Hossein Vaez; Yadollah Zargar; Abdolzahra Naami; Taghi Doostgharin; Mahnaz Mehrabizadeh Honarmand
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Family and Schools Together program on reducing the behavioral problems of primary school students in Ahvaz. This research was experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow up with control group. First, 80 primary school students (40 ...
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Family and Schools Together program on reducing the behavioral problems of primary school students in Ahvaz. This research was experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow up with control group. First, 80 primary school students (40 girls and 40 boys) were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Students, along with family members, participated in Family and Schools Together program for 8 sessions of 150 minutes for two months. In this study, a demographic and Goodman Children's Problems questionnaires were used. The experimental design was run for two months and two months after the post-test, a follow-up test was carried out. The results of the data analysis indicated that Family and Schools Together program has been effective in reducing student behavioral problems. Also, reducing the behavioral problems of children in the follow up phase has continued.
monir hossinie; Iran Davoudi; null null; null null
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IntoductionThe desire of having a child is one of the most important functions of family and is also a base for human survival. Infertility is considered as a failure that is accompanied by physical and psychological tensions in family and society as well. Different psychological methods have been already ...
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IntoductionThe desire of having a child is one of the most important functions of family and is also a base for human survival. Infertility is considered as a failure that is accompanied by physical and psychological tensions in family and society as well. Different psychological methods have been already utilized to help infertile people. The holistic-oriented psychological intervention (HPI) is a new therapeutic plan with bio-psycho-social pattern that has been designed according to psychological problems and needs of infertile people. After determining tension factors this therapeutic plan chooses techniques with high effectiveness rate in solving the mentioned problems, using eclectic techniques. The aim of present study is to examine the effectiveness of HPT on psychological health and fertility rate in women with unexplainable infertility undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment (IVF). MethodThe design of this study was a quasi- experimental one with pretest-posttest of experimental and control group. Thirty infertile women, undergoing IVF treatment, were selected, using available sampling. The sample was selected from among patients who referred to Moatazedi Infertility Center, Kermanshah, Iran. They completed two subscales of three subscales of DASS-21 scale who got the above average score. They were randomly assigned to two groups (each group 15 subjects). The experimental group was treated by the holistic-oriented psychological intervention for 11 sessions of 120-minutes. The control group did not receive any intervention. Participants completed the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale before and after intervention and after one month later. The pregnancy rate was measured in two groups based on the β-HCG test result. Data were analyzed by SPSS software (version 21). ResultsThe results of multivariate covariance analysis indicated that depression, anxiety and stress levels in the experimental group (p = 0.0001), significantly decreased in posttest group after holistic-oriented psychological intervention and this effect was observed and lasted in the one month follow up (p = 0.0001). The pregnancy rate in the experimental group was 46.7% and in the control group was 13.3% which were statistically significant (p <0.05). DiscussionThe results of this study showed that the holistic-oriented psychological intervention is effective in decreasing anxiety, depression and stress and increasing the psychological health and pregnancy rate of women with unexplainable infertility under In-Vitro Fertilization treatment.
K. Keramati; Y. Zargr; A. Naami; K. Beshlide; I. Davodi
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This research aimed to compare the effect of child group CBT and mother–child group CBT on childhood’s social anxiety, self-esteem and assertiveness in Ahvaz city. For this purpose 525 fifth and sixth grade students were selected randomly and administered SPAI-C for social anxiety screening. ...
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This research aimed to compare the effect of child group CBT and mother–child group CBT on childhood’s social anxiety, self-esteem and assertiveness in Ahvaz city. For this purpose 525 fifth and sixth grade students were selected randomly and administered SPAI-C for social anxiety screening. From these 36 students whose social anxiety was one standard deviation higher from the mean were assigned to three groups. Group 1 participated in child GCBT, group 2 mother-children GCBT and group 3 did not have any treatment program. The research instruments were SPAI-C, SCAS and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The results of MANOVA showed that mother–child GCBT decrease social anxiety and increase self-esteem and assertiveness, but child GCBT decrease social anxiety and increase assertiveness only. Follow up results showed that both treatment effects on social anxiety remained until two months after posttest.
S. Gholamrezaei; M. Mehrabizade Honarmand; Y. Zargar; I. Davoudi; S. Bassaknejad
Volume 21, Issue 1 , June 2014, , Pages 33-54
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of interpersonal psychotherapy on eating disorder symptoms,its components and at the psychosocial performance of female students at Lorestan University. The present study was a field experimental study with a pretest, post-test and control ...
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of interpersonal psychotherapy on eating disorder symptoms,its components and at the psychosocial performance of female students at Lorestan University. The present study was a field experimental study with a pretest, post-test and control group. In the study, sampling was applied in two steps. In the first step, 641 female students were randomly selected by using the multi-phase sampling method. In the next step, 32 female students, Whose scores on the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) were 20 Or above, were selected and randomly divided in experiment and control groups. In this research, the subjects completed an Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) and a Clinical Impairment Assessment Questionnaire (CIA). The experimental intervention that was performed for the experiment group consisted of 14 sessions of interpersonal psychotherapy. For data analysis, a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used. The results showed that there were significant differences between the two groups in terms of eating disorder symptoms and psychosocial performance. Therefore, interpersonal psychotherapy was effective in reducing eating disorder symptoms and its 3 components (dieting, bulimia and oral control) and improving the psychosocial performance of the experiment group in compared with the control group.
