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This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a structured intervention based on Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love on marital intimacy in the context of digital technology usage.

The study utilized a randomized controlled trial with a pretest-posttest-follow-up design. A total of 30 married women from Tehran were randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group (15 participants each). The experimental group participated in ten 90-minute sessions of psychological training. Marital intimacy was measured using a standardized scale. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA and Bonferroni post-hoc test in SPSS-27.

The results indicated a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in marital intimacy scores (p<0.001). The experimental group's mean scores significantly increased from pretest to posttest and remained stable at follow-up. Bonferroni test confirmed significant differences between phases in the experimental group.

The intervention based on Sternberg's theory significantly enhanced and maintained marital intimacy over time. These findings suggest that structured educational programs focusing on digital and emotional communication skills can improve marital quality in the digital age.

The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of group schema therapy and acceptance and commitment group therapy on academic procrastination and emotion regulation in male high school students with Internet addiction. The present research method is semi-experimental and pre-test and post-test with a 3-month follow-up phase. The statistical population of this study included all male high school students with Internet addiction in Borujerd city in the academic year 2023-2024, from which 36 people were selected purposively and placed in 3 groups: intervention one (12 people), intervention two (12 people), and control (12 people) by simple randomization. The instruments used in this study included a demographic questionnaire, Young's Internet Addiction Questionnaire (IAT, 1998), Gross and John's Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ, 2003), and the Savari Academic Procrastination Questionnaire (2011). The experimental groups underwent the intervention of "Acceptance and Commitment" and "Group Schema Therapy". The data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance at a significance level of 0.05. The results showed that by controlling the pre-test effect, there was a significant difference at the 0.05 level between the mean of the post-test of emotion regulation and academic procrastination in the three groups. The results of the follow-up test also indicated a significant difference at the 0.05 level between the two experimental groups. So that group schema therapy had a higher effectiveness on the two dependent variables than acceptance and commitment therapy.

Given that approaches based on acceptance and commitment and Glasser's reality therapy increase the likelihood of meaning in life, happiness, having positive beliefs about oneself and others, and increasing the level of internal control, the purpose of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of treatment based on the acceptance and commitment approach (ACT) with reality therapy on irrational beliefs in conflicting couples in the post-corona era.

The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group with a two-month follow-up era. The statistical population of the present study was all conflicted couples who referred to clinics and counseling centers in the 20th district of Tehran in 2022. 45 people were selected in a purposeful way and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. The research tool was Jones' (1968) irrational beliefs. The treatment intervention based on acceptance and commitment approach (ACT) and reality therapy was implemented in 8 sessions of 90 minutes, twice a week as a group for the first and second experimental groups. The data were analyzed using mixed analysis of variance.

The results showed that there is a significant difference between the post-test and the follow-up of the test and control groups of irrational beliefs (P<0.05) and the treatment of acceptance and commitment to reality therapy was significantly more effective on the irrational beliefs of conflicting couples in the post-corona era and there is a significant difference between the two treatments observed (P<0.05).

It can be said that the acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) was more effective than reality therapy in reducing irrational beliefs in conflicted couples.

Various studies have shown that health anxiety is observed at a high rate in patients with diabetes. This anxiety can also lead to cyberchondria disorder. Despite investigating the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on the mental health of patients with Type 2 diabetes, there is a research gap regarding the efficacy of this therapeutic approach in reducing cyberchondria symptoms among patients with diabetes.

This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on reducing cyberchondria symptoms in patients with type 2 diabetes in Tehran.

The method of this study was a semi-experimental design with a pre-test, post-test, and control group and a one-month follow-up. The statistical population of the study included all patients with type 2 diabetes in medical centers in Tehran (Tehran Diabetes Association and Niavaran Diabetes Center) (589 people). To select the statistical sample, 30 people were selected using purposeful sampling and randomly assigned to two groups (15 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group). The Cyberchondria Severity Scale (McElroy & Shevlin, 2014) was used to collect data. Also, 8 sessions, 90 minutes each of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy protocol (Hayes et al., 2006; Hayes et al., 1999) were held for the experimental group members. For data analysis, the Analysis of variance within-subjects –between-subjects design and SPSS-20 software were used.

The results showed that acceptance and commitment therapy was effective in reducing all components of cyberchondria in the experimental group (P< 0.001), and this reduction was maintained in the follow-up phase (P< 0.05).

According to the findings of the present study, it is suggested that health psychologists use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to reduce health anxiety symptoms, especially in people with cyberchondria.

