Omega: Journal of Death and Dying (15413764)90(4)pp. 1951-1962
The impact of digitalization on the topic of death and dying seems to be accelerated in recent years. This study aimed to explore the online ways people used to overcome grief and used the COVID-19 restrictions as an example. Thirty-two bereaved participants were interviewed and the data were analyzed using the constructive grounded theory method. Three main themes were extracted from the data: 1) an online way to remember; 2) digitalization of social support, and 3) continuing the bonds. Findings highlighted the important and inevitable role of the digital world in the grief process when there is a restriction in holding usual ceremonies. © The Author(s) 2022.
Iran Occupational Health (17355133)20(2)pp. 31-48
Background and aims: This study aimed to compare the effect of a vocational rehabilitation program with CBT-based career counseling on career issues of individuals with bipolar disorder. Methods: The effectiveness of the vocational rehabilitation program was compared with the control group waiting with CBT-based career counseling in three settings: pre-test, post-test, and follow-up. The sampling method was purposeful in the first stage and available in the second stage. To evaluate the research data, descriptive statistical indicators (mean and SD) and inferential statistical methods, multivariate analysis of variance test with repeated measures, were used. Results: The results showed that the vocational rehabilitation program was effective on career issues (p <0.0001) of individuals with bipolar disorder, and the effectiveness was also continuous after one-month follow-up (p <0.0001). However, CBT-based career counseling was ineffective on career issues (p <0.86). Conclusion: It appears that the vocational rehabilitation program has a lasting effect on improving the career issues of individuals with bipolar disorder, and this approach can be used to develop the career of individuals with bipolar disorder. © 2024 Iran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.
Iran Occupational Health (17355133)20(2)
Background and aims: *The objective of the present study was to investigate the model of career issues of individuals with bipolar disorder and to develop a vocational rehabilitation program tailored to these individuals. Methods: *This research consisted of two parts. The first part aimed to discover the career issues of people with bipolar disorder, which were extracted from three sources: articles published on the subject of career issues of people with bipolar disorder (N=34), interviews with people with bipolar disorder (N=48), and interviews with experts who have worked in this field (N=11). These were extracted using a qualitative method (exploratory meta-synthesis). Then, based on these extracted factors, in the second part of the research, the model of career issues was designed. Finally, based on this model, the vocational rehabilitation program for people with bipolar disorder was prepared and formulated. Results: *Based on the findings of the research in the career issues model of people with bipolar disorder, the conditional factors lead to the emergence of factors, developing career issues. These factors also exacerbate the disorder symptoms, and after the worsening of the disorder symptoms, the factors that accelerate career issues lead to the formation of career issues in the two areas of poor work performance and feeling work insecurity. Also, the findings showed that the occupational rehabilitation program for people with bipolar disorder includes three levels of intervention on people in the workplace, family members, and the person with bipolar disorder. Conclusion: *Discovering career issues and developing rehabilitation programs for bipolar disorder are necessary for improving the career and mental health of persons with bipolar disorder. © 2024 Iran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.
Journal of Applied Psychological Research (22518126)15(3)pp. 229-248
The present study aimed to elucidate the experience of social support in the aftermath of a traumatic loss, during which the bereavement ceremony was prohibited. The study was conducted using a research method that combined social constructivism and grounded theory. Participants included all Iranian youth (over 18) in 2022 who experienced a traumatic loss and encountered restrictions in organizing memorials during the COVID-19 pandemic. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 32 individuals, who were selected through purposeful and theoretical sampling. Charmez’s three-step coding method was implemented to analyze the data. The data was analyzed to extract four primary themes: the challenge in seeking social support, ways of seeking social support, alternative methods of social support, and the most effective social support along with 9 sub-categories. Additionally, nine subcategories were identified. The results indicate that the process of grief was further complicated by the communication limitations during emergencies. However, the redefinition of social support in such situations has the potential to develop novel coping methods for traumatized mourners. Therefore, it is advised that the results of this study be applied to the development of intervention protocols to expedite the bereavement process in the aftermath of such losses in emergency situations. © The Author(s).
