THE WOMEN AND FAMILY CULTURAL EDUCATION
Year:2017 | Volume:11 | Issue:37 |Papers Count:6

In this study, following a review of over 200 research works, the factors influencing the promotion of hijab and chastity are identetified and presented within the framework of a conceptual model relying on systems thinking and using the system dynamics method. Then, on the basis of the system dynamics methodology, the causal relationships between the variables are explained. It is shown that hijab and chstity culture is shaped in interaction with different subsystems, including social arenas, domestic and Western media, governmental and private educational systems, and governmen’s policies on promoting the culture and economy of Islamic and non-Islamic clothing, and an individual’s decision about hijab and chstity is made in the dynamic context of ideological principles and beliefs, mental ideals, and behaviors. Furthermore, the behavioral loops influencing ideological principles, mental ideals, and behaviors resulting from the causal interaction between variables and affecting cultural behaviours in the short and long terms are identified. Accordingly, the strategic findings aimed at promoting hijab and chstity culture in the short and long terms are presented and their compatibility with the nation's "comprehensive map of cultural engineering" is evaluated.

The purpose of this study is to develop a conceptual model of factors and settings that shape women's incompatibility with the families of their husbands, the circumstances and variables leading to this condition, and individuals’ strategies to manage these relationships and boost compatibility. The research is based on the qualitative approach and Grounded Theory method. The required data were collected through the theoretical sampling method and, at each stage, the analysis of the previous data collected from the 17 married women having at least one year of experience in communicating and living closely with the family of their husbands was considered. Following the analysis of the interviews, two groups of speculative factors were extracted: the first group were the factors underlying the process of incompatibility with the family of the husband (grouped under 3 main categories: “how recognition, attribution and processing of information is carried out by an individual”, “how the interpersonal relationships of the couple with the extended family are formed", and "how the interpersonal relationships of the couple with each other are formed") and the second included the strategies for having compatibility with the family of the husband (grouped under 4 main categories: “cognitive coping strategies”, “communicative coping strategies’, “structural coping strategies”, and “religious coping strategies”). The findings related to the review and evaluation of the factors underlying conflicts with the husband's family indicate that there are numerous complex factors related to personal and interpersonal relationships, which, in turn, implies that couple therapists and counselors need to consider the importance of these issues in the treatment of couples’ incompatibility with the families of their spouses.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of spirituality training based on Islamic teachings on the flourishing of married women in Isfahan, Iran. The research design is quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and follow-up. The statistical population included all the married women living in Isfahan in 2016-2017. A sample of 30 married woman fulfilling the research criteria was selected and randomly put into the experimental (n=15) and control groups (n=15). The experimental group received eight 90-minute sessions of spirituality training based on Islamic teachings. Both experimental and control groups were administered the Diener (2008) Flourishing Scale at the pre-, post- and follow-up (45 days) stages. The results of the analysis of variance with repeated measurements showed that spirituality training based on Islamic teachings significantly affected the flourishing of the experimental group in comparison with the control group in post-test and follow-up stages (P=0.0001). Therefore, it can be said that spirituality training based on Islamic teachings can be used as an effective intervention to improve psychological flourishing and well-being of married women.

This study has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching optimism on the basis of the Quranic verses on the self-esteem and life expectancy of socially-impaired (addicted) women. The research design is pretest-posttest with control group. The population includes all the addicted women (29) referring to the addiction treatment centers in Rudsar, Iran in 2016. From this group, 24 women who achieved the lowest scores on the Cooper Smith’s Self-Esteem Index and Miller’s Life Expectancy Questionnaire were selected and randomly put into the experimental group (12 subjects) and control group (12 subjects). Then, the experimental group received 10 90-minute sessions of optimism training whereas the control group didn’t receive any treatment. At the end, both groups were administered the questionnaires. The results of covariance analysis revealed a significant positive relationship between optimism and hopefulness (p<0.005), whereas this relationship was not significant about self-esteem. In other words, it was shown that optimism can be effective in promoting hopefulness, but promotion of self-esteem is related to other factors.

The present research work is aimed at predicting the anxiety and depression of elementary school girls based on their mothers’ personality traits and psychological well-being. The statistical population included the sixth grade elementary school girls in Babol, Iran. A sample of 240 students was selected using the multi-stage cluster sampling method. The students completed the Maria Covax Children’s Depression Questionnaire and Reynolds and Richmond Children's Explicit Anxiety Scale (RCMAS). Their mothers were administered the Reef Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire (long form) and the Five Factor Personality Inventory. The multiple regression test with a hierarchical approach was used to analyze the data. The results revealed that mothers’ psychological well-being can negatively and significantly predict children's anxiety and depression. In addition, among mothers’ personality traits, neuroticism positively predicted children’s depression and anxiety, and openness to experience and extraversion could negatively predict children's depression. The results showed that mothers' personality traits and psychological well-being are important predictors of their children’s depression and anxiety.

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of tolerating uncertainty and emotion regulation in predicting marital satisfaction among patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The research method is correlational descriptive and the statistical population includes all the OCD patients referring to Razi Psychiatric Hospital in Tabriz, Iran. A sample of 60 subjects was selected using the simple random sampling method and the obtained data were analyzed by Regression Test. The results indicated that marital satisfaction of OCD patients is significantly related to uncertainty about the future (r=0.45; p<0.000), champing (r=-0.28; p<0.01), positive reappraisal (r=0.28; p<0.01), catastrophizing (r=0.30; p<0.00), and overall score of emotion regulation (r=0.32; p<0.006). The results of the regression analysis revealed that 34 percent and 32 percent of the total variance in marital satisfaction in patients with OCD are explained on the basis of some elements of intolerance of uncertainty and emotion regulation, respectively. The results of the present study could have some implications for paving the way for getting more social support for these patients and they can be a precedent for more extensive research in this field.