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Background and Aim: Psychological scales are increasingly used as important tools for assessment of intelligence, talents, academic achievement and personality characteristics and as a help in diagnosis of mental or personality disorders. Besides other methods of studying behaviors, these tools can be used for such purposes in schools, industrial and commercial organizations, public offices, universities and medical centers. This study aimed to assess psychometric properties of Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale(DASS-42) in a sample of high school students in Kermanshah. Method and Materials: This was a psychometric study executed on Kermanshah high school students in 2003-2004 academic year. A total number of 400 students were selected through multi-stage cluster sampling. In addition to DASS-44, other scales used in this study include: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Zung Anxiety Scale (ZAS) and Studets’ Stress Scale (SSS).Data were analysed running SPSS-10 software. Findings: The depression subscale of DASS-42 showed a high correlation (0.849) with the BDI in a 0.01 level of statistical significance. The stress subscale of DASS-42 was also found to have a 0.757 correlation co-efficient with SSS, again statistically significant at a 0.01 level. The rates of Chronbach alpha for the depression, anxiety and Stress subscales of DASS-42 were found to be 0.94, 0.85 and 0.87 respectively. The KMO rate for the present study was 0.88 which indicates a large-enough sample size for factor analysis. The Cruet-Bartlett’s test also showed a chi-square rate of 0.794 with a degree of freedom equal to 861, which was again significant at a 0.01 alpha level.  Discussion: After factor analysis, the factors which showed high specificity measures were compared with those introduced by the original authors. Hence this study identified a three factor model which can be regarded as identical with the model introduced by the original authors. 

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Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Introduction: A chronic illness, such as diabetes mellitus, creates changes in the life style and requires constant adjustment. The onset of a chronic illness can be a stressful event in any life stage including adolescence.. The interaction between the illness related problems and the psychosocial changes associated with normal adolescence makes it difficult for the patient to cope with the chronic illness in a constructive way.. Poor adherence to medical treatment and poor drug compliance are common concerns of the families and physicians dealing with diabetic adolescents. It is of an urgent importance to study effective, culturally appropriated interventions which focus on the high-risk diabetic adolescents with severe adherence difficulties and/or chronically poor metabolic control . Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial (Experimental design). The sample consisted of sixty randomly selected male and female diabetic adolescents living in Esfahan, with an age range between 12 to 18 years old. They were randomly assigned to four groups with different subjects of training including: personal self-efficacy, communication skills, both subjects and no training (control group). The scale of self-efficacy in diabetes and Family Assessment Device (FAD) were then administered to all participants. Treatment adherene was also evaluated using laboratory tests for Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) index. Data were analysed using the one-way Analysis of the Variance (one-way ANOVA). Findings: Significant difference was found between the groups regardind the scores of self-efficacy (F=3.725, P=0.017), FAD (F=4.151, P=0.01) and communication (F=8.302, P=0.000), as well as HbA1c results (F=3.088, P=0.035). Discussion: For preventing the short and the long term side effects of the diabetes mellitus, patients’ treatment adherence should be improved. Psychological interventions for enhancing self-efficacy and improving communication skills can be effective in this respect.

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Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Aim and Background: This study was aimed to compare the efficacy of face to face and internet-applied methods of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Counseling (CBGC) based on Ellis's theory in increasing marital satisfaction. Method and Materials: In a controlled experimental pre-post test study, a total number of 36 couples with low marital satisfaction referred to a university counseling center were randomly selected. They were then randomly assigned to one control and two experimental groups. The two different methods of CBGC were applied for the two experimental groups.   Data was analyzed using the one-way Analysis Of Variance (ANOVA) and the post-hoc Sheffeh's test through the SPSS-12 software. Findings: A significant higher increase was seen in marital satisfaction in both intervention groups compared with the control one (P Conclusion: For solving marital problems, internet-applied group counseling can be regarded as a good substitute for the face to face method in special conditions.

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Background & aim: Co-morbidity with schizotypal personality in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been widely reported to be associated with poor treatment response. Studies have repeatedly revealed a positive and a negative dimension for schizotypy. The primary aim of the present study was to explore if all or only certain features of schizotypy are predictive for therapy outcome in OCD subtypes. Method and Materials: The current study was conducted in an experimental research context. Thirty adults with OCD were selected through accessible sampling method. They received cognitive behavioral therapy in three groups (pure OCD, OCD with positive schizotypal personality and OCD with negative schizotypal personality). Subjects were assessed through administration of SPQ-B and STA questionnaires. Data were analyzed using multiple analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). Results: The between groups difference was significant (P < 0.01, F= 6.01, 8.05, 5.71, 6.64). Findings revealed that elevated scores in the positive schizotypal scales were highly predictive for treatment failure in OCD subtypes. Responders to treatment and non-responders did not significantly differ on scores in negative schizotypal scales. Conclusion: It is concluded that positive and negative schizotypal traits have different effects on treatment outcome of OCD. This study suggests that positive (not negative) schizotypal personality traits are associated with poor treatment response in obsessive-compulsive patients.

