Comparison of Spiritual-positive Psychological Characteristics in Individuals with and without Migraine

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M.A Graduated in Department of General Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Payam Noor University of Garmsar, Garmsar, Iran

Abstract

Background: Migraine is a common disabling type of a headache, which has a relationship with temporary changes in the diameter of blood vessels.

Objectives: The present study aimed to compare positive psychological characteristics in individuals with and without a migraine.
Methods: The method of the present research was causal-comparative (ex-post facto), using parallel samples. The statistical population of this research consisted of all the individuals with a migraine in Tehranwho had visited Tehran's city health center (2016), out of whom 60 individuals were selected based on entrance-exit criteria and semi-structuredinterviews, using a convenience sampling method; and 60 individuals without a migraine were put together with them. The spiritual intelligence questionnaires, life meaning, meta-personal self-construct and life satisfaction questionnaires were used in order to collect data. In addition, the items related to demographic data were completed.

Results: The results of data analysis, using SPSS20 software, showed that spiritual intelligence, life meaning, meta-personal self- construct, and life satisfaction significantly exist in those with lower migraine (P<0.05).

Conclusion: Migraine affects other mechanisms of those with a migraine through the intermediary role of stress, leading to a decrease in the levels of components studied in the present research.

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Razavi International Journal of Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 3.4
July 2019
Pages 23-27

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