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The present study aimed to determine the relationship between theory of mind and social skills mediated by empathy and emotion regulation in primary school children. The study was conducted with a correlational method. The study population was girls in the sixth grade of primary school in Tabriz in 2022. Using random multistage cluster method 375 students were selected and completed Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (Matson,1983), Theory of Mind Test (Steerneman, 1994), Empathy Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (Overgaauw, Rieffe, Broekhof, Crone & Güroğlu, 2017) and Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Shield & Cicchetti, 1997). Data were an- alyzed using structural equation modeling. Results showed that there was no significant relationship between theory of mind and social skills. There was a positive relationship between theory of mind and empathy and emotion regulation as well as between empathy and emotion regulation with social skills. Empathy and emotion regulation could significantly mediate the relationship between theory of mind and social skills. Hence, the research indicates that social skills can be improved by improving theory of mind and simultaneously improving empathy and emotion regulation Keywords: emotion regulation, empathy, social skills, theory of mind

 Problematic internet use is one of the emerging issues in modern societies, and psychological factors play a prominent role in its etiology. Accordingly, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between attention deficit, impulsivity, and emotional regulation deficits with problematic internet use due to the feeling of loneliness.

 The multi-stage cluster method was adopted to select 450 students from the middle schools in Tabriz in the 2022-2023 academic year. Subjects were assessed by the questionnaires of Achenbach's behavioral signs, Barth's impulsivity, Gratz's and Roemer's emotion regulation deficits, Russell's feeling of loneliness and the problematic Internet use by Lopez-Fernandez et al.

 The data analysis using structural equation modeling showed that the effects of attention deficit, impulsivity, and emotional regulation deficits on the problematic internet use were mediated by the feeling of loneliness. In addition, the findings revealed that attention deficit, impulsivity, emotion regulation deficit, and loneliness had a positive significant relationship with problematic internet use (P<0.05). The effects of attention deficit, impulsivity, and emotion regulation deficit on loneliness were also significant (P<0.05).

 In sum, the attention deficit, impulsivity, and emotional regulation deficits may have predicted the problematic internet use caused by feeling of loneliness.

 The beginning of the first school year for some students is not without struggles and tensions compared to other students, and it is accompanied by challenges; therefore, academic resilience can play a key role in their level of adaptation. This research was conducted with the aim of constructing and finding the psychometric characteristics of the Academic Resilience Questionnaire (Parent Form) for first-grade students in the city of Babol.

This research was conducted using the descriptive- survey method. The statistical population consisted of all parents of first-grade elementary school students in the city of Babol (Mazandaran province) in the academic year 2021-2022 (N=6150), from which 517 parents were selected using cluster sampling and responded to the Academic Resilience Questionnaire. To develop the questionnaire, necessary items were extracted through literature research and interviews with experts, and their feedback was incorporated over several stages. In the next phase, the content validity index and the content validity ratio were obtained using ten specialists. The minimum and maximum content validity ratios for each item were calculated as 0.62 and 1, respectively, and the minimum and maximum content validity index for each item were found as 0.87 and 1. Finally, the Academic Resilience Questionnaire was administered to the final sample. Construct validity was assessed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and for the reliability assessment, internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and test-retest methods were used. Data analysis was performed by using SPSS - 22 and Lisrel -8.5.

The results in the validity section of the questionnaire showed that this tool has face, content, and factor validity, and has desirable test-retest and Cronbach's alpha reliability. Exploratory factor analysis showed that four factors of resilience, emotional regulation, autonomy, and adaptability with an eigenvalue higher than 1 were able to explain 62.65% of the variance of the items. The results of first and second order confirmatory factor analysis showed that the model fit index was at a desirable level. Cronbach's alpha was 0.82 for the entire scale and greater than 0.7 for each factor.

Based on the finding of this research, it can be concluded that the Academic Resilience Questionnaire for first-grade elementary school students (Parent Form) possesses appropriate validity and reliability and can be used as a valid tool for assessing the academic resilience of first-grade elementary school students.