Journal of Health and Safety at Work (23832088)13(4)pp. 754-778
Introduction: Due to the lack of an instrument for measuring the career issues of those with bipolar disorder, the present study was conducted to develop and examine the psychometric characteristics of the Career Issues Inventory for Persons with Bipolar Disorder (CII-BD). Material and Methods: To check the diagnostic validity, via purposive sampling and interviews by a psychiatrist, 108 people were selected from two sample groups (53 normal people and 55 participants with bipolar disorder). The items were extracted from three sources including scientific articles related to the career issues of bipolar people, interviews with individuals with bipolar disorder, and interviews with experts using the Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) systematic qualitative method. Finally, the items of the CII-BD were reduced to 81 questions. Content, construct, and convergent validity plus factor analysis of CII-BD were also examined. The reliability of CII-BD was evaluated by internal consistency and test-retest method with seven weeks intervals after the initial implementation of the CII-BD. Results: The convergent validity of the sum score of CII-BD with the sum score of the symptom inventory of people with bipolar disorder among the sample of normal people and the sample of persons with bipolar disorder was (r=0.79, P<0.01, N=53) and (r=0.78, P<0.0001, N=53) respectively. In construct validity examination, nine subscales were extracted using the factor analysis method with varimax rotation, which included communication problems, poor work performance, insecurity, grandiosity, unreliability, change-seeking, vulnerability, lack of boundaries, and lack of self-control towards the opposite sex. In the reliability analysis, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.96 (N=55, participants with bipolar disorder) and 0.86 (N=53, normal people), respectively, P<0.05, showing the high internal consistency of CII-BD. The test-retest correlation coefficient of the sum scores of the CII-BD was r = 0.91, P < 0.01, which indicated the credible stability of the CII-BD. Conclusion: The CII-BD is a valid and reliable instrument to measure the specific career issues of bipolar persons and their early vocational rehabilitation. It is suggested that future research should focus on choosing a job and job placement for bipolar disorder persons. © 2024 The Authors.
Journal of Loss and Trauma (15325024)28(3)pp. 235-251
This review of systematic reviews aimed to synthesize the results of the 16 studies about grief interventions and their effectiveness during the last two decades. The results showed that 19 types of interventions were employed to reduce grief symptoms. Two main themes including “theory-based” and “technique-based” approaches were extracted. The majority of technique -based approaches were effective in reducing grief symptoms, while there was inconsistency in the results of the effectiveness of the theory-based approaches. Studies that compare the effectiveness of theory—and technique based interventions are recommended. © 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Scientific Reports (20452322)13(1)
Journal of Health System Research (27834093)19(1)pp. 61-67
Background: Redemptive self is a part of life narratives in which bad scenes are redeemed with good results or positive emotions. Personality traits in the big-5 model are: neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between redemptive self and personality traits with some psychological characteristics including psychological well-being, career adaptability, generativity, and emotional intelligence. Methods: In this study, 57 Iranian adults in the age range of 22-65 years were selected by convenience sampling method and filled in the Life Story Questionnaire, NEO test, Loyola Generativity Scale (LGS), Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWB), Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS), and Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire. Individuals' answers to the questionnaire questions were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression using SPSS software. Findings: Based on the results of the present study, the relationship between the redemptive self and personality traits with each of the psychological characteristics mentioned above was significant. Redemptive self and personality traits had a significant relationship with psychological well-being, career adaptability, generativity, and emotional intelligence and predicted them. Conclusion: Redemptive self and extraversion predicted generativity, neuroticism (negatively) and agreeableness predicted psychological well-being, extroversion predicted career adaptability, and agreeableness predicted emotional intelligence. © 2023, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences(IUMS). All rights reserved.
Death Studies (10917683)46(1)pp. 78-83
Millions of adolescents around the world lost their loved ones due to the COVID-19 pandemic; at the same time, health protocols in many countries do not allow mourners to practice their familiar rituals around death and dying. This study explored the experience of 15 Iranian adolescents who had lost their parent(s) during the pandemic through a phenomenological approach. Two main themes including distress in a shattered life and crisis in crisis were extracted from the interviews. Findings highlight the importance of immediate and alternative ways of support for adolescents who lost their parents during the pandemic. © 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Background: Different coping strategies have been associated with various effects on infertile couples’ mental health. Considering the close interaction between couples, the present study aims to develop coping strategies for infertile couples using a couple-based approach. Methods: The present mixed-methods study will be conducted in three phases. In order to develop coping strategies, a qualitative study will be conducted in the first phase, during which semi-structured interviews will be implemented with infertile couples in order to collect data related to their lived experiences in using coping strategies. These data will be inductively analyzed using qualitative content analysis and interpretative phenomenological analysis. In the second phase, using the Delphi method, an initial draft of coping strategies will be designed using a couple-based approach based on the data obtained from the qualitative study and the related literature review. In the third phase, the designed couple-based strategies will be provided to two groups of infertile couples as a randomized field superiority trial study. The couples’ levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and adjustment will be evaluated using validated questionnaires before and 3 months after the intervention. Discussion: Couple-based coping strategies encourage couples to become aware of each other’s feelings while interacting and choose a strategy based on such feelings. Trial registration: Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials IRCT20191014045102N1. Registered on 19 October 2021. Protocol version: Current protocol: version 1 (22 May 2022). © 2022, The Author(s).
Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma (19361521)15(3)pp. 883-892
Trauma needs special attention during the sensitive period of adolescence, which already involves its own psychological challenges and vocational tasks. Coping with trauma requires adaptation. From the perspective of the career construction model of adaptation, career adaptability provides psycho-social resources that promote adaptation. Using this model, the aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between personality and post-traumatic growth via career adaptability. A total of 266 Iranian adolescents who had experienced the sudden death of a parent recruited. They then completed the Big Five Questionnaire, Post-traumatic Growth Inventory, and Career Adapt-abilities Scale. The results showed career adaptability partially mediated the relationship between neuroticism and openness and post-traumatic growth. In addition, the findings confirmed the full mediator role of career adaptability in the relationship between conscientiousness and post-traumatic growth. The results also indicated a direct relationship between extraversion and post-traumatic growth, but no relationship between agreeableness and post-traumatic growth. These results emphasized the essential role of career adaptability in empowering traumatized adolescents. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Mosavi, S.M.H.,
Ebrahimi, A.,
Sanei, H.,
Abedi, M.R.,
Feizi, A.,
Bagherian-sararoudi, R. Journal of Isfahan Medical School (10277595)40(678)pp. 490-497
Background: Patients who suffered coronary artery disease (CAD) experience a lower quality of life.This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of the illness perception variable in the relationship between mentalization and personality type D with quality of life in patients with coronary heart disease. Methods: The present study was performed using correlation modeling using structural equation modeling. Based on Cohen's sample size determination table, 210 patients with coronary heart disease were enrolled by random sampling method. Questionnaires of type D personality, quality of life (SF-36), mentalization (Ment S) and disease perception (IPQ) were used to gather data for this study which were completed by the patients themselves. After data collection, the relationship between the two variables with Pearson correlation and the interactive relationship in the structure of the theoretical model drawn in this study was evaluated using structural equation modeling. Findings: The final research model had a very good fit. The results showed a direct effect of type D personality and disease perception on quality of life but the direct effect of mentalization on quality of life was not significant. Also, the indirect effect of type D personality and mentalization through disease perception on quality of life was statistically significant. Conclusion: Cognitive and emotional representation of the disease, which is the illness perception, can mediate the relationship between psychological and personality variables with quality of life. Therefore, in improving the perception of the disease to improve the quality of life of patients, personality, behavioral and psychological variables can serve as tar ets of intervention. © 2022 Isfahan University of Medical Sciences(IUMS). All rights reserved.
Asadollahi, F.,
Doost, H.T.N.,
Abedi, M.R.,
Zanjani, H.A. Iranian Journal Of Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences (17358639)15(1)
Background: Persistent depressive disorder (PDD) is a chronic problem that is more prevalent among women than men. Various studies have revealed that these people experience many problems in their interpersonal relationships, which increase their suffering. Objectives: The present study was done to identify how people suffering from PDD experience interpersonal relationships that often seem troubled and broken. Methods: A phenomenological approach was adopted for this qualitative study. For this purpose, in-depth interviews were conducted with 21 individuals with PDD, focusing on exploring their experience and suffering in interpersonal relationships. All interviews were recorded and transcribed, and the transcripts were analyzed using Giorgi’s phenomenological descriptive method. Results: In general, five main themes and 16 sub-themes emerged. The main themes were: (1) Feeling empty of love and compassion; (2) feeling ignored; (3) ignoring others’ needs, conditions, and suffering; (4) feeling of being annoying to others; and (5) feeling confused and helpless in relationships. Conclusions: It seems that all five themes convey the message that these individuals demonstrate less skill in feeling compassion and receiving it from others. Therefore, it appears that long-term compassion-based interventions can effectively reduce the interpersonal suffering of these individuals. It should be noted that although these themes have commonalities in different cultural contexts, the culture can influence the content and intensity of these feelings. Copyright © 2021, Author(s).
Samouei, R.,
Shooshtari, S.,
Bahrami, M.,
Abedi, M.R.,
Maracy, M.R. Women and Health (03630242)61(1)pp. 66-72
The current study was performed with the aim of the psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire for measuring factors related to women’s mental health in an earthquake. This descriptive instrumental study was carried out on a population of 378 women with an earthquake experience in Kerman Province, Iran, in 2017–2018. The formal validity, content validity, criterion validity, factor analysis, and reliability of the questionnaire were measured using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Moreover, descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were used to report data. In the content validity stage, 34out of 85 items of the questionnaire were eliminated. In the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) stage, 2 items out of the remaining 51 items were removed due to weak factor loading and 49 items were defined in 6 factors. The convergent and divergent validities of the questionnaire were confirmed in relation to the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) (r = −0.23; P = .030) and World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) (r = 0.32;P = .001). Using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, the reliability of the questionnairewas obtained to be 0.91. The reliability and validity of the study questionnaire were at an appropriate level, and thus, it can be used to perform extensive surveys among women who have experienced earthquake. © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Journal of Applied Psychological Research (22518126)12(1)pp. 39-58
This study aims to investigate the relationship between academic self-concept and academic engagement of students with regard to the mediating role of academic self-efficacy and self-regulatory learning approaches. This paper is applied in terms of purpose, and is correlational in terms of method. The statistical population consists of 41,876 male students of Isfahan studying the first high school in 2016–2017. A sample of 979 individuals were selected via cluster sampling in several phases. The Academic Engagement Questionnaire (AEQ), the School Self-Concept Inventory (SSCI), the Academic Self-Efficacy Inventory (ASEI), and Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) were applied in order to collect data. The data was analyzed by using structural equation modeling method and by employing SPSS and Amos statistical software. The results of the analysis indicated that academic self-concept, academic self-efficacy, and self-regulatory learning approaches had a direct impact on academic engagement. In addition, self-concept had an indirect relationship with academic engagement in two ways of academic self-efficacy and academic self-regulatory learning approaches. Therefore, academic self-concept, academic self-efficacy, and academic self-regulatory learning approaches must be considered to increase academic engagement in students. © 2021, University of Tehran. All rights reserved.
Education and Information Technologies (13602357)25(2)pp. 985-996
The use of online intervention in providing career counseling and guidance is one of the practical methods to help people improve their understanding of their conditions and existing career conditions. This method helps people to take fundamental steps in the decision-making process. Accordingly, the objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of online counseling and face-to-face counseling with a guidance paradigm on career decision-making self-efficacy of students of the University of Isfahan. For this purpose, three groups of students including the face-to-face group, the online group, and the control group were created. Different analyses pre and post tests for these groups showed that students in the online group were similar to students in the face-to-face group in terms of career decision-making self-efficacy and both interventions promoted career decision-making self-efficacy of students relative to the control group. © 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
Samouei, R.,
Shooshtari, S.,
Bahrami, M.,
Abedi, M.R.,
Maracy, M.R. World Journal of Emergency Medicine (19208642)10(3)pp. 160-168
BACKGROUND: According to the fact that women account for the highest rate of victims of mental health loss during disasters, prioritization of their requirements is of remarkable significance. Therefore, the present study was carried out with the aim to prioritize factors related to women's mental health during an earthquake. METHODS: This study was conducted using the Delphi method in 2017. Participants consisted of experts including psychologists, counselors and psychiatrists, social medicine specialists, and psychiatric-mental health nurses with experience in service and disaster awareness, especially earthquake. They were selected using purposive and snowball sampling methods. The Delphi method was used in 2 rounds with 21 components and the final attendance of 19 participants and the collective agreement of 75%. RESULTS: Of the 21 factors related to women's mental health during the earthquake, the following components were, respectively, preferred by the participants: psychological well-being training, group relationships and support of women in emergency situations, fair treatment in the provision of rights and services to women, crisis awareness and management of behavior and difficult conditions, and social security during disasters with the total mean standard deviation (SD) of 13.4 (2.4), 13.0 (2.4), 12.7 (2.5), 12.5 (2.4), and 12.3 (2.2), respectively. CONCLUSION: Training in the field of psychology and disasters, and social and cultural factors were prioritized among factors related to women's mental health during an earthquake. Therefore, the results of this study can be applied by the planners and executives of mental health, women and disasters, and the women's community itself. © 2019 World Journal of Emergency Medicine
