KNOWLEDGE & RESEARCH IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
Year:2020 | Volume:21 | Issue:3 (81)|Papers Count:12

The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy and admission-and-acceptance therapy treatment on aggression and mania of bipolar disorder patients. In this quasi-experimental study, using convenience sampling method, pre-test and post-test with control group, 36 patients referred to psychiatric hospitals, who according to DSM5 criteria, diagnose bipolar disorder. They were randomly divided into three groups of 12 each. The first group received 10 sessions of CBT, the second group received 12 sessions of ACT and the control group received no intervention. Data were collected through Buss and Perry's (1992) and Mania Young's (1987) Aggression Questionnaires. Covariance analysis was used for data analysis. The results showed that CBT and ACT treatment in the experimental groups decreased the components of physical aggression and anger, but there was no significant difference between the verbal aggression and hostility components. There was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups (P <0. 05), except for the anger component, there was no difference between of the two treatments.

The purpose of this study was investigating the effect of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on ability to control weight, Satisfaction with body image, and Life satisfaction in Overweight women in city of Isfahan. The research design was semi-experimental research with pre-test and post-test and control group. Statistical publication also included all of overweight women in city of Isfahan in spring 2017, that were identified by use BMI index above 25. For doing research, 30 of these women were selected by random sampling and were assigned randomly in experimental and control group (15 each), and experimental group treated by MBCT program. In pre-test and post-test stages, Satisfaction work life Scale (SWLS) (Diener, Emmons, Larsen & Griffin, 1985), Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ) (Cash, Winstead & Janda, 1986), and Body Mass Index (BMI) were used. The data was analyzed by Covariance analysis. Results showed that Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) had a significant effects to control weight, Satisfaction with body image, and Life satisfaction in Overweight women in city of Isfahan in experimental group (p<0. 01).

The purpose of this study was investigating the causal relationship between neuroticism, job stress and work-family conflict with turnover intention and life satisfaction through mediating role of job burnout. The research method is descriptive correlational. The research population consisted of all employees of Karoun Oil and Gas Company in 2018. The sample consisted of 265 employees of Karoun Oil and Gas Company who were selected by simple random sampling method. Big Five Factor Personality (Costa & McCrae, 1992), Job Stress (Parker & De Cotiis, 1983), Work-Family Conflict (Carlson et al., 2000), Job Burnout (Maslach, 1982), Turnover Intention (Cammann et al., 1979) and Life Satisfaction (Diener et al., 1985) questionnaires were used for data collecting. The proposed model was evaluated using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using AMOS and SPSS software version 22. Bootstrap method was used to test the mediating effects in the proposed model. The findings showed that the final model has suitable fitness to research data. The results showed that all direct and indirect paths were significant (p<0/05). In other words, neuroticism through job burnout on turnover intention (β =0/074, p=0/001) and life satisfaction (β =-0/092, p=0/001), job stress through job burnout on turnover intention (β =0/058, p=0/001) and life satisfaction (β =-0/074, p=0/001), and work-family conflict through job burnout on turnover intention (β =0/124, p=0/001) and life satisfaction (β =-0/154, p=0/001) have indirect effect.

The purpose of this study was predicting career adapting indices including career exploration, career planning, career decision-making self-efficacy, and career networking behaviors based on career adaptability dimensions adaptability's dimensions. The research method was descriptive and correlational. Statistical Population was university students of Isfahan. From studied population a sample size of 450 students were selected through stratified sampling method proportional to volume. The Research tools were career adaptability scale (Savickas & Porfeli, 2012), career exploration survey (Stumpf, Colarelli & Hartman, 1983), career planning scale (Gould, 1979), career decision making self-efficacy scale (Betz, Klein & Taylor, 1996) and career networking behavior scale (Forret & Dougherty, 2001). Dimensions Results based on stepwise linear regression indicated that among adaptability, concern, control and confidence significantly predicted 37 percent of career planning variance. Also concern, confidence and curiosity significantly predicted 34 percent of career exploration variance. On the other hand, confidence and concern significantly predicted 20 percent of career networking behaviors. Also control, concern and confidence significantly predicted 55 percent of career decision making self-efficacy variance. Overall, the results showed the important role of career adaptability and its dimensions on predicting career adapting including career exploration, career planning, career decision-making self-efficacy and career networking behaviors.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of educating Emotion Regulation strategies on symptoms of social anxiety in students with Social Anexity Disorder. The design was semi-experimental pretest-posttest with control group. The statistical population was all of studedents of azad university in saveh in academic year 94-95. By using available sampling, 28 subjects were selected and randomly assigned to an experimental (14 students) and a control (14 students) group. The assessment tools included Questionnaire of social anxiety )kannor, 2000) and Questionnaire of anexiety sensitivity (Reiss and Peterson 1985). experimental group received educating Emotion Regulation strategies in 10 sessions (90 minutes each). By finishing the experimental plan, a post test was taken from two groups and was followed after two months. The obtained data was analyzed statistically by using of analysis of Repeated Measures ANOVA and Bonferroni tests. The results of analysis of showed that educating Emotion Regulation strategies decreases Anxiety Sensitivity (p<0\001) of students. Following up the grades of experimental group after two months indicated sustainment of intervention effect.

This study was set out to compare the effect of teaching Self-Regulation, Neuro Verbal planning, and combinational strategies on academic motivation of male and female high school students. This study was quasi-experimental and non– equivalent control group design was used. The statistical population included all male and female high school students in Hamadan province from which 161 people were selected randomly through multi-level cluster sampling and divided in six experimental and two control groups by random substitution sampling. Then, the experimental groups were received teaching Self-Regulation, Neuro-Verbal planning (NLP), and Consolidated Strategies in 10 sessions. But, control group didn't receive teaching in these fields. The instrument also included Hermann’ s Achievement Motivation Questionnaire. To analyze the data, Covariance analysis (ANCOVA) and LSD were used. The results indicated that there is a difference between the effectiveness of Teaching Self-Regulation, Neuro-Verbal planning (NLP), and combinational strategies on Academic Motivation. Also, the results indicated that combinational (P< 0/005), self-regulation (P< 0/005), and NLP (P< 0/005) strategies had the more effects on Academic motivation of the students respectively. The results indicated that the effectiveness of combinational and self-regulation strategies on academic motivation of male high school students was higher than female high school students, But, no significant difference was found in the effectiveness of neuro-verbal planning on academic motivation of male and female high school students.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of movie therapy on marital adjustment and psychological well-being of couples. The statistical population of this study was couples referring to three of the counseling centers located in Tehran in 2018. Forty subjects (20 couples) were selected through convenient sampling and randomly divided into control and experimental groups each with 20 subjects i. e. 10 couples. Subjects completed the Marital Adjustment Questionnaire (1959) and Ryff’ s Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire (1989), before and after intervention, and 4 months after the completion of the intervention. The experimental group was provided with 8 sessions of movie therapy, but the control group didn’ t have any intervention. To analyze the data, repeated measure multivariate analysis of variance was used. The results showed that the effect of groups on psychological well-being and marital adjustment effect was significant (P = 0. 11). The effect of time on dependent variables was also significant (P = 0. 0001). Also, the effect of interaction between groups and the time of measurement of dependent variables was significant (P = 0. 0001). Therefore, it can be stated that the mean of psychological well-being and marital adjustment at different times of measurement have a significant difference in the two groups.