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by difficulties in sustaining attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity According to the DSM-5, three presentations of ADHD are described: combined, predominantly inattentive, and predominantly hyperactive/impulsive. The theta-beta ratio (TBR), also referred to as the inattention index, is defined by increased theta band power (typically 4–7 Hz) and, specifically, increased theta relative to beta band power (typically 13–30 Hz). It has been reported as the most reproducible psychophysiological finding in ADHD. The present study aims to review the literature on QEEG parameters related to ADHD. The design of the study was a systematic review article. Due to increased theta, TBR is reported by many investigators as a consistent characteristic of ADHD. However, it is not a diagnostic measure for all individuals with ADHD. TBR is unnecessary in making the diagnosis for all ADHD presentations. In other words, a review of studies suggests that TBR cannot serve as a comprehensive diagnostic measure for all ADHD subtypes. It should not be generalized to all presentations. Rather, each presentation may have its specific QEEG measure.  Therefore, a QEEG spectrum classification of ADHD population is a significant consideration.

 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 relationship between parents' marital satisfaction and preschool children's sleep problems, mediated by separation anxiety disorder. A total of 400 preschool children (228 boys and 172 girls)aged between 3 and 6 years in Tabriz city were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling method in 2014-2015.Their mothers answered a questionnaire measuring children's sleep habits, parent-child separation anxiety scale, and Enrich marital satisfaction scale. The data were statistically analyzed using structural equation modeling and SMARTPLS-3 software. The results showed that in addition to the direct relationship between parents' marital satisfaction and preschool children's sleep problems, marital satisfaction is mediated by separation anxiety disorder Children's sleep has significant indirect effects (at the 0.01 level), so the results indicate the mediating role of separation anxiety disorder in the relationship between parents' marital satisfaction and children's sleep problems. Therefore, it can be concluded that the quality of marital relationships can be a good starting point for the prevention and early treatment of children's sleep problems, and the increase in parents' marital satisfaction will lead to children's sleep health, and these findings may be useful for mental health professionals, including therapists, psychologists and counselors to occur.

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.

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.

The aim of the current research is to examine the relationship between brain-behavior systems, dark personality dimensions, and Alexithymia with theory of mind deficits in sexual offenders. For this purpose, 80 inmates from the central prison of Bojnurd were selected using purposive sampling. The variables were measured using the Gray-Wilson Personality Questionnaire (GWPQ), the Dirty Dozen scale of dark personality traits, the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), and the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis. The results showed a significant positive correlation between the fight system and theory of mind deficits; and significant negative correlations between the flight and freeze systems, all aspects of dark personality dimensions, difficulty in identifying and describing feelings, and overall Alexithymia with theory of mind deficits. The regression analysis findings suggest that the fight/flight/freeze systems, dark personality traits, and Alexithymia play predictive roles in mind-reading abilities.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of emotional regulation in the relationship between attachment and children's eating behaviors. The present research method was the descriptive-correlation type of structural equation modeling. The statistical population was made up of children referred to nutrition clinics in Tabriz city in 1401. 240 people were selected as a sample using the available sampling method. The research tools included a children's eating behavior questionnaire (CEBQ) by Wardell et al. (2001), an emotion regulation checklist (ERC) by Shields and Cicetti (1998), and an inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA) by Armsden and Greenberg (1989). Structural equation analysis was used to analyze the data. The results showed the optimal fit of the research model. The results showed a significant direct effect of attachment on instability and adaptive emotion regulation (P=0.001) and no significant direct effect on children's eating behaviors (P=0.08). Also, the direct effect of adaptive emotion regulation on children's eating behaviors was not significant (p=0.21), but the direct effect of instability on eating behaviors was significant (p=0.001). Attachment showed a significant indirect effect on children's eating behaviors with the mediation of instability (P<0.05), but adaptive emotion regulation did not show a significant mediating role in the relationship between attachment and children's eating behaviors (P<0.05). These results show that instability in emotion regulation significantly mediates the relationship between attachment and children's eating behaviors.

