Journal of clinical psychology and counseling research
Year:2016 | Volume:6 | Issue:1|Papers Count:11

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of spirituality therapy training based on positivity on life expectancy and life satisfaction in adolescents.Methodology: The Methods of present study was a semi-experimental research and a pretest posttest design with control group. The statistical population were included all high school students in the first grade (year) in Shiraz city that 60 of them were selected through convenience sampling and then based on random assignment of subjects divided into experimental and control groups (each group include 30 subject). The subjects responded to Snyder Hope questionnaire and life satisfaction. Data was analyzed by using univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) method.Findings: The univariate analysis of covariance showed that spirituality therapy training had significant effect on increasing life expectancy in experimental group (P<0.002), also Spirituality therapy training to increase life satisfaction experimental group with the significance level (P<0.013). Generally finding showed that spirituality therapy not only in treatment of the types of mental illness was effectiveness but also it can be used for increase the level of life expectancy and life satisfaction in individuals.

Purpose: The present study was to investigating the role of theory of mind and empathy in predicting behavioral-emotional problems in students from typical and divorce families that done the cause-comparison and correlation method.Methodology: The subjects were 293 of the girl students of fifth and sixth grades which were selected by multi-stage cluttering sampling method. The tools are three questionnaires: theory of mind, empathy, and Child Behavior Checklist. For analyzing Z-test formula has been used.Findings: The results show that the theory of mind is capable to predict behavioral-emotional problems in students from typical families, but not those of the students from divorce families. No meaningful relationship has been observed between the empathy capability and behavioral-emotional problems from none of the two groups of students. Results also show students from divorce families demonstrate more behavioral-emotional problems. Comparing the correlation between the theory of mind and empathy with behavioral-emotional problems in students shows that the correlations gained from the two groups show no meaningful statistical difference.

Purpose: The comparison of object relational dimensions and perceived fatherhood relation in Divorce Demanding and Non-demanding Individuals.Methodology: For this purpose, 122 divorce demanding individuals and 117 non-demanding divorce individuals completed Bell Object Relations Inventory (BORI) and Fatherhood Scale (FS). Then the data were analyzed by Two Way ANOVA, using SPSS-20.Findings: Results showed that there is significant difference between object relational dimensions (Alienation, Attachment, Ego Centricity, and Social Incompetence) and Father Negative Engagement, Father Good Provider Role, Father Positive Emotional Responsiveness, and Moral Father Role in two groups. It seems that having object relational deficiency and having negative object from father and relation with him can lead to marital dissatisfaction and then rupture marital relation.

Purpose: Current study aimed to predict Marital instability based on Identity styles and Emotion regulation skills among married women in Qouchan.Methodology: 331 female Teachers were selected using single-stage cluster random sampling and were asked to answer the Identity Style Questionnaires (ISI-6G), Emotion Regulation Skill Questionnaires (ERSQ) and Marital Instability Index (MII). Data were analyzed using, Pearson product moment correlation, and Stepwise regression methods.Findings: results showed that there is significant negative correlation between informative identity style (r=-0.40), normative identity style (r=-0.30), and emotion regulation skill (r=-0.35) with marital instability. Also the positive relationship between diffused-avoidant identity Style (r=0.33) and marital instability was statistically significant. Results also showed that information identity, diffused-avoidant identity, normative identity, and emotion regulation skills significantly predict marital instability. According to the findings, Identity styles played the greatest role in predicting the criterion variable. Therefore, we can conclude that, if married female teachers have a comprehensive self-understanding with high abilities on their emotion regulation, their marriage would be more stable.

Purpose: The aim of present study was to examining the psychometric properties of the Iranian version of Short Dark Triad (SD3) in students.Methodology: The study sample consisted of Bu-Ali Sina University students in 2015-2016. 376 students were selected based on multi-stage cluster sampling. To study psychometric characteristics of the scale, Dark Triad scale was translated with doubletranslation technique and finally, to evaluate the psychometric properties of the scale, it was administered along with Millon clinical Multiaxial inventory (MCMI), Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) and Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI-16). Collected data was analyzed and reliability, validity indicators and confirmatory factor analysis were calculated.Findings: Analysis of the collected data showed that the scale has the reliability of 0.65 to 0.82 alpha coefficients in three subscales, In addition, the concurrent validity of the scale with subscales of psychopathy, narcissism Machiavellianism Millon clinical Multiaxial inventory (MCMI), Attentional impulsiveness, Motor impulsiveness and Non-planning of Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) and Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI-16) was equal to 0.21, 0.31, 0.52, 0.33, 0.18 and 0.37 respectively. Moreover, the results of confirmatory factor analysis supported the factor structure of the questionnaire. Short Dark Triad (SD3) has favored psychometric properties in Iranian students.

Purpose: The present research aims to study the relationship between personality characteristics AND attachment styles with students love trauma.Methodology: A descriptive survey method of correlation type was used in this research. The population included 4899 students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad living on campus where 350 questionnaires were gathered and analyzed in a simple random way. The tools used in this study were personality, attachment styles, and Trauma Inventory.Findings: The results indicated a positive significant relationship between neuroticism and love trauma (p=0.00), however, a negative significant relationship was seen between extroversion/introversion (p<0.05), agreeableness (p<0.01) and conscientiousness (p<0.05) with love trauma. Ambivalent attachment had a significant relationship with love trauma (p=0.001). The present study showed that there is a significant relationship between the personality characteristics and attachment style with love trauma. Even the love trauma can be explained by some personality characteristic and attachment styles. Therefore, studying the personality characteristics and attachment style can be effective in explaining the love trauma.

Purpose The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between family work conflict with mental health and marital conflicts of working women in Tehran.Methodology For this purpose a descriptive research methods of correlation type was selected.135 married women working in the telecommunications staff in Tehran were selected by random cluster sampling method Meier Work-Family Conflict and Health Questionnaire, GHQ-28 scores and MCQ Sanaei marital conflict and draft questionnaire completed.Findings: Results showed that relationship and difference between family- work conflicts with mental health is negative and significant (p<0.05). In other word with rise in family- work conflicts decrease mental health rate of working women but there was no significant relationship between family- work conflicts with marital (p>0.05). In order to increase of staff`s mental health and decrease of marital conflicts, organizations should decrease conflicts between work and life environment of staff and must decrease stressors of work environment.