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Fatemeh Keshvari , Hossein Lotfabadi , Saied Imani, Mojtaba Habibi ,
Volume 16, Issue 4 (5-2018)
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Aim and Background: How to allocate resources during development and its underlying motives provide developmental psychologists with understanding about fairness development. By age 4, children's social understanding of self and others is increased. This allows children to decide how to allocating resources towards others. As child develops considering fairness or self-interest concerns matters during allocating resources. This study aimed to examine resource allocation development in 4-6-year-old children in advantageous inequality and disadvantageous inequality conditions.
Methods and Materials: This was a correlational study with the population of all 4-6-year-olds from kindergartens in 4 region of Tehran in years 1395-1396. One hundred and two participants aged 4 (n=34, 17 girls), 5 (n=36, 18 girls) and 6 (n=32, 16 girls) were selected through a clustered sampling. Participants were asked to distribute resources in with cost-advantageous/disadvantageous and without cost-advantageous conditions.
Findings: Results showed that children more allocated resources in with cost disadvantageous condition as compared to other conditions (p<0.05). Across age groups, 4-year-old children significantly shared more resources in disadvantageous condition (p<0.05). 6-year-old girls allocated more resources when compared to boys.
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that self-interest seems to be the main motives in allocating resource of 4-6-year-old children in advantageous and disadvantageous conditions. In addition, during 4-6-years of old children do not use fairness consideration in their decisions about resources.
Amirhossein Dabirvaziri , Maryam Tehranizadeh ,
Volume 16, Issue 4 (5-2018)
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Aim and Background: The autism spectrum disorder is increasing in all parts of the world, so that in 2018, one in every 59 people with autism is reported. Given the importance of adaptive behavior in everyday life at home and at school, as well as social costs and care during their lives, the importance of early diagnosis in autism is highlighted, thereby improving cognitive, adaptive behavior and reducing the severity of autism.
Methods and Materials: The sample consists of 170 children, 100 autistic children and 70 healthy and juvenile children. Using a perception multi-layer neural network, a clinical decision support system was designed to predict autism based on signs and symptoms.
Findings: The average accuracy of the neural network design was 96.11% after performing 10, as a result of a carefully designed system; it could be a reliable assistant and supporter of this area for the diagnosis of autistic children.
Conclusions: The mean age of diagnosis of autism is 4 years and 4 months (52 months), which does not significantly differ with gender, race, and ethnicity. Therefore, the design of the clinical decision support system in this study for a range of 3 to 6 years old can be used as an important, necessary and reliable screening tool to prevent delay in early diagnosis and intervention.
Elaheh Hajehforoush , Elham Foroozandeh, Hamid Mirhosseini , Ahmad Abedi,
Volume 16, Issue 4 (5-2018)
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Aim and Background: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorder that causes educational, social and family problems. The main aim of present study was to compare the efficacy of neurofeedback and neurofeedback along with Barkly parental training on visual attention dimensions and comprehension of children with ADHD.
Methods and Materials: This study was an experimental study with two experiment and one sham control groups in three stages of pre- post and ten weeks follow up tests. The population included all elementary ADHD boys in Isfahan city in academic year 2017-2018. Among those who attended in education and training clinic, forty-two were selected along with their mothers by purposive sampling. There were assigned in two experiment and one control groups randomly. All the participants were assessed in three stages by continues visual and auditory performance test (IVA). Data were analyzed by repeated measure ANOVA analysis.
Findings: The results showed that there were no significant difference between two experiment groups in visual vigilance (p≤0.96), focus (p≤0.76), speed (p≤0.87) and visual comprehension (p≤0.42) in post-test and follow up stages; but in compare to control group visual attention dimensions and comprehension increased significantly in both experiment groups.
Conclusions: Neurofeedback training and neurofeedback along with Barkly parental training equally increase visual attention dimension and comprehension in ADHD children.
Fariba Karimi , Kiomars Farahbakhsh , Hossein Salimi Bijestani , Abdollah Motamedi ,
Volume 16, Issue 4 (5-2018)
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Aim and Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between theory of mind and attachment styles in terms of anxiety and avoidance in adolescent girls.
