تورج هاشمی نصرت آباد

Hypertension is one of the most important public health challenges in the world, and self-care is an essential part of hypertension treatment. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a blood pressure management protocol based on the transtheoretical model on improving self-care, self-efficacy, and health-related quality of life in patients with hypertension.

This mixed-methods study consisted of two stages that were conducted in Tabriz Health centers in 2022-2023. The first stage was concerned with designing a blood pressure management protocol based on the transtheoretical model. The second stage was centered on a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the effectiveness of the designed protocol on increasing self-care, self-efficacy, and health-related quality of life. Thus, 60 people with hypertension were included in the study and were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. Data was collected via relevant questionnaires in the pre-test stage, immediately after the training (baseline), 2 months after the training in the post-test stage, and 4 months after the training in the follow-up stage. ANCOVA (repeated measures) statistical test was used to evaluate the effect of the intervention at different times.

In the patients of the experimental group, the designed protocol sustainably increased the dimensions of self-care over time (P<0.001). Also, this protocol was effective in increasing self-efficacy and health-related quality of life dimensions in the patients of the experimental group (P<0.001). This increase was not observed for the variables of self-efficacy, self-care, and quality of life in the control group (P>0.05).

The greatest effect of training based on the transtheoretical model was on the patients’ self-care. Furthermore, with the passage of time in the presentation of education, the effect of the intervention decreased. Therefore, it can be concluded that holding short training sessions continuously to stabilize the behavior change of patients with hypertension is necessary.

 The addiction to social networks poses serious risks to the lives and well-being of adolescents. This study aimed to create a model of social media addiction that takes into account family dynamics, positive development, and psychological distress, with cognitive emotion regulation strategies acting as mediators among adolescents.

 This descriptive-correlational study included adolescents aged 15-18 years during the 2022–2023 educational year in Tabriz schools. Multi-stage cluster sampling was used to select the adolescents. Data were collected using the social network addiction scale (SNAS), the cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (CERQ), the depression, anxiety, and stress scale (DASS), the positive youth development-via strengths family scale (PYD-VSF), and the McMaster family assessment device (FAD). Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses were conducted using SPSS and LISREL software.

 A strong positive correlation was found between positive youth development and effective emotion regulation strategies. Conversely, there was a notable negative correlation between dysfunctional family dynamics and effective emotion regulation strategies. Psychological distress was directly linked to ineffective emotion regulation strategies. Additionally, a significant direct connection was identified between psychological distress and social media addiction. There was also a notable relationship between dysfunctional family dynamics and social media addiction. The results from the structural equation modeling indicated a strong fit for the proposed model. Specifically, healthy family dynamics were positively correlated with effective cognitive emotion regulation strategies (t = 2.44, γ = 0.17), while dysfunctional family dynamics showed a negative correlation with these strategies (t = -4.74, γ = -0.43). In conclusion, psychological distress and dysfunctional family dynamics are predictors of social media addiction, with cognitive emotion regulation strategies serving as a mediating factor. Improving emotional self-regulation through better family dynamics and addressing psychological distress can help safeguard adolescents from addiction to the Internet and social media.

 Psychological distress and unhealthy family functioning predict social media addiction, mediated by cognitive emotion regulation strategies. Enhancing emotional self-regulation through family functioning and addressing psychological distress can protect adolescents from Internet and social media addiction.

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the mediating role of loneliness and attachment styles in the relationship between internet addiction and the dark tetrad personality traits. The research was descriptive-correlational with path analysis. The statistical population of the research included the students of Tabriz University in the academic year 2023-2024, and by available sampling method, 395 people were selected. The research tools included dark tetrad personality traits, internet addiction, adult attachment style questionnaires and university of California Los Angeles loneliness scale. Path analysis method were used for data. The fit indices showed that the designed model has a good fit. The findings showed that there is a direct and significant relationship between dark personality traits and internet addiction. Also, the indirect effect of the dark traits of sadism and psychopathy through the feeling of loneliness and the indirect effect of Machiavellianism through insecure attachment anxiety on internet addiction was positive and significant. As a result, feelings of loneliness and attachment styles mediate the relationship between internet addiction and dark tetrad personality traits. The results of the present study can help therapists to design appropriate treatments and prevent internet addiction.

