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Aim and Background: This study investigated the effectiveness of parental skills training using a solution-focused method to reduce the behavioral problems in preschool children in Isfahan city, Iran. Methods and Materials: This was a quasi-experimental study with control group using pretest-posttest method. The statistical population consisted of all parents of the preschool children in Isfahan city in educational year of 2014-2015. To this end, 32 families (64 parents) were selected using a cluster sampling method and were randomly divided into two control and treatment groups. After pretest for both groups, treatment group received parental skills training using a solution-focused method for 6 sessions during one month by a PhD student in family counseling; however, the control group received no training. Then, posttest and follow-up were conducted for both groups. In order to assess the behavioral problems of the children, Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) was used. Finally, the data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance test. Findings: In treatment group, mean values were significantly reduced compared to that of the control group in terms of the behavioral problems, anxiety, depression, somatization, social problems, thought problems, attention problems, rule-breaking behaviors, aggressive behaviors, and other problems. Conclusions: It can be concluded that solution-focused parenting skills training is an effective way to reduce children's behavioral problems.

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Aim and Background: The women with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder face some damages in different relationships during their life knowing them can help the consultants to cure them. The purpose of the present study was to investigate and identify the interspousal damages in women's marital relationships. Methods and Materials: This was a study based on the qualitative methodology approach. Data collection was done through 14 semi-structured interviews with family specialists, clinical psychologists and psychiatrists. The data analysis was conducted via thematic analysis. The sampling was stated purposefully and it was continued up to the data saturation; data analysis was done simultaneous with the data collection. Findings: The data analysis led to extracting five themes which showed the background of women's interspousal damages. The themes (subjects) included developmental, intrapersonal, interspousal, familial and social damages which were effective on the interspousal relationship among these women. Conclusions: The achieved results revealed that familial and environmental damages caused the growth of obsessive-compulsive personality features in these women; these damages affected their relationships in life such as parent-child as well as social relationships, which could affect interspousal relationships. Therefore, in order to decrease the effect of these damages, consultation and psychology interventions are needed in women with obsessive-compulsive personality symptoms.

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Aim and Background: An individual pathology observed in families is morbid jealousy. Thus, the aim of the present study was to examine the views of family therapy specialists about interactional damages in spouses of men with morbid jealousy. Methods and Materials: The present research was a qualitative (phenomenological) study. The search population consisted of all specialists in the field of psychological family therapy. The participants consisted of 8 specialists with experiences in psychological family therapy. Data were collected through semi-structural interviews. The gathered data were analyzed through systematic method in the three steps of description, reduction, and interpretation. Findings: The results showed that from among 489 sentences related to interactional damages, 122 concepts were extracted in open coding that were disaggregated into 23 subthemes in axial coding. Finally, data were summarized into 9 categories of pathologies related to solving conflicts, communication styles, sexual relationship, communication with children, and communication with the spouse regarding familial and household issues, and cognitive, behavioral, and emotional damages which were problematic to the relationship. Conclusions: It can be concluded that, from the viewpoint of family specialists, men with morbid jealousy cause damages in their families that increase the probability of family disintegration.

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Aim and Background: There is a lack of research in Iran on the effect of premature ejaculation (PE) on men. Thus, the aim of the present qualitative study was to assess this issue through content analysis and evaluation of previous studies on this topic. Methods and Materials: Elsevier, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, SID, PubMed, Magiran, and CIVILICA databases were searched using related keywords and 13 articles were selected from among those published during 1970-2016. Findings: This study concentrated on the assessment of psychological problems affecting the lives of men with PE. The problems of men with PE were categorized into 8 main themes of ejaculation management, stress, anxiety, marital adjustment, sexual satisfaction, physiological problems, depression, and sexual self-concept. Conclusions: It seems that concentrating on both men with PE and their partners and performing interventions in the form of couples therapy is more effective on the treatment process.