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of comprehensive yoga protocol training on selective attention, response inhibition, and interference control in children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population was all-male elementary school students in Mianeh city in the academic year 2018-2019. The sample consisted of 40 subjects selected by the multistage cluster sampling method (with Children Symptom Inventory-4 Test (CSI-4) parental form) and was randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Both pre and post-test stages were evaluated with the software version of the Stroop test. The experimental group participated in 6 months of yoga training as a package (breathing programs, Asana Practice, relaxation, mental imagery, and meditation), and the control group not. The data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). The results showed yoga training significantly decreased "Interference number, Test time, Error number, Reaction time" and increased "True number" in the experimental group in both congruent and incongruent situations in the post-test (p <0.05).Yoga training has been effective in improving selective attention, response inhibition, and controlling interference in children with ADHD. Therefore, yoga can be used to design non-pharmacological treatments such as yoga therapy to treat children with ADHD symptoms and disorders

Dysfunction of the dopaminergic system is associated with various symptoms, including a preference for immediate rewards and risk-taking, deficits in time management and behavioral inhibition, attention deficits, and reduced value of delayed reward. The present study aimed to predict attention deficit, risk-taking, and decrease in reward delay value based on motivational deficits and deficits in time perception in children with symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). According to the research objective, the current study employed a fundamental approach, while the data collection method was a descriptive correlation. The statistical population comprised all children between the ages of 7 and 12 with symptoms of ADHD in Urmia City in 2022. 200 individuals were selected from the population using a non-random and convenience sampling method from psychological clinics and relevant centers. Once the consent of the children and their parents was obtained, they were included as the final sample. For data collection, the delayed discounting task, the balloon analog risk task, the how I feel scale, the time reproduction test, and the continuous performance of attention measurement were utilized. The collected data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis and multiple regression using SPSS version 23. The results of the present study demonstrated that motivational deficits and deficits in time perception at the level of P=0.001 predict attention deficit, risk-taking, and delay impairment in children with ADHD symptoms. The results indicate that deficits in attention, risk-taking behavior, and reduction in delay value among children with ADHD are attributed to deficits in motivation and time perception.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the self-silencing model in reducing depression and increasing self-expression of depressed women. The self-silencing model is influenced by cognitive, attachment, and gestalt theories, and the role of social and cultural factors is emphasized in it, and these factors lead to depression in women by creating obstacles in expressing their wishes, opinions, and desires.

This was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group and with random replacement. In this study, using the study of treatment protocols, as well as receiving guidance from the theorists of this model and their colleagues, intervention programs based on it were prepared. The sample of this study included 30 femle teachers from 20 to 40 years old with bachelor's degrees who had depressive symptoms based on the results of The Beck questionnaire and clinical interview. Thus, the research sample included the self-silencing group and the control group, which were obtained from each pre-test and post-test group using the self-expression questionnaire and The Beck questionnaire. Between pre-test and post-test, experimental group received an intervention program. Finally, the scores obtained from pre-test and post-test were analyzed by analysis of covariance using SPSS software.

The results of data analysis showed that the intervention based on self-silencing is effective in reducing the depression of the experimental group. Likewise, this intervention method increased self-expression in the experimental group. No significant change was observed in the control group.

According to the findings of this research, it can be said that using the self-silencing model can be an efficient method in reducing women's depression symptoms and increasing self-expression in them.

Psychotherapists can use the self-silencing model as one of the effective methods to reduce the symptoms of depression.

The Effectiveness of Families-and-Schools-Together Program on Family Cohesion, Expressiveness and Conflict of First Graders’ Parents in TabrizThe purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of Families-and-Schools-Together program (FAST) on family cohesion, expressiveness and conflict of first graders’ parents in Tbriz. This study was based on a quasi-experimental research design. On the basis of purposive sampling, 40 families were selected and randomly assigned in two groups (20 in the experimental group and 20 in the control group). While the experimental group participated in the Families-and-Schools-Together program (FAST), the control group did not receive any treatment. the analysis of covariance showed a statistically significant increase in the experimental group’s family cohesion and expressiveness and a decrease in the family conflict scores (p < 0.05). It is concluded that participating in Families-and-Schools-Together program (FAST) can increase family cohesion and expressiveness and decrease family conflict.Keywords: Family cohesion, Expressiveness, Conflict, Families and Schools Together program.

The aim of this study was to compare the level of risk-taking, sensation - seeking and impulsivity of girl and boy adolescents based on the level of influence of peers.

The method of the present research was of fundamental type according to the research objective and according to the method of data collection it was of descriptive type and causal-comparative research. In line with the purpose of the study, among all adolescents aged 18-14 years in Tabriz, a sample of 327 people was selected by available sampling method. To collect data used from Peer Influence Resistance Questionnaire (1), Iranian Adolescents Risk-Taking Scale (2), Arent Sensation–Seeking Scale (3) and Barat Impulsivity Questionnaire 11 th edition (4). Also, the obtained data were analyzed using SPSS-26 software.

