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This study aimed to explore the effects between attachment styles and marital satisfaction through the mediation of relationship attribution among married students at Ahvaz city universities. The statistical population of the study included all students of Ahvaz universities who were studying in these universities in the academic year of 2019-2020. With use of multi-stage random sampling, 230 subjects were selected as study sample. Data were collected through Index of Marital Satisfaction (Hudson's, 1992), Revised Adult Attachment Scale (Collins & Read’s, 1990), and Relationship Attribution Measure (Fincham & Bradbury’s, 1992). Finally data analysis was performed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using SPSS-26 and AMOS-24. Results indicated that the proposed model fitted the data relatively proper. The research findings indicated that there was a significant positive impact of secure attachment style on marital satisfaction and significant negative anxiety insecure attachment style and avoidance insecure attachment style. In addition, causal attribution and responsibility directly affect the variable of marital satisfaction (P =0.0001). Also, the results of indirect path analysis showed that secure attachment styles, anxiety and avoidance through causal attribution and responsibility have been effective on marital satisfaction (p = 0.001). One of the effective factors in the success of marriage is the attachment styles of individuals, so it is recommended for premarital couples to review the attachment status, documents and communication skills and give premarital education.

Adolescence, as an important growth period and accompanied by all-round changes, can be associated with many problems. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of developing "Education Based on Psychological Empowerment" and its effectiveness on academic hope and acceptance and action of adolescents.

The current research consists of 2 parts in terms of method. The first part was to design the educational intervention and the second part was semi-experimental with a pre-test, post-test and follow-up plan with the control group. The statistical population of the present study included all the male students of the first secondary level in the first district of Ahvaz city in the academic year of 2023-2024. Among them, 40 people were selected by the convenience non-random sampling method and were replaced by a simple random method using lottery in the intervention group (20 people) and the control group (20 people). The research tools included demographic questionnaire, "Academic Hope Scale" and "Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II". The content validity of the instruments was measured by qualitative method and reliability by internal consistency method by calculating Cronbach's alpha. After conducting 10 sessions of "Education Based on Psychological Empowerment" for the intervention group, the data were analyzed in SPSS .23.

The findings showed a significant difference between the performance of the intervention and control groups in the score academic hope and acceptance and action in the post-test and follow-up phase (P<0.001).

"Education Based on Psychological Empowerment" is an effective training to increase the academic hope and acceptance and action of adolescents. Therefore, the implementation of such education sessions for adolescents is recommended by education officials, counseling centers and managers of all organizations related to adolescents.

The aim of present study was the application of the Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT) for a transgender adolescent with suicidal thoughts.

Multiple baseline experimental single case study was used as the method of the present study. The population sample is a transgender adolescent (female to male) and his/her parent chosen according to the purposive sampling method. The adolescent completed The Suicidal Ideation Scale (SIS) over the course of the sessions. ABFT was implemented in twenty-seven 90 minute-sessions. Furthermore, visual inspection is applied to analyze and interpret data.

The results of this qualitative and step-by-step investigation of the attachment-based family therapy showed that this therapy was effective in significantly reducing the suicidal thoughts in the transgender adolescent.

Effective intervention with transgender adolescents and their families can foster a secure attachment relationship. Family therapists may employ attachment-based family therapy to address suicidal tendencies among transgender individuals. This approach also supports families in navigating the transformative journey of their transgender child

Trauma has a devastating effect on cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and social development of individuals. Childhood traumas result in adults suffering from symptoms of emotional disorders. The present study was conducted with the aim of determine the effectiveness of emotionally focused individual therapy on improving anxiety, depression, and emotional dysregulation associated with complex trauma. This study was a single-case, multiple-baseline asynchronous study. The statistical population of this research included All individuals who experienced at least one type of complex childhood trauma and who referred to psychological centers in Karaj for treatment of emotional disorders, anxiety, and depression in 2024 which among those 3 cases were selected as sample. The study was conducted in three phases: baseline, 15 weekly sessions of emotionally focused individual therapy (each session was one hour), and a two-month follow-up. The measurement tools included childhood trauma questionnaire, difficulty in emotion regulation scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and the Short Form of the Beck Depression Inventory. The reliable change index, Percentage recovery formula, and visual analysis methods (diagrams) were used to analyze the data. Findings showed that participants experienced improvements in anxiety (26.55%), depression (30.38%), and emotional dysregulation (28.36%) after treatment. This result remained clinically significant after two months of follow-up, with a stability index above the z-score of 1.96. This study showed that emotionally focused individual therapy is useful for improving anxiety, depression, and emotional dysregulation in people experiencing complex trauma, by creating a safe and facilitating environment.

