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  The objective of this study was to design and validate a compassion-based academic motivation model specifically tailored for high school students.

Methods and Materials:

 This study employed a mixed-methods approach. The qualitative phase involved semi-structured interviews with educational experts to identify key themes related to compassion-based motivation. These themes were used to develop the compassion-based academic motivation model. The quantitative phase involved validating the model using the Content Validity Ratio (CVR) and Content Validity Index (CVI), with data collected from 15 experts and 100 high school students in Natanz city. The validation process ensured the reliability and relevance of the model's components.

 The findings indicated that the compassion-based academic motivation model is effective in enhancing students' intrinsic motivation and engagement. Key themes such as non-materialism, gratitude training, and relaxation techniques were identified as central to fostering a supportive and compassionate learning environment. The validation results confirmed the model's relevance and reliability, with all components achieving acceptable CVR and CVI values. The study also found that students who participated in compassion-based activities were more likely to engage in collaborative learning and help their peers.

 The compassion-based academic motivation model presents a promising approach for enhancing student motivation and engagement in high school settings. By integrating compassion into educational practices, educators can create a more supportive and inclusive learning environment that promotes both academic achievement and social-emotional well-being. The findings suggest that compassion-based practices can address some limitations of traditional motivational strategies and support sustained academic motivation.

Having children has always been the best way to complete the family and evolve the couple's identity. Couples who were unable to have children due to infertility have used alternative paths. The aim of the present study was to investigate the psychological experiences of infertile couples with adopted children in Yazd.

This study was of a qualitative type, with an exploratory nature. 18 infertile couples suffering from hormonal disorders, anatomical problems, infections and old age in women and sperm disorders and infections in men, who did not have children and had adopted children through the welfare of Yazd city, were identified in 1401 by targeted sampling method. And with a semi-structured interview, their information was collected, recorded and recorded and reached complete saturation.

Rusults: 

The analysis of the lived experiences of the participants showed that out of a total of 154 semantic units, 10 main themes were obtained: accepting the role of parenting; infertility difficulties; encouraging the idea of adoption; difficulties and failures following adoption; Successes and facilitators following adoption; educational challenges and characteristics of adopted children; experiencing a crisis when a child enters the house; interactions with others; and matching tools; psychological changes in family life and relationships.

Psychological changes in life and family relationships are one of the most important experiences of infertile couples. Lack of awareness and treatment can cause problems for the mental health of couples. It is suggested that therapists and counselors interpret the life experiences and psychological changes of people more deeply and use the themes obtained in this research in therapeutic interventions.

 This study aimed to develop a psycho-emotional empowerment training package based on the lived experiences of single-parent adolescent boys and to examine its effectiveness on parent-child interaction.

Methods and Materials:

The research method was qualitative, phenomenological-descriptive, and the method for the quantitative part was a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test, post-test, control group, and a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population included single-parent adolescent boys studying in the first secondary school level in Abadeh city during the 2023-2022 academic year. The qualitative sample consisted of 15 single-parent adolescent boys selected through purposive sampling and subjected to in-depth interviews. The quantitative sample included 35 single-parent adolescent boys selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (18 adolescents in the experimental group and 17 adolescents in the control group). The adolescents in the experimental group received the psycho-emotional empowerment training package over 10 weeks in 10 90-minute sessions. The pre-test was conducted before the intervention, the post-test was conducted after the intervention, and the follow-up phase was conducted two months later. The questionnaire used in this study was the Parent-Child Interaction Questionnaire (Fine, Moreland, & Schwebel, 1983). Data obtained from the study were analyzed using mixed analysis of variance with SPSS23 statistical software.

 The results indicated that the psycho-emotional empowerment training package had sufficient content validity according to experts. Additionally, this training package had an impact on parent-child interaction (P<0.001; Eta=0.64; F=56.98) among single-parent adolescent boys.

 Based on the study's findings, it can be concluded that the psycho-emotional empowerment training package, by creating emotional competencies, gaining competence, autonomy, effectiveness, and establishing connections with others, empathy, and kind behavior towards others, can be used as an effective method to improve parent-child interaction in single-parent adolescent boys.

This study aimed to develop a psychological-emotional empowerment educational package based on the lived experiences of single-parent male adolescents and subsequently test its effectiveness on their cognitive fusion.