The study of the theoretical background and research literature suggest that negative emotion plays a significant role as a foundational factor in the pathology of emotional disorders. However, it seems that other variables such as mania and dysphoria are also involved in this relationship. This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the role of negative affect, dysphoria and mania in predicting the signs and symptoms of emotional disorders.

The statistical population of this study included all students of Tabriz University who were studying between 2023-2024. For that purpose, a sample comprising 380 students were selected using available sampling. An online execution forms was prepared and participants completed Positive and Negative Affect Schedule- Expanded Form (PANAS-X), Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms (IDAS), Nepean Dysphoria Scale (NDS), and Altman Self-Report Mania Scale (ASRM) via online forms. Data was analyzed by path analysis and multiple regression in SPSS V.24.

Results showed that negative emotion, dysphoria and mania positively and significantly predicted panic, social anxiety and depression.

Based on this, it can be concluded that traditional constructs in psychopathology, such as dysphoria and mania, still play an effective role in explaining the variance of emotional disorders, and relying only on negative emotions will have theoretical and clinical limitations in treatment. Because after the accurate identification of the effective factors in emotional disorders, it is possible to design suitable therapeutic intervention for each disorder.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of maladaptive emotion regulation in the relationship between dark personality traits and cyber aggression. The descriptive-correlation research method was path analysis. The research community was formed by all the students of Tabriz University in 1402-1403, from which 390 people were selected as a sample by multi-stage cluster random sampling. The tools of this research included the Dark Five Personality Traits Questionnaire (DPQ) by Yousefi et al. (1400), the short form of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) by Garnefsky and Kraich (2006), and the Cyber Aggression Questionnaire (CYBA) by Álvarez-García et al. (2016). The path analysis method was used to analyze the research data. The findings showed that among the dark traits, the direct effect of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and spitefulness on cyber aggression was significant (P<0.01). Also, the results showed that the indirect effect of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and spitefulness (P<0.01) through maladaptive emotion regulation on cyber aggression was significant. In addition, the fit indices showed that the final model has a good fit. From the above findings, it can be concluded that maladaptive emotion regulation can play a role in the influence of dark personality traits on cyber aggression.

Shame is one of the human emotions related to many mental disorders. However, there is no reliable tool in Persian that measures both internal and external shame simultaneously. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Internal and External Shame Questionnaire in students.

Methods and Materials: 

The research design was descriptive-correlational, More precisely, it was the validation of the test. The statistical population comprised students of  University of Tabriz in the academic year 2023-2024. Considering the number of variables, 340 individuals were selected using a multi-stage cluster random sampling method. Data collection was conducted using Ferreira et al.'s (2020) Internal and External Shame Questionnaire (EISS). Data analysis included assessments of internal consistency, confirmatory factor validity, construct validity, convergent validity, and the correlation of each item's score with other items. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 26 and Amos version 22 software.

The results of the confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the scale has a two-factor structure and possesses good confirmatory validity. Cronbach's alpha coefficients were 0.71 for internal shame, 0.78 for external shame, and 0.85 for the total scale. Additionally, the average variance extracted (AVE) for scale factors and the composite reliability index (CR) demonstrated that the questionnaire has acceptable construct validity and convergent validity.

In general, the 8-item questionnaire for internal and external shame shows an acceptable fit with the data, and the goodness-of-fit indicators confirm its validity. Therefore, it can be used as a valid tool to assess internal and external shame in students.