The present study was conducted with the aim of qualitatively identifying and explaining the factors affecting the resilience of divorced women who have also accepted custody of their children. The research community included all women under the support of welfare centers and aid committee of Firuzabad city in 1400. Using the purposeful sampling method, the sampling was continued until saturation (10 resilient divorced women). The research was conducted qualitatively using a phenomenological approach. Using a semi-structured interview, information related to the sample was collected, and after analyzing the content of the interviews and their final coding using thematic analysis method, three main indicators were extracted in resilient divorced women: 1- individual factors, 2- supportive factors, and 3- factors The presence of a child. The results showed that individual factors include cognitive self-regulation, behavioral self-regulation, spiritual-religious strategies and personality traits. Supporting factors include family support and social support, and the last core category, which is the presence of children, includes themes such as creating meaning in the presence of children and focusing on the role of parents, which are considered to be effective factors in the resilience of divorced women with the presence of children. The present research helps to understand the experience of resilience of divorced women and guardians of children and also to design specific interventions to facilitate their resilience

Diabetes is prevalent amongst the most widespread diseases in the whole countries so that world health organization (WHO) calls it silent epidemic. Students with diabetes encounter challenges in the medical, psychosocial, communication and academic domains. Therefore, counselors’ knowledge, attitudes, and awareness regarding students with diabetes is important. The purpose of this present was to identify the information needs of school counselors for diabetic students. This study employed a qualitative method (generic). The study population was composed of diabetic students and their parents and counselors of schools in Khuzestan province.12 participants were selected using the purposive sampling method and in-depth interviews were conducted until data saturation. The interviews were recorded and transcribed and then analyzed using a conventional content analysis. The information needs of school consultants for diabetic students were classified into 5 themes (confidentiality as a barrier; inadequate school; physical, psychological and communication changes; encountering of family and diabetes; and counseling services) and 30 sub-themes. The findings suggest that diabetic students and their families encounter various difficulties related to diabetes. School counselors need to obtain different types of information about the needs of diabetic students and provide them and the school staff with appropriate support. They may also need specific skills in caring for students with diabetes.

The interference of the spouse’s family in the couple’s married life has long been a significant source of conflict. Persistent and repeated interference from either the husband or wife’s family can lead to decreased marital satisfaction and an increased likelihood of divorce. This study explored the impact of interference on marital conflict and divorce, focusing on the experiences of 10 women who sought divorce due to such interference. Using a qualitative psychological descriptive phenomenological method, data were collected through semi-structured interviews until saturation was achieved. The collected data were analyzed using the five-step method proposed by Giorgi. The analysis provided 10 key aspects of interference: 1) Communication with family and friends, 2) Decisions regarding childbearing and child-rearing, 3) Financial management, 4) Personal attire, 5) Residential choices, 6) Right to education and employment, 7) Privacy within the marriage, 8) Escalation of marital conflicts, 9) Dowry and wedding arrangements, and 10) Promotion of marital separation. These findings provided valuable insights for counselors and psychologists, enhanced the perception of family dynamics, and aided in the development of more effective intervention strategies in marital counseling. Furthermore, the study underscored the importance of considering socio-cultural factors in addressing marital conflicts.

COVID-19, an emerging disease with a global reach and high mortality rates in vulnerable populations, has caused not only physical symptoms but also led to numerous psychological disorders in older adults. This study aimed to assess the impact of spiritual intelligence training on the mental health of older men affected by COVID-19. In terms of purpose, this research was practical, and in terms of its nature, it was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population of the current research included all older men diagnosed with COVID-19 in Khorramabad city, among whom, a sample of 30 people was selected using convenience sampling method and according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Participants were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). King's spiritual intelligence training protocol was utilized in the format of ten 90-minute group sessions. The questionnaire used in this research was the Goldberg & Hiller general health questionnaire. Data were analyzed using univariate covariance analysis (ANCOVA) in SPSS-22. The results indicated a significant improvement in mental health and its sub-scales in the experimental group compared to the control group (P<0.005), with controlling for the effect of the pre-test. These findings suggest that spiritual intelligence training can be used to improve mental health and its dimensions in older men with COVID-19.