The research method was qualitative, employing a phenomenological-descriptive approach, while the quantitative part was semi-experimental with a pre-test post-test design, a control group, and a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population included male teenagers from single-parent families in the first period of secondary school in Abadeh city in 2022-2023. In the qualitative part, 15 single-parent male adolescents were purposefully selected and subjected to in-depth interviews. In the quantitative part, 35 adolescents were selected through purposive sampling and assigned to experimental and control groups (18 in the experimental and 17 in the control group). The adolescents in the experimental group received the psychological-emotional empowerment training package over ten weeks in ten 90-minute sessions. A pre-test was performed before the intervention, a post-test after the intervention, and a follow-up phase two months later. The Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (Gillanders et al., 2014) was used in this study. The data were analyzed using mixed ANOVA and a post hoc Bonferroni test via SPSS23 software.

According to experts, the results showed that the psychological-emotional empowerment training package has sufficient content validity. Additionally, this training package impacted the cognitive fusion (P<0.0001; Eta=0.66; F=63.41) of single-parent male adolescents.

Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that a training package of psychological-emotional empowerment, by fostering emotional competencies, gaining competence, autonomy, effectiveness, communication with others, empathy, and kind behavior towards others, can be an effective method to decrease cognitive fusion in single-parent male adolescents.

The death of a child is undoubtedly the most arduous encounter for a mother in her lifetime, and it elicits numerous psychological detriments. Specifically, the death of a child resulting from cancer carries its own set of challenges. Analyzing the lived experience of these mothers can serve as a means to identify and comprehend their grief, thus becoming the foundation for efficacious interventions. Consequently, the objective of the present investigation was to scrutinize the lived experiences of grieving mothers whose children had succumbed to cancer.

The current research was conducted utilizing a qualitative and phenomenological approach. The sampling technique employed was purposive, encompassing a maximum variation sampling. The study included a total of 13 bereaved mothers residing in Yazd city, who had lost their children to cancer. The methodology employed for data collection involved semi-structured interviews.

Subsequent to conducting the interviews and documenting them, each recorded session was transcribed and examined utilizing Colaizzi's method. This process yielded six primary themes and twenty-four secondary themes through the analysis of the data. The primary themes comprised emotional experience, physical experience, cognitive experience, challenging experience, the meaning of life, and avoidance.

These findings demonstrate the nature of the grief experienced by mothers, and these themes have the potential to facilitate effective interventions aimed at mitigating the symptoms of grief.

As a large part of society who experience different restrictions according to different cultural, historical and social situations, women face difficult emotional conditions during marriage. This research is conducted with the aim of developing a combination treatment model based on compassion-focused therapy, integrated Islamic therapy, and therapy based on acceptance and commitment and its effectiveness on life satisfaction of depressed married women in Yazd city in 1400.

The research method was a combination of an exploratory design with a compilation and classification approach. The first stage was done qualitatively and based on a descriptive phenomenological strategy. In the qualitative part of the research, a combination treatment protocol based on the approach of combining psychotherapies by Stricker (2006) was compiled and validated. In the quantitative (second) part, based on convenience sampling, 30 depressed married women were selected, and then, through a quasi-experimental method with a pre-test and post-testregarding the two test groups and proof, the effectiveness of the developed protocol on their life satisfaction was assessed. The statistical population of the research included all the women who referred to counseling centers in Yazd city, for whom the diagnosis of depression (Beck Depression Scale) was given. In order to measure people's life satisfaction, Diener's life satisfaction scale was used. In order to analyze the quantitative data of the research, the analysis of covariance method was used.

After extracting 11 main categories, a unified treatment protocol was formulated according to the findings. For validation, ratio coefficients and content validity index were used. The coefficients in all items were higher than 0/79 for CVI index and higher than 0./56 for CVR index.

The results of the analysis of the findings showed that integrated psychotherapy based on self-discipline approach, integrated Islamic treatment approach, and treatment approach based on acceptance and commitment  increase life satisfaction of depressed married women in Yazd city.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment based group therapy (ACT) with the Islamic approach to reduce anxiety and depression in patients with type II diabetes referent to the Yazd Diabetes Research Center.

The study method was the semi experimental. Forty diabetic patients were simple randomly divided into two equal experimental and control groups. The study was done in the patients referent to the Yazd diabetes center (n= 5000), using a purposeful sampling method. So, all of the patients did completed the beck anxiety (BAI) and depression (BDI-II) questionnaire for diabetic patients. Then, the experimental group received ACT with an Islamic approach every other week during 16 weeks and 120 minutes for each time, and the control group continued their normal plan. The population of both groups performed the anxiety (BAI) and depression (BDI-II) questionnaire again after performing the instructional plan.

