COUNSELING CULTURE AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
Year:2019 | Volume:10 | Issue:|Papers Count:10

The present study was conducted aimed at investigating the effectiveness of Miller’ s family relationship enrichment training in psychological well-being and marital violence from the perspective of abused women. The research method was semi-experimental (pre-test-post-test and follow-up with control group). The statistical population comprised all the couples who were victims of marital violence and referred to counseling centers in District 2 of Mashhad in Spring 2017. Of these couples, 30 were selected through convenience and purposeful sampling and were randomly assigned into two experimental (15 couples) and control (15 couples) groups. the experimental group received treatment for 8 sessions of a 90-minute weekly treatment, and the control group received no intervention during this period. to collect data, the Instrument for the Study of Marital Violence Scale (Strauss et al., 1996) and Reef's Psychological Well-being (1980) were employed. the research data was analyzed using the variance analysis with repeated measurements. the research findings demonstrated that Miller’ s family relationship enrichment training affects psychological well-being and marital violence from the perspective of abused women (P>0. 05). Also, the sustained effect of treatment was maintained after two months (p <0. 05). according to the research results, it can be concluded that with enriched relationships between couples, their psychological well-being will be improved from the perspective of abused women and as a result of this improvement, marital violence of their spouses will decrease.

The aim of the present study, which is done qualitatively, is to develop a conceptual model of academic success for the first-year high school students. To do so, the data required were gathered through interview and reviewing the related literature. The research population consisted of the parents of successful students, the instructors and the specialists of psychology and counseling as well as the related literature. The sampling was purposeful so that unless new information is gained, the sampling may terminate. The sample included 40 successful students’ parents, 15 instructors and 15 specialists of psychology and counseling participating in a semi-structured interview. Additionally, the related literature consisted of books, theses, and the available published papers from 1990 to 2014. Data obtained from the interview and literature review were analyzed through the grounded theory and qualitative content analysis method, respectively, and the main categories of academic success were extracted. Then, the factors affecting the academic success were encoded into four main categories, each containing some subcategories. The main obtained categories are: 1. Consistent personal factors including subcategories of intelligence, personality and interest; 2. Inconsistent personal factors including academic self-concept, academic self-efficacy, academic engagement, academic procrastination, academic skills, achievement motivation, career adaptability, emotional intelligence; 3. Family factors including parenting style, paternal involvement, attachment and socioeconomic status; 4. Factors related to the academic atmosphere including students’ perception of school environment and society.

The aim of the present study was to Structural Modeling Prediction Addiction Potential Among Students in Karaj city. The research was a Correlation research and The target population of this study was All second-grade boy and girl students in secondary schools in Karaj of 1396-97. In this study, was used Multi-stage cluster random sampling method. The sample size was 200 people according to the number of variables in the research. The instruments of this study were Addiction Potential Scale, (SQ-SF), Distress Tolerance Scale, Gray-Wilson Personality Questionnaire (GWPQ). Analyzing of data is performed using Path analysis. by using SPSS21 and Lisrel the results showed that The structural model of research was fit and satisfactory with research data. the results showed that The effect of distress tolerance on the variables of the escape behavioral brain system was confirmed. the effect of dependency / incompetence variable on the variables of inhibition of behavioral brain system was confirmed and The effect of behavioral inhibition, war and escape variables on addiction variables was confirmed. The results in hypotheses 4 and 5 showed that There is a direct correlation between distress tolerance and dependency / incompetence with addiction. Also indirect relationship of distress tolerance on addiction was not significant and The effect of variables of dependency / deficiency schemata through brain-behavioral systems was significant on addictionl (p <0. 05). Overall, it was concluded that multiple interactions between The variables of Independence/Incompetence Schema and Distress Tolerance and Brain-Behavior Systems variables, play an important role in predicting adolescent addiction.

Emotional relations between parents in family which is the most educative structure is society and the first school for any person is the most effective optimal motion factor of children to choose Islamic life style. This research considers some of the parents' roles which they can use for their children's emotional education method of research is descriptive-analytic. In order to gathering required date's to reach to the researches goods related texts to the researches have been gathered and have been analyzed by qualitative method. After extraction of related texts parents' role in this education and necessity of child's emotional education have been explained. Results of this research shows that parents can do something in child's emotional education which they have been emphasized in religious doctrines especially in Imam Rezas method such as: concerted look, thought of child's ownership, reciprocal respect, good behavior, thinking a like amiability, love, giving gift, being a suitable model.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of teaching the concepts of science in the storytelling way on social skills and verbal intelligence of the bilingual students of pre-school period in the city of Karoun in 1397. The research population of all pre-school boys and girls in Karoun, who study in 98-97 years, was a sample of 30 children who received lower scores in the Matson's social skills and verbal intelligence questionnaire. Sample size was selected using purposeful and accessible method. The research design was quasi-experimental and pre-test-posttest with control group. The instrument was the Social Skills Questionnaire (Matson et al., 1983), The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Pre-School Children (1964), and the Package of Teaching Concepts (Experimental-Social) through Storytelling. Data were analyzed by Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Levine test, and multivariate analysis of covariance (Ankwa and Manua) using SPSS software (version 24). The results showed that the teaching of science concepts in the storytelling way to social skills and its subscales (social behavior, non-social behavior, aggression and impulsive behavior, high self-esteem and communication with peers) and verbal intelligence of bilingual students The school is influenced by Karoun.