The aim of the present study was to comparison of the mother abuse in urban and rural students of Durood city. This descriptive research was a causal-comparative research. The statistical population of this research was all the mothers of second elementary, first secondary and second secondary students in Durood city, of which 447 students (260 females and 187 males) were selected by convenience sampling method. In this research, Parent Abuse Scale (boy version) and Parent Abuse Scale (girl version) were used. Also, multivariate variance analysis in SPSS software was used to examine the questions. The findings showed that there is a significant difference between mother abuse in urban and rural male students, but this difference is not significant among female students. Therefore, school counselors and family therapists can identify the reasons for these differences in mother abuse among male students and design effective preventive and therapeutic strategies to be applied in school educational programs and family therapy sessions.

The purpose of this research is to determine the moderating role of differentiation and marital empathy in the relationships between the quality of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law (QMDLR) and the quality of the marital relationships in married women of Ahvaz City. This descriptive research is correlation type. The research targeted married women aged 20 to 50 in Ahvaz who had been married for at least one year. A sample of 210 women was selected by convenience sampling. The participants completed the differentiation scale (DSI_R), quality of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship scale (QMDRS), marital empathy scale (BEA) and marital relationships quality scale (MMQ). The data were analyzed with Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression using SPSS software (version 22). The results showed that there is a positive relationship between the QMDLR and the quality of the marital relationships. The results of regression analysis showed that marital empathy moderates the relationships between QMDLR and quality of the marital relationships, but differentiation does not moderate the relationships between QMDLR and quality of the marital relationships. The results of the research show that marital empathy in the QMDLR is an effective factor that improves the quality of the marital relationships and reduces conflicts, despite the influence of various variables.

 Domestic violence occurs in different ways in families. Parent abuse is a type of psychological, physical, or financial violence practiced by children against their parents. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of parent abuse in high school boy students during the coronavirus pandemic.

The research method was descriptive-cross-sectional. The statistical population was all mothers of high school boy students in Khuzestan, Iran, in the academic year 2020-2021, of which 676 were selected by multistage cluster sampling. In this study, the Parent Abuse Scale (boy version) and demographic inventory were used. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, and percentage) and t-test using SPSS software (version 22).

The findings of this study showed that the prevalence of physical abuse is 6.2%, emotional abuse 5%, financial abuse 11.4% and parental abuse in Corona epidemics is 4.1%. In addition, the findings of this study compared to the studies before the Corona outbreak showed that the prevalence of parental abuse of high school boy students in Khuzestan province was lower in the context of the coronavirus epidemic.

Despite the fact that the number of parental abuses in Iranian society is significant, the rate of parental abuse in high school boy students during the Coronavirus in Khuzestan showed no increase. It is suggested to investigate strategies that have created and maintained positive interactions in the family.

Parent abuse, as one of the forms of domestic violence, always threatens the health and efficiency of the family system, which is considered the main element of society and its most important part. The present study was conducted to develop a psycho-educational intervention program for Mother Abuse and its Effectiveness on Mother Abuse. In this study, a multiple baseline single case experimental design was used. So, three adolescents (two girls and one boy) and their parents were selected by purposive sampling in Dezful. The Intervention in Mother Abuse Program was developed and implemented in 18 sessions (nine sessions for adolescents and nine sessions for parents and family). The mothers responded to the Parent Abuse Scale (boy version) (Abbaspour et al., 2018) or Parent Abuse Scale (girl-mother)(Abbaspour et al., 2019) in stages of baseline, intervention, and follow-up based on the gender of their adolescent child. Data were analyzed by visual analysis, reliable change index RCI, and percent improvement formula. The content validity index (CVI) for all goals in this intervention was 0.92 to 1, and the content validity ratio (CVR) for all goals in this intervention was 0.96 to 1. The results of the study showed that the designed intervention led to a significant decrease in the subjects' scores in the intervention and follow-up phase compared to the baseline phase, and therefore, it is an effective and valid intervention. This research showed that family therapists and counselors of adolescents can use the Intervention in Mother Abuse Program to improve the family members' interactions and to help families engaged in mother abuse.