Methods and Materials: The research method was descriptive correlational. A total of 280 adolescents aged 12-13 and 14-17 years old were randomly selected. Participants responded to two questionnaires on Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET-R) and the Experiences in Close Relationships–Relationship Structures (ECR-RS). Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation and stepwise regression. SPSS software was used for this purpose.
Findings: In this study, there was a significant relationship between the accuracy of theory of mind in adolescents (12-13 years old) with attachment style in terms of anxiety with mother, father, friend and anxiety (p<0.001). Stepwise regression analysis showed that anxiety with father, mother and friend was 0.96, 0.003, and 0.001. Predicted the variance of theory of mind (p<0.001, p<0.01). No significant relationship was found in the larger adolescent group.
Conclusions: In order to better understand the relationship between adolescent attachment and theory of mind, it is necessary to consider common factors and distinguish between different types of unsecured attachment, especially between anxiety and avoidance.
Samadieh Hadi , Kareshki Hossein , Farhad Tanhaye Reshvanloo , Mahdi Arkhudi Ghalenoei ,
Volume 17, Issue 1 (8-2019)
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Aim and Background: It is essential to development an accurate scale for the evaluation of emotion regulation strategies that not only integrates different important strategies into a unified multidimensional questionnaire but also complements the existing measures. The aim of this research was the evaluation of Psychometric properties Heidelberg form for emotion regulation strategies. Methods and Materials: The design of this study was testing and correlation. Statistical population of this research was all students in University of Birjand in the first year of undergraduate of 2017-2018 academic years. 301 students were selected by cluster sampling method among them. Data were collected by using Heidelberg form for Emotion Regulation Strategies (HFERST) and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). To determine the Inner consistency of HFERST, Cronbach's alpha and Split-halves coefficient and to determine its validity, Content validity, EFA, CFA and Convergent validity were used. Findings: The results of exploratory factor analysis showed that the scale had a good six-factor structure that explained 55.53% of the variance. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed this structure. The internal consistency of sub-scales was obtained with the Cronbach's alpha in the desired range. The results of Convergent validity indicated that there was a positive and significant correlation between HFERST dimensions including reappraisal, acceptance and experience suppression with Positive refocusing, positive reappraisal and acceptance of CERQ. Conclusions: The results of statistical analysis showed that the Persian version of Heidelberg Form for Emotion Regulation Strategies has acceptable psychometric properties and can be used as a reliable tool in the Iranian population.
Salar Faramarzi, Sayed Hossein Siadatian, Azam Rashidi, Zahra Kardan,
Volume 17, Issue 1 (8-2019)
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Aim and Background: The attendances a child with intellectual disabilities in each family impress their structure and mental health, particularly mothers. Thus, the aim of this study was to compare the effect of chronic sorrow and feelings of entrapment in mothers that have children with intellectual disabilities and without, in Kashan 2017-2018. Methods and Materials: This study was a causal-comparative study, and its statistical population include all mothers of disabled and non-disabled children, in exceptional and normal schools in Kashan. The sample consist 66 mothers (31 mothers of children with intellectual disabilities and 35 mothers of non-disabled children), which were selected mothers of children with intellectual disability, by available sampling method and mothers of non-disabled children by multistage random sampling. To measure information, were used Kendall's Chronic Sorrow Instrument (KCSI) and entrapment questionnaire. The method of analysis was descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (multivariate analysis of variance). Findings: The results showed the significance difference between the feeling of chronic sorrow and feelings of entrapment in mothers of children with intellectual disabilities and without, in Kashan (p=.0001) and mothers of children with intellectual disabilities have chronicle chronic sorrow and feelings of entrapment more. Conclusions: Regarding the negative effects of two chronic sorrow and feelings of entrapment in mental health, it is necessary to provide psychological services to mothers of mentally disabled children.
Akram Mazlomi, Hossein Davoudi, Hasan Heidari, Mohammad Asgari ,
Volume 17, Issue 3 (10-2019)
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Aim and Background: Substance abuse disorder or addiction is complex behavioral problems arising from many interacting factors, including social, cultural, environmental, psychological and biological. Therefore, the aim of this study was prediction of addiction potential using developmental assets in adolescents.