Data analysis using multivariate factor analysis of variance showed that the level of risk-taking of adolescents based on the influence of peers is higher than the peer resistance group. Also, the level of risk-taking of boys is higher than girls based on influence by peers. But there was no difference in the sensation-seeking and impulsivity of girl and boy adolescents based on the level of influence from peers.

Based on the findings of the present research, it can be concluded that peers have a high impact on risk-taking, excitement and impulsiveness of teenagers. Therefore, it is suggested to hold training classes for teenagers and their families about the importance of friendships during adolescence and the impact of friendship during this period on risky behaviors.

Obsession is a chronic anxiety disorder that is associated with excessive mental preoccupation with order and detail, as well as perfectionism, to the extent that it leads to the loss of flexibility, openness, and efficiency, which, despite the high prevalence, is one of the most resistant disorders to treatment.Obsessive-compulsive disorder sufferers experience a range of emotional reactions when faced with situations that trigger obsessive thoughts and actions. There are individual differences related to the sensitivity to these emotions and the way they are regulated, which is called emotional regulation (Hoffman, Carpenter, & Joshua, 2016). Therefore, the purpose of this research was to investigate the structural relationships between borderline personality disorder symptoms and attachment styles with obsessive symptoms through emotion regulation.

Research design the present is a descriptive correlation (Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and its sampling method is cluster random, so that 5 faculties of Tabriz University were randomly selected and 200 questionnaires were randomly distributed among the faculties. In order to measure the signs of obsession from the obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCI-R) list, borderline personality traits from the Borderline Personality Disorder (STB) questionnaire, and attachment styles from the Hazen and shaver and Emotion Regulation Questionnaire from Gross and John (2003) The data were analyzed through structural equation modeling

The obtained data were analyzed through structural equation modeling. The results showed that the effect of borderline personality disorder on obsessive symptoms is significant with an effect size of 0.35. The effect of borderline personality disorder on reappraisal is significant with an effect size of -0.52, and the effect of borderline personality disorder on repression is significant with an effect size of 0.38. The effect of borderline personality disorder on obsessive symptoms due to reappraisal is significant with an effect size of -0.36, and the effect of borderline personality disorder on obsessive symptoms due to suppression is significant with an effect size of 0.16. The effect of secure attachment on obsessive symptoms is significant with an effect size of -0.39. The effect of secure attachment on reappraisal and suppression is significant with an effect size of -0.31. The effect of avoidant attachment on obsessive symptoms is significant with an effect size of 0.27, on reappraisal with an effect size of -0.32, and on suppression with an effect size of 0.31. The effect of avoidant attachment on obsessive symptoms is not significant due to reappraisal with an effect size of -0.07 and suppression with an effect size of 0.06. The effect of ambivalent attachment is significant on obsessive symptoms with an effect size of 0.30, on reappraisal with an effect size of -0.29, and on suppression with an effect size of 0.50. The effect of ambivalent attachment on obsessive symptoms due to reappraisal is not significant with an effect size of -0.09, and the effect of ambivalent attachment on obsessive symptoms due to suppression is significant with an effect size of 0.15.

Therefore, it can be concluded that the findings of this research can have important practical effects for clinical therapists and psychologists to pay attention to the structural relationships of borderline personality disorder symptoms and attachment styles with obsessive symptoms through emotional regulation.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral activation therapy on cognitive flexibility and depression in patients with a history of Cardiac surgery.

The quasi-experimental study was a pretest-posttest or control group. The statistical population included all Cardiac patients operated on in Tabriz heart hospitals. Based on this, about 60 people in two groups of 30 people including the experimental group (N=30) and the control group (N=30) were selected by Convenience Sampling. Beck, Steer and Brown (1996) standard depression questionnaires and Dennis and Wonder Wall (2010) cognitive flexibility questionnaire were used to collect data. Multivariate covariance was used to analyze the data.

The results of multivariate analysis of covariance of behavioral activation therapy on depression (P>0.05) and cognitive flexibility (P>0.01) and its components including alternatives (P>0.05), control (P>0.01), alternatives to human behaviors (P>0.05), are effective. Therefore, the use of behavioral activation therapy has a significant effect on depression and cognitive flexibility and its components, including alternatives, controls and alternatives to human behaviors in the experimental group.

