APPLIED COUNSELING
Year:2017 | Volume:7 | Issue:1|Papers Count:5

Effective relationship is an absolute prerequisite for marital stability and a successful life. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to identify the indices of effective marital relationship. This study was done with qualitative research and grounded theory method.15 men and women were studied using voluntary, and snowball sampling method and semi-structured interviews and according to the criteria for entering the research until theoretical saturation was obtained. The data were recorded, coded and classified in the form of concepts, sub-categories and categories. The analysis of the participants’ experiencesled to the identification of 270 secondary codes, 36 concepts, 12 sub- categories and 4 main categories including individual, couple, family and spiritual indices. Given the prevention and treatment, perceiving the indices of effective marital relationship can be useful in delivering the necessary information for couples’ effective relationship training and also providing the couples who have ineffective marital relationship with appropriate interventions.

Given that human resources are considered as one of the most important assets of any organization, investigation and identification of factors associated with these resources, which can be effective on job performance, have become increasingly important. The purpose of the present study was to predict the counselors’ job performance based on their personality characteristics, irrational beliefs and communication skills. Papulation of the study, was all the counselors working in Tehran schools during the academic year 2016-2017, that among they 283 counselor were selected, using clustering random sampling method and responded to Paterson' s Job Performance, NEO Personality, Ahvaz Irrational Beliefs, and Barton G’s Communication Skills Questionares. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation, and regression analysis statistical methods and by SPSS-22 software. The results showed that personality characteristics (conscientiousness and extraversion) and averbal skills are prediction positively counselors’ job performance. Results can be used in selection, training programs and empowerment of school counselors.

The aim of current study was to investigate the relationship model of family function and problematic internet with the mediating of self-control and emotional intelligence in students.285 Shahid Chamran University students were selected using randomly clustering sampling method of 12 classes, and responded to young's Internet Addiction Test (IAT), Family Assessment Device (FAD), and Bradberry and Greaves Emotional Intelligence, and Tang et al, Selfcontrol Questionnaire. The data were analyzed by path analysis, and AMOS statistical software. The results showed that propositional model is fit sufficient, and all of the paths were significant except of path to the family function to problematic internet. Also, self-control, and emotional intelligence as mediating variables have a important role in prevention of problematic internet. There for, families can insemination their children with strengthen self-control and emotional intelligence, against use of problematic internet.

The current research administrated with the goal of studying the dimensions of marital interactions, conflict resolution styles in prediction marital quality in men and women of Qazvin City. The research is descriptive-correlation.149 married women and 150 married men from five regions of Qazvin City were selected in two-stage sampling, and respondedto the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale, Texas Tech Relationship Interaction Scale and Conflict Resolution Styles Questionnaire. The results showed that there was significant correlation between all the studied variables. The stepwise regression analysis also showed that exciting activities, salutary recognition, small-talks, and feedback of the components of marital interaction and conflicts involvement, adjustememt and compatibility, avoidance and withdrawal of conflict resolution styles can be pridict marital quality. Maintenance behaviors in interaction with spouse and take an appropriate style in conflict resolution can be considred as a guarantee of marital quality, and stabality of couples.

This study was conducted to aiminvestigate to the effect of group spirituality therapy on hope of and life style in breast cancer female patients. The present study was quasi experimental to posttest, and follow- up design with control group.30 women with breath cancer were selected using purposive sampling method among women with breath cancer at Omid hospital in Isfahan city. The participants completed the Hope of life and Style Questionnaires before, after and 45 days after the intervention. Participants in the experiment group received group spirituality therapy during 8 sessions of 2 hours and the control group did not receive intervention. The data were analyzed using covariance statistical method and SPSS-18 software. The results showed that the mean scores of hope of life, and life style in experiment group in compared control group to increased (p<0.001) and the maintenance of these two variables has been preserved over time (p<0.001). According to the findings could be concluded that spiritual therapy has a significant role in improving, and increasing hope of life, and breast cancer patients life style.