Infidelity often triggers anger, jealousy, and rivalry. If disclosed, it can lead to social consequences that vary depending on the gender of the unfaithful partner. Internet-based versions of ACT offer affordable, confidential, and accessible solutions, making them increasingly popular for addressing marital issues and promoting mental health.

The aim of the research was to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy with its online version on marital interactions, to control the emotions of women affected by marital infidelity.

The current research was semi-experimental with three groups and in three phases: pre-test, post-test and follow-up (two months). The statistical population included women affected by marital infidelity who had referred to counseling and psychology centers under welfare supervision in Shiraz city in 1401. 45 people were selected as the sample population using available sampling method. The control group did not receive any of the interventions. The face-to-face group underwent 8 treatment sessions and the online group also learned the necessary treatment through the website in 8 sessions. In order to collect data, Guttman's (MISQ, 1999) marital interaction stability questionnaires and Williams et al.'s (ACS, 1997) emotional control questionnaires were used.

The results showed that both face-to-face and online methods are effective on marital interactions and emotional control of women affected by marital infidelity. Also, no significant difference was observed between the effectiveness of two face-to-face and online methods on marital interactions and emotional control. This face-to-face and online therapy can help a lot in family issues and help couples affected by marital infidelity.

The results demonstrate that ACT helps individuals strengthen relationships based on accepting circumstances and personal values, leading to healthier communication and better conflict management. Women who underwent ACT reported significant improvements in marital interactions and reduced conflicts.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of education based on acceptance and commitment on the quality of life and perceived stress of mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The method of the current research was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the research was made up of all the mothers of hyperactive children in Tabriz city in 1403, using the available random sampling method, 30 people were selected and randomly replaced in two experimental and control groups. The therapeutic protocol of acceptance and commitment training by McKay et al. (2012) was implemented as a group for 10 sessions of 90 minutes for the experimental group. Both groups were evaluated in pre-test and post-test stages with France and Paro's (1992) quality of life and Cohen's (1983) perceived stress questionnaires. Finally, after collecting the data, the methods of descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics of multivariate covariance analysis were used. The findings showed that education based on acceptance and commitment was effective on quality of life (p<0.001) and perceived stress (p<0.001) of mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Based on this, it is suggested that the mentioned program be used in the agenda of psychologists and counselors to increase the quality of life and reduce the perceived stress of mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of anxiety management training for parents of college entrance exam candidates with acceptance and commitment training on parenting adaptability, parenting orientation, and parental rumination in mothers of college entrance exam candidates.

The research method was experimental, utilizing a pretest-posttest design with a control group, along with a follow-up phase. The statistical population consisted of all mothers with children preparing for the college entrance exam in 2023. A total of 60 mothers were conveniently selected from this population and randomly assigned to three research groups: the anxiety management training group, the acceptance and commitment training group, and the control group (each group consisting of 20 participants). While the control group was placed on a waiting list, both experimental groups received educational interventions. All three groups were assessed in three phases—pretest, posttest, and follow-up—using the study instruments, which included the Parenting Adaptability Scale (Yousefi et al., 2011), the Parenting Orientation Scale (Sadeghi et al., 2021), and the Parental Rumination Scale (Yousefi et al., 2009). Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (repeated measures ANOVA).

The results indicated that both methods were effective in improving the dependent variables, except for the anxiety management method, which did not have a significant effect on parenting orientation. No significant difference was observed between the effectiveness of the two methods on parenting adaptability and parental rumination.

Based on these findings, it is recommended that school counselors use these methods to enhance parenting adaptability and reduce parental rumination.

The present study was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design and a one-month follow-up period with the control group. The statistical population of the research was made up of all mothers of children with special needs referring to rehabilitation centers and students covered by exceptional education in Kermanshah city. The research sample consisted of 45 eligible mothers who were selected purposefully and randomly in two experimental groups of acceptance and commitment in a group way (15 people) and an acceptance and commitment group in an individual way (15 people) and a control group. (15 people) were placed. The value of life questionnaire (2003) and the psychological flexibility questionnaire of Dennis and Vanderwaal (2010) were used to collect data. Treatment based on acceptance and commitment in groups and individually received 8 sessions of 75 minutes once a week and no intervention was provided for the control group. The data were analyzed using the mixed covariance analysis test with repeated measures in SPSS version 26 software.

The results showed that treatment based on acceptance and commitment in an individual and group manner has an effect on improving the value of life and psychological flexibility (P<0.001). Also, the results showed that the treatment based on acceptance and commitment in a group way has a greater role in improving the value of life of mothers with children with special needs than the treatment based on acceptance and commitment in an individual way, but in the variable of psychological flexibility between the treatments based on No significant difference was observed in acceptance and commitment in individual and group ways.

