The Comparison of Dimensions of Emotional Processing and Differentiation of Self in Students with Personality Types D and B

Subject Areas : Journal of Excellence in counseling and psychotherapy

Behnaz  Daraei fard ¹ (Master's degree, Department of Psychology, Shahr-e Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Quds City, Iran.)
Nasrullah  Ansari Nejad ² (Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahr-e Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e Qods, Iran.)

Received: 2022-04-14 Accepted : 2022-05-19 Published : 2022-08-23

Keywords: Students, Personality type D, Personality type B, Emotional Processing Differentiation of Self,

Abstract :

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the dimensions of emotional processing and differentiation of self in students with personality types D and B. Methodology: The design of the present study was fundamental in terms of purpose and causal-comparative in terms of method. The statistical population included all male and female undergraduate students of the Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e Qods branch in the academic year 2020-2021. 60 students with personality type D and 60 students with personality type B were selected as the sample. According to Covid-19's disease conditions, participants responded virtually to the Baker et al. (2007) Emotional Processing Scale and Scorron and Friedlander (1988) self-differentiation checklist. Data were analyzed using multivariate and univariate analysis of variance and SPSS software version 25. Findings:  The results showed that there was a significant difference between all dimensions of emotional processing and self-differentiation between two groups of students with personality type D and personality type B (p>0.05). In other words, students with type D personality have healthy emotional processing and lower differentiation. Conclusion: Therefore, it is suggested that due to the effective role of mental health in the emotional and psychological health of students, it is necessary to think of special measures to make it suitable in universities.

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