In this research, the covariance analysis test was used to analyze the results. The findings of the research showed that ACT with an Islamic approach effects on the anxiety (P: 0.001) and depression (P: 0.001) in type II diabetes people.

The results showed that ACT with Islamic approach is effective on reducing anxiety rate and depression of type 2 diabetic people. Scores of post-test confirmed the effect of treatment method ACT with Islamic approach on reducing of anxiety and depression rate.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment based group therapy (ACT) with the Islamic approach to diabetes control, increasing self-care behaviors in patients with type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) referent to the Yazd Diabetes Research Center.

The study method was semi experimental with control group. For this purpose, 40 diabetic patients were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The study was in Yazd diabetes research center. The purposeful sampling method was done. So, all of the patients did the A1C hemoglobin test, and completed the self-care questionnaire for diabetic patients (SDSCA). Then, the experimental group received ACT with an Islamic approach during 16 weeks. The population of both groups performed the A1C Hemoglobin test and completed the self-care questionnaire again after performing the instructional plan. In this research, the covariance analysis test was done to analyze the results.

The findings of the research showed that ACT group therapy with an Islamic approach effects on HbA1c decreasing (P: 0.001) and self-care behaviors improvement (P: 0.001) in T2DM patients.

This study showed that the treatment group based on commitment resulted in a significant reduction of HbA1 and a significant increase in self-care activities in patients with T2DM.

The present study aimed to develop and validate an educational program designed to reduce self-injurious behavior (SIB) among adolescents. This program was developed based on the real-life experiences of adolescents who engage in self-harming behaviors. Employing a qualitative research approach, specifically the phenomenological method, the study encompassed all adolescents displaying self-harming behaviors in Shiraz city. The sampling process was deliberate, with the sample size determined by reaching a point of theoretical saturation. Ultimately, the perspectives of 15 adolescents (comprising 8 girls and 7 boys) were actively incorporated into the development of this educational and therapeutic package. This process involved the formulation of a model based on their lived experiences, which consisted of three core themes and 13 sub-themes. The end result was an educational-therapeutic package specifically designed to mitigate self-harming behaviors. The content validity of this educational-therapeutic package was assessed and confirmed using the content validity (Lawshe method). Importantly, this package holds significant potential for use in implementing educational and therapeutic interventions aimed at addressing self-harming behaviors among adolescents. These interventions can be effectively delivered within the context of schools, counseling centers, and educational institutions.

Adolescence is a critical period in a person's life since all the main characteristics of personality, career interests and desires, work values, and choosing a career path are formed in this period. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment-based therapy (ACT) and reality therapy in aggression, psychological flexibility, and self-efficacy in career path decision-making in secondary school girls in Yazd, Iran.

In this study, we adopted a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design. The research population included all second-grade high school female students in two districts of Yazd in the 2022-2023 academic year. Out of this population, three groups of 15 cases were selected by cluster sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (Therapy based on acceptance and commitment and reality therapy) and a control group. The data collection tools were Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire, the Hayes Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire [2000], and The Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale (CDSES, Taylor & Betz, 1983), which were answered in two stages, pre-test and post-test. The subjects in the experimental group received acceptance and commitment-based therapy and reality therapy in a group [in the form of training and skills] for two months(one 60-minute session per week). Nonetheless, no training was provided to the control group during this period. The data were statistically analyzed in SPSS software (version 23) using multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance at a significance level of P<0.05.

Paying attention to the significance level of less than 0.05 for aggression and job self-efficacy variables and high observed power and eta squared contribution greater than 0.14 for these two variables was the significant effect of our intervention on aggression and job self-efficacy variables. The Bonferroni test was used to compare the two groups and the effectiveness of these three treatments. According to the significance level of 0.013 for the acceptance and commitment treatment method and 0.003 for the reality therapy treatment method, we found a significant effect of these two treatment methods compared to the control group in the aggression variable. In the variable of psychological flexibility, there was no significant difference between the mean of the control group and the two treatment approaches in this variable. Therefore, the treatment intervention's effect was insignificant, and the only significant difference between the reality therapy approach and the control group was in occupational self-efficacy, with a significance level of 0.01 (P<0.05). This significant mean difference of 5.990 is in favor of the reality therapy approach compared to the control group.