Education and Information Technologies (13602357)23(6)pp. 2655-2672
Counseling through the internet is one of the provided facilities by modern technologies that paves the way for the career development of students. This study aims to investigate and describe the role and effect of online career counseling interventions on the career development of students. In the current study, 45 university students were randomly assigned into three groups of online counseling (15 students), face-to-face counseling (15 students), and control (15 students). Participants completed short form of career development inventory (Creed and Patton 2004). The collected data in pretest, posttest, follow-up 1, and follow-up 2 were analyzed using SPSS package at descriptive and inferential levels as well as analysis of variance with repetitive measurements. The results showed that both interventions increased the students’ level of career development as compared to that of the students in the control group. © 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
Nikrahan, G.R.,
Laferton, J.A.,
Asgari mobarakeh, K.,
Kalantari, M.,
Abedi, M.R.,
Etesampour, A.,
Rezaei, A.,
Suarez, L.,
Huffman, J.C. Psychosomatics (15457206)57(4)pp. 359-368
Background: Among cardiac patients, positive psychologic factors are consistently linked with superior clinical outcomes and improvement in key markers of inflammation and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning. Further, positive psychology interventions (PPI) have effectively increased psychologic well-being in a wide variety of populations. However, there has been minimal study of PPIs in cardiac patients, and no prior study has evaluated their effect on key prognostic biomarkers of cardiac outcome. Accordingly, we investigated the effect of 3 distinct PPIs on risk biomarkers in cardiac patients. Methods: In an exploratory trial, 69 patients with recent coronary artery bypass graft surgery or percutaneous intervention were randomized to (1) one of three 6-week in-person PPIs (based on the work of Seligman, Lyubomirsky, or Fordyce) or (2) a wait-list control group. Risk biomarkers were assessed at baseline, postintervention (7 weeks), and at 15-week follow-up. Between-group differences in change from baseline biomarker levels were examined via random effects models. Results: Compared with the control group, participants randomized to the Seligman (B = -2.06; p = 0.02) and Fordyce PPI (B = -1.54; p = 0.04) had significantly lower high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels at 7 weeks. Further, the Lyubomirsky PPI (B = -245.86; p = 0.04) was associated with a significantly lower cortisol awakening response at 7 weeks when compared with control participants. There were no other significant between-group differences. Conclusion: Despite being an exploratory pilot study with multiple between-group comparisons, this initial trial offers the first suggestion that PPIs might be effective in reducing risk biomarkers in high-risk cardiac patients. © 2016 The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine.
Asian Social Science (discontinued) (19112025)12(3)pp. 65-70
Non-pharmacological approaches such as the cognitive-behavioral strategies and pathological information do not treat the underlying pain and do not change pain perception but somehow reduce the emotional responses to the pain. In this regard, the study has examined the effect of consulting to reduce the anger based on acceptance and commitment between children and adolescents with cancer. This study is a semi-experimental and research project, pre-test and post-test with control and follow-up period. The study sample was included all 242 children with cancer admitted in Seydoshohada Hospital of Isfahan province in 2014. The number of 30 subjects is selected among the population including 15 experimental and 15 control groups. To collect information a demographic questionnaire is used and the Nilsson anger questionnaire (2000) is used to analyze the data by the SPSS Software. The results show that the effect of counseling on anger component changes in children with cancer is statistically significant. This means that the consulting in the form of acceptance and commitment leads to reduce the signs of anger in children with cancer (0.01> P). For this reason and given the results of the study the hypothesis was proved. © 2016, Canadian Center of Science and Education. All rights reserved.
Nikrahan, G.R.,
Suarez, L.,
Asgari mobarakeh, K.,
Beach, S.R.,
Celano, C.M.,
Kalantari, M.,
Abedi, M.R.,
Etesampour, A.,
Abbas, R.,
Huffman, J.C. Psychosomatics (15457206)57(4)pp. 348-358
Background: Positive psychologic characteristics have been linked to superior cardiac outcomes. Objective: Accordingly, in this exploratory study, we assessed positive psychology interventions in patients who had recently undergone a procedure to treat cardiovascular disease. Method: Participants were randomly assigned to receive 1 of 3 different 6-week face-to-face interventions or a wait-list control condition. We assessed intervention feasibility and compared changes in psychologic outcome measures postintervention (7 wk) and at follow-up (15 wk) between intervention and control participants. Across the interventions, 74% of assigned sessions were completed. Results: When comparing outcomes between interventions and control participants (N = 55 total), there were no between-group differences post-intervention, but at follow-up intervention participants had greater improvements in happiness (β = 14.43, 95% CI: 8.66-20.2, p < 0.001), depression (β = -3.87, 95% CI: -7.72 to 0.02, p = 0.049), and hope (β = 7.12, 95% CI: 1.25-13.00, p =0.017), with moderate-large effect sizes. Efficacy of the 3 interventions was similar. Conclusions: Future studies are needed to identify an optimal positive psychology intervention for cardiac patients. © 2016 The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine.
Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology (discontinued) (00194247)41(Special Issue 3)pp. 148-155
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a relatively common disorder and due to its debilitating nature, many studies have been conducted to reduce its symptoms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the effects of time perspective therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and narrative therapy on severity of symptoms of obsessivecompulsive disorder. The study sample consisted of 60 patients selected by accessibility method from all clients from Isfahan psychological and psychiatric services in 2013, and the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale was administered on them. Results from multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) showed that differences between obsessive-compulsive severity symptoms in post-test and follow up stages in study groups were significant (p < 0.0001). Also, there were significant differences in mean of obsessive-compulsive symptoms severity between therapy groups with control group, except for time perspective therapy. © Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology.
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences (discontinued) (20392117)5(23)pp. 882-890
Previous studies show that psychiatric conditions can influence educational achievements of learners. This study aims to investigate the differences between TEFL students with mental health disorders and normal students in cognitive strategy use in L2 writing. Seventy and two EFL postgraduate and under graduate students of Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University participated in this study. They were selected through random sampling. The materials were Quick Oxford Placement Test (QOPT), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Modsley Obsessive Compulsive Inventory(MOCI), writing strategy questionnaire, Semi-structured interview. Although, people with OCD and people with depression show cognitive impairment, the study indicates no difference between students with mental health disorders and normal students in cognitive strategy use. It seems that cognitive impairment in OCD and depression does not play an important role in selecting cognitive strategies in writing. Besides the findings of this study, further research is required to show the importance of psychological problems in the process of learning to language teachers in order to help learners in this respect. © 2014, Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research. All right reserved.
Rezvan, S.,
Bahrami, F.,
Abedi, M.R.,
Macleod, C.,
Doost, H.T.N.,
Ghasemi, V. International Journal Of Preventive Medicine (20088213)4(1)pp. 78-87
Background: Research on attachment has shed new light on understanding one of the underlying mechanisms of psychopathology in children. The aim of this study was to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of attachment based intervention in a pediatric sample with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Methods: Twelve participants, 10-12 years of age, were treated across an eight week period. They had not been treated with either pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy previously and remained medication free during the attachment based therapy. This study comprised two groups of children: The experimental group, who received attachment based intervention, and the control group, who did not receive treatment. All participants were assessed in terms of severity of OCD symptoms by administrating the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale before and after the experimental group had received the therapeutic sessions. The children were assessed again one month later. The level of children's depression, and attachment insecurity, as well as their mothers' depression, OCD symptoms, and attachment insecurity, were statistically controlled in this study. Results: Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) indicated that the OCD symptoms in children decreased significantly over the course of the therapy, and this gain was maintained at follow up. The results of this study demonstrated that the attachment based intervention was efficacious in alleviating the OCD symptoms. Conclusion: It is suggested that parental instruction in attachment based relationships may help prevent young children from developing OCD symptoms in middle childhood and adulthood.
Rezvan, S.,
Bahrami, F.,
Abedi, M.R.,
Macleod, C.,
Doost, H.T.N.,
Ghasemi, V. Counselling Psychology Quarterly (09515070)25(4)pp. 403-415
Yousefi, Z.,
Abedi, M.R.,
Baghban, I.,
Eatemadi, O.,
Abedi, A. Spanish Journal of Psychology (19882904)14(1)pp. 263-271
This study examined relationships among career adaptability and career concerns, social support and goal orientation. We surveyed 304 university students using measures of career concerns, adaptability (career planning, career exploration, self-exploration, decision-making, self-regulation), goalorientation (learning, performance-prove, performance-avoid) and social support (family, friends, significant others). Multiple regression analysis revealed career concerns, learning and performanceprove goal orientations emerged relatively as the most important contributors. Other variables did not contribute significantly. © 2011 by The Spanish Journal of Psychology.