The present study aimed to determine the structural relationships between adverse childhood experiences and the symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder, with the mediating role of early maladaptive schemas. The descriptive-correlation research was based on path analysis. The statistical population of this research included the students of the University of Tabriz in 2022-2023 (24000 people) and the statistical sample included 354 people who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. To measure the variables, the childhood trauma questionnaire (CTQ, Bernstein et al., 2003), narcissistic personality inventory (NPI-16, Ames et al., 2006), and Young Schema Short Form Questionnaire (YSQ-SF, Young, 1999) were used and the path analysis method was used to analyze the data. Data analysis showed that sexual abuse had a direct effect on narcissistic personality disorder and an indirect effect through the mediation of impaired limits and Impaired autonomy and performance (p<0.05). Also, the results indicated that sexual abuse, emotional neglect, and physical neglect had a direct effect on Disconnection and rejection, and sexual abuse and physical neglect had a direct effect on Other-directedness (p<0.05). The results showed that the model had a good fit. Based on these findings, it can be stated that adverse childhood experiences through the mediation of early maladaptive schemas can predict changes in narcissistic personality disorder and explain its occurrence.

As the Internet becomes increasingly prevalent in daily life, negative impacts have also grown. One such impact is Problematic Internet Use (PIU). This study aimed to investigate the mediating roles of Maladaptive Emotion Regulation (MER) and Impulsivity (IMP) in the relationship between Shame and PIU.

The present study utilized a descriptive-correlation design and path analysis using SPSS version 26 and AMOS version 24  to investigate the relationship between Shame (Cohen et al., 2011), Maladaptive Emotion Regulation (Garnefski, 2006), Impulsivity (Barrat, 1995), and Problematic Internet Use (Kaplan, 2010) questionnaires in a sample of 340 (male and female) University of Tabriz students in the academic year 1402-1403, selected using a multi-stage cluster random sampling method based on Kline's formula.

The results showed that there is a direct and indirect relationship between the feeling of shame Problematic use of the Internet through impulsivity. Also, the fit indices showed that the research model has a good fit. The relationship between the experience of shame and Problematic use of the Internet was significant with the mediation of impulsivity (p< 0.01). However, the effect of maladaptive emotion regulation (p<0.05) on Problematic use of the Internet was not significant.The data analysis demonstrated that Shame is positively associated with Problematic Internet Use (PIU), both directly and indirectly through the mediating effect of Impulsivity. The proposed model exhibited a strong fit with the data. Specifically, the direct relationship between Shame and PIU was significant (p < 0.01), as was the indirect effect of Shame on PIU via Impulsivity (p < 0.05).

The study's findings demonstrate that Shame is a significant factor in the development of Problematic Internet Use, with Impulsivity playing a mediating role. This suggests that efforts to address and reduce PIU may benefit from considering individuals’ experiences of Shame, as well as strategies for improving emotional regulation. Future research may expand upon these findings to develop more comprehensive models of PIU, leading to improved interventions and preventive measures.

The aim of this study was to check the relationship between ego strength and tissue relationships with adolescents' self-harming behaviors mediated by emotion regulation. The present study was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population in this study was all male high school students in Tabriz in the academic year 1398-999, from which 190 people were selected by convenience sampling. In this study, Igo Mohammad Ali Besharat's strength scale (2007), Sanson et al.'s self-harm questionnaire (1998), Mahmoud No Dargahfard family's emotional questionnaire (1373), اد Chu and Chang peer perception questionnaire (2012), the Sernkovich & Giordano School Connection Scale (1992), and the Grass & John Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (2003) were used, and the data were analyzed using the path analysis method. Data analysis showed that ego strength and tissue relationships were significantly associated with adolescents' self-injurious behaviors. That is, increasing the strength of the ego and improving tissue relationships can significantly reduce self-harming behaviors in adolescents. Emotion regulation can also mediate the relationship between ego strength and tissue relationships to adolescents' self-injurious behaviors. The results show that the strength of Igubala causes adolescents to increase their tolerance capacity for failures and adversities. Safe and healthy tissue relationships also protect adolescents from self-harming behaviors as a protective factor.

Attention deficit disorder is a problem characterized by a number of symptoms, impulsive behavior and inability to concentrate. It is necessary to reduce the problems caused by using appropriate psychological treatments. The present study is aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on psychological capital and school engagement among adolescents with attention deficit disorder.

This semi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. From the population of secondary school girls in the 2nd education district of Tabriz city, 40 people were selected as a sample by purposive sampling method and replaced by random method in two groups of 20 people, experimental and control. The data collection was performed using Achenbach's youth self-report scale of behavioral problems (YSR), Luthans' psychological capital questionnaire (PCQ), and the student-school involvement scale (SES-4DS). In this work, the experimental group received the ACT treatment for 9 90-minute sessions while the control group was waitlisted. The collected data were analyzed using the multivariate ANCOVA.

