total score of metacognition and four elements of beliefs (positive beliefs, negative beliefs,
uncontrollability and low cognitive trust (P<0.01). In addition, summary of results indicated
that out of metacognitive elements, only general negative beliefs may predict the variations of
depression scores, (P<0.01).
Conclusion: Summary of this study demonstrated that metacognitive beliefs are significantly
effective on prediction of depression and anxiety. Moreover, out of metacognitive elements,
only general negative beliefs, in comparison with other elements, may predict the depression.
ملخص الجهاز:
Main objective of this study was analyz- ing the factors affecting anxiety and depression disorder including the effect of metacognition on appearance and continuity of these disorders, Based on self-regularity ex- ecutive function (S-REF) model of Wells, metacognitive control strategies include responses that people express for controlling the activities of their cognitive system (Wells, 2004; Wells, 2009).
3- They are student of Wellbeing and Reha- bilitation Science University Criteria exit of program 1- To introduce dissatisfaction to continue participa- tion, 2- people which are answer to the questionnaire partially: Information collected from the instruments described in the following paragraphs: Metacognitive questionnaire (MCQ-30): was designed based on etacognitive model by Cartwright-Hatton and Wells (1997) for evaluation of individual differences related to positive and negative beliefs in worry and unwanted thoughts, metacognitive monitoring and judg- ment of cognitive efficiency.
Moreover, accord- ing to the results obtained from step-by-step regression analysis test (Table 4), out of metacognitive elements, 2 elements including negative beliefs in thoughts focus- ing on superstition, punishment, responsibility and need to control and low cognitive trust may significantly pre- dict the variations of trait anxiety scores.
Moreover, according to the results obtained from step-by-step re- gression analysis test, out of metacognitive elements, only negative beliefs in thoughts focusing on supersti- tion, punishment, responsibility and need to control may significantly predict the variations of state anxiety scores.
In this model, metacognitive element of negative beliefs in thoughts focusing on superstition, punishment, responsibility and need to control may predict 33% of variations related to trait anxiety 4.