As evidenced by the obtained results, the treatment based on acceptance and commitment and reality therapy was effective in aggression and self-efficacy in career path decision-making, with a significance level of less than 1%. Nonetheless, it has been effective compared to the control group. Furthermore, it was revealed that ACT and reality therapy approaches were not significantly effective in psychological flexibility

The high prevalence of the Covid-19 disease and its rapid infection, the imposition of restrictions, and the high mortality had many negative effects on the psychological and social aspects of bereaved families. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of group counseling to deal with grief caused by Covid-19 regarding mournful women in Yazd.

This was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The statistical population consisted of women with grief experience over losing their husbands due to Covid-19 in 2021. Through available sampling method, 30 participants were selected and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Data was collected through Grief Experience Questionnaire (GEQ) by Barrett and Scott (1998). Moreover, the package of confrontation with mourning, a lived experience of mourning women in Yazd (Kalantari et al., 2021), was performed on the experimental group for ten 90-minute sessions. Covariance with repeated measurements and SPSS version 26 software were used in data analysis.

The research findings showed that the average score of grief experience in the experimental group was significantly lower than control group in posttest droup (p<0.001). Group training and intervention program could improve mourning experience in the experimental group compared to the control group in bereaved women.

Educational intervention based on lived experience of mourning women in Yazd can be used as one of the effective methods to improve mourning experience.

The current research aimed to determine the causal relationship between the variables of aggression and psychological flexibility with self-efficacy in deciding the career path of secondary school girls in Yazd city. 4769 female secondary school students of Yazd District two were selected in the academic year 1401-1402 by multi-stage cluster sampling method. The research tools included the aggression questionnaire by Bass and Perry (1978), the psychological flexibility questionnaire (acceptance and action) (AAQ-R) by Ross Harris (2000), and the self-efficacy questionnaire for career path decision-making by Betts and Taylor (1996). The research design was a correlation (structural analysis type). The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM), SPSS version 25, and AMOS version 20 software. The analysis results confirmed the fit of the hypothesized model after some correction indices for the covariance between errors related to self-evaluation and goal setting. They showed that the impact of aggression on the self-efficacy of students' career path decision-making is negative and significant, and psychological flexibility had positive impact on the decision-making self-efficacy. The career path of students is positive and meaningful. Considering the importance of self-efficacy in deciding students' career paths in determining the educational way, it is necessary to consider the factors affecting it, including the variables studied in this research.

 Adoption can be introduced as one of the methods of caring for children. In this condition, the parent-child relationship is established in legal, emotional, and social ways between people who have no relationship with each other by birth. Considering the expansion and selection of adoption as one of the ways to complete the family in Iranian society, few research studies have been done to understand the problems of adoption. Since the necessary conditions for adopting a child are awareness of issues, challenges, and information and training, to improve the quality level of these services concerning adoption, it is necessary to correctly address the challenges related to the issues of the applicant families. Known and written packages in this area should be compiled. This research aims to investigate the lived experiences of adoptive parents in Yazd City, Iran, to have a successful adoption.

 A qualitative research method was chosen, using the approach of phenomenological theory. In this approach, the systematic procedures of Strauss and Corbin were used. Based on the phenomenology theory approach, it is basically the study of lived experience or the world of life. Phenomenology tries to reveal the meanings they are experiencing in everyday life. Hence, a more complete understanding of the perceived experiences of adoptive parents has been made. The research involved all the adoptive parents of Yazd City, which four years had passed since their adoption. The purposeful sampling method was used to determine the sample in the qualitative part, and 15 adoptive parents were interviewed. The end of sampling occurred when theoretical data saturation was reached. This study was conducted using a qualitative method, and the data were collected through a semi-structured exploratory interview method among those referred to counseling centers under the supervision of the Welfare Organization. The data obtained from each interview reached saturation for the second time. Thematic analysis method was used to code and analyze the data.