Infidelity is an important matter in marital relationships and it has undesired and deleterious outcomes for the family. This study aimed to investigate the lived experience of women in response to their husband’s infidelity. This study employed a qualitative descriptive-phenomenological method to examine women’s responses to their husband’s infidelity in marital life. Nine female participants were recruited using purposive sampling. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews and the data collection process continued until theoretical saturation. The data analysis showed 13 contributing themes related to women’s lived experience in response to the husband’s infidelity: (1) self-harm, (2) deciding to end the relationship, (3) threatening the husband to engage in mutual infidelity, (4) the disruption of normal life, (5) loss of belief in being unique, (6) feeling inferior and humiliated, (7) skepticism about religious beliefs and justice in the world, (8) losing self-confidence, (9) losing contact with the outside world, (10) self-blame, (11) distrust in the world, (12) losing the meaning of life, and (13) aggression and quarreling. The results showed that the women who experienced the infidelity of their spouse showed different reactions based on internal experiences and external reactions. Therefore, considering the effect of marital infidelity on personal and interpersonal relationships, it is necessary to know and understand these reactions.

The transition to parenthood is often accompanied by much excitement and joy, but this stage involves many changes that can affect individual and couple functions. On the one hand, the birth of a child represents the fulfillment of a parent's dream; and on the other hand, it means experiencing difficult and annoying moments as a result of endless care and learning demands and necessary reorganizations as an individual, spouse, family member, and professional. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of integrative couple therapy via Diamond method on marital empathy and emotional intimacy of in the early years after the birth of the first child. The research method was a semi-experimental design with a pre-test, post-test and follow-up test with a control group. The statistical population of the study included couples couples in the early years after the birth of the first child who visited counseling centers in Behbehan in 2020. From this statistical population, using available sampling method, 20 couples were selected based on the cut point of the Kansas marital satisfaction scale (Shum et al., 1986) and randomly divided into the experiment (10 couples) and the control (10 couples) groups. A pre-test was used to determine the state of marital empathy and emotional intimacy of couples in both groups. Then, the experimental group received integrated couple therapy via Diamond method during 6 sessions of 90 minutes. A month and a half after the completion of the treatment, a follow-up test was performed in both groups. The data collection tool included the marital empathy questionnaire (Joliff and Farrington, 2006) and intimacy personal assessment questionnaire (Shafer and Elson, 1981). Data were analyzed using mixed model analysis of variance and the Benferoni post hoc test. Findings revealed a significant increase in the post-test and follow-up scores of the experimental group regarding marital empathy and emotional intimacy, which was significant considering p

The present study aimed to predict social media addiction among female adolescents based on  family resilience and emotional atmosphere of the family.

The method of the present study was correlational (discriminant analysis). The research population included high school female students (12 to 18 years old) in Ahvaz city, from which 412 people were selected, 206 people in the group were identified to have addiction to social media and 206 people in the group did not have addiction to social media. The selection of the sample group was done through available sampling method and participants were recuited through the internet. Data collection tools included Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), Sixby Family Resilience Scale (FRAS) and Hillburn Family Emotional atmosphere Questionnaire (EAF). The discriminate analysis method was used to analyze the data.

The results showed that the linear combination of the predictor variables of the research was able to predict the group membership of teenagers with social media addiction and those without social media addiction. Also, step-by-step analysis determined that both variables are significant predictors for addiction to social media.

Considering the role of family resilience and family emotional atmosphere in social media addiction, improving family resilience and family emotional atmosphere can be effective in preventing and treating social media addiction.

Sexual behavior problems are among the most common behavioral problems of children. This study aimed to predict sexual behavior problems of children, both with and without pre-existing sexual problems, based on parenting stress and marital conflict.

