فصلنامه مطالعات روانشناختی
سال نوزدهم شماره 4 (پیاپی 73، زمستان 1402)

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between the behavioral inhibition and activation systems and anger rumination and expression with the mediation of difficulty in emotion regulation in college students. This was descriptive correlational research. The study population included all students aged 18 to 22 years studying in Tehran's public universities in 2023, and 384 people were selected as a sample using the convenience sampling method, and responded to the Behavioral Inhibition System/Behavioral Activation Scale Carver & White, Anger Rumination Scale Sukhodolsky et al., Anger Expression Scale Buss & Perry, and Brief Version of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Bjureberg et al. In order to analyze the data, path analysis was used with the hierarchical regression method according to Baron and Kenny suggestion and Sobel test. The results showed that the behavioral inhibition/activation systems were able to predict anger rumination and expression respectively through difficulty in emotion regulation. The findings are useful for having practical implications for preventive and therapeutic interventions in anger management.

This research aimed to determin the effectiveness of schema therapy on stress, social adaptation and psychological cohesion of women with cancer. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the research was all women with cancer in Dezful city of Iran in 2022. The sample consisted of 30 women with cancer, who were selected by the available sampling method and according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study. The experimental group received eight 90-minute weekly sessions of the intervention. The tools were used in this research included perceived stress questionnaires, social adjustment questionnaire and sense of coherence questionnaire (before, after and two months later after the schema therapy). Data were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance. The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of stress, social adjustment and psychological cohesion in women with cancer. According to these findings, schema therapy can be suggested as an effective method to reduce stress and increase social adaptation and psychological cohesion in women with cancer.

The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of self-compassion‐focused therapy and emotionally focused couple therapy on family functions among women experienced domestic violence. This was a semi-experimental study with two experimental groups and one control group. The design  was conducted using the pre-test, post-test and follow-up method. Based on this, 60 women with domestic violence experience, referred to the welfare centres of Tehran city in 2022, were selected on purposeful sampling and randomly assigned to three groups (20 women in each group). In order to collect information, family assessment device was used. At first, the participants were pre-tested, then experimental group1 was  treated compassion‐focused therapy and experimental group2 was  treated emotionally focused couple therapy. After the end of the training, the post-test was conducted on all participants, with an interval of one week. Two months later, the follow–up test  was completed by 3 groups.. The results of variance analysis with repeated measurements applied to data. The results showed that both methods were suitable, but the emotionally focused couple therapy had a greater and more meaningful effect.

This study was conducted to investigate the mediating role of time attitude and time metaphorical perception in the relationship between mindfulness and procrastination. The method of this descriptive-correlation study was based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the research included all the students of the Islamic Azad University- Karaj branch in 2023, from which 300 students were selected through available sampling. The participants completed the Procrastination, Mindfulness, Time Attitude Scales, and Time Metaphorical Perception Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and structural equations modeling. The results showed that procrastination had negative and significant relationship with mindfulness. The effect of  positive time attitude and time metaphorical perception on mindfulness was positive and directly meaningful and the effect of  negative time attitude on mindfulness was negatively significant. Furthermore, time attitude and time metaphorical perception played mediating role in the relationship between procrastination and students' mindfulness. On the other hand, the procrastination had a negative and significant relationship with mindfulness through the mediation of negative time attitudes. Therefore, it is suggested that behavioral sciences researchers should pay attention to factors related to time from different dimensions to study the foundation of students' procrastination.

The present study aimed to determin the mediating role of early maladaptive schemas in the relationship between childhood trauma and borderline personality traits. The descriptive research method was of the correlation type (structural equations). Among the students of Islamic Azad University of Shahrood in the academic year of 2022-2023, through an internet call, 300 people were selected using available sampling method. The tools were borderline personality scale (Claridig and Blorks), childhood trauma questionnaire (Bernstein et al.) and primary maladaptive schemas questionnaire (Young). Pearson correlation test and structural equation method were used to analyze the data. The findings showed that childhood trauma had a direct and significant effect on the characteristics of borderline personality and the schemas of disconnection and rejection, impaired autonomy and performance, other directedness, over-vigilance and inhibition and impaired limits mediate the relationship between childhood trauma and borderline personality traits. The results showed that the model had a good fit. It is suggested that the relationship between early maladaptive schemas, childhood trauma and borderline personality traits should be taken into consideration in interventions related to students' mental health.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between body dysmorphic concern, ideas of reference, and empathy with social anxiety disorder with the mediation of emotional awareness. The research method was descriptive correlational )structural equations(. The statistical population consisted of all female students, aged 16-17 years, studying in Jovein County. The instruments were the Social panic questionnaire, Dysmorphic concern, Paranoid thought, Interpersonal reactivity, and Emotional awareness. Path analysis were used to analyze the data. The findings showed an excellent fit of the model after modification. The results indicated that the body dysmorphic concerns, ideas of reference, and empathy directly associated with social anxiety disorder. Further analysis revealed a significant relationship only between ideas of reference and empathy and social anxiety disorder, mediated by emotional awareness. Although the value of its coefficient was weak. Based on these findings, it can be said that body dysmorphic concerns, ideas of reference, and empathy are effective on social anxiety of adolescent females and it is suggested to be considered in interventions related to the social anxiety of adolescents.

Recent studies have identified a disorder called Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT) that has similarities with  ADHD in attention problems. The aim of the present research was to compare emotional intelligence and sleep problems in adolescents with Sluggish cognitive tempo disorder symptoms and without. The mothod was ex-post facto, cross- sectional design. The statistical population consisted of all female first school studants in Tabriz province during the academic year of 2022-2023. The research sample was 180 studants who were selected on the bases of SCT Penny questionnaire in 2 groups of 90 people:1) Normal 2) with SCT. To collect date, the Siberia and Schering emotional intelligence questionnaire and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were used. Research data were analyzed through multivariate analysis of variance test. The results showed self-motivation, self-awareness, social consciousness, and social skills in the group 1 was significantly higher than the group 2, also disturbance in overall sleep quality, sleep efficiency  and daily functioning in the group 2 was significantly higher than the group 1.  Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that adolescents with SCT symptoms, compared to normal adolescents, have lower emotional intelligence and more sleep problems.

Adolescence is one of the most critical periods of life. The most behavioral inconsistencies, including the tendency to risky behaviors, appear in this period. This research aimed at predicting high-risk behaviors based on identity styles and parental monitoring in adolescents with the role of self-efficacy as a mediator. The research design was descriptive-correlational. The population included all secondary school students of Kohpayeh city in the academic year of 2022. By multi-stage cluster random sampling, 260 people were selected as a sample. The research tools were risk-taking scales for Iranian teenagers, Brozensky's identity styles, Singer's parental monitoring and Sherer's general self-efficacy. Statistical analysis of the data was done by Pearson correlation method and path analysis. The results of path analysis showed that normative identity style, parental monitoring and self-efficacy had direct effects on high-risk behaviors. The results of the bootstrap test showed that the self-efficacy variable played a mediating role in the relationship between parental monitoring of identity style and risky behaviors. As a result, it is recommended to plan relevant institutions and educate parents, considering the important role of parental monitoring, self-efficacy level and adolescent's identity style in the occurrence of high-risk behaviors.