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Cognitive correlations of voice aversion (misophonia) in students; the causal role of anxiety and depression

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
sheima jorabian fakour tabrizi 1
samane sadeghi 2
masoud sheikhi 3
omid amani 4
1 Master of Educational Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 Master of Oriental Psychology, Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.
3 MSc in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University-Hamedan Branch, Hamedan, Iran
4 Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology and Health, Faculty of Psychology & Educational Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/naes.2022.347401.1237
Abstract
misophonia is a term used to describe aversion to certain sounds, such as the sound of chewing, tickling, tapping on a surface, and the sound of squeezing lips. It has several effects on the mental health of people with the disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychological correlations misophonia and the causal role of anxiety and depression in students. This study was a descriptive correlational study in terms of its basic purpose and method. The statistical population of the study was all students of Tehran's universities in the academic year of 2021-2022, of which 150 were selected in a purposeful manner and completed the demographic questionnaire, misophonia Wu et al. (2014) and anxiety Stress and Depression 21 (DASS-21). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation and hierarchical regression) using SPSS V.23 software. The results of data analysis showed that there was a significant relationship between the three factors of misophonia, anxiety and depression (p <0.05) the relationship between misophonia and positive anxiety and the severity of the relationship was equal to 0.422. Also, the relationship between the misophonia of depression was positive and the intensity of the relationship was equal to 0.51. regression analysis also indicated the predictive role of anxiety and depression in the misophonia. According to these findings, it can be said that misophonia is associated with anxiety and depression the severity of their symptoms and requires serious attention and plan interventions for people with symptoms of this disorder.
Keywords
Misophonia
Anxiety
Depression
Student

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 15 June 2022
  • Revise Date 22 July 2022
  • Accept Date 21 June 2022
  • First Publish Date 21 June 2022
  • Publish Date 22 December 2022