The Structural Modeling of Internal and External Entrapment Based on Childhood Trauma with Regard to the Mediating Role of Paranoid Thoughts in Medical Students

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Zahra Razzaghi ¹ , Narjes Sadat Oliazadeh ² , Seyyed Mehdi Sarkeshikiyan ³ , marzieh yari zanganeh ⁴

1 - Master of Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Qom Medical Sciences Unit, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran.
2 - Master of Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Qom Medical Sciences Unit, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran.
3 - PhD in Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, Roudhen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudhen, Iran.
4 - Assistant Professor Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.

Received: 2024-04-03 Accepted : 2024-08-18 Published : 2024-08-18

Keywords: Entrapment, Childhood trauma, Paranoid thoughts, Medical students,

Abstract :

Background and purpose: The purpose of the research was to test the fit of the structural modeling of internal and external entrapment on childhood trauma with regard to the mediating role of paranoid thoughts in medical students of Islamic Azad University  of Qom province.

 

Methods: This research was a descriptive-correlational research study using structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the research was made up of all medical students of Islamic Azad University of Qom province, who were studying in the academic year 2022-2023. The sample size of the study included 271 participants, who were selected based on Purposive sampling method. To collect the data, the Bernstein et al.'s Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ),  the Gilbert and Allan's Entrapment Scale, and the Revised Green et al.'s Paranoid Thoughts Scale (R-GPTS) were used. The collected data were analyzed by structural equation modeling.

 

Findings: The indicators showed that the proposed model had an acceptable fit. The results showed that childhood trauma and paranoid thoughts had a direct effect on the entrapment of internal and external. Also, Sobel Test results indicated that childhood trauma had an indirect effect on the internal and external entrapment through mediating by paranoid thoughts.

Conclusion: Childhood trauma in medical students directly and indirectly (mediating by paranoid thoughts) can affect the internal and external entrapment.

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