The present study was a descriptive-correlational study. The study population consisted of parents with children between the aged between 6 to 12 in Ahvaz city in 2021. A total of 294 parents were selected for the study using convenient sampling. The data were collected online using the questionnaires of children's sexual behavioral problems, parenting stress, and marital conflicts. Data analysis was conducted by discriminate analysis throughout SPSS software.

The results showed that parenting stress and marital conflicts are predictors of children's sexual behavioral problems; And these variables are able to predict the group membership of children in two groups with sexual behavioral problems and without sexual behavioral problems. The significance level in this study was p<0.01.

Finding suggest that reducing parenting stress and resolving in marital conflicts can help prevent children's sexual problems. Moreover, these parental variables should be considered when working with children who have sexual problems.

Specific changes during adolescence make them more vulnerable to experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The present study was conducted with the aim to determine the role of victimization by peers and school connectedness in predicting the suicidal thoughts of adolescent girls.

The present study was a descriptive correlation. The population of this research included all the female students in the second year of secondary school in Ahvaz, who were studying in the academic year 2020-2021. The study sample was 343 female students who participated in the research using the available sampling method. To collect data, Beck's suicidal thoughts questionnaires, Illinois bullying, and school connection questionnaires were used.  Research data were analyzed by Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression.

The findings showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between being victimized by peers and suicidal thoughts (P < 0.01), and there is also a negative and significant relationship between being connected to school and suicidal thoughts (P < 0.01). The results of multiple regression showed that 21% of the variance of suicidal thoughts is explained by victimization by peers and the connection with school.

Victimization by peers and connection with school can predict the suicidal thoughts of adolescent girls. Therefore, it is suggested that counselors consider the role of these variables to reduce suicidal thoughts and improve the mental health of adolescents.

Parents’ divorce is one of the most common stressors for children and has severe consequences for children of divorce (Quchani et al., 2021). A meta-analysis of 92 studies published in the 1980s (Amato & Keith, 1991) and 67 studies in the 1990s (Amato, 2001) showed that children of divorce experience more behavioral, internalizing, social, and academic problems than other children. Adolescents from divorced families are more likely to be involved in drug and alcohol abuse (Hoffmann & Johnson, 1998). They are also two or three times more likely to have significant mental health problems and use mental health services (Hetherington et al., 1992). Moreover, excessive aggression, stress, low self-esteem, and poor relationships with peers are more common in these children (Wolchik et al., 2009). Parents play a central role in facilitating the optimal adjustment of children after divorce. Besides, the skills and resources required to successfully resolve early developmental tasks after divorce are important tools for overcoming future challenges (Patterson & Fisher, 2002).Mothers are more affected by the consequences of divorce than fathers (Wickrama et al., 2022). They are more affected by psycho-emotional issues than men, and are more concerned about their children and their fate than fathers (Akhavan Tafti, 2003). The New Beginnings Program (Wolchik et al., 2009) is an experimental program to help divorced mothers improve their ability for adapting to their children’s conditions. The program is an experimentally evaluated program for children of divorced parents, in which custodial mothers act as mediators of change. This study examines whether the New Beginnings Program affects the parenting self-efficacy of divorced mothers and the adjustment of children of divorce.

This quasi-experimental study was conducted using a pre-test post-test design with a control group. The research population consisted of divorced mothers in Ahvaz who were the custodians of their children aged 5 to 13 and who applied to participate in the New Beginnings Program. The participants were 30 divorced mothers who were selected through purposive sampling and were randomly placed into the intervention and control groups each with 15 members. The data were collected through the Parental Self-Efficacy Questionnaire and the Child Adjustment Scale. The New Beginnings Program was conducted for 10 sessions, once a week and for 90 minutes only for the participants in the intervention group. The data gathered from the two groups were compared using univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).

The results of one-way ANCOVA for parenting self-efficacy (F=307.05) and children’s social adjustment (F=192.57) showed significant differences between the intervention and control groups. The mean scores of parenting self-efficacy for the participants in the intervention and control groups were 55.53 and 29.33, respectively, after the intervention, showing a significant increase in parenting self-efficacy for the participants in the intervention group compared to the control group after the intervention. Moreover, the mean scores of the children’s social adjustment for the participants in the intervention and control groups were 78.80 and 33.87, respectively, after the intervention, confirming a significant increase in the children’s social adjustment for the participants in the intervention group compared to the control group after the intervention.