 According to the analysis of the answers provided, 7 main themes and 24 subthemes were obtained on the main challenges of adopting a child and the lived experience of adoptive parents. The main themes were "difficulty of infertility for spouses", "finding a way to the idea of adoption", "difficulties of the path of adoption", "facilitators of the path of adoption", "educational challenges of adopted children", "successes caused by adoption", and "failures caused by adoption." These themes were presented in the order of appearance in the process of interviewees' experience and in response to the question of how adoptive parents experience adoption, and the answer to the question why such an experience is experienced can be explained by the infertility of the spouses and the difficulties of adoption. The main theme of the first, which is the difficulties of infertility for spouses, is a description of the way of dreaming with infertility, the efforts made in this direction, and the costs imposed on the spouses they have found. In this context, the spouses participating in the research considered the role of the media, friends, and close relatives to be effective in the impasse of infertility treatments and the meaninglessness of childless life. Part of these difficulties are related to difficult legal processes; part is related to the sensitivity towards the legitimacy and confidentiality of the adopted child, concern for the reaction of the people around the adoption, and lack of skills in dealing with adoption challenges. Some of these challenges are similar to the existing challenges of raising children with normal parents, and some of them are created due to the necessity of adopting a child and taking care of an adopted child.

 In this research, the lived experience of infertile couples was investigated more deeply, and the challenges of adoption were identified. If appropriate solutions are adopted and adoptive families find the necessary preparations, adoption will generally be associated with pleasant and positive outcomes.

Formation of family and marriage as one of the most important stages during each person's life, begins with selecting a spouse, so success and satisfaction in other stages of life depend on the correct decision and the conscious choice in this stage. Marriage shares a life with another person who has different criteria and expectations. This choice plays an important role in forming the foundation of the family and couples' marital satisfaction and achievement, as well as family dissatisfaction and the tendency to divorce in couples. Personality traits, family, culture, and community attitudes towards life and environment are important factors in this selection. The expanded assessment aspects and a lack of clear criteria for achieving a comprehensive understanding of the partner are part of people's problems in selecting a spouse. This study aimed to achieve important elements in selecting a spouse as protective factors against marital dissatisfaction and Divorce based on Iranian culture and from the perspective of family psychologists and consultants.

In this study, which was performed with a phenomenological method, two groups of samples including specialists in family and marriage and a panel group of university teachers and students were used. In the qualitative phase, according to the purpose of accessing the experience of experts in the subject of study, counselors, and psychologists in the field of family and marriage in Yazd City that wanted to participate were used. Purposive sampling was used to select the sample group. The sample size in qualitative studies continues until the researcher is fully saturated with the information, i.e., until a new code of interviews is not extracted and the information obtained is duplicated, so in this study, the sample was continued until complete data saturation by 16 interviews. After conducting semi–structured interviews with the first group, interviews were analyzed to examine the participants' experience of the subject. In the next stage, using Colaizzi's method (1978), the main subthemes and themes were extracted. In the quantitative phase, a panel of ten professors and senior undergraduate psychology and counseling students at the Islamic Azad University of Yazd were used by random sampling method to determine the validity of the categories obtained. To evaluate the content validity, two qualitative and quantitative methods were used to the viewpoint of experts on the level of coordination with the themes. The research data was validated according to four criteria of reliability provided by Guba & Lincoln (1989). To measure the validity of the data, a panel group was used to assess the validity by the content validity method. In the next step, by referring to the Lawsche table, validation was done for ten participants with a coefficient of 0.6 as the critical point and necessity of the class.

After analyzing interviews and understanding participants' experience with the Colaizzi method, 397 codes, 52 secondary themes and seven main themes were concluded. The seven main themes included personality traits, history of family growth, expression of love and emotions, spirituality and religious expectations, management of finance, conflict and resolve, and family customs identified as the main components and criteria of youth in choosing a spouse. The main categories of "personality traits", "management of financial and economic affairs", and "family and customs", with the frequency of 10, 10 and 9, respectively, from the perspective of experts in the interview, were more important. All seven main categories achieved an acceptable content validity score.

Identifying and determining the basic criteria of choosing a spouse in marriage while helping to make conscious choices that increasing marital satisfaction can strengthen the family foundation and prevent Divorce in life.

According to achievements, people personality traits and behavior effect to their noticing to social networks. So one of the reasons that networks have different effects to different people, is people differences of personality and behavior. Therefore, if content can be produced based on the attribute of personality, could be hopeful to be more affective and provide the base to flourish. Goal: Offering a pattern of online social network producing data based on the ethology of users. In this research with mixed method, the level of using networks is gained by questionnaires and conceptual model is figured by interviewing experts in psychology. Research achievement: The most important achievements of this research are:Whats app, telegram and Instagram by 34, 26 and 22 percent are the most attractive networks to use. Social, educational and cultural subjects by 23, 19 and 15 percent are the most popular subjects. Video by 39 percent is the most attractive content. In this research, the ideal pattern of producing content is showing as a paradigmatic model. In this model the relation between some items creates pivotal phenomenon and some strategies are offered, which can create ideal conclusions.
By noticing to people personality traits, can produce applicative content in social networks and effect users MOR

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of three approaches of self-compassion treatment, compassion based on religious teachings, and treatment based on acceptance and commitment to reduce depression in married women.

