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Publication Date: 2024/04/20
Journal of Applied Psychological Research (22518126)15(1)pp. 73-89
The purpose of this research was to investigate the impact of quality of life therapy on the quality of parent-adolescent interaction and adolescent adjustment. A quasi-experimental design comprising a pretest, posttest, control group, and a two-month follow-up period was utilized for the study. The statistical population of the survey comprised second-year high school female adolescents residing in Isfahan during the 2020-2021 academic year. By means of purposive sampling, 35 adolescents were chosen at random and divided into experimental and control groups,with 18 adolescents assigned to the experimental group and 17 to the control group. Over the course of two months, mothers of adolescents in the experimental group participated in eighty-five-minute quality of life therapy sessions. A pre-test was administered prior to the intervention, and a post-test was conducted subsequent to the intervention. Following a gap of two months, the follow-up phase was conducted. Parent-Child Relationship Questionnaire (PCRQ) and California Individual-Social Adjustment Questionnaire (CISAQ) were utilized in this research. The data obtained from the research were analyzed through mixed ANOVA via SPSS-23 software. The results showed that quality of life therapy significantly influences the character of parent-adolescent interaction and adolescent adjustment (p<0.001). According to the findings of the present study’s findings, it is possible to conclude that quality of life therapy can be an effective method for enhancing parent-adolescent interaction and adolescent adjustment via training in adolescent communication with family members, support and acceptance of family members, and the substitution of irrational thoughts with logical ones.
Publication Date: 2025
Journal of Child and Family Studies (15732843)34(10)pp. 2625-2638
Mentalizing, as the capacity to process intrapsychic and interpersonal events, can be beneficial for close relationships; however, certain factors may impede balanced mentalizing within relationships. While previous research relied primarily on quantitative methods and disregarded situational influences, more recent studies emphasise the role of context in shaping mentalizing processes. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore barriers to balanced mentalizing in couple relationships using thematic analysis. Fourteen couples were recruited through purposive sampling, and data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Barriers to balanced mentalizing in couple relationships were identified across three main themes and related sub-themes: individual barriers (emotional, cognitive and physiological factors), communication barriers (inappropriate conversation, lack of power balance, violence, ridicule, haste and urgency, suspicion and selfishness), and external barriers (stressful events, social-cultural influences, and attachment history). These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of how mentalizing processes can be disrupted in intimate relationships and suggest that addressing these barriers can improve relationship dynamics and enable clinical interventions. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2025.
