COUNSELING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Year:2006 | Volume:5 | Issue:18|Papers Count:7

The purpose of this study is to investigate of the relationship between attachment styles and friendship quality. Research samples (using multi-stage sampling) were 200 high school students. Research instruments were Adult Attachment Scale (Colis & Read, 1999) and Friendship-unfriendship Attachment Inventory (Reisman & Billingham, 1989). The results indiated positive significant correlation between scure attachment styles and friendship quality, but the relationship between avoidance insecure attachment style and friendship quality was negative. Also the relationship between anxiety-insecure attachment style and friendship quality was negative. The results of two-way Anova analysis showed that gender difference had no influence on attachment styles.There was difference between boys and girls friendship quality rate; boys, level was higher than girls.

Marital conflict is one of the prevalence problems in today families. Counselor and psychotherapies notice to these problems because of its effects on family and mental health of family member. For Preventing and solving this problem there are so many theories and researches. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and reality therapy is two theories that explained marital conflicts and suggest strategies for prevention and treatment of couple conflicts. In this study the effectiveness of Rational Emotive Behavior Couple Therapy (REBTCT), Reality Couple Therapy and eclectic approach on reduction marital conflict are Subject select from couples married how referred to private counseling centers in Isfahan compared. Forty couples distribute to four groups. Every group contained 10 subjects. One of them is group control and three are experimental groups. First applied pretest then experimental groups revised one of three methods marital therapy and finally applied posttest after treatment. Results indicate that all intervention strategies reduced marital conflicts. Reality three Therapy and Eclectic (REBTCT) are more effective than Emotive Behavior Couple Therapy (REBTCT).

The goal of this research is to determine the relationship between mutual interest and respect among couples and their marital satisfaction. 30 couples that at least one of them was teacher from Qom high schools, were chosen by randomly cluster method. The couples filled in a controlled condition 3 questionnaires: Marital satisfaction, respect to spouse and love and simultaneously and interest scale. Research's methods are correlation and expose facto.The Data were analyzed statistically, with "two variable and multivariable regression methods and F test. finding in %99 percent confidence of more were showed: 1- The couples and also men and women who were more respectful and loved their spouse, were more satisfied in their married life, 2- There Was a positive correlation between the amount of respect and love among couples, 3- The couples, men and Women who were respectful to their spouses were more satisfied of their married Life, and 4- The Couples and men and women who loved their spouses more, were satisfied of their married life.

This survey was conducted to assess different problem areas of students at Roudehen Islamic Azad University. A stratified random sample of 528 under graduate students in different branches of study was surveyed. The data was collected by administration the Persian version of Mooney problem checklist on the sample group. The checklist contains 110 items corresponding to 10 different problem areas. Cronbach alpha coefficient of the checklist on a sample group of coli edge students was found to be. 92. after gathering and analyzing the data, the following results was obtained.Students problems from the most to the least severity were those associated to following areas:- recreation and leisure time- moral and religion- studying- occupation- family relations- emotional-psychological condition- marriage and relation to opposite sex- physical health- economics- social relationsGirls problems in health, emotional-psychological condition, and social relations was significantly higher than boys. In other areas there was no significant difference between two groups.There was also shown significant negative correlations among educational achievement and problems in following areas:Health, recreation and leisure time, emotional-psychological condition, moral and religion, studying, marriage and relation to opposite sex.

The purpose of this study has been investigation the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic achievement. Research sample include 15 third grade high school students (73 boys and 80 girls) that selected through random multistage cluster sampling. Measurement tool was bar-on Emotional quotient inventory (EQ-i). The analysis of data showed there was significant correlation between Emotional intelligence and academic achievement (r=0.37). The analysis of stepwise regression showed among emotional intelligence components, flexibility, independent and empathy have significant role in academic achievement prediction. These components accounted 19 percent of academic achievement variance.