Methods and Materials: This study was a descriptive-correlational research. To achieve this purpose, 500 students (250 boys, 250 girls) of 10 and 11 grades in Arak were selected by stage cluster sampling. The participants completed Iranian Addiction Preparedness Scale (IAPS) and Developmental Assets Profile (DAP). Data were analyzed by SPSS software, using Pearson correlation and regression analysis.
Findings: The results showed that there is a significant relationship between developmental assets and its dimensions with addiction potential and its components in adolescents (p<.05). Also, developmental assets and its dimensions predict the addiction potential and its components (p<.05).
Conclusions: Results of present study showed that developmental assets an important role in predicting addiction potential in adolescents. Therefore, consideration of these predictive variables by researchers, specialists, therapists, and planners seems necessary to prevent drug substance abuse disorder or addiction.
Amin Rafieipour, Zahra Sakeni, Somayeh Ramesh, Negar Mazloom Al-Hosseini,
Volume 17, Issue 3 (10-2019)
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Aim and Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a chronic medical condition that affects many aspects of patients' lives. Therefore, it is important to identify risk factors of CVD for the design of interventional and preventive programs. The purpose of this study was to review the psychological risk factors of CVD.
Methods and Materials: This systematic review study examines the psychological risk factors of CVD. For this purpose, articles from 1995 to 2019 were searched from the databases of Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus and Elsevier. Out of 257 articles, 51 articles were finally used in this study.
Findings: The results of this study showed that various factors such as stress, depression, anger and hostility, lack of social support, anxiety, lack of spiritual health and personality traits such as type A personality in the development of CVD is involved.
Conclusions: According to the findings of the study, health professionals can prevent and control of CVD in different age groups by designing educational programs focused on risk factors of this disease such as stress, depression, anger, social isolation and anxiety.
Lida Ghoredan, Sedigheh Hosseinpour Delavar, Vahid Tadibi, Naser Behpour,
Volume 18, Issue 1 (3-2020)
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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.
Mahmood Sharifi Esfahani, Kiumars Farahbakhsh, Masumeh Esmaeili, Hossein Salimi Bajestani, Mohammad Asgari,
Volume 18, Issue 3 (11-2020)
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Aim and Background: In recent years, simultaneously with the high incidence of psychological disorders, the worry about children’s mental health and its influence on their growth and functions has been increased. Children’s behavioral disorder plays an important role in this regard. Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is known as the third prevalent childhood disorder. Since the management of destructive outcomes of ODD disorder can be considered as both treatment and prevention, specialists have placed particular emphasis on the assessment, diagnosis, and early treatment of this psychological disorder. The goal of the present study was to investigate and identify the moderating factors of ODD in children.
Methods and Materials: Research data was collected and analyzed through qualitative approach and grounded theory. The study population included all the parents of ODD children (aging 6-12) of pre and primary schools of Isfahan in the year of 2019. In pursuit of this goal, 12 parents meeting the criteria to enter the research were chosen according to the targeted convenience sampling with two questionnaires of Child Symptom Inventory, parent-form (Gadow and Sprafkin, 1994) and General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg, 1972). Data analysis was conducted using Strauss & Corbin (1986).
Findings: The obtained findings were as follows: 73 primary codes through open coding, 5 subcategories through axial coding based on subject similarity, and finally 2 categories of parenting and non-parenting factors through selective coding.
Conclusions: A set of parenting and non-parenting factors plays a crucial role in moderating and managing children’s oppositional behaviors.
Abdolhossein Shamsi, Amir Ghamarani,
Volume 18, Issue 4 (1-2021)
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Aim and Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of parenting based on organizational skills on symptoms of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Methods and Materials: This was a quasi-experimental research with pretest, posttest, and follow up, as well as the control group. The study population consisted of all children aged 8-10 years with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Isfahan who were educated in Isfahan public schools in 2019-2020. In this study, participated 30 male children (15 control group and 15 experimental group) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder that diagnosed on the basis of the Child Psychiatry and Fourth edition of Swanson-Nolan and Pelham Scale (SNAP-IV). In the experimental group, parents of children of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, 11 therapy sessions were conducted with an average of 90-minute. The participants answered to Fourth edition of Swanson-Nolan and Pelham Scale (SNAP-IV) in three stages: pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Data were analyzed by MANCOVA using SPSS23 software.