As indicated by the findings of the present study, the ACT intervention led to a significant difference between the two groups, the value of which was equal to 60.8% and 58.8% for the psychological capital and school engagement variables, respectively (p<0.005).

it can be said that the ACT intervention is an effective and notable treatment for improving the psychological capitals and school engagement among students with attention deficit disorders.

Studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of emotion-focused group therapy (EFGT) on psychopathology in vulnerable groups. However, it remains unclear whether this intervention is effective for self-harming students. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of EFGT on emotional dysregulation, impulsivity, and tendency to risky behaviors in self-harming female students.

This quasi-experimental study utilized a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population comprised all female secondary school students in Bukan city during the academic year 2023. A sample of 45 students was selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria and randomly assigned to experimental, placebo, and control groups (15 students each). Participants completed the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, Self-Harm Inventory, and Iranian Adolescents Risk-taking Scalebefore and after the group therapy and in the follow-up phase. The emotion-focused treatment protocol developed by Watson and Greenberg (2006) was administered over 8 sessions lasting 90 minutes each, conducted over a period of 2 months for the experimental group. Data were analyzed by mixed ANOVA using SPSS-25 software.

The findings indicated that EFGT significantly reduced emotional dysregulation, impulsivity, tendency to risky behaviors, and self-harm tendencies in the experimental group compared to the placebo and control groups (p<0.01). These effects were sustained during the follow-up phase (p<0.01).

The results of the present study provided appropriate experimental support for the effect of EFGT in reducing emotional dysregulation, impulsivity, tendency to risky behaviors and self-harm tendencies in at-risk students. Therefore, clinical experts and psychotherapists can use this intervention to effectively treat emotional dysregulation, risky behaviors and self-harm tendencies in students.

Based on previous studies, various factors including the mindfulness-based stress reduction training can affect emotional problems. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the mindfulness-based stress reduction training on emotional problems of students. This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest and posttest design with control group. The statistical population of this study consisted of all high school students of the first grade of Urmia city, 30 of which were selected by random cluster sampling and assigned to two experimental groups (15 student) and control (15 student). The data were collected using the Goodman Problems Questionnaire (1997). The subjects in the experimental group received 8 sessions of mindfulness-based stress reduction training but the control group did not receive any intervention. For analyzing the data, univariate analysis of covariance was used by SPSS software. Results showed that mindfulness-based stress reduction training reduced student's emotional problems and this effectiveness has continued in the follow-up stage(P <0.01). Therefore, the mindfulness-based stress reduction training is an effective way to reduce emotional problems.

One of the fundamental challenges facing our society is the phenomenon of child marriage. Despite legal and psychological opposition, the increasing prevalence of child marriage necessitates study and investigation. The purpose of the current research is to elucidate and explore the lived experiences of children who are spouses in child marriages, along with its issues and challenges. This study employed a qualitative approach using an interpretive phenomenological method. Participants in this study were 15 children who were married off in Shabestar city, selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews. The transcribed interviews were analyzed using a hermeneutic approach, applying the analysis method proposed by Diekelmann, Allen, and Tanner (1989). Interviews continued until no new meanings emerged and researchers were satisfied with the depth of understanding. From the analysis of the child spouses' experiences, 894 codes were identified, yielding 5 main themes: "Factors contributing to child marriage," "Hopes and aspirations of children in child marriages," "Perceived harms," "Advantages of child marriage," and "Strategies to empower children in child marriages," along with 20 sub-themes. Strategies to mitigate the challenges of child marriage include empowering children in emotional regulation, strengthening emotional bonds between spouses, successfully managing interactions, and enhancing the psychological knowledge, attitudes, and interpersonal skills of child spouses.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of psychological capital in predicting suicidal thoughts with regard to personality factors and family functions among students studying in Tabriz universities. The current study is a type of correlation studies using the structural equation modeling method. The statistical population of this research was all the students of the universities of Tabriz city. The selected sample consisted of 240 people from among the target statistical population, who were selected by available sampling method. The research data collection tools are: Big Five Personality Factors Questionnaire, Family Performance Measurement Scale and Psychological Capitals Questionnaire, Beck Suicidal Thoughts Questionnaire. Statistical analysis of data was done using SPSS and AMOS software. The findings of the research showed that personality factors both directly and indirectly through the mediating role of psychological capital have the ability to predict suicidal thoughts, but family functioning could only directly predict suicidal thoughts. Therefore, suicidal thoughts are affected by personality factors and family functioning. Based on this, the final research model had a good fit. This finding can be used to design an intervention and a comprehensive approach to reduce psychological and self-injurious injuries in the student community.