The present study was performed through quasi-experimental method of pre-test and post-test using three experimental groups and one control group. The statistical population of the study was all women referred to counseling centers in Yazd in the year 2020 who were diagnosed with depression. The sample size was 40 people who were selected through available sampling method and randomly assigned to three experimental groups and one control group. In order to measure the happiness and quality of life in the sample, Life satisfaction Scale of Diner et al. (1985), and the Oxford Happiness Scale of Argyle and Lou (1989) were used. In order to analyze the research data, the analysis of covariance was used.

The analysis of the findings showed that all three treatments were effective in improving happiness (F=33.25 and effect size, 0.792) and quality of life (F= 89.38 and effect size, 0.911) in women (P<0/01). Also, the results of pairwise comparison of the groups showed that the treatments used in increasing happiness were not significantly different from each other, but compassion treatment based on religious teachings was more effective in improving women's quality of life than the other two treatments (P<0.01). All three methods are effective in increasing happiness and improving the quality of life of depressed married women.

according to achievements, People type of personality effect to their noticing to media and their level of learning. So one of the reasons that media has different effects to different people, is people differences of personality. Therefore, if content can be produced based on the attribute of personality and learning, could be hopeful to be more affective. Condition of social media producing content based on the attribute of personality and learning.

In this research with mixed method, the difference of people personality and learning is gained by questionnaires and conceptual model is figured by interviewing active men and women in media and psychology.

The most important achievements of this research are:1- Agreeableness has an inverse relation with learning method of objective experience. 2-Psychoneurosis has a relation with learning method of view reflection and there is an inverse relation between extraversion-introversion, responsibility and learning method of view reflection. 3- In this research, the ideal pattern of producing content is showing as a paradigmatic model. In this model the relation between some items creates pivotal phenomenon and some strategies are offered, which can create ideal conclusions.

With noticing to people attribute of personality and learning, can produce applicative content in social media and therefore, with raising potency of understanding, can increase media literacy.

Specific learning disabilities are known as the neurodevelopmental problems affecting the brain’s ability to receive and process verbal and nonverbal information effectively, leading to some persistent problems in students’ academic skills. The present study aimed to study the counseling needs of students with dyslexia and investigate the effect of counseling on psychological well-being of these students. This is a mixed method study conducted quantitatively and qualitatively. The statistical population comprised all the dyslexic students aged 8 to 12 years old in Kerman, Iran who had referred to learning disorders centers in the academic year of 2019-2020. The research sample included 40 students with dyslexia selected using a purposive sampling method. We randomly assigned them to experimental and control groups. The children in the experimental group received eight 90-minute sessions of education based on consulting needs. For data collection, students’ reading impairment test and students’ psychological wellbeing test were utilized. The data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The qualitative findings resulted in an educational package consisting of a three-stage assessment of educational needs of students with learning disabilities, namely the identification of counseling needs in the phases of identification, coordination, action and control. Additionally, ANCOVA indicated that among the components of dyslexia, word reading test (0.40±0.50 vs. 0.80±0.41; P=0.001), rhyme test (0.20±0.41 vs. 0.75±0.44; P=0.001), word comprehension test (0.10±0.30 vs. 0.55±0.51; P=0.021), and voice removal test (0.05±0.22 vs. 0.65±0.48; P=0.001 (had significant changes. Based on the quantitative and qualitative results of the research, it can be inferred that identifying counseling needs, preparing counseling packages, and providing rehabilitation interventions based on those needs can be effective in reducing students’ dyslexia-related problems.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based compassion therapy on psychological well-being and life expectancy in women with multiple sclerosis.

The present study was a quasi-experimental and statistical population including women with multiple sclerosis in Isfahan in 1399. Sampling was available as 30 patients were selected and randomly divided into experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups. In this study, Schneider Life Examination Questionnaire (1991) and Reef Psychological Well-Being Scale (1989) were used. Mindfulness-based compassion treatment taken from Fallah and Ayoubi (1397) was performed in 8 virtual 90-minute sessions. All collected data were analyzed using SPSS 21 descriptive and inferential statistics.