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Aim and Background: The purpose of this study was to assess interactional pathologies among couples consisting of a woman with borderline personality disorder based on interviews with family therapists. Methods and Materials: The research population of this qualitative study consisted of all family specialists in psychological family therapy. The study participants were 12 specialists with experience in psychological family therapy. The subjects were selected through purposive homogeneous sampling method. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The gathered data were analyzed using thematic method in 3 steps of description, reduction, and analysis. Findings: From the 533 sentences related to interactional pathologies extracted from specialists’ interviews, 133 concepts related to interactional pathology were extracted in open coding. They were summarized into 16 subthemes in axial coding. These subthemes were summarized into the 4 themes of personal pathology effective on couples’ life, social interpersonal communication pathologies, couple interpersonal pathologies, and family interpersonal pathologies. Conclusions: It can be concluded that the presence of women with borderline personality disorder exposes their family to damages that increase the probability of family disintegration.

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Aim and Background: This study aimed to explore the psychological domestic abuse of women by their spouse in a sample of Iranian couples. Methods and Materials: This study had a basic aim and a qualitative design (grounded theory). The statistical population consisted of a compilation of electronic resources, books, theses, and journals, and opinions of family counseling experts and women who had suffered domestic abuse in Isfahan, Iran. Purposeful sampling was performed and continued until saturation of the categories. The collected data consisted of 15 semi-structured interviews with abused married women, 10 interviews with family counseling experts and content analysis of books, articles, and journals related to psychological domestic abuse. Findings: The results showed that some cases of domestic abuse by men were disregard for the spouse's needs, lack of commitment and accountability, controlling behavior, anti-moral values, and frustrating habits and personality traits. Domestic abuse was rooted in social, religious, economic, environmental, cultural, and familial backgrounds. Intervening factors included factors related to the interference of others, personality traits of the abused person, and background factors. The causal factors included interpersonal conditions and personality types. The most important strategies of women against domestic abuse included aggressive–confrontational, silence, peaceful, defensive, reformation, and alternative response. The consequences of domestic abuse were found to be individual, interpersonal, familial, and social consequences. Conclusions: Psychological domestic abuse of women by men is affected by background, intervening, psychological, and personality factors. It seems that the model obtained in this study can be used in treatment interventions for abused women.

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Aim and Background: The aim of present study was investigating the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for couples on marital adjustment in men with bipolar II Disorder. Methods and Materials: Participants (3 couples) were selected using purposeful sampling. Nonconcurrent multiple baseline experimental single subject study was used as the method. The efficacy of couples’ ACT protocol was carried out in three phases of intervention (baseline, 12-session treatment and 3-month follow-up) by using dyadic adjustment scale (DAS). Data were analyzed by visuals analysis and percentage of non-overlapping data (PND) and percentage of overlapping data (POD) strategies. Findings: There was a significant difference between the mean values of the baseline and intervention scores. The effectiveness of couples-based ACT in men with bipolar II disorder was validated to improve the marital adjustment. Conclusions: ACT for couples can improve the marital adjustment in men with bipolar II disorder and decrease the rate of divorce.

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Aim and Background: Since the experience of emotion covers a major part of man’s life, emotion regulation and factors that affect it can play an effective role in individual’s life. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to find out the factors influencing emotion regulation. Methods and Materials: This research was a qualitative survey based on grounded theory. Data analysis was carried out using conventional content analysis. Statistical population consisted of married women residing in Isfahan, Iran. Sampling was conducted on purposive method and saturated design chosen from 10 married women who intended to enroll in cultural education courses. Data gathering was carried out using in-depth semi-structured interview method. Findings: Taking the conducted interviews from married women into account, the results of the content analysis showed 7 nuclear topics consisting of biological, intra-personal, psychological, couple-related, family-related, environmental-social and strategic factors, along with 16 auxiliary subtitles. Conclusions: Taking into account the acquired nuclear factors from the present study, regulating women’s emotion is a biological, psychological and social problem. The researchers and therapists are therefore recommended to pay attention to family, couple, social and biological factors along with intra-personal and psychological parameters so that they could benefit from further findings in this field.