Behavioral activation treatment reduces depression and increases cognitive flexibility and its components, including alternatives, controls and alternatives to its human behaviors in patients undergoing Cardiac surgery.

Accidents, both intentional and unintentional, are one of the leading causes of death and disability for children around the world and impose a heavy financial burden on the health care system of societies. The aim of the present study was to compare sensitivity to punishment and reward and accident proneness in children with ADHD and SCT disorders The design of the present study was in the frame of Casual Comparative. Participants comprised 100 children (50 ADHD and 50 SCT) from elementary schools in Tabriz in 1398-1399 academic years, which were selected through a screening method using the Child Behavior Rating Scale (Swanson, Nolan, Pelham,1980), SCT questioner (Penny, Waschbusch, Klein, Corkum, Eskes, 2009), Balloon Analogue Risk Task (Lejuez,2002), and Minor Injury Severity Scale (Peterson, Saldana, hilum, 1996) were performed on samples. For data analysis, Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and SPSS20 software was used. The findings show that children with ADHD obtained higher scores on sensitivity to reward and accident proneness and children with SCT obtained higher scores on sensitivity to punishment (p<0.05). Based on these findings, it can be concluded that children with sluggish cognitive tempo have less accident proneness than children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder due to their sensitivity to punishment traits.

This study aimed to explain the role of sensory processing sensitivity on multiple sclerosis with the meditation of risk full decision making.

 Methods and Materials:

 The research method was descriptive and the design was a correlation of the kind of structural equation modeling. The statistical population was patients with MS Society in Tehran. 200 were selected by convenience sampling. Highly Sensory Processing Sensitivity Scale (HSPS); Iowa gamble Task (IGT); and Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) were used to collect the data.

analysis showed that there were significant correlations between and sensory processing sensitivity with multiple sclerosis and risk full decision making.  According to the results of the mediation؛, the effect of sensory processing sensitivity on multiple sclerosis was moderated by the risk full decision making.

As a result of structural equation sensory processing sensitivity risk full decision making, and multiple sclerosis according to indicators of fitness is good.

The main aim of this research is to compare attentional bias toward threat among children with signs of internalizing and externalizing disorders. First, we offend the CBCL questionnaire to 700 parents who had an 11-12-year-old son. This questionnaire was done at primary school in the Tabriz area.80 kids were chosen from this population who suffered from depression, anxiety, ADHD and aggression. We chose 20 students for each logical disorder. Then we used a computer test named: DOT-PROB in order to check out attentional bias among these students. The researchers showed that attentional bias toward threat among kids suffering from depression is different from those who have signs of aggression another finding of these research show differences between attentional bias toward threat between children with signs of anxiety and ADHD. In addition, we didn't realize any special difference between attentional bias toward threat among children who have signs of anxiety and those with signs of aggression. Also, we didn't find any special differences in attentional bias toward threat between children who have signs of depression and children with signs of ADHD.

Anxiety is a common disorder in children which may be influenced by several interpersonal and intrapersonal factors. Based on the studies done, it seems that the components of thought, feeling and behavior of parents and children influence the anxiety in children. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cognitive bias, anxiety sensitivity and maternal beliefs and anxiety in children through the mediating role of coping strategies in children.

This research was a descriptive-correlational research. The study population consisted of all the students of grade 5 and 6 (i.e. 11-12 years old) studying at the non-governmental schools of District 3 in Tabriz city in the academic year of 2015-2016. Among which, a sample of 279 students (150 girls and 129 boys) together with their mothers were selected by cluster sampling. Anxiety Sensitivity Index (Tsao et al., 2006), Cognitive Error Questionnaire (Covin et al., 2011), Coping Strategies Questionnaire (Hernandez, 2008), Anxiety Questionnaire (March et al., 2010) and Parental Beliefs about Anxiety Questionnaire (Chorpita, 2010) were used to gather the data. Correlation and path coefficient analysis were used to analyze the data.

The results showed that anxiety sensitivity, maternal beliefs and coping strategies directly affect the anxiety in children. The result also indicated that anxiety sensitivity, cognitive bias and maternal beliefs had an indirect effect on the anxiety in children through the coping strategies (p=0.05).

