Predicting Sleep Quality Based on Mindfulness among the Patients who Suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Investigating the Mediating Role of Self-Regulation and Rumination

  • Amir Mahdi Katani Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Mitra Alinia Department of Psychology, School of Human Sciences, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  • Mahsa Eslami Department of Personality Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  • Sajedeh Eskandarian Department of Psychology, School of Human Sciences, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran
  • Abbas Masjedi Arani Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jss.v7i(3-4).15251
Keywords: Sleep quality; Irritable bowel syndrome; Mindfulness; Emotions

Abstract

Background and Objective: Some studies have investigated the quality of sleep among patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); however, they are not comprehensive. The current study was conducted to predict quality of sleep among patients with IBS based on mindfulness, the mediating role of self-regulation, and rumination.


Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in form of structural equation modeling (SEM). The samples included 231 patients with IBS, and the measures were Mindfulness, Self-regulation, Rumination, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scales. In addition, the SPSS and R software were used to analyze data.

Results: Mindfulness, along with the mediating role of self-regulation and rumination could predict sleep quality among patients with IBS (P < 0.01), and the fit indices indicated the model fit.


Conclusion: Mindfulness, rumination, and self-regulation had an important role in sleep problems among patients with IBS.

Published
2024-03-31
Issue
Volume (7) issue (3-4)
Section
Articles