COUNSELING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Year:2010 | Volume:8 | Issue:32|Papers Count:9

This investigation has been done for assessment of mental status of students in the academic year 85-86. The population was all students that study in the universities affiliated to the ministry of science. The investigation instruments were a demographic questionnaire, mental health questionnaire, coping strategies, suicidal status and substance abuse. Also a questionnaire about attitude toward counseling.The results were analyzed by statistic methods Conclusion: 13.5 percent of students had psychiatric problem also there was significant correlation between mental health and suicidal, substance abusing, religiosity, social support and coping strategies. Also there was significant correlation between religiosity and suicidal, substance abusing there was negative correlation between social support and suicidal behavior, substance abuse. These findings emphasize reinforcement of spirituality, social support, coping strategies in students.

The present research was conducted to study the relation of mental happiness and level of self-differentiation components with marital satisfaction of the married couples in Kerman. The target population of the study consisted of 300 married people whom were chosen by stratified random sampling. The instruments used in this study were: (I) Oxford Happiness Inventory, (2) Level of Self Differentiation Inventory, and (3) Marital Satisfaction Inventory (Enrich). The results showed: (1) Mental happiness components and level of self-differentiation components (except in fusion component) had significant positive correlation (p<0.001) with marital satisfaction. (2), the satisfaction component of mental happiness with marital satisfaction was correlated, and (3) Emotion cutoff, and ego position of level of self-differentiation had significant multiple correlation with marital satisfaction.

The purpose of this research was to study the effectiveness of group "Career Counseling" based on Dawis Theory of Work Adjustment on the Quality of Work Life among Isfahan municipality employees.28 subjects were randomly selected and asighned to experimental and control groups. Both groups, during the two stages (pretest & post-test) were assessed using a Q.W.L inventory.The experimental group through six sessions was taken on into group career counseling based on “Dawis Theory of Work Adjustment" The SPSS-14 software used to analyze the data. The results by covariance and manova analyzes showed that career counseling based on “Dawis Theory of Work Adjustment" has no effect on the Isfahan municipality employee's Quality of Work Life.

Citation analysis is a common way for evaluation of scientific outputs. Therefore, a citation analysis study was performed to examine papers published in Tazeha va Pajouheshhaye Moshavereh Journal during 2004-2008 volumes. By the study, most influential authors, males and female's rate of authoring, the most used Persian and English information formats, and authors' favorite subjects were determined. For carrying out the study, an author’s-made inventory was produced for data collection and SPSS, version 14 was used for data analyze. According to the study, no significant relationship was revealed between females and males' rate of authoring. In addition, most influential authors and most favorite subjects were specified by the study.

This study examined the relationship between Bownen's concept of self-differentiation and identity styles suggested by Berzonskey. 89 university students (including 45 male and 44 female) completed two questionnaires including Identity Styles Inventory (Berzonsky, 1989) and Differentiation of Self Inventory (skowron and Friedlander, 1998). Results demonstrated that all dimensions of differentiation of self (emotional reactivity, I position, fusion with others, emotional cut off) were positively correlated with informative style and negatively correlated with diffuse-avoidant style.There were positive correlations between two dimensions (I position and fusion with others) and normative style, and no significant relationship between two dimensions of self-differentiation (emotional reactivity and emotional cut off) and normative style.Finally, the implications for counseling and psychotherapy practices are suggested.

The purpose of this research was to study the effectiveness of sex education on the improvement of marital quality of couples in Isfahan. This research was quasi-experimental research with pre-posttest and experimental control groups.30 couples referred to family centers were randomly selected and assigned to experimental and control groups. Cuestionnaires were consisted of marital quality (shahsiah & Bahrami, 2008). The experimental group received sex edacation while control group was in waiting list. The result of covariance analysis showed that the sex education was effective in marital quality total score (P<0.001) and in subscales (i-e) marital satisfaction (P<0.001), sexual satisfaction (P<0.001), marital conflict (P<0105) and marital intimacy (P<0.001). In marital commitment (P=0.072) and manta! Adjustment (P=0.66), it wasn't effective.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of cognitive-Behavioral, Islamic and Transactional Analysis couple therapy Sessions on marital adjustment of incompatible couples. The research procedure was quasi experimental with pre-test and post-test design and control group. Statistical samples consist of 90 couples as experiment group and 30 couples as control group. Subjects were selected randomly from couples who referred to family courts or Tabriz Counseling Centers. Instrument was Spanier Marital Adjustment Questionnaire. The experimental groups participated in 10-12 sessions of cognitive-Behavioral, Islamic and Transactional Analysis couple therapy sessions. The results of analysis of covariance showed that conducting cognitive-Behavioral, Islamic and Transactional Analysis couple therapy increased marital adjustment of incompatible couples.Cognitive-Behavioral couple therapy was more efficient than Islamic and Transactional analysis couple therapy.