Y. Zargar; H. Vahedi; M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; I. Davodi
Volume 21, Issue 1 , June 2014, , Pages 161-174
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Objective: This research compares the Neurofeedback treatment and medication effects on Continuum performance improvement in male students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Method: For this quasi-experimental method, 30 students (boys) with ADHD (ages 7-14) were randomly assigned ...
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Objective: This research compares the Neurofeedback treatment and medication effects on Continuum performance improvement in male students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Method: For this quasi-experimental method, 30 students (boys) with ADHD (ages 7-14) were randomly assigned to Neurofeedback treatment and medication groups. The Neurofeedback treatment group was treated in twenty 45-minute sessions for a period of 2 months and the medication group received Ritalin during that time. Results confirmed the efficacy of neurofeedback and medication in attention improvement and impulsivity reduction. No significant differences in Continuum performance improvement between the two treatment groups was found.
K. Fathi; M. Mehrabizade Honarmand; Y. Zargar; I. Davoodi; N. Shahba
Volume 20, Issue 2 , December 2013, , Pages 193-216
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of stress management with group cognitive behavioral therapy on illness perceptions, quality of life, general health and clinical symptoms of women with psoriasis. Among fifty one women who volunteered to participate in the study, thirty ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of stress management with group cognitive behavioral therapy on illness perceptions, quality of life, general health and clinical symptoms of women with psoriasis. Among fifty one women who volunteered to participate in the study, thirty two women with psoriasis were randomly selected and divided into two groups (experimental and control group). All the participants reply to short version of Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, Quality of Life Skindex-16, general health questionnaire and Psoriasis Area Severity Index. The experimental group was trained with cognitive behavioral stress management during 10 sessions. Multivariate analysis of covariance showed an improvement in illness perceptions, quality of life, general health and clinical symptoms in the experimental group comparing to the control group. Based on findings, it is suggested that stress management with group cognitive behavioral therapy can be used as a psychotherapy method along with medical treatment to treat psoriatic patients.
M. Zemestani; I. Davoudi; M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; Y. Zargar
Volume 20, Issue 1 , June 2013, , Pages 183-212
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The aim of this study was to examine the effects of brief group behavioral activation (BA) and metacognitive therapy (MCT) on depression, anxiety, and cognitive emotional regulation strategies (including self-blame, acceptance, rumination, positive reappraisal and catastrophizing) in University students. ...
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The aim of this study was to examine the effects of brief group behavioral activation (BA) and metacognitive therapy (MCT) on depression, anxiety, and cognitive emotional regulation strategies (including self-blame, acceptance, rumination, positive reappraisal and catastrophizing) in University students. In a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design, with a control group, 41 bachelor students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, after primary clinical assessment and acquisition of study criteria, were randomly assigned to either BA (n = 13), MCT (n = 14), or a waiting-list control group (n= 14). The treatment groups received treatments in 8 sessions. The Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire were used for measuring variables, before and after the intervention, and 2-month follow up. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. Post hoc pair-wise comparisons showed that both treatments were equally effective for depressive and anxiety symptoms. However, therapeutic techniques differed with regard to their effects on specific facets of emotion regulation, such as Positive Reappraisal and Catastrophizing, with MCT being more effective in modifying this strategies, compared to BA. Therapeutic gains were maintained to some extent over 2-month follow up, except for Acceptance variable, indicating that MCT᾽S therapeutic effects, on this strategy were maintained, comparing to BA. Given the efficacy of both treatments on depression and anxiety symptoms and cognitive emotion regulation strategies, brief BA and MCT could be an alternative for the clients that seek an effective and economic treatments in university counseling centers.
S. A. Marashi; A. Naami; K. Beshlideh; Y. Zargar; B. Ghobari Bonab
Volume 19, Issue 1 , June 2012, , Pages 63-80
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This research investigated the impact of spiritual intelligence training on psychological well-being dimensions, existential anxiety, and spiritual quotient (SQ). The study was a field experimental design with pretest-posttest and control group. The participants were 112 undergraduate male and female ...
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This research investigated the impact of spiritual intelligence training on psychological well-being dimensions, existential anxiety, and spiritual quotient (SQ). The study was a field experimental design with pretest-posttest and control group. The participants were 112 undergraduate male and female students of Ahvaz Faculty of Petroleum who were selected randomly and were divided randomly into experimental and control groups (48 experimental and 46 control cases) Instruments included King's Spiritual Intelligence Scale (SISRI-24), Ryff's Psychological Well-being Scales, with six dimensions, and Good’s Existential Anxiety Scale. After examining experimental and control groups via pretest, spiritual intelligence was taught to experimental group based on 7 steps of Bowell’s SQ-training package in 15 sessions (60 minutes each). Then posttest was taken from both groups. Multivariate and univariate analysis of variances revealed that spiritual intelligence training significantly increased the six dimensions of psychological well-being, including Self-Acceptance, Purpose in Life, Personal Growth, Environmental Mastery, Autonomy, and Positive Relationships, of the experimental group in comparison with the control group. Also, the training appeared to increase spiritual intelligence, and decrease existential anxiety of the experimental group significantly.