These findings indicate that both individual and group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)are effective in improving the quality of life and psychological flexibility of mothers of students with special needs.

Procrastination is a significant challenge in the daily and academic lives of adolescents, leading to psychological concerns and decreased performance. This study aimed to evaluate a conceptual model of group therapy based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to reduce procrastination among Iranian adolescents. The research employed a developmental approach utilizing a sequential exploratory mixed-methods design. In the qualitative phase, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 university professors and counselors. For the quantitative phase, a researcher-developed questionnaire consisting of 35 items was distributed to 40 experts. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis and confirmatory factor analysis in PLS software. The resulting conceptual model comprised five dimensions: self-help skills, operational framework of group therapy, mindfulness, commitment and values clarification, and group support, with a total of 35 foundational themes. The convergent validity values for all dimensions were satisfactory, and only two items needed to be removed. The findings indicate that group therapy based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy can serve as an effective approach for reducing procrastination among adolescents. Furthermore, it is recommended that this approach be implemented in schools and counseling centers to enhance adolescents’ responsibility and self-regulation.

The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the treatment based on acceptance and commitment to coherent self-knowledge and reducing self-injurious behaviors in self-injurious delinquent teenagers of the correctional center. This was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test/post-test design and a control group with a 3-month follow-up period. The statistical population of the study was all delinquent male teenagers who had experienced self-harm in Tehran Correctional Center in 2022, out of which 36 people were selected using the purposeful sampling method. These numbers were randomly replaced in two treatment groups based on acceptance and commitment, and the control group. Data were collected using the self-concept questionnaire of Ghorbani et al. (2008, ISK) and Klonsky et al.'s self-injurious behaviors (2009, ISAS). Treatment intervention based on acceptance and commitment was implemented in 10 sessions of 90 minutes once a week. The data were analyzed using an analysis of variance with repeated measurements. The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test averages of self-awareness and self-injurious behaviors at the 0.05 level, and in addition, there was a significant difference at the 0.05 level between the post-test and follow-up averages of these two variables. From the above findings, it can be concluded that the treatment based on acceptance and commitment is effective and long-lasting in improving self-awareness and self-harming behaviors.

The current research aims to determine the effectiveness of parenting based on acceptance and commitment to the experiential avoidance and sense of competence of mothers of children with ADHD. The research method was a semi-experimental design with a pre-test and post-test with a control group. The statistical population included all mothers with 8- to 10-year-old girls with ADHD who were studying in Isfahan primary schools in the academic year of 2022-2023. 30 children were selected in a purposive sampling way and were randomly divided into two groups of 15 people, experimental and control, and the mothers of the experimental group received parenting intervention based on acceptance and commitment for two and a half months and during 10 sessions of 90 minutes. To collect data, the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire – version 2 (AAQ-2; Bond et al., 2011) and the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOCS; Gibaud-Wallston & Wandersman, 1978) were used. To analyze the data, the multivariate covariance test (MANCOVA) was used. The findings of the research showed that by controlling the pre-test effect, there was a significant difference between the post-test average in the variables of experiential avoidance and sense of competence in the experimental and control groups (P<0.05). As a result, parenting based on acceptance and commitment is an effective intervention in reducing experiential avoidance and improving the sense of competence of mothers of children with ADHD.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on death anxiety, fear of falling, and demoralization in patients with multiple sclerosis. The research method was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group with a one-month follow-up period. The statistical population of the present study included all patients with multiple sclerosis referred to the Multiple Sclerosis Association of Tabriz City in 2023. The research sample consisted of 40 people from the statistical population who were selected by the available sampling method and randomly replaced in the group (20 people in each group). Treatment based on acceptance and commitment was implemented in 8 sessions of 60 minutes during four weeks and two sessions per week for the experimental group. The research tools included Templer's Death Anxiety Scale (1970, DAS), Kempen et al.'s Falls Efficacy Scale (2008, FES-I), and Kissane et al.'s Demoralization Scale (2004, DS). The data were analyzed using analysis of variance with repeated measures. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the groups in the post-test and follow-up of death anxiety, fear of falling, and depression symptoms. (P<0.01). According to the results of this study, psychologists and psychiatrists can use this intervention to improve death anxiety, fear of falling, and demoralization in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Education in the field of disease in people with chronic disease is a fundamental and important issue in achieving empowerment and optimal compliance of the patient, so this research aims to compare the effectiveness of treatment based on acceptance and commitment and reality therapy on compliance with treatment in women. He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. 