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (10188827)19(7)pp. 605-613
Previous research has provided evidence on the effectiveness of CBT in the symptomatic improvement of children with obsessive-compulsive disorders. There is also increasing recognition of the importance of involving parents and families in treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term effectiveness of such an intervention that promoted family strengths [(quality of life therapy (QoLT)] for mothers of children with obsessive- compulsive disorders (OCD). The sample consisted of 40 children with OCD and their mothers, who had been referred to clinics in Esfahan city in Iran. Mothers were randomly allocated to an experimental (QoLT) and waiting list control group. Mothers participated in eight QoLT group sessions over 4 weeks. QoLT incorporated CBT techniques in managing OCD symptoms. Measures were completed pre- and post-intervention by both groups. Children completed the Yale-Brown obsession compulsion scale for Children, the Revised children's manifest anxiety scale, and the brief multidimensional student's life satisfaction scale; mothers completed the quality of life inventory (QoLI). QoLT was associated with decrease in OCD and anxiety symptoms and increase in children's satisfaction in the global, family and environment domains, as well as with increased QoLI scores in their mothers. Parenting interventions like QoLT can complement individual modalities such as CBT in the presence of familyrelated difficulties. This can be particularly applicable in countries and settings with limited resources and high stigma of child mental health problems. © The Author(s) 2010.
Counselling Psychology Quarterly (09515070)21(4)pp. 309-321
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy with the combination of cognitive behavior therapy and interpersonal therapy on decreasing the excessiveness of pathological worry and increasing happiness of the individuals with generalized anxiety disorder. Method: The sample consisted of 36 female undergraduate students who referred themselves to the Isfahan University Counseling Center and met the criteria for GAD. They were randomly assigned into three groups; namely, two experimental groups and one control group. Before receiving the interventions all of the groups completed Penn State Worry Questionnaire and Oxford Happiness Inventory. One of the experimental groups underwent cognitive behavior therapy and the other one received the integration of cognitive behavior therapy and interpersonal therapy. The control group received no intervention. Result: The statistical analyses indicated that the differences between the CBT and CBT+ IPT groups on excessive worry and happiness in the post tests were not significant. But significant mean differences were observed in the follow-ups regarding pathological worry and happiness between two groups. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the integration of cognitive behavior therapy and interpersonal therapy can be applied as an effective intervention for decreasing the rate of GADs' relapses after cognitive behavior therapy. © 2008 Taylor & Francis.
Middle East Fertility Society Journal (11105690)11(1)pp. 43-47
Objectives: The main purpose of this research is studying the effect of cognitive - behavioral counseling, based on interacting cognitive subsystems (ICS) approach, on depression of infertile couples. Design: The research is quasi experimental. Materials and methods: The sample consists of 30 infertile couples who are placed randomly in the experimental and the control group. Both groups were assessed in two stages, pre- test and post-test, by Beck Depression Inventory. The time laps between pre-test and post-test was 6 weeks. The experimental group was exposed to counseling based on ICS approach in six sessions. Results: The study indicates that counseling based on interacting cognitive subsystems is effective in decreasing the depression of infertile couples in the experimental group than the control group (p<0.0001) and its effect is considerably higher on women than men (p=0.009). Conclusion: Cognitive-behavioral counseling based on interacting cognitive subsystems approach is effective in decreasing infertile couples' depression and it would be better to consider it as a part of therapy along with biological therapies related to infertility. Copyright © Middle East Fertility Society.
Counselling Psychology Quarterly (09515070)19(4)pp. 415-428
Although the current literature supports the effectiveness of metacognition as a learning strategy, little is known about the effects of metacognition on academic achievement and happiness. This study analyzed the effectiveness of training metacognition on the academic achievement and happiness of Esfahan University conditional students. Conditional students are the students whose averages are lower than 12 (12 out of 20). After three times of becoming conditional they are expelled from university. The sample consisted of 60 once-conditional female students. They were randomly selected and allocated to an experimental group and a control group. The independent variable was the metacognitive training sessions performed in the experimental group. The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire scores and the students' second semester average scores in 2003-2004 were dependent variables. The study predicted that training in metacognition should have positive effects on the academic achievement and that it would increase students' happiness. The results suggested that metacognitive training had increased the academic achievement average of the experimental group. Similarly, metacognitive training had increased the happiness scores average of the experimental group. © 2006 Taylor & Francis.