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Aim and Background: In the last few years, academic engagement has been known as the academic quality indicator and one of the goals of higher education, whose underlying factors must be identified. Therefore, the aim of this study was causal modeling of students' academic engagement based on academic self-efficacy and help-seeking with the mediation of academic buoyancy. Methods and Materials: This study was a correlational research based on structural equation modeling (SEM). The statistical population was all undergraduate students of Esfarayen Higher Education Complex, Esfarayen, Iran, in 2016-2017 academic year. The sample included 304 students (253 boys, 51 girls) who were selected using random cluster sampling. Academic Engagement Scale (Fredricks et al.), Academic Buoyancy Scale (Dehghanizadeh and Hosseinchari), Academic Self-efficacy Scale (Owen and Froman), and Academic Help-Seeking Scale (Ryan and Pintrich) were used to measure the intended variables. Findings: Academic self-efficacy and academic help-seeking had a direct, positive, and significant effect on academic engagement. Moreover, they had indirect, positive, and significant effect on academic engagement through academic buoyancy. Academic buoyancy could predict the student academic engagement positively. Overall, the finding suggested that academic buoyancy had a mediating role in the relationship between academic self-efficacy, academic help-seeking, and academic engagement. Conclusions: Enhancing self-efficacy and help-seeking in students helps them overcome their educational problems, and thus increases their academic buoyancy. These factors together provide the conditions for academic engagement.

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Aim and Background: Studies have shown that exercise affects the heart characteristics; therefore the aim of this study was to investigate the Effect of 12 weeks Resistance training on heart’s functional characteristics in elderly women.
Methods and Materials: The research method was quasi-experimental and the research design was pre-test, post-test, follow up with experimental and control groups. The statistical population of the study consisted of elderly in Kermanshah Welfare Center. The sampling method was purposive and based on inclusion and exclusion criteria among 60-65 years old women. 27 persons were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Echocardiography was used to measure heart structure and function. Repeated measurement test was used to determine the effectiveness of exercise and Bonferroni test was used at the P≤0.05 level. All calculations were performed using SPSS 24 software.
Findings: The results showed that in all functional variables, the difference between pre-test and post-test was significant in the experimental group (p<.001). Due to the difference in the means, scores from pre-test to post-test increased. There was also a significant difference between the mean post-test and follow-up of the experimental group (p<0.001). Also in all functional variables, the difference between pre-test and post-test in control group was not significant (p= 1.000). Due to the difference in the means, pre-test to post-test scores did not change significantly. (p<.05).
Conclusions: According to the findings of this study, it can be concluded that 12 weeks of resistance training had a significant effect on the functional parameters of the heart of elderly women.
Keywords: Resistance training, functional characteristics, Heart, Elderly women.

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Aim and Background: Eating disorders are a category of mental / psychiatric disorders that cause many problems in physical health and mental functioning. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on the Bulimia nervosa of overweight women.
Methods and Materials: The present study is a Semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with control group. In this study, 40 overweight women with BMI greater than 30 in area 1 of Tehran were selected by available sampling method and were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Subjects responded to the Garner et al (1982) Eating Questionnaire in two stages of pre-test and post-test. The experimental group received 8 sessions of 60 min of acceptance and commitment-based therapy in the group, while the control group received no treatment. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance and SPSS software version 25.
Findings: Comparison of experimental groups with control group showed that Bulimia nervosa and its sub-scales (diet, overeating and mental health with food and oral restraint) were significantly reduced in experimental group compared to control group and the efficacy of acceptance and commitment-based treatment on Bulimia nervosa was confirmed at post-test (p<0.001). The effect was between 75.7% and 81.1%.
Conclusions: Generally, the results indicated a significant effect of a course of acceptance and commitment-based treatment on the variables of Bulimia nervosa and weight loss in overweight women.

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Aim and Background: Love is one of the most amazing emotions a person can experience and emotional failure is one of the most painful problems that can happen to anyone during a romantic relationship. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of hypnotherapy on positive and negative affect and self-efficacy of women with a history of emotional failure.
Methods and Materials: The present study is of quasi-experimental with design pre-test, post-test and follow up with the control group. The statistical population included all women referring to counseling centers in Amol city with a history of emotional failure in 2017. 30 subjects were selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. In order to conduct the research, Ross's emotional injury (1999), Panas Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) (1988) and self-efficacy questionnairs (Shaurzerz and Grosselm, 1995) were used. The experimental group received hypnotherapy for 8 sessions of 2 hours weekly. The research findings were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc in SPSS software.
Findings: The results of repeated ANOVA test showed that 8 sessions of hypnotherapy training significantly increased the positive affect (p<0.001) and self- efficacy (p<0.001) but decreased the negative effect (p<0.001) in the experimental group to the control group that showed a significant effect of hypnotherapy on the recovery of people with a history of emotional failure.
Conclusions: According to research findings, hypnotherapy can be used to improve the quality of life and increase hope for the future in people with a history of emotional failure.

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Aim and Background: Interacting parents with their children can affect many psychological factors such as children's emotional regulation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of parent-child interaction therapy on emotional regulation of fifth grade elementary girls with anxiety.
Methods and Materials: The present study was a semi-experimental design with pre-test-post-test design and follow-up with the control group. The statistical population of this study was all girls studying in the fifth grade of elementary school in the year 2017-2018 in Sirjan city. Thirty subjects were selected as a sample and randomly assigned to two groups of intervention (n=15) and control (n=15). Birmaher anxiety disorder questionnaire (1999) Shields and Sichati Excitement Scale (1997) were used. The parent-child-based treatment scheme used in this research was a conception derived from various studies in this field in 14 sessions of 60 minutes. Data were analyzed by variance analysis with repeated measures and dependent t at significance level of .05.
Findings: The results indicated a meaningful effect of a parent-child interaction-based treatment course on emotion regulation of female students (P<0.001).
Conclusions: In this regard, it can be said that, the main benefits of this type of therapy to improve the emotion regulation of children were as follows: the approach of parents to children through the game, the process of group work governing this program, and the support of parents to educate each other, encouraging the therapist to establish a strong relationship between parents and the child, reflecting their emotions and their excitement as well as offering feedback by doing homework at home.