In advanced educational systems, attention to efficient and fundamental educational methods is the core educational goal and the evaluation of the effectiveness of these procedures is continuously conducted. Therefore, the present study aimed to design a critical thinking instruction program and determine the effectiveness of critical thinking instruction program in cognitive and behavioral outcomes in second year high school students.
The present study was conducted with a semi-experimental design (an unequal control group and pre-test-post-test). The study population included 11th grade female students in Tabriz city in the academic year 2021-2022. Using multi-stage random cluster method, two classes (30 subjects) were selected and one class was assigned as an experimental group and the other one as control group. For the experimental group, critical thinking strategies were taught during 10 sessions, and the control group did not receive any intervention. During pre-test and post-test, dependent variables were measured using Beck and J. Sapp's multidimensional questioning scale, activity evaluation form for California, Kember et al.'s logical thinking questionnaire, as well as Cassidy and Long's problem solving questionnaire.
Data were analyzed by multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance. Results showed that critical thinking instruction program was effective in the improvement of the ability of questioning, logical reasoning, and problem solving in high school students (F=34.12, p<0.05). However, this instruction program was not effective in the ability to evaluate.
Hence, it can be concluded that cognitive skills, especially questioning, logical reasoning, and the ability to solve problems through systematic training program, could be changed and manipulated, and the systematic application of critical thinking could facilitate the attainment of these outcomes.

The aim of this study was to determine relationship between Anxiety sensitivity and Health anxiety with mediating role of Intolerance of uncertainty.

This study was a descriptive-correlation type in which 197 participants were selected from Tabriz University students in the academic year 1401-1402 with a multi-stage cluster sampling method and using the Short Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI), Anxiety sensitivity Questionnaire (ASI) and Simon and Gaher's distress tolerance questionnaire to measure research variables.

Data analysis After discarding The distorted and incomplete answer sheets using the path analysis method by SPSS-24 and Amos-24 showed that distress tolerance can positively and significantly explain the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and health anxiety (P<0.05). Therefore, the mediating role of Intolerance o uncertainty was confirmed.

According to the mediating role of Intolerance of uncertainty in the relationship between Anxiety sensitivity and Health anxiety, focusing on the components of anxiety sensitivity and distress tolerance in interventional processes can be useful and effective in controlling health anxiety symptoms. Therefore, it can be recommended to mental health professionals to put it on the agenda in the process of assessing and evaluating anxiety sensitivity and focusing on it if necessary.

It seems that one of the important factors affecting the dark dimensions of personality is brain-behavioral systems and dimensions of temperament and character, so the purpose of the present study is the relationship between brain-behavioral systems and temperament and character with dark dimensions of personality in students.

The design of this research was a correlation method in terms of applied purpose and in terms of controlling variables. The statistical population of the study was all male and female students of national, free and non-profit universities of Tabriz in the academic year 2021. From this population, 450 people were selected by cluster random sampling and studied. The questionnaire of dark personality traits, brain-behavioral systems and temperament was used to collect data. Data has been analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation methods.

The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between behavioral activation system and dark dimensions of personality. There is also a significant negative relationship between behavioral deterrence system and war and escape with the dark dimensions of personality. On the other hand, innovation, self-avoidance, reward of dependence and self-escape with the dark dimensions of personality have a positive relationship and there is a negative and significant relationship between perseverance, self-direction and cooperation with the dark dimensions of personality. On the other hand, the results of path analysis showed that the variables of behavioral activation system and behavioral inhibition play a mediating role between temperament and character with dark personality traits.

