COUNSELING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Year:2017 | Volume:16 | Issue:63 |Papers Count:12

Purpose: The aim of present study was to identify Iranian couples’ view points on factors that affect marital commitment. Methods: The research method was qualitative and was performed using content analysis. Based on purposive sampling and theoretical saturation criterion, 10 couples participated in this study. For data collection, semi-structured, in-depth interviews were used. Results: After content analysis of data, three main categories were identified: couple competency, individual competency, and contextual factors. couple competency was shown to have 12 sub-categories, which include encouragement and reassurance, genuineness, conflict management, humorous attitude, coordination and consultation, clarity of roles, social networking, support and companionship, integrity, imagining a future for a relationship, making effort to communicate and offering tangible reminder. Individual competency had 4 sub-categories which includes modeling of original family, experiences of original family, religious and spiritual beliefs and values, positive attitudes to marriage. Contextual factors included one subcategory that was demographic characteristics. Conclusion: Increasing marital commitment and stability is dependent upon achieving and having skills in all three areas. Considering the role of each of these areas, marital commitment can be improved by designing educational packages based on each of these areas.

Purpose: The aim of this study is modeling of the structural equations of cultural capital impact on domestic violence against women. Methods: This research was done using surveys and multi-stage cluster sampling on 309 married women aged fifteen to sixty year-old married women in city of Mehriz (Iran). Data were collected using researcher-made questionnaires of cultural capital and domestic violence against women. Data analysis was performed using Pearson correlation coefficient test and structural equations modeling. Results: The results of data analysis showed a negative significant relationship between cultural capital of women and its dimensions (embodied cultural capital, objectified cultural capital, and internalized cultural capital) with domestic violence against women. (p<0. 001). The structural equations model showed that the impact of cultural capital on domestic violence against women is-0. 36, which indicates the inverse relationship between these two variables. In other words, increasing cultural capital reduces domestic violence against women. Conclusion: Improving the level of cultural capital as one of the available resources for families and women can reduce the risk of domestic violence.

Purpose: The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of training in behavioral-systems couple therapy on psychological well-being of maladaptive couples. Methods: The type of present study was applied, and used quasi-experimental with pretest, post-test, control group, and follow-up design methodology. The statistical population of the study included all the couples referred to Siavashan, Ava’ ye Mehr, Kamran counseling centers, as well as to Tehran’ s specialized neuropsychological centerin 2015. Twenty couples (48 individuals) who referred to these locations were selected through convenient sampling and randomly put into experimental and control groups. The research instrument included Riff’ s (1967) 84-question psychological well-being questionnaire. Before administering the training intervention, both group members were assessed through pretest and then 10 sessions of therapy design were implemented on a weekly basis. After these sessions, post-test and two-month follow-up sessions were conducted. The collected data was analyzed through mixed ANOVA and Bonferroni follow-up test using SPSS-24 software. Results: The analysis of data showed that behavioral-systems couple therapy had yielded significant increase in the mean score of psychological well-being of couples in the experimental group as well as into the follow-up stage (p<0. 001). Conclusion: Considering the decreased psychological well-being in maladaptive couples, according to the findings of the present study, behavioral-systems couple therapy can be employed to improve this score for them.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to study the relation between the quality of life and self-efficiency with the variables of mental health among students. This was a correlational study. All Azad University students in Rudehen campus that consisted of a sample size of 150 individuals were identified and included in the research through cluster sampling. Data were collected using World Health Organization’ s short-form evaluation of life quality questionnaire, Schwartz and Jerusalem (1979) general self-efficiency questionnaire, and Goldenberg (1972) general health questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed by Pearson correlation test, using SPSS-22. Findings showed that there is a significant relationship between quality of life and self-efficacy (F≤ p<0. 1). Therefore, by enhancing students’ quality of life and self-efficacy, the variables of their mental health will also increase.

Purpose: The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of play therapy to reduce symptoms of grief in children. Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study withpre test and post test, with a control group. The study population consisted of school children between the ages of 7 to 10 years who had experienced loss, and whose welfare was covered by Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation in 1393 in the city of Shiraz. Purposive sampling was done from among these children. They were diagnosed with grief disorder by the team composed of psychologists and counselors at Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation. Of the 45 children diagnosed by consultants committee, as the study sample, 30 children were selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. In order to gather information and determine the long-term effectiveness of this method, Spuij and colleagues (2011) hildren's grief scale (IPG-C) were used. The data were analyzed using covariance analysis. Results: The results of analysis indicated that the mean score of this syndrome in the experimental group was significantly lower than the control group (P <0. 001). Conclusion: As a result of the findings, play therapy in children is effective in reducing the symptoms of grief. Therefore, therapeutic play as a useful therapeutic approach in working with children is useful and it can be used to help improve the mental health of children.

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of educational brochures in raising the awareness and educational skills of students' parents. Methods: Due to the nature and objectives of the research, survey methodology was used. The statistical population of the research included all parents and principal of Tehran district schools. The sample size consisted of 100 parents and 360 principals, who were selected through convenient sampling. Researcher-made questionnaire was developed for data collection, while descriptive statistics and single-sample T-test was used for data analysis. Results: the results show that from parents’ and principals' point of view, educational courses provided through brochures has highly been effective in increasing parents' knowledge and awareness. Moreover, from the perspective of students' parents and principals, courses provided through brochures greatly enrich their educational skills, increase desirable behaviors in children, establish desirable behaviors in children, improve mental health, life skills development, improving educational methods and treatment of children, and reduce tension within the family. Conclusion: The courses provided through brochure can help increase awareness of students' parents and enriching their educational skills.

Purpose: In this researcg the relationship between religiosity and accountability with marital commitment was examined. Methods: The present study is descriptive-correlational. The study population was consisted of all married graduate level students at Semnan University during the Iranian academic year 1394. A total sample size of 299 individuals (159 males and 140 females) were selected using stratified random sampling. To collect data, marital commitment questionnaire of Adams and Jones (1997), religiosity questionnaire of Glock and Stark (1965), and social responsibility scale of Harrison Gough (1987), were used. Furthermore, data was analyzed using correlation and stepwise multivariate regression analysis method. Results: All dimensions of religiosity showed a significant positive correlation with marital commitment (p <0. 05). Also, the results of stepwise regression analysis showed that two variables of responsibility and religiosity together predict 50 percent of marital commitment changes. Conclusion: The findings showed that increased religious beliefs and accountability are accompanied by increased marital commitment among students.