en روان شناسی تربیتی Educational Psychology پژوهشي Original <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#3300ff;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:2;"><b>Objective</b>: The objective of the present study was to examine the emotional autonomy dimensions as predictors of self-focused attention and self-criticism among adolescents exhibiting hypochondriacal beliefs who were referred to educational counseling centers.<br> <b>Methods</b>: This investigation employed a correlational research design to analyze how the dimensions of emotional autonomy could forecast self-focused attention and self-criticism. The participants in the study were students identified as having hypochondriacal beliefs within the student population; given the limited number of individuals in this population, all 80 students were chosen as the sample through accessible sampling. Data collection involved utilizing the Emotional Autonomy Scale (EAS; Steinberg & Silverberg, 1986), the Self-focused Attention Scale (Woody et al., 1997), and the Levels of Self-Criticism Scale (Thompson & Zuroff, 2000). Descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation were applied for data analysis, while inferential statistics utilized Pearson correlation and regression techniques within the SPSS-24 software.<br> <b>Results</b>: The outcomes of the study revealed that the emotional autonomy dimensions significantly and positively predicted self-focused attention and comparative self-criticism among adolescents with hypochondriacal beliefs referred to educational counseling centers.<br> <b>Conclusions</b>: These findings offer valuable insights for guiding counseling interventions for teenagers with hypochondriacal beliefs.</span></span></span></span></div> Emotional autonomy, Self-focused attention, Self-Criticism, Adolescents, Hypochondriacal beliefs 300 315 http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-743-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Ashraf Gachinipour Khamiri khamiri.71@gmail.com 10031947532846009179 10031947532846009179 Yes Master of Educational Psychology, Islamic Azad University Qeshm International Branch, Hormozgan, Iran Bakhtyar Hassan Muhammadamin baxtiarhassan@uor.edu.krd 10031947532846009180 10031947532846009180 No PhD. counseling, Associate Professor at Education and psychology Department, College of Education, University of Raparin, Ranya, Kurdistan region, Iraq. Leila Ahrari Leila.Ahrari.ed@gmail.com 10031947532846009181 10031947532846009181 No BA in Quran and Hadith Sciences, Non-Profit University of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Qom, Iran. Majid NazariSalaghi MajidNazariSalaghi.ps@gmail.com 10031947532846009182 10031947532846009182 No Master's degree in Educational Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm Research Sciences Unit, Hormozgan, Iran. Soraya Pormayeh Soraya.Parmayeh@gmail.com 10031947532846009183 10031947532846009183 No Master of General Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm Branch, Hormozgan, Iran.