Comparing the Effectiveness of Spiritual Coping Skills Training and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Training on Health Anxiety and Negative Affect in Women with Hypertension

Zomorrodi, Maryam; Keshavarz, Azita; Teimory, Saeid

doi:10.22059/japr.2026.396301.645263

Comparing the Effectiveness of Spiritual Coping Skills Training and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Training on Health Anxiety and Negative Affect in Women with Hypertension

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Maryam Zomorrodi

Azita Keshavarz

Saeid Teimory

Department of Psychology, ToJ.C., Islamic Azad University, Torbat Jam, Iran.

10.22059/japr.2026.396301.645263

Abstract

The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of spiritual coping skills training and mindfulness-based stress reduction training on health anxiety and negative affect in women with hypertension. The research was a quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with a control group and a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population of was women with hypertension who referred to Eqbal Hospital in Tehran in 2024. In this study, 53 women were selected through available sampling and randomly Simple assigned to experimental and control groups. Women in the experimental groups received a training program in spiritual coping skills and mindfulness-based stress reduction. Health Anxiety Questionnaire (HAQ) and Positive and Negative Affect Questionnaire (PNAQ) were used in the present study. The data were analyzed through variance with repeated measures via SPSS23 software. The results showed that spiritual coping skills training and mindfulness-based stress reduction training had a significant effect on health anxiety (P<0.001) and negative affect (P<0.001) in women with hypertension. The results of the follow-up test indicated that there was no significant difference between the effectiveness of these two interventions. Accordingly, spiritual coping skills training and mindfulness-based stress reduction training can be used as efficient methods to reduce health anxiety and negative affect in women with hypertension.

Keywords

Health Anxiety

Hypertension

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Training

Negative Affect

Spiritual Coping Skills Training