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Volume 17, Issue 68 (11-2018)                   Journal of Psychological Science 2018, 17(68): 443-452 | Back to browse issues page

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Ghafarimoghadam F, Dehghani-Arani F. (2018). Evaluation heart rate irritability in children with chronic medical conditions based on attachment style. Journal of Psychological Science. 17(68), 443-452.
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Tehran Uneversity , f.dehghani.a@ut.ac.ir
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Background: Pediatric health psychology and investigating the role of psychological factors in adaptation of children with medical conditions is a notable field in health psychology. One of these psychological factors is the attachment style which plays an important role in the literature. Aims: The present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the heart rate irritability in the children with chronic medical conditions based on attachment style. Method: In this quasi-experimental study, the effect of attachment psychological factor on heart rate irritability in children with chronic medical conditions was investigated this end, 45 children aged 12-15 years with the criteria for diagnosis of a chronic medical condition were selected by sampling method. These children were suffering from diabetes and renal failure and nasal congestion. entered the study After completing the Collins and Reid (1990) Attachment Style Questionnaire, children were divided into three groups with security, avoidant and anxiety attachment style. In the next step, heart rate irritability and measurements were performed. Results: Finding of the study showed that in children with security attachment style, there was a significant difference p<%05 in attachment scores and heart rate excitatory subtypes including heart rate and respiration rates as compared to those with insecure attachment style. Conclusions: This study showed that the chronic medicalconditions in children lead to psychosocial harm in them and their parents and their compatibility is affected, and the attachment style of children can affect this relationship.
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2019/05/22 | Published: 2018/11/15

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