Findings: Parenting based on organizational skills improved attention deficit and total attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in the post-test and the effects have been significant and the effect on follow-up stage also remains(p≤05). But parenting based on organizational skills did not have a significant effect on symptoms of hyperactivity / impulsivity (P≥0.05).
Conclusions: This study shows promising results for parenting based on organizational skills as an intervention for improving Symptoms of Attention Deficit in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and suggest that Symptoms of Attention Deficit are malleable through implementation of parenting based on organizational skills.
Shirin Khodadadi Arkavini, Mojtaba Khodadadi, Hossein Davoodi,
Volume 19, Issue 1 (3-2021)
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Aim and Background: Intimacy and marital compatibility between couples maintain and strengthen the family foundation. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a methodology based on cognitive bias correction and to determine the effectiveness of its training on bias, intimacy and adaptation of couples with marital incompatibility.
Methods and Materials: The research method was quasi-experimental and the design of the pretest, posttest research was with the control group. The statistical population of the study was couples with marital problems who referred to counseling centers in Arak in 1398. The sample consisted of 16 couples (32 people) with marital incompatibility and cognitive bias who were selected by available methods. Data were collected using the Lock-Wallace (1959) Compatibility Questionnaire, Walker-Thompson (1983) Marital Intimacy Questionnaire, and the Point-of-Exploration Assignment Software (2015). Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data and examine the relationships between variables.
Findings: The results showed that the treatment method based on the correction of cognitive bias has an acceptable content validity. Also, the results of the educational intervention showed that the training of the method significantly reduces the cognitive bias of the couple and increases the intimacy and adaptation of the couple (P≤0.001).
Conclusions: It seems that training in the treatment method based on cognitive bias correction can be considered as a valid and effective program to reduce cognitive bias and increase intimacy and compatibility of incompatible couples.
Mohammad Torkman, Keivan Kakabraee, Saeedeh Alsadat Hosseini,
Volume 19, Issue 1 (3-2021)
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Aim and Background: So far, several therapeutic approaches, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological, have been used for patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and researchers are trying to determine the effectiveness of each of these approaches. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of drug therapy, neural feedback and integrated psychological interventions (parent education, play therapy and cognitive education) on behavioral problems of ADHD.
Methods and Materials: The research method was quasi-experimental and the pre-test-post-test-follow-up and control group design. The statistical population included all children aged 9 to 12 years in Hamedan. Sampling method was Purposive. The psychotherapy group received medication daily for 12 weeks. The neural feedback group received 24 sessions of 45 minutes twice a week. The group of integrated psychological interventions received training for 24 sessions. Participants were assessed using the Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham Fourth Edition Scale to assess the clinical signs of ADHD, the College Neuropsychological Test to measure executive function, and the Rutter form Behavioral Problems Self-Report Scale. Multivariate analysis of covariance and multivariate analysis of variance were used to analyze the data.
Findings: The results showed that combined psychological interventions were more effective in the behavioral problems variable and all its components compared to drug therapy and neurological feedback, which was also significant in the quarterly follow-up (p≤0.001).
Conclusions: It seems that integrated psychological interventions can be an effective and lasting treatment for behavioral problems in children with ADHD and can replace other therapeutic approaches such as medication and neurological feedback.
Azam Hashemi Nik, Hassan Heidari, Hossein Davoodi, Asghar Jafari,
Volume 19, Issue 1 (3-2021)
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Aim and Background: Research has shown that resolving interpersonal conflicts is as important as social relationships, especially between couples; therefore, the present study aimed to predict the pattern of conflict resolution styles based on differentiation, cognitive flexibility with mediating the role of compassion in young men and women with conflict.
Methods and Materials: This study was a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population included men and women with marital conflict in kashan. The sample of this study consisted of 393 couples with marital conflict who were selected by convenience sampling and included in the research questionnaires including the conflict resolution skills (Strauss et al. 1990), self-compassion (Nef, 2003), cognitive flexibility questionnaire (Dennis and Vander Wal, & Jillon, 2010) and differentiation of self-inventory (skowron and Schmitt, 2003). The research data were analyzed by path analysis and structural equations by AMOS statistical software.
Findings: The results showed that the proposed model has a good fit and self-compassion can play a mediating role between flexibility and negotiation conflict resolution style and psychological aggression as well as between self-differentiation and negotiation conflict resolution styles and physical aggression (P ≤ 0.001).
