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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Aim and Background: This research examined the relation between mother's depression score and the student's emotional intelligence score in deaf and hearing students. Method and Materials: This was a descriptive-analytic study. The sample consisted of 30 deaf and 30 hearing three grade students from a junior high school and their mothers in Isfahan city. Students were administered Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, and their mothers completed Beck depression questionnaire. Data was analyzed by SPSS software, using t independent test, and Pearson's correlation test. Findings: T-test results between emotional intelligence of deaf and hearing students showed that, only in optimism factor there was significant difference between two groups. t test results between mother's depression score of two groups delineated that, there was significant difference between them. And mother's depression score of deaf students was more. Correlation results revealed that mother's depression score was correlated to emotional intelligence in two groups. Conclusions: Results of this study showed that depression score of mothers is related to the student deafness while mothers' depression is related to emotional intelligence. Finally results demonstrated mother's depression score is related to decreased emotional intelligence of deaf students, while mother's undepression score is related to increased emotional intelligence of hearing students.

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Aim and Background: Individuals are faced with numerous stressful life events which can negatively influence their mental health. Many individuals use smoking as a means of confronting stress. Given the relatively high prevalence of smoking in central Iran, the present study was conducted to compare stress levels in smokers, non-smokers, and those who had quit smoking. Methods and Materials: This study was conducted as part of Isfahan Healthy Heart Program on 9752 individuals in the cities of Isfahan, Arak, and Najaf Abad in 2008. Sampling was performed using multistage cluster randomization method. Data on age, sex, demographic characteristics, and smoking status was collected through interviews. Stress level was detected by General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). Logistic regression analysis and chi-square test were used for data analysis. Findings: In the present study, 30% of non-smokers, 32.1% ex-smokers, and 36.9% of smokers scored 4 and higher (P = 0.01) in the GHQ. In regression analysis, the final model which was controlled for age, sex, socioeconomic status (including place of residence, marital status, and education) showed that the odds ratio of stress in smokers and ex-smokers was significantly higher than non-smokers (OR = 1.66 and OR = 1.12, respectively). Conclusions: Conducted studies revealed mental problems and stresses to be significantly related with smoking. Therefore, interventions are required to reduce the prevalence of smoking in the community through interventions which provide correct methods of coping with stress.

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Aim and Background: Previous studies suggest that mental stress may influence serum lipid levels. This study was conducted on adult population living in rural and urban areas in central Iran to assess the correlation between stress levels and lipid profile disorders. Methods and Materials: Data was extracted from final evaluation of Isfahan Healthy Heart Program (IHHP) in 2008. Multistage cluster random sampling was used. The study population consisted of 9752 adults aged ≥ 19 years living in 3 cities of Isfahan, Arak and Najaf Abad. Demographic data, age, and sex were recorded. Blood samples were taken to determine lipid levels including total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and triglyceride. Stress levels were assessed using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). Logistic regression analysis and chi-square test were used for statistical analyses. Findings: After adjustment for age and sex, the odds ratios of high stress in individuals with high levels of TC and LDL-C and low levels of HDL-C were respectively 1.11 (1.08, 1.27), 1.13 (1.04, 1.24), and 1.12 (1.08, 1.28) compared to normal individuals. Conclusions: According to the relationship between lipid profile disorders and stress levels, special attention needs to be paid to psychological and environmental issues to treat lipid profile disorders.

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Aim and Background: This study investigated the effectiveness of group play on social skills of female preschool children (6-7 years old).   Methods and Materials: In this semi-experimental study, 20 female 6-7 year-old children were randomly selected and assigned to intervention and control groups (n = 10 in each). The intervention group participated 12 sessions of group play. All children were examined using the Social Skills Inventory. The applied intervention was evaluated through pre-test and post-test and the groups were compared using analysis of covariance. Findings: Social skills in the experimental group were significantly improved compared to the control group. Conclusions: Findings of this study revealed that group play can significantly and effectively enhance social skills of preschool children.

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Aim and Background: Personality traits such as perfectionism can cause or aggravate underlying physical or psychiatric disorders. The aim of this study was to compare neurotic perfectionism and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) among patients with skin disorders and healthy individuals and investigate the role of perfectionism and BDD in the risk of skin diseases. Methods and Materials: This was a descriptive-correlational study. The study subjects were selected through single-stage cluster sampling. For data collection, 2 clinics were randomly selected, and from among their clients, 112 were selected. In addition, 106 healthy individuals who were matched with the study group for demographic variables were selected as the control group. After obtaining informed consents, the participants completed the Farsi version of the Neurotic Perfectionism Questionnaire and Body Dysmorphic Symptoms Scale. Findings: The mean scores of neurotic perfectionism and BDD in patients with skin disorders were significantly higher than healthy subjects (P < 0.01). Results also showed that the risk of skin disorders can be predicted by neurotic perfectionism and BDD (r = 0.23) (P < 0.01). Conclusions: Neurotic perfectionism and BDD can cause and intensify skin disorders, and consequently, cause BDD in individuals suffering from all types of skin disorders. Therefore, it is important for physicians and specialists to be aware of perfectionism characteristics and BDD in order to provide psychotherapeutic services and promote the treatment process.

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Aim and Background: This research aimed to study the behavioral-emotional problems and skills of 6 to 12 year-old children of parents with cancer, and compare them with children of healthy parents. Methods and Materials: The study was conducted with an ex post facto design. The participants included 2 groups of 80 individuals (children of parents with cancer and children of healthy parents) who were selected through convenience sampling. The data collection tool used was the Child Behavior Checklist-Parent Report Form (CBCL). For statistical analysis of the findings, one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA), Mann–Whitney-U test, and correlation coefficient were used. Findings: There was a significant difference between the two groups regarding the variable of activity (P = 0.01). Moreover, there was a significant difference between the two groups in the variable of aggressive behavior in all dimensions of internalized and externalized problems (P = 0.01). However, the difference between the groups in the variables of community (P = 0.87) and school (P = 0.26) was not significant. Conclusions: Although parents&#039; chronic diseases such as cancer can cause emotional and behavioral problems in children, they can also create the basis for compensatory behaviors, such as advances in school in order to please parents or compensate for the child’s dissatisfaction with medical incompetence.

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Aim and Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder affects all aspects of the lives of children and these effects are less considered in the health and clinical system, so the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on the severity of symptoms and Function of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Methods and Materials: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test with 3-month follow-up and control group. The statistical population of the study included all children with obsessive-compulsive disorder aged 8 to 12 years in Esfahan in 2019, along with their mothers at the time of the study, of which 20 children with their parents, after an authentic psychiatrist or psychologist diagnosed them with obsessive-compulsive disorder and they obtained at least a score of 14 on the Children's Yale-Brown OCD Scale, were selected based on Purposive sampling method and randomly assigned into the experimental and control groups. The experimental group received acceptance and commitment therapy treatment for 10 sessions of individual, but the control group did not receive any intervention. Instruments used in the study included Children's Yale-Brown OCD Scale, Children's Global Assessment Scale and Child Obsessive Compulsive Impact Scale – Revised. To analyze the findings, inferential statistics methods of analysis of repeated measures were used.
Findings: Comparison of experimental group with control group showed that the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder were significantly reduced in the experimental group compared to the control group and the improvement of children's overall function in the post-test and follow-up stages was confirmed (p≤.0.05). so that 71% and 63% of the changes in overall functioning and Total score of symptom severity are affected by acceptance and commitment therapy, respectively. But the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on family and social functioning was not significant (P≥0.05).
Conclusions: Acceptance and commitment therapy is effective in reducing symptoms and improving overall function in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder.