Journal of clinical psychology and counseling research
Year:2020 | Volume:10 | Issue:1|Papers Count:7

Purpose In recent decades, positive psychology has been considered as an effective method in psychology. In the meantime, forgiveness and gratitude, which are assumed to increase individuals’ mental and physical health and social adjustment, have been of interest to psychologists. Therefore, this study examined the extent to which forgiveness and gratitude can predict psychological well-being. Methods This research was a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population of this study consisted of all students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, from which 211 students were selected as the research sample using available sampling method. In order to collect data, the Heartland’ s Scale of Forgiveness, Gratitude Questionnaire, and the Ryff’ s Scale of Psychological Well-being were utilized. Findings The results of this study showed that forgiveness and gratitude have significant positive relationships with psychological well-being in students. Forgiveness and gratitude totally predicted 0. 304 of changes in psychological well-being. According to the results of this study, gratitude (beta=0. 345) and forgiveness (beta=0. 306), respectively, play an important role in predicting students’ psychological well-being.

Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and reflection therapy in weight loss and anxiety in obese people. Method The method of the study was quasi-experimental and single-subject A-B-A design. Four of the obesity treatment clients who referred to the University Psychological Clinic and four of the obesity treatment clients who referred to the Reflective Therapy Clinic were selected to participate in this study. All of the participants showed BMI ≥ 30. The clients of University Psychological Clinic received Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and the clients of Reflective Therapy Clinic received Sojouq Reflex Therapy. At baseline, end of treatment, and two months after treatment, the participants’ levels of anxiety were measured using Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and their weight changes were measured using a digital scale. The data was then analyzed using reliable change index and recovery percentages. Findings The results showed that both methods lead to weight loss, and the reduction occurs more rapidly in Reflection Therapy compared to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. However, at the follow-up stage, weight loss was observed more in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy compared to reflective therapy. Anxiety was also reduced in both treatment modalities; however, the reduction was significant only in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the effectiveness of Schema Group Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy in treating substance abusers’ temptation and impulsivity. Method The study was a quasi-experimental project with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up assessments. The study sample consisted of 60 male substance abusers who were purposefully selected and assigned in three groups: schemes therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and control. All subjects completed questionnaires of temptation and impulsive beliefs in three phases: pre-test, post-test, and follow-up. Findings Comparing the experimental groups and the control group, the results showed that both schema therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy significantly led to decreases in substance abusers’ temptation and impulsivity. Moreover, the results showed that schema therapy is more effective than acceptance and commitment therapy in reducing substance abusers’ temptation. However, there was no significant difference between the two treatment methods in reducing substance abusers’ impulsivity. These results remained unchanged in the follow-up phase.

Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of professional skills training on social skills and adaptive behavior of male adolescents and youth with an Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD). Method The research method was a quasi-experimental and pretest-posttest with a control group design. The sample consisted of 30 patients with an intellectual and developmental disability referred to the Ravanpooyesh center of Mashhad. Fifteen participants who were assigned in the experimental group received professional skills training for three month and fifteen participants who were assigned in control group did not receive any intervention. Data were collected using Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) rating scales (Gresham & Elliott, 1990) and Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale (VABS; 1980) before and after the intervention. Data were then analyzed using MANCOVA. Findings The results showed that in the post test, participants who received professional skills training significantly showed higher social skills scores and adaptive behavior, compared to participants in the control group. Based on the findings of the present study, it is concluded that professional skills training can improve social skills and adaptive behaviors of adolescents and youth with an intellectual and developmental disability.

Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Group Schema Therapy on academic procrastination and self-regulation of learning in high school female students. Method The method of this study was quasi-experimental and pre-test and post-test with the control group design. The statistical population of the study consisted of all female high school students in Mashhad in the 2018-2019 academic year. The research sample consisted of 30 students who were selected using a multi-stage cluster random sampling method. Participants were then randomly assigned in experimental and control groups (15 participants in each group). The experimental group received ten 90-minute sessions of schema group therapy (two sessions per week). The control group received no intervention. Both groups completed the questionnaires of Procrastination Assessment Scale-Students (PASS; Solomon & Rothblum, 1984) and Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ; Pintrich & De Groot, 1990) in the pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages. The data were analyzed using ANOVA with repeated measure method. Findings The results showed that group schema therapy significantly let to reduction in academic procrastination and increase in self-regulation of learning for the students assigned in the experimental group compared to the students assigned in the control group.

Purpose Emotion regulation is essential for having effective marital and family relationships. This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of the Gottman Couple Therapy (GCT) and the Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) on couples’ Emotion regulation. Method The method of this study was quasi-experimental using pre-test and post-test with a control group design. The sample consisted of 36 couples who were selected from couples who referred to counseling centers in Shahroud city. The selected participants were matched according to the scores lower than the average in Spanier’ s (1976) Marital Adjustment Scale and were then assigned to two experimental groups and one control group (12 couples is each group). One experimental group received 10 weeks of GCT, the other experimental group received 9 weeks of EFCT. The control group received no intervention. Before and after the intervention, all participants completed the Deficit Emotional Regulation Scale (Gratz & Roemer, 2004). Findings The results showed that differences in all components of deficit emotional regulation scale were significant in both experimental groups compared to the control group indicating that both methods were significantly effective on emotion regulation capability in couples. Moreover, comparing the two interventions showed that EFCT is more effective than GCT in affecting four components of deficit emotion regulation including non-acceptance of negative emotions, difficulties engaging in goal-directed behaviors, difficulties controlling impulsive behaviors, and lack of emotional awareness.

Purpose The Purpose Of This Study Was To Construct And Validating Of The Iranian Personality Factors Scale (IPFS) Based On Joint-Point Centered Marital Therapy (JPCMT). Method The Present Study Was Fundamental-Developmental Research That First Based On Principles And Concepts Of (JPCMT) Theory About Personality 237 Questions Designed In 16 Factors. So After Content Validation And First Performance, Selected 203 Question. Then Selected 439 Inhabitants From Khorasan Razavi That 92, 9 Percents Were Townspeople And Others Were Agrarian With The Voluntarily Sampling Method And They Answered The Final Questionnaire On The Site That Designed For This Purpose. Data Analyzed With Amos24 Software. Findings The Result Of Exploratory Factor Analysis, Identify 7 Personality Factors Included: Confirmative Quest, Blamer, Tool Tropism, Responsible, Controller, Religious-Oriented, And Headmaster. Reliability Results With Alpha, Spearman-Brown, And Guttman Coefficient For A Total Of Scale Very High, And Sequential Was 0. 95, 0. 81, 0. 81. Correlated Coefficient between A Total of the Scale Was 0/83 and Between 7 Factors Together Was Positive Significant. Criterion Validity Of Scale With Neo Consisted Of High Convergent And Divergent Validity Between Two Scales. The Independent T-Test Shows That Males And Females In 4 Factors Are Similar And In 3 Factors Were Different.