JOURNAL OF FAMILY COUNSELING & PSYCHOTHERAPY
Year:2012 | Volume:1 | Issue:4|Papers Count:7

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of attributions training on forgiveness, causal and responsibility attribution on couples of Ahvaz. Participants were 24 couples who voluntarily took part in the study and were then randomly assigned to experimental (n=12) and control (n=12) groups.Methods: The design of the study was of pretest-posttest control group type. Hypothesizes of the study were: 1) attribution training will increase forgiveness; 2) attribution training will enhance causal attribution; 3) attribution training will enhance (RAM) responsibility attribution. The Trait Forgiveness Scale (TFS) and Relation Attribution Measure were used in this study. In addition to descriptive statistics, Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used.Results: The results confirmed all research hypothesizes and showed that attribution training increased forgiveness and enhanced causal attribution and responsibility attribution in couples.

Introduction: Considering divorce and the factors affecting the way it is come up with, the present study aims to investigate the effect of excitement focused treatment on adjustment after divorcing women in Isfahan.Methods: The study has a semi experimental with pretest, posttest, control and experimental groups. The statistical population of the study was all divorced women in Isfahan in year 2010 and 30 divorced women under coverage of assistance committee of Isfahan city which were randomly chosen and put in the two groups of experimental (15 peoples) and control (15 peoples). The research tool was a compatibility questionnaire after fisher's divorce (FDAS). Data analysis was conducted through covariance analysis in order to affect the excitement focused treatment on compatibility after divorce. The present study aims to determine the effect of excitement focused treatment on compatibility of divorced women in Isfahan.Results: The result of the study was that excitement focused treatment method was affected on increasing the divorced women’s self-esteem. Also, excitement focused treatment (EFT) shows that the rate of release in experimental group is more than the control group. There is a significant difference found between the average scores of the experimental and control groups (P<001).Conclusion: Therefore considering the findings of the study, it can be achieved that the excitement focused treatment on compatibility, improving the individuals’compability and reducing the negative consequences of divorce and life after it. Considering the results we can find strategies for improving the divorced women’s status in counseling centers and training workshops.

Introduction: this study attempted to investigate the relationship between life skills and marital conflicts, and mental health (stress, anxiety, and depression) in the couples referred to consultation centers at Kermanshah police stations.Methods: the current study's statistical community was composed of all individuals referred to Kermanshah consultation centers in order to resolve their family issues. Among them, 180 were selected by the available sampling in order to collect data, questionnaires including life skills, marital conflicts, depression, anxiety, stress (DASS) were used. The correlation study design was applied. For data analysis, average statistical indices, standard deviation, correlation and regression analysis were used.Results: data analysis indicated that there are a negative significant correlation between self-awareness, human relationship and inter-personal relationship, depression and anxiety, and there is a positive significant correlation between marital conflicts and depression, anxiety and stress.Conclusion: it could be concluded that life skills play effective roles in mental health, and marital conflicts exacerbate couples’ stress, anxiety and depression.

Introduction: The present study investigated the effects of play therapy based on child parent relationship therapy on improving the parenting styles.Methods: the sample is the mothers of children (4-6 years old) who have registered in one of the kindergartens of Mashhad city that were selected through all the kindergartens of Mashhad. The sampling method in this research was in available. They were entered to the experimental and control group randomly. Evaluation implemented using Bamrind questionair.Experimental group participated in 10 sessions of training the play therapy based on child-parent relationship therapy.Results: The result of mixed method analysis indicated the enhancement rate of authoritative parenting style and reduction in authoritarian parenting style in experimental group.Conclusion: The play therapy based on child parent relationship therapy is effective in improving the parenting styles.

Introduction: Environmental and predispositional factors are important in development of altruistic behaviors of children. So, the goal of this study was to examine the role of two environmental and dispositional factors, interparental conflict and child temperament in predicting child prosocial behaviors.Methods: This study used multi-stage random sampling using the multi-informant model with 413 fifth-grade school children (220 girls and 193 boys) and their mothers and teachers in the city of Tehran. Mothers responded to the interparental conflict and child temperament questionnaires and mothers and teachers responded to children prosocial behavior scale.Results: Standard regression analyses confirmed the role of Interparental conflict, child positive and negative temperament, effortful control and negative sociability in predicting child prosocial behaviors besides multiple and hierarchical regression analyses confirmed the mediational role of child positive temperament and the moderational role of child negative temperament, negative sociability and effortful control in the relationship between interparental conflict and child prosocial behaviors.Conclusion: These findings confirm that children who have vulnerable temperament are at high risk for development of prosocial behavior in the context of the interparental conflict, but positive temperament and effortful control are protective factors for child prosocial behaviors.

Introduction: The objective of this research is studying the extent of the impact of training concepts of Lazarus theory on the change of attitude toward Choice of spouse between female students. The statistical universe was all single girl students in Faculty of literature of allame Tabatabaie University that attendance in before the marriage programmed course.Methods: Sample in this study is 30 single girls in Faculty of literature and selected them randomly in two groups: the experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) were substituted. A random sampling method was used. Four data collected in this study ARMSS questionnaire is used that is a toll of studying attitude change in Choice of spouse. Analysis of the data in this study is done by descriptive statistics such as mean, variance methods, etc. Also in the inferential statistics, the independent t-test method was used.Results: The results of the investigation represents a significant difference between the two groups. The students who had trained, showed a meaningful difference in the level of control group in 1% Alfa. The difference between the two groups in the past -test is true and meaningful difference between the average and practice of groups has been seen.Conclusion: The main hypothesis of the research on the difference between the average of the two female students group, the control and testing group, was approved in 0.99 level.

Introduction: This study examined the factor structure and psychometric characteristics conflict resolution styles questionnaire (ROCI-II) among Iranian couples.Methods: The study design is correlational research. The study sample included 300 married teachers, in Bandar Abbas, which were selected by multistage random cluster sampling. Research instruments, were two questionnaires, ROCI-II and CRQ. Cronbach's alpha test used for reliability and the Pearson correlation coefficient, Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis used for construct validity.Results: Cronbach's alpha for reliability ROCI-II subscales at range was 0.70 to 0.75. split half coefficient of questionnaire reliability was 0.68. Exploratory factor analysis results showed that the questionnaire ROCI-II, include five factors, Integrating, Obligating, avoiding, dominating and compromising, these factors explained 70.81 percent of the total variance. Rotated load factor table showed that all factors with a load factor greater than 0/50. Confirmatory factor analysis results showed a five -factor model questionnaire ROCI-II which were good fitness with data. Amount of fitness indicators were fairly reasonable. Positive and negative correlation between the subscales of ROCI-II and CRQ, showing convergent and divergent validity, were satisfactory.Conclusion: finding showed ROCI-II, could measure marital conflict resolution styles among Iranian couples. This questionnaire can be used for purposes of consultation and research on marital issues, couples therapy and interpersonal with close relationships.