The results of this research show that paying attention to the variables of behavioral brain systems and temperament and character play an important role in the dark dimensions of personality.

The main objective of this research was the effectiveness of mentalization-based therapy on parent-child interaction and parenting stress in a randomized controlled trial study on children with symptoms of tic disorders and their mothers.

The method of the current research was quasi-experimental with a pre-test, post-test and follow-up plan with a control group. The research sample consisted of 30 mothers and their children with symptoms of tic disorders who had referred to counseling centers and clinics in Mako city in the second half of 2022. They were selected as available and randomly divided into two groups. Experiment and control (15 people in each group) were assigned. The experimental group participated in 15 sessions of the mentalization-based therapy group intervention program, and the control group did not receive any intervention. The subjects of both groups answered the questions of the parent-child relationship scale and the short form of the parental stress scale in the pre-test and post-test phases. Data analysis was done using mixed multivariate analysis of variance test.

The results of mixed multivariate analysis of variance indicated the effectiveness of mentalizing group therapy on improving the dimensions of parent-child relationship and parenting stress of children (P<0.001). Also, the results showed that mentalization intervention reduces the parenting stress scores of children with tic disorder symptoms (P<0.001).

It can be concluded that the therapeutic mentalization group intervention is effective in improving the dimensions of the parent-child relationship and parenting stress of children with symptoms of tic disorder, and this treatment can be used to reduce the psychological problems of children with tic disorder. Symptoms of tic disorder

Despite different views on the appropriate age for marriage, the tendency for child marriage is common in some parts of the country, and it is increasing.
The purpose of this study is to design a model for empowerment of child wives based on grounded theory.
The research desig was qulatative research with grounded theory apporch. The sample included 18 child wives in Shabestar, selected via purposive and criterion sampling.The data collection instruments were semi-structured interviews and library resources.
The categories were revealed in the form of the six dimensions of a paradigmatic model, with inter-relations between them. The dimensions were causal conditions (theoretical knowledge; behavior of parents, family, and society), central category (empowerment of child wives), strategies (economic strategies, development of social skills, development of scientific and counselling skills, and religious strategies), contextual conditions (demographic and geographical conditions, socio-economic conditions, cultural conditions, lack of maturity, lack of independence), intervening conditions (past experience, desire for the past, dominant culture, and conditions of the wife) and consequences (physical, family, social, mental, psychological, and personal consequences); furthermore, 61 sub-categories were also identified.
Empowering child wives and teaching them necessary skills can solve many of the basic challenges they face and increase the marital satisfaction in child marriage.

Illness Anxiety Disorder (IAD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders. Despite the high prevalence of this disorder, there are few studies and many unknown issues about it. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the role of childhood traumatic experiences, attachment styles, and metacognitive beliefs in predicting the symptoms of IAD.

In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 395 students (71 male, 324 female) of the University of Tabriz with associate, bachelor, master, and Ph.D. degrees were selected through the available sampling method. The questionnaires used in this research included the Whiteley Index to measure illness anxiety, the metacognitive beliefs questionnaire (MCQ-30), the checklist of traumatic life experiences to evaluate childhood traumatic experiences, and the experiences in close relationships- a revised form to evaluate attachment styles. Participants completed the questionnaires after obtaining the necessary permits and checking the inclusion and exclusion criteria.

The average age of men was 27.2 ± 8.54 and women 25.24 ± 6.84. Pearson Correlation coefficients showed that traumatic childhood experiences 0.289 (p<0.01), anxious attachment 0.402 (p<0.01), and metacognitive beliefs 0.418 (p<0.01) have significant positive correlations with illness anxiety. Also, based on the results of simultaneous multiple regression analysis, research variables predicted 29% of the changes in symptoms of IAD significantly. Furthermore, childhood traumatic experiences, anxious attachment, and metacognitive beliefs with Beta coefficients of 0.22, 0.18, and 0.27 can significantly predict the changes related to IAD symptoms.