The results showed that mindfulness-based compassion therapy had an effect on psychological well-being and its dimensions and life expectancy and dimensions of women with multiple sclerosis in the experimental group (P <0.05).

Therefore, the results showed that mindfulness-based compassion therapy can be an effective treatment for patients with multiple sclerosis.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of compassion therapy based on spiritual awareness on life expectancy, depression and dysfunctional thoughts of women with multiple sclerosis.

The present study was quasiexperimental and the statistical population included women with multiple sclerosis in Isfahan in 1399. Sampling was available as 30 patients were selected and randomly divided into experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups. In this study, Schneider (1991) Life Expectancy Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory (1971) and Weisman and Beck Ineffective Attitudes Scale (DAS-26) (1978) were used. Mindfulness-based compassion treatment based on the book Fallah and Ayoubi (1397) was performed in 8 virtual 90- minute sessions. All collected data were analyzed using SPSS 21 descriptive and inferential statistics.

The results showed that mindfulness-based compassion therapy had an effect on life expectancy, depression and dysfunctional thoughts of women with multiple sclerosis in the experimental group (P <0.05).

The results showed that mindfulness-based compassion therapy can be effective in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Having a proper sexual function is one of the most important factors in improving marital life quality and family relationships in married people. There are a few appropriate interventions for developing the quality of sexuality in the life of married women in Iran.

Thus, this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of sexual skills training with an eclectic approach in sexual function in Iranian women.

This study was a randomized single-blinded clinical trial conducted from April to September 2015 on 30 women referring to counseling centers of Yazd selected with the purposeful sampling method. Participants were randomly assigned to experimental or control groups of 15. The experimental group received sexual skills training in nine sessions of 90 min (two sessions per week) but the control group remained on the waiting list. The data were collected before the intervention and five weeks afterward using a demographic form and Female Sexual Function index (FSFI-19). We used SPSS-21 to analyze data by Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) test, chi-square test, t-test, and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) at the P = 0.05 level.

The results showed that sexual skills training with an eclectic approach significantly increased sexual function and its subscales such as sexual desire and stimulation compared to the control group (P < 0.01). However, there was no significant difference between the two groups in lubrication and orgasm subscales.

It can be deduced that sexual skills training has an effective role in promoting sexual function in married women. Thus, this cost-effective therapy can be used to increase the sexual quality of women.

Domestic violence is a common and threatening problem for the victimchr('39')s health and a continuing latent epidemy in mental health. Although domestic violence against women frequently occurs in family privacy, it affects womenchr('39')s lives in all public and social aspects. The consequences of this violence could be short-, medium- and even long-term and directly and indirectly affect womenchr('39')s health and society. The present study aimed to investigate the consequences of domestic violence against women.

This qualitative study followed the strategy of the underlying theory and the objectivist approach of Strauss and Corbin. The study population consisted of women victims of domestic violence in Yazd City, Iran. To select the study subjects, we referred to the Bahman Special Neuroscience Hospital and Sedaye Moshaver Consulting Center in Yazd from 2018 to 2020; then, those with the inclusion criteria were selected. The inclusion criteria were willingness to interview and cooperate in the research, complaining of and dissatisfaction with the marital relationship and experience of marital violence, and being married. In total, 37 participants were selected through purposive and theoretical sampling techniques. The required data were collected using a semi-structured interview method. The duration of each interview varied from 40 to 70 minutes, depending on the conditions of the study participants. Data analysis was conducted after the first interview and resulted in the production of concepts and new questions; accordingly, more information was obtained. This process continued cyclically until data saturation. Theoretical saturation was obtained after interviewing 30 study samples; however, for further assurance, 7 more interviews were conducted. Open, axial, and selective coding was used to analyze the collected data. Three techniques were implemented to reach the reliability criterion; accreditation by members, analytical comparisons, and the use of audit. The reliability of the study was also established by observing the principles and points of the interview, recording complete events, and executing them accurately.