Some divorced mothers feel incompetent and ineffective in parenting after divorce. Thus, the main goal of the New Beginnings Program is to teach correct parenting and childrearing skills to mothers to help them establish a correct relationship with their children. This program also empowers mothers to develop a sense of efficiency, self-worth, and parenting self-efficacy. Mothers can also develop effective listening and problem-solving skills, helping them to spend adequate time responding correctly to their children. The program also helps mothers develop effective childrearing and anger management skills. Thus, the New Beginnings Program can positively affect the self-efficacy of divorced mothers and their children’s social adjustment. The program also contributes to fostering warm behavior, acceptance, and support in these women to become more effective mothers for their children and teach them skills to prevent future problems. The mothers participating in this study were able to create a safe and welcoming environment for themselves and their children and develop a more positive attitude towards themselves. Moreover, it seems that changing some childrearing misconceptions in mothers can help to improve social adjustment in children of divorce. Providing training for mothers to establish effective communication with the child, turning negative cycles of dialogue into positive cycles, paying attention to good behavior, encouraging children to behave well and speak well using favorable outcomes, removing obstacles to father-child visits, and protecting the child from parents’ problems during training sessions are some strengths of the New Beginnings Program, which enhanced the children’s social adjustment in the post-intervention phase.

The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of domestic violence, marital conflict, self-esteem and resilience in the relationship between family cohesion and parent abuse in first and second grade male and female high school students in Shahrekord. The statistical population of this study was all male and female high school students in Shahrekord and their mothers, 779 of whom were selected by convenience sampling. Instruments in this study were Parent Abuse Scale (PAP-bv), Parent Abuse Scale (PAP-gm), Child Exposure to Domestic Violence (VCED), Parental Marital Conflict Scale (PMCS), Samani Family Cohesion Questionnaire (SFC) Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RIS). The model evaluation was made by path analysis method. The results of correlation coefficients showed that there were significant positive correlations between domestic violence and marital conflict and parent abuse, and that there were significant negative correlations between family cohesion, self-esteem and resilience and parent abuse. The final model showed good fitness. The results of path analysis showed that family cohesion has a direct and indirect effect on parent abuse through domestic violence, marital conflict, self-esteem and resilience.

Finding effective variables in marriage success has always been the considered by counselors and psychotherapists. Relational ethics refers to trust, justice, loyalty, responsibility and merit in relationships and affects the fairness of relationships. Relational ethics has two vertical (Ethics in the family of origin) and horizontal (Ethics between partners) dimensions. The aim of the present study was to determine relational ethics as a predictor of success and failure of women's marriage. The studied population of the current research was women following divorce procedure and normal women in Ahvaz city. The research sample consisted of 150 women following divorce and 150 normal women whom were selected by available sampling method. The participants completed the relational ethics scale and demographic information questionnaire created by the researcher. In this research, Discriminant analysis was used to analyze the data. The results showed that the linear combination of the components of relational ethics in the family of origin and the components of relational ethics in marital relationships were  strong predictor of the success and failure of women's marriages, and the discriminant analysis method showed that the components of trust and justice, loyalty and entitlement in family of  origin and the components of trust and justice and loyalty in marital relationships discriminahted success and failure of marriage individually. However, the component of entitlement in marital relationships could not discriminate success and failure of marriage individually. Horizontal relational ethics has a stronger predictive power than vertical relational ethics; therefore, it can be concluded that relational ethics has a decisive role in predicting family functions and the durability of marital relations. Therefore, considering the effect of relational ethics, it is suggested that the mentioned variable be taken into consideration in the stability of marriage.

Marital satisfaction in life can be related to overall life satisfaction and examining the factors affecting it is very important. This study aimed to predict the marital satisfaction based on self-compassion, compassion for others, and emotional intelligence. The statistical population of the study included all married women in Ahvaz who were living in Ahvaz during the study period in 2018. The sample consisted of 300 married women selected by convenience sampling method. The research tools were Self-Compassion Scale short form, Compassion Scale, Emotional Intelligence Scale, and Relationship Assessment Scale. Statistical analysis used for this research was correlational coefficient. The data were analyzed by using Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression analysis. The results of this study indicated that self-compassion, compassion for others, and emotional intelligence had significant relationship with marital satisfaction and also the results of regression analysis showed that emotional intelligence and self-compassion were sufficient predictors for marital satisfaction. It can be concluded that factors such as emotional intelligence and compassion for oneself and others affect marital satisfaction. It is suggested that therapists and family counselors pay more attention to these factors in providing solutions to promote marital satisfaction.

