The relationship between mindfulness, personality factors and perfectionism with anger in hypertensive patients

Mina Kashani; Nastaran Mansourieh

doi:10.18502/tbj.v23i1.15521

Mina Kashani MA of clinical psychology, Department of clinical psychology, Faculty of medicine, Tabriz medical science, Islamic Azad university, Tabriz, Iran.
Nastaran Mansourieh Assistant Professorof Health psychology, Neuroscience Research center, Tabriz Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/tbj.v23i1.15521

Keywords: High blood pressure, anger, personality factors, perfectionism, mindfulness

Abstract

Background and Objectives: High blood pressure is one of the most common and important threats to human health and is the main cause of premature death all over the world. High blood pressure is caused by psycho-physiological factors. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between mindfulness, personality factors and perfectionism with anger in high blood pressure patients.

Material and Methods: This research was a descriptive-cross-sectional and correlational study. The statistical population was the patients with high blood pressure who referred to the medical centers of Tabriz city in 1401. The sample size of the research using Cochran's formula was 184 people who were selected by available method. Research tools were Multidimensional Perfectionism Questionnaire, Spielberger State-Trait Anger Questionnaire, Revised NEO Questionnaire (short form), Brown and Ryan Mindfulness Assessment Scale. Data were analyzed by correlation and regression tests with SPSS-25 software.

Results: The results showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between mindfulness and anger in high blood pressure patients (P<0/05). Among the personality factors, narcissism and conscientiousness have a positive and significant relationship with anger. There is a negative and significant relationship between extroversion, flexibility and agreeableness with anger in high blood pressure patients (P < 0/05). There is a positive and significant relationship between self-oriented, other-oriented and community-oriented perfectionism with anger in high blood pressure patients (P< 0/05). Also, mindfulness, personality factors and perfectionism can predict anger (P<0/05).

Conclusion: The results showed that there is a relationship between mindfulness, personality factors and perfectionism with anger. Therefore, by identifying psychological variables such as mindfulness, personality factors and perfectionism and its relationship with anger, blood pressure reduction in patients can be helped.