Publications by authors named "Nikzad Ghanbari Pirkashani"

Mindfulness and acceptance have demonstrated associations with alexithymia facets. As a very limited body of research has explored the predictive strength among alexithymia-related constructs, this study aimed to investigate the prediction of alexithymia based on acceptance and mindfulness among students. The study group consisted of 586 university students, 237 (40.

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  • AI and machine learning are proving valuable in fields like neuroscience and psychiatry, especially for tackling complex issues that traditional methods struggle with.
  • The study focuses on an ML model that examines the interplay between resiliency, hope, and COVID-19 stress, factoring in spiritual well-being.
  • Findings indicate that spiritual well-being alone doesn't predict stress levels, and the ML model outperforms traditional methods in capturing the nuanced relationships among these variables.
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  • The study explored how mindfulness levels might affect the tendency to experience hallucinations in non-clinical participants, particularly among 168 Iranian university students.
  • It measured mindfulness, mental distress (like depression, anxiety, and stress), and hallucination proneness through three different questionnaires.
  • Findings revealed a significant link between mindfulness and hallucination proneness, with mental distress playing a mediating role in this relationship, affecting various aspects of mindfulness.
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