The aim of this study was to determine the mediating role of parenting stress, the quality of mother-child relationship and maternal mental health in the relationship between mindful parenting and behavioral problems in pre-school children. The research design was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population consisted of 585 mothers of pre-school children of district 3 schools in Ahwaz in 1396, in which 280 people were selected based on Cochran formula using multistage random sampling method. The instruments used in this study included MIPQ, Child Behavioral Logbook (CBCL), PSI, Child-parenting (CPRS) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). The evaluation of the proposed model was analyzed using the path analysis method. Bootstrap method was used to test indirect relationships. The results showed that immediate effect of mindful parenting on child behavior was not significant on children behavioral problems. But the direct effect of mindful parenting on the parenting stress has a significant negative effect; the direct effect of mindful parenting on mother's mental health has a significant positive effect and the direct effect of mindful parenting on the quality of mother-child relationship is positive. Also, the results showed that the role of the mediator Parenting stress, health and quality of mother-child relationship in the relationship between mindfulness parenting and behavioral problems of children is significant. According to research findings, behavioral problems of children can be influenced by the stress of parenting, health and quality of mother-child relationship.

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of positive cognitive-behavioral therapy on female's positive and negative affection with spouse with mental disorders in Isfahan city. The research method was a quasi-experimental design with pre-test-post-test design with control group. The statistical population included all women with spouse with mental disorder referred to counseling centers under the welfare organization of Isfahan. The sampling method was purposeful and among 30 women who were willing to cooperate in therapeutic sessions, they were assigned randomly in two groups: experimental (15) and control group (15). The experimental group received 10 sessions of positive cognitive behavioral therapy. After completion of sessions and 45 days after the follow up, they responded to the Watson et al. (1988) positive and negative affective questionnaire. The results of multivariate analysis of covariance showed that positive cognitive-behavioral therapy interventions increased positive emotional and decreased negative affect in the experimental group compared to the control group (p <0. 001). In addition, this effect has been confirmed in the follow-up phase (p <0. 001). Therefore, positive cognitive-behavioral interventions can be used to increase positive affection and reduce negative affection for women with spouse with mental disorders.

This study done with the purpose of investigate the effectiveness metacognitive therapy with emphasis on executive functions on two variables of cognitive-attention syndrome and sense of coherence in anxious students. The statistical population of this study was all female high school students in the Tehran, who were studying in the academic year of 1395-96. The sample consisted of 20 anxious students who were selected by multistage purposive sampling. The research tools included Beck anxiety Inventory ( BAI; 1990 ), Antonovsky’ s sense of coherence Inventory (SOC-13, 1993); Cognitive-Attention Syndrome Scale(CAS, Adrian Wells 2009) and the Meta-cognition questionnaire for adolescents(MCQ-A, 2004). Students responded to questions in three steps. Meta-cognitive therapy intervention (Adrian Wells, 2009) was conducted for seven sessions of 45-60 minutes and homework using the Tajhiz Sina’ s WORKING MEMORY TRAINING Software(2010). Data analysis was carried out using parametric test, multivariate covariance analysis (MANCOVA). The results of the analysis showed that cognitive therapy, with emphasis on executive functions, reduced cognitive-Attention syndrome and improved the sense of coherence among students.

The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of combination therapy based on acceptance, commitment and hope in improving quality of life in patients with cancer in Yasuj. The research method is a semi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test design with two experimental and control groups. The statistical population of this study included 100 cancer patients who were admitted to Yasuj Shahid Beheshti Hospitals in the 3rd month of 1396 and the first two months of 2018and have clinical records. In a simple random sampling, 30 patients between the ages of 19 and 55 years were selected for chemotherapy in the center and divided into two groups of 15 subjects. In this study, there was no limited type of cancer, and the criteria for entering the study were as follows: being alert, aged 19 to 55 years, definite diagnosis of cancer with the approval of a specialist physician, at least once, treatment with chemotherapy drugs, and for data collection and analysis. Life expectancy inventory and covariance analysis were used. The findings of the study showed that combination therapy based on acceptance, commitment, and hope of health in improving the quality of life in Yasuj is significant level for confirming the hypothesis of P <0. 5.