Conclusions: Given the effects of marital conflict on couples, families and society, identifying the variables involved in this important can provide a basis for planning to prevent and treat destructive styles of marital conflict resolution and it seems that self-differentiation and self-compassion is one of the effective variables in improving the conflict resolution techniques used in men and women with marital conflict.
Farhad Tanhaye Reshvanloo, Hossein Kareshki, Seyed Amir Aminyazadi,
Volume 19, Issue 2 (8-2021)
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Aim and Background: The need for belonging has multiple and lasting effects on emotional patterns, cognitive processing, and optimal psychological functioning, and its low levels are associated with mental and physical illness. Interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior considers thwarted of interpersonal needs as the basis for suicide. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor structure and Item-Response Characteristics of Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ-10) in Non-clinical Sample of students.
Methods and Materials: In a descriptive-correlation and validation study, 216 and 226 graduate students from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad selected through Convenience Sampling method. Data were collected using the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ-10), and Basic Need Satisfaction in Relationships Scale (BNS-RS). Internal consistency, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, divergent validity, discrimination and threshold parameters and Item and test information curves were analyzed.
Findings: The results of exploratory factor analysis showed that the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ-10) had two-factor structure with the variance explained 74.10%. The confirmatory factor analysis was confirmed. The questionnaire had good construction reliability. The divergent validity confirmed in relation to basic need satisfaction in relationships (P≤0.01). There was non-significant difference based on gender (P>0.05).
Conclusions: It seems that the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire has a good reliability and validity in Non-clinical Sample of students and can be used in studies on the effect of contextual factors on suicide in students.
Asieh Borji, Mahdi Zare Bahramabadi, Hassan Heidari, Hossein Davoodi,
Volume 19, Issue 3 (10-2021)
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Aim and Background: Research has shown that parental empowerment in relation to children and their problems can be effective; therefore, the purpose of this study was the effectiveness of parental empowerment program for families with adopted children on the variables of parenting stress and parent-child relationship.
Methods and Materials: The statistical population included parents with adopted children in Tehran in 2020. Thirty parents were selected as the sample group by available sampling method and were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Using a pre-test-post-test pilot design with the control group, parents first completed the parenting stress and parent-child relationship questionnaires and then performed the parental empowerment test application in 8 sessions on the experimental group and after the post-test sessions for both groups were presented. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was used to analyze the data using SPSSV19 software.
Findings: The results showed that the parental empowerment program was effective on parenting stresses (p <0.004) and parent-child relationship (p= 0.008) and made a significant difference between the experimental and control groups.
Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, it can be said that the parent empowerment training program with adopted children is effective on parenting tensions and parent-child relationship and therefore the knowledge of counselors, family, psychology and other experts in this study can be helpful.
Mohammad Seyedahmadi, Fahimeh , Hossein Samadi, Hadi Akbari,
Volume 19, Issue 3 (10-2021)
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Aim and Background: Mental health refers to cognitive, behavioral, and emotional well-being. It is all about how people think, feel, and behave. Mental health can affect daily living, relationships, and physical health. The purpose of this study was to systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that compared the mental health of athletic and non-athletic students.
Methods and Materials: Articles were searched in Persian in the SID, Noormags, Civilica, Elmnet using the keywords “mental health”, “general health”, “athlete”, and “non- athlete” were used without any time limit until February 2017. Inclusion criteria included cross-sectional studies comparing athletes and non-athletes as well as studies using the General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28). The modified checklist by Downs et al. (1998) was used to assess the methodological quality of the selected studies. Articles were reviewed using the PRISMA checklist.
Findings: Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, finally 12 articles from 478 studies were comprehensively reviewed. According to the results of the study, the total number of athletes and non-athletes was 1252 and 1451, respectively. The results of meta-analysis showed that there is a significant difference between the mental health of athlete students and non-athlete [MD = -5.15, 95% CI (-3.34 to -6.96)] as well as there is a significant difference between athletic and non-athletic students in the following four subscales of mental health so that in all cases the athletes were better; physical symptoms [MD = -1.23, 95% CI (-0.70 to -1.75)], anxiety and sleep disorder [MD = -1.73, 95% CI (-1.24 to -2.21)], social dysfunction [MD = -1.50, 95% CI (-0.74 to -2.25)], and depression [MD = -1.43, 95% CI (-0.85 to -2)].