Research Methods:

 This research was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a 2-month follow-up with a control group. The research population consisted of all married women with multiple sclerosis in Hamadan city in 2023. From this number, 3 groups of 15 people were selected using available sampling method and were randomly divided into test groups and control groups, and were administered the Madanlo Chronic Disease Treatment Compliance Questionnaire in three pre-test-post-test sessions and followed up on the answers. they gave the subjects of the experimental group were treated with the approach of treatment based on acceptance and commitment and reality therapy, during 8 sessions, 1 session of 60 minutes per week, but no training was given to the control group. The data were statistically analyzed with SPSS software and using t-test of mixed analysis of variance and significant level of p < 0.05.

The results showed that there is a significant difference between the average scores of the pre-test, post-test and follow-up treatment compliance in the three groups; And for the between-group factor, the F value calculated at a level smaller than 0.05 is not significant (Eta = 0.125, P < 0.05, F = 2.990) as a result, between the overall average of treatment adherence in the three experimental groups and There is no evidence of a significant difference.

According to the results of this research, it can be said that treatment based on acceptance and commitment and treatment based on reality therapy led to adherence to treatment in women.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on social functioning, fear of negative evaluation and anger rumination in the cultural background of divorced women. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group and a statistical population including all divorced women in Isfahan city. Using available sampling method, 30 divorced women who visited Aftab meeting center in Isfahan city in 2024 were selected and replaced in two experimental groups (15 people) and control group (15 people). The data were collected using the Self-Assessment Scale of Social Adaptation by Bosc et al. (1997), the Fear of Negative Evaluation Questionnaire by Watson & Friend (1969), and the Anger Rumination Scale by Sukhodolsky et al. (2001). The obtained data were analyzed at two levels of descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (analysis of covariance) using spss-22 software. The findings showed that group therapy based on acceptance and commitment increased social performance and reduced fear of negative evaluation and anger rumination in divorced women (p≥0.05). In other words, group therapy based on acceptance and commitment reduced the fear of negative evaluation and rumination of anger and increased social functioning in divorced women. As a result, group therapy based on acceptance and commitment can be used by psychologists and counselors as a culture-based intervention for divorced women.

The purpose of this research was to determine the Effectiveness of Teaching Acceptance and Commitment on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety of Students. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population in this research included all female students aged 14 to 16 years of Devati schools in Tabriz city in the academic year 1401-1402. The statistical sample consisted of 30 female students with obsessive-compulsive and generalized anxiety symptoms who were introduced by the school counselor and were selected by non-random sampling method and randomly placed in two experimental and control groups. Both groups were tested in the pre-test and post-test stages with Yale Brown's obsessive-compulsive questionnaire (1986), (CY-BOCS) and the short-form scale of generalized anxiety disorder by Spitz et al. (2006), (GAD-7). were evaluated. The experimental group received the acceptance and commitment training program for 10 sessions of 90 minutes, one day a week. The data obtained from the research were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance. The significance level was considered 0/05 in all tests. The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in both obsessive-compulsive and pervasive anxiety variables. According to the results obtained in this research, teaching acceptance and commitment can greatly reduce the problems of obsession and anxiety of students.

The aim of reaserch to determine of effect the commitment and acceptance therapy on health anxiety, emotional exhaustion and psychological flexibility of male doctors of Forensic Medicine Organization of Isfahan city. The research method was semi-experimental and its design was pre-test-post-test with a control group and a follow-up period of one month. The statistical population included all the men of the Forensic Medicine Organization of Isfahan, 220 people in the winter of 1400, who were randomly assigned to two groups (15 experimental people) and (15 control people) using the purposeful sampling method. The research tools included health anxiety questionnaire (Salkovskis, Varoek, 2002) emotional fatigue (chenet al, 2019), psychological flexibility (Dennis,Vander Wal, 2010). The experimental group was trained in commitment and acceptance therapy during 8 sessions of 90 minutes. While the control group did not receive any intervention. Data analysis was done using mixed analysis of variance. The findings showed that the treatment based on acceptance and commitment has an effect on health anxiety (illness, disease consequences and general health concerns), emotional exhaustion (depersonalization and personal inadequacy) and psychological flexibility (components of alternatives, control and alternatives to human behavior). Has it. As a result, the results showed that according to the problems caused by the medical profession in the doctors of the medical organization, the treatment law is based on commitment and acceptance of a suitable treatment approach to improve the mental conditions of people in order to reduce the level of health anxiety, emotional fatigue and increase psychological flexibility.