Different interpersonal and metacognitive factors can play a role in IAD symptoms, but various studies such as causality and experimental studies are needed to investigate the role of different factors in IAD symptoms.

Depression is the general problem of human life and is the most common mental disorder that leads to changes in mood, thinking, and daily activities. Therefore, the aim of this study was to study the effectiveness of the cognitive behavioral analysis psychotherapy system on self-compassion and the meaning of life of persistently depressed patients

The current research was a semi-experimental design with a pre-test, post-test and three-month follow-up with a control group. The statistical population included all depressed patients referred to psychiatric and psychological treatment centers in Urmia city in the first five months of 2022, and 30 people were selected from this population by convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two groups. All subjects completed the questionnaires of self-compassion of Neff (2003) and the meaning of life of Steger et al. (2006) in all three stages of pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Finally, the data were analyzed by repeated measurement variance analysis methods using SPSS24 software.

The results showed that there was a significant difference in both variables of self-compassion and the meaning of life between the experimental and control groups (P<0.01). In other words, cognitive behavioral analysis psychotherapy system was effective on self-compassion, the meaning of life, and persistently of depressed patients (P<0.05).

The findings of the research show that the psychotherapy system of cognitive behavioral analysis is effective on self-compassion and the meaning of life of persistent depressed patients, and therefore it can be used in clinical interventions for the treatment of persistent depression.

The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of the cognitive regulation of emotion and social competence training program on the emotional regulation of learners. The design of this research was pre-test-post-test with an unequal control group and the research method was semi-experimental in which the "emotional self-regulation" questionnaire was used before and after the training. The statistical population of the research was students in the 11th grade in the academic year of 1398-99 in Marand city, who were selected to participate in the research using a multi-stage cluster random sampling method of 60 people in three experimental groups 1, 2 and control and were replaced. The first experimental group was taught "cognitive emotion regulation" in 18 sessions (2 times a week and each session is 45 minutes); The second experimental group was taught "social competence" in 8 sessions (2 times a week and each session was 45 minutes) and the control group did not receive any training. The emotional self-regulation questionnaire of Gratz and Roemer (2004) was the tool of this research. Data were analyzed by SPSS-24 software. The results of multivariate and univariate covariance analysis showed that there is a significant difference between the groups in increasing emotional self-regulation (p<0.05). These findings showed the two methods of teaching social adequacy and cognitive regulation of emotion in improving non-acceptance of emotional responses; Difficulty in performing purposeful behavior, difficulty in impulse control, and lack of emotional clarity have different effects, and this difference is in favor of cognitive emotion regulation training (F=32.35, p<0.05). Is; But these two methods have the same effect in improving the lack of emotional awareness and limited access to emotional regulation strategies. Based on these findings, it was concluded that the training of "Cognitive Emotion Regulation Program" and "Social Adequacy Program" increases emotional self-regulation in students.

Depression is one of the most common mental disorders that includes all groups of society in every age group and its prevalence is different according to age and gender in different societies, so the aim of this research is the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral analysis psychotherapy system on cognitive reactivity and The symptoms of depressed patients were reduced.

Methods and Materials:

 The current research was a semi-experimental design with a pre-test, post-test and three-month follow-up with a control group. The statistical population included all depressed patients referred to psychiatric and psychological treatment centers in Urmia city in the first five months of 2022, and 30 people were selected from this population by convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two groups. All subjects completed the Beck Depression Scale (1961) and the Linden Depression Susceptibility Index (2003) in all three stages of pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Finally, the data were analyzed by repeated measurement variance analysis methods with the help of SPSS24 software.

The results showed that there was a significant difference in both variables of cognitive reactivity and depressive symptoms between the experimental and control groups (P<0.01). In other words, cognitive behavioral analysis psychotherapy system was effective on cognitive reactivity and reducing the symptoms of persistently depressed patients (P<0.05).

The findings of the research show that the psychotherapy system of cognitive behavioral analysis is effective on cognitive reactivity and reducing the symptoms of persistent depressed patients, and therefore it can be used in clinical interventions for the treatment of persistent depression.