The purpose of this study was to compare the psychological well-being, control, and marital satisfaction of those with and without prior marriage in Shiraz. This descriptive-comparative study was performed on all married women in Shiraz. From 18 to 42 years old, they had family records in Shiraz health centers and the sample included 160 women who were identified through Morgan and Krejcie charts, given that 90, 000 families in Shiraz were covered by 4 health centers in Mani. (Martyr Mohsen Eftekhar, Martyr Soltani, Hossein bin Ali (AS), Imam Mahdi) 40 women with premarital sex and 40 women with no prior premarital sex (available) after match were selected and interviewed. Data were collected through questionnaires. Reef Psychological Well-being Questionnaire (1989) Enridge's Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire (1989) and the Tanji Self-Concentration Scale (2004) were analyzed using multivariate covariance analysis statistical methods. Psychological well-being, control, and marital satisfaction of those with and without premarital sex in the city There was a significant difference in Shiraz. Also, the mean of people having sex was higher than those who did not have sex.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of aerobics exercise on happiness and willing to communicate in depressed women. The research method was experimental with pre-test-post-test and control group. The statistical population consisted of depressed women who referred to counseling centers and psychiatric offices in 2017. Based on clinical interviews, DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, obtaining a standard deviation higher than the mean in the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), include and exclude criteria were selected. They were matched in terms of age, sex, socioeconomic status, lack of acute physical and psychological diseases, and other variables considered in this study. 30 of them were randomly selected and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The instruments used included the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Newfoundland Happiness Scale (Monsh), and the Enthusiasm for Communication Scale. The experimental group participated in sports program that included aerobics exercise for 12 weeks, three hours each week, but no intervention was performed on the control group. All subjects completed the pre-test scales of happiness at Newfoundland University and the willing to communicate in the two pre-and post-test stages. The results revealed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of happiness and willing to communicate (p <0. 001). The rate of happiness and willing to communicate significantly increased in experimental group in comparison with pretest and control group. Therefore, it can be said that bodybuilding and aerobics increase happiness and the willing to communicate with depressed women.

This study aimed to predict communicational skills based on personality characteristics and self-concept in female students. The research was correlational. The study population consisted of 1357 postgraduate female students in Islamic Azad University of Rouden during the second semester of 1396-97. A sample of 240 people was selected by multistage random sampling. The instrument used were Queendam's communicational skills test (2004), Neo personality inventory Short form (1992) and Beck self-concept test(1990). The results of Pearson correlation and hierarchical multivariate regression showed that self-concept predicts 21. 4% of variance communicational skills (P<0. 01). Neuroticism had a negative and significant relationship (p <0. 05, β =-0. 171) and extroversion (p<0. 01, β = 0. 195), with a slight dissatisfaction with openness (p= 0. 069, β =0. 104) and being conscientiousness (p<0. 05, β = 0. 164) had a positive and significant relationship with communicational skills. There was no significant relationship between agreeableness and communication skills. Also, the results showed that self-concept with personality characteristics can explain 33. 5% of the variance of communication skills. so, it could be concluded that personality traits and self-concept are effective factors in prediction of students' communicational skills.

The purpose of this study was to investigate an intervention program focused and divided attention and study of its effectiveness on digit span and number and letter sequence in children with specific learning disorder. The research method was experimental with pre-test, post-test with control group, and research statistical society included all the students at age of 6-9 years old Treated in learning disorders centers in Tehran. 16 students were simple random selected and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups and the digit span test and the number and letter sequence test of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Fourth Edition were used for pre-test. After running 8 individual sessions of 30-40 minutes of focused and divided attention training on the experimental group, all of the 16 subjects were post-tested and after a time period of one month and a half, were followed up. The data were analyzed whit Split Plot method. The results showed that there were significant differences between the two experimental and control groups in increasing the performance scores of digit span and number and letter sequence (p<0. 01). Thus, developing intervention program focused and divided attention causes to increased digit span and number and letter sequence in children with specific learning disorder.

The purpose of this research was the study of relationship of Gardner's multiple intelligences and self-efficacy of girl elementary school students. The method of research based on the purpose is applied and based on of data collection is descriptive-correlational. the statistical population included all girl elementary school students in Karaj 3rd educational district in the academic year of 1395-96, of whom 8019 were. The sample was selected using Cochran's formula and systematic random sampling method, including 117 people. Then Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Questionnaire (Armstrong, 2003) and self-efficacy of the child and adolescent SEQ-C (Muris, 2001) were obtained from the subjects. The collected data were analyzed using Spearman correlation test and multiple regression test. results were obtained: There is relationship between the dimensions of multiple intelligences (linguistic, mathematical, spatial, motor, interpersonal, interpersonal, music, naturalism) and the components of self-efficacy (social, educational and emotional) of students. Linear regressions show that only one component (mathematical intelligence) among the eight-part Gardner intelligence has maximum relationship to educational self-efficacy.