Data analysis resulted in 84 concepts, 27 subcategories, and 11 major themes in 4 domains of the individual, couples, family, and social traumatic consequences. The battered woman syndrome also emerged as a nuclear category. In the system of individual traumatic consequences, the main categories were as follows: womenchr('39')s vulnerability (psychological & personality problems, physical & sexual problems), womenchr('39')s behavioral vulnerability, (high-risk behaviors, self-destructive behaviors), and religious and ethical values vulnerability (the weakening of religious beliefs, non-adherence to religious values, and non-adherence to ethical principles). Furthermore, in the traumatic consequences of the couple, the main categories included the following: marital distress (emotional, psychological & sexual dissatisfaction), the lack of motivation to continue living (institutionalized helplessness and hopelessness in problem-solving, divorce), and non-commitment to the spouse (womanchr('39')s extramarital relationship, husbandchr('39')s extramarital relationship). In the context of family traumatic consequences, the main categories included paternal family vulnerability (parents health damage, chaos, and stress in siblings’ lives), Spouse’s family vulnerability (stress in spousechr('39')s family, restrictions & disconnection with spousechr('39')s family, conflicts and tensions in families and relatives), and children’s vulnerability (bio psychological & behavioral vulnerability of children, the educational vulnerability of children). In the context of social traumatic outcomes, the main categories wee increasing social harm (unhealthy social relationships & friendship problems, creating inefficient human resources, continuing violence & divorce), economic insecurity (healthcare costs, support costs, & legal costs). The consequences of violence are interconnected, e.g., chains and women experience a series of traumas at the same time, which could collectively be interpreted as the battered woman syndrome.

Domestic violence against women is associated with numerous consequences and problems. These problems are continuous; chains and reinforce each other. The women victims of spouse violence experience these consequences as battered woman syndrome.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of integrated parenting based on Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) and Compassionate Focus (CFT) approach enriched with Islamic teachings on the self-esteem and compassion of their first parents.

The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest with control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all mothers of first elementary school children in Isfahan city. Then, 30 of them were selected by available sampling method and were divided into two groups of control and experimental, each group of 15. The research tool was a checklist for measuring self-esteem in preschool children and the Compassion Self-Esteem Scale. For the experimental group, the training was held in 10 sessions of 120 minutes. Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of covariance.

Findings showed that integrated parenting based on acceptance, commitment and compassion-based approach enriched with Islamic teachings increased child self-esteem and compassion for parents (p <0.05).

The conclusion of the study is that increasing self-esteem in children is related to parenting style. Therefore, with this combined parenting education, mothers have been able to improve their self-esteem and compassion and improve their child's self-esteem.

Sexual intelligence is one of the new theories in post-modern world that responds to many complicated questions in the whole human relationship. The aim of the present research was to determine sexual intelligence education effect on sexual marital intimacy referred to medical-hygienic centers in 2013.
This study was quasi-experimental type having 2 groups of experimental and control. Research sample include marital referred to medical-hygienic centers of Shahrekord that 20 marital attracted voluntarily for education and after pre-test divided randomly into 2 groups. Finally, data were analyzed statistically by variance analysis of replicated measurements.
The obtained results indicated positive effect of sexual intelligence training on marital intimacy which is (P Sexual intelligence can affect on other aspects of marital relationship and issues about sex it does not focus just on sexual enjoyment during sexual actions.

In this research, the effect of two approaches of Emotional Focus Therapy (EFT) and Stress Inoculation Training (SIT) on decrease of anger in the delinquent adolescent boys in Tehran was studied and reviewed. This research is quasi-experimental and Unequal control group plan was used. The statistical universe of research consisted all delinquent young boys who were kept at Tehran Reformatory House of Correction in 2008. For this reason Spilberger Anger Questionnaire (STAXI-2) was used and their anger quantitywas measured. By available sampling, 30 delinquents young boys who obtained high score in Anger Questionnaire were selected and classified in 10-people three groups, two experimental groups and a control group by lottery. 10 sessions of group counseling with the method of Emotional Focus Therapy on the members of experimental group and 10 sessions of group counseling with the method of Stress Inoculation Training on members of other experimental groups was executed for 1.5 to 2 hrs. There was no interference with control group. In order to analyze the data, statistical method of covariance analysis and block variance analysis was used. The results of research shows that group counseling with the methods (SIT, EFT) influences on decrease of total index of the anger (AX) of the delinquent adolescent boys (F = 15.146, P < 0.01). This result was observed about anger control in (F = 6.672, P < 0.01) and anger control out (F = 3.912, P < 0.05). At the same there was meaningless difference between effect of emotional focused therapy approach and stress Inoculation Training on these scales (P > 0.05) of the anger.