The aim of the current study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy on Anxiety and Self-efficacy of children among children with anxiety. The statistical population consisted of all children with anxiety in Ahvaz. The research sample consisted of 3 children that were selected according to the results of the Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) with cutoff point of 50 and with purposeful sampling method. In this research, a single-case experimental design, type of non-concurrent multiple baseline designs was used. To evaluate the anxiety Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) and self-efficacy- Children's Self-Efficacy Scale were used. The data was gathered in three phases of basic lines, intervention of 16 weekly sessions, and one month follow-up. The findings indicated that the subjects in the treatment phase experienced improvement in anxiety and self-efficacy. The effectiveness was maintained during the 1-month follow-up. The change index was indicative of meaningful changes. Therefore, the research findings illustrated that cognitive behavioral therapy reduces anxiety and increases children's self-efficacy by by increasing awareness and skills and reducing dysfunctional reactions.

The current study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral family therapy on substance use craving in substance use quitting adolescents.

The present study was a single-case experimental study of the multiple baseline type. Using the purposeful sampling method, five adolescents and their families were selected in the city of Ahvaz. Behavioral family therapy was implemented in fourteen 90-minute sessions, and three phases of baseline, intervention, and follow-up were performed for adolescents and their families. Adolescents completed the craving beliefs questionnaire (CBQ), and the data were analyzed by visual drawing method, stable change index, and recovery percentage formula.

The results indicated that behavioral family therapy significantly reduced substance use craving (recovery percentage = 49.22).

Based on the results of the present study, behavioral family therapy can be effective in changing dysfunctional interactions of the family system and decreasing substance abuse in adolescents, and therapists can use this intervention to improve substance use disorder.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of integrating systemic, psychodynamic, and behavioral couple therapy on couple monitoring in maladaptive couples referring to counseling centers in Ahvaz. The research plan was single case or single subject study. The population of this research included all maladaptive couples who referred to counseling centers in Ahvaz in 2019. The three couples with low marital quality of life were selected and received integrating systemic-psychodynamic-behavioral couple therapy in 12 weekly sessions lasted 90 minutes. In this study, Perceived Quality of Marital Relationship Dimensions Questionnaires (fletcher et al, 2000) and Couple Monitoring Questionnaire (Fairgood, 2015) were used. Data analysis was performed by using visual charting or graphical analysis methods, reliable change index and percentage of improvement. The results showed that reliable change index wasn’t significant for couple monitoring in treatment and follow-up. Also, based on Blanchard's Classification, percentage of overall improvement showed the Effectiveness of Integrating Systemic- psychodynamic- Behavioral Therapy on couple monitoring in maladaptive couples in Treatment and Follow-up stages, was in failed treatment category. These results generally indicated the integrating intervention wasn’t successful on couple monitoring in maladaptive couples.

The aim of the current study was to investigate the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Anxiety and Self-efficacy of children among children with anxiety. 

 The statistical population consisted of all children diagnose with anxiety in Ahvaz. The research sample consisted of 3 children that were selected according to the results of the Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) , using purposeful sampling method. In this research, a single-case experimental design, type of non-concurrent multiple baseline designs was used. To evaluate the anxiety, Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) and self-Efficacy - Children's Self-Efficacy Scale were used. The data was collected in three phases of baseline, during intervention, and one month follow-up. 

 The findings indicate that the subjects in the treatment phase experienced improvement in anxiety (30/96) and self-efficacy (28/13), and in the follow-up in regards to anxiety (38/44) and self-efficacy (32/25). The change index was indicative of meaningful changes (z=1/95 α=0.05). 

Therefore, the research findings illustrated that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy reduces anxiety and increases children's self-efficacy by increasing psychological flexibility and reducing dysfunctional reactions.