Based on the results, it can be concluded that coping strategies play an important role in the relationship between anxiety sensitivity, cognitive bias, and maternal beliefs and anxiety in children. Therefore, cognitive training of mothers and children which improves the coping strategies in children can be very effective in reducing the anxiety in children.

The aim of this study is the prediction of the executive function of risky decision making, base on chronic stress and sensory processing sensitivity components in patients with multiple sclerosis. A sample of 200 patients (49 males and 151 females) of the Iranian MS Association completed the Chronic Stress Scale (CSS), the Sensory Processor Sensitivity Test, and the Iowa Gambling Test (IGT) Stepwise regression showed that the low sensory threshold predicts risky decision making in the first step. In the second and third steps, the low sensory threshold decreased with the introduction of chronic stress and the ease of stimulating the predictive power of the low sensory threshold. The predictive power of sensory thresholds, chronic stress, and ease of stimulation in predicting risky decisions increased. The results of this study showed that chronic stress and low sensory threshold dimensions, ease of stimulation and aesthetics, predict the role of risky decision making in MS patients.

The main aim of this research was to compare attention bias toward threats among boys showing signs of depression and aggression disorders. The research tools were the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) questionnaire and the Relational and the Overt Aggression Questionnaire. First, using a multi-stage random sampling method, we offered the CBCL questionnaire and Relational and Overt Aggression Questionnaire to 350 parents who had an 11 or12-year-old son. The questionnaires were collected at primary schools in Tabriz area. 40 participants were selected from this population who suffered from depression and aggression (20 students for each disorder). Then we used a computer test named: DOT-PROB in order to check out attention bias among these students. Data were analyzed by SPSS software, using Univariate Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Findings showed that attention bias toward threats among boys suffering from depression was significantly different from those who have signs of aggression. The average of attention bias toward threats among boys suffering from aggression was higher than in boys who have signs of depression.

The aim of this study was to determine the structural relationships between attachment styles and depression, regarding to meditating role of Theory of Mind in students. This study was a descriptive-correlational study and participants were 300 undergraduate students of Tabriz university in 2017-18 that selected by cluster multistage sampling and they completed Beck Depression Inventory, Adults Attachment Inventory, Strange Stories Task and Faux Pas Recognition Test. Data analysis using structural equation modeling method showed that the measured model has a relatively favorable fit with the theoretical model (RMSEA=0.07,CFI=0.87,IFI=0.87), so that insecure attachment styles, in addition to their direct role, were able to significantly predict the symptoms of depression through theory of mind. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that the quality of relation with caregivers affects the ability of child to understand the mental and emotional states of others. In addition, the deficits of theory of mind affect the cognitive capacity and the individual has a negative perception of others and their mental states and as a result, his ability to become depressed increases. According to the results, we can say that adopting appropriate methods for identifying risk factors and preventing or modifying these factors through clinical interventions seem beneficial.

The aim of this research was to study the prediction of accident proneness using sensitivity to reward and sensitivity to punishment with the meditative role of impulsivity and attention deficit.

In this correlational study, all elementary students of Tabriz City in the 2018- 2019 education year constituted the research population, of which 150 students were chosen as a sample using random multistage cluster sampling model. Data were collected using Minor Injury Severity Scale (MISS), Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART), and Continuous Performance Test (CPT) tools. Path analysis was employed in order to analyze the data.

It was found that the direct effect of sensitivity to reward on accident proneness was (β = 0.27, p <0.01) and sensitivity to punishment on accident proneness was (β = 0.01, p <0.01). Also impulsivity on accident proneness was (β = 0.42, p <0.01) and inattention on accident proneness was (β = 0.39, p <0.01). In addition, sensitivity to reward indirectly had a positive and significant relationship with accident proneness with the mediator role of impulsivity with the impact factor of 0.17 , and inattention with the impact factor of 0.16 .Sensitivity to punishment indirectly had a negative and significant relationship with accident proneness with the mediator role of impulsivity (-0.14) and attention deficit with the impact factor of (-0.16).

Accident proneness can be predicted by sensitivity to reward and punishment with the mediating role of impulsivity and inattention. This result can be applied in prediction and rehabilitation programs for reducing children’s injuries in the target group.