Conclusions: The results of this study showed that student-athletes had better general health than non-athletes. Therefore, exercise and physical activity can promote students' mental health.
Hossein Pouladi Borj, Ali Khalegkhah, Hassan Heidari, Hosein Davoodi,
Volume 19, Issue 3 (10-2021)
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and Background: Research has shown that teacher education systems can be affected by social crises such as Covid-19, so the purpose of this study is to provide a model of personality components and psychological factors affecting teacher teaching during the outbreak of Covid-19.
Methods and Materials: The research method is descriptive correlation and path analysis using structural equations. The statistical population of the study is all primary school teachers in District 2 of Mashhad who are teaching in the 98-97 academic year. The studies revealed that 873 people are teaching in primary schools, of which 329 were women and 544 were men. The instruments used in the present study are the Transformational Teaching Questionnaire, the Social Factors Questionnaire and the Hexaco Personality Factors Questionnaire, which were completed by the sample members in accordance with the ethical principles of the research. The obtained data were analyzed using structural equations with partial least squares approach using LISREL software.
Findings: Statistical findings showed a good fit of the model and significant confirmation of the researcher model (P≥0.001).
Conclusions: It seems that paying attention to personality components is an important factor in providing teaching during the outbreak of Covid-19.
Hossein Mohagheghi, Mohammadreza Roshanaei,
Volume 20, Issue 2 (9-2022)
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Aim and Background: Family is the most important and basic foundation for creating a healthy society. If couples have a healthy and good relationship with each other, we will have a healthy family and as a result, a healthy society. Now, if couples have an inappropriate relationship with each other, problems will arise for them. One of the most important issues that, in addition to disrupting the family unit and the couple's relationship, aggravates the injury in the injured person, is post-traumatic stress disorder caused by marital infidelity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotion-focused couple therapy approach on post-traumatic stress disorder caused by marital infidelity.
Methods and Materials: The quasi-experimental research method was pretest-posttest with a control group. The statistical population included all women affected by the phenomenon of infidelity in the winter of 2022. The number of 30 couples who visited the Education Counseling Center of the 2nd District of Tehran and had moderate to high symptoms in the scores of the FOA (2003) Emotional PTSD scale scores were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The subjects in the experimental group participated in a group program of emotional couple therapy for 15 sessions, but the control group did not receive any intervention.
Findings: The results of the analysis showed that emotional couple therapy is effective in reducing the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in women affected by marital infidelity and this effect is stable in the follow-up phase.
Conclusions: Since emotion-oriented couple therapy regulates a person's emotions and due to the effectiveness of this approach in couples involved in marital infidelity, its use as a therapeutic approach in this type of issues is recommended.
Seyedeh Sedreh Hosseini, Seyed Hadi Hosseini,
Volume 20, Issue 2 (9-2022)
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Aim and Background: Comparing mental health between healthy and disabled students and examining the differences between the two groups can lead to special and appropriate attention to the relevant social and educational needs of them. Therefore, this study was performed to compare interpersonal sensitivity and emotional balance in students with physical disabilities and normal students.
Methods and Materials: This causal-comparative study was conducted in eight elected elementary schools (four normal and four exceptional schools) in 2018. The samples consisted of 80 students (40 students with disabilities and 40 their normally peers), which were selected by simple random sampling. To collect data, Boyce & Parker’s Interpersonal Sensitivity and Brad Burn’s Emotional Balance Questionnaire were used. The data were analyzed by SPSS 21 using descriptive index and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA).
Findings: There was a significant difference between students with disabilities and normal ones in interpersonal sensitivity and emotional balance (P >0.01). And the mean scores of interpersonal sensitivity and its components, were significantly higher in students with disabilities than normal students (P <0.01). Findings also indicate that there are problems for students with disabilities in interpersonal communication skills and shortcomings in emotional development compared to normal students.
Conclusions: Special attention should be paid to the social performance and interpersonal and emotional skills of students with disabilities, and appropriate educational interventions are recommended to strengthen the social and emotional skills in order to rehabilitate them.