نشریه مشاوره کاربردی
سال نهم شماره 2 (پاییز و زمستان 1398)

Responsibility has been one of the most important and significant structures in the recent years and identifying the factors that influence it is important. This research was conducted with the aim of examine the role of identity dimensions as mediating relationship between family communication patterns and responsibility in emerging adulthood. The research method is a correlation of type structural equation modeling analysis. The population of this study included undergraduate students at the age range of 18-29 years old in Shiraz University in year 2017-2018. 537 students (322 female and 215 male) were selected using multi-stage cluster random sampling method and to responded Responsibility, Dimensions of Identity and Family Communication Pattern Questionnaires. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling analysis and AMOS statistical software and fitness indices. The findings showed that the proposed model has a good fit and the path coefficients are significant communication pattern to personal and social responsibility, conformity communication pattern to personal responsibility, conversation communication pattern to commitment component of identity and conformity communication pattern to exploration component of identity. Also, commitment component of identity has mediating role in the relationship between family communication pattern and responsibility. In sum, can be concluded that is important role of conversation communication pattern in emerging adulthood’s identity formation and responsibility.

The purpose of current study was conducted to investigate and compare the mindfulness and imago therapy in reducing marital burnout in couples with hyperactivity attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This study was a quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test and follow-up with control group. The study population consisted of all couples with spouse hyperactivity attention deficit who referred to counseling centers in Isfahan. 45 couples were selected and voluntarily randomly assigned to three groups of mindfulness (15 couples), imago therapy (15 couples) and control group (15 couples). Experimental group 1 participated in 8 sessions of 60 minutes of mindfulness training and experimental group 2 in 10 sessions of 60 minutes of imago therapy and were measured in three stages of pre-test, post-test and follow-up (three months) on marital burnout variable. Data were analyzied  using repeated measures analysis of variance (mixed). The results showed that there was a significant difference between the groups of mindfulness and imago therapy with the control group in marital burnout (p ≥ 0. 01) and this effect on imago therapy is greater than mindfulness. Therefore mindfulness training and imago therapy can be used as an effective treatment methods to reduce marital burnout in couples

The inability to establish social relationships is one of the major problems which has a significant deterrent effect on youth and adolescents' efficiency and dynamics and prevents them from forming healthy identities and developing their talents and intellectual and emotional strengths. The aim of this study was to in shyness and normal students of parenting styles, attachment styles, and early maladaptive schemas. The study design was of cross-Sectional. The population of this study consisted of all of the students of high school in Shahin Dezh city (in the West Azerbaijan Province, Iran). 120 shyness and normal students (in group 60 students) were selected using multi-stage random sampling method. The participants completed Samooei's Shyness Questionnaire, Bamerind's Questionnaire of parenting styles, Hazen and Shavers adult attachment, styles and Yang’s short form Schema Questionnaire (YSQ-SF). The data were analyzed using the Independent Samples Test. The results showed that there are significant differents in parenting styles, shyness, attachement styles and schemata among shyness and normal students.

The present study was conducted aimed to investigate the effectiveness of narrative couple therapy on improving psychological well-being of incompatible couples in a semi-experimental design with pretest-posttest and control group. The population of the present study consisted of all incompatible couples referred to counseling centers in Ahvaz city, Iran. 30 couples select using voluntary sampling method randomly and were assigned to experiment (15 couples) and control (15 couples) groups. Experimental group received 8 sessions of narrative couple therapy and control group did not receive any treatment. Then both groups were assessed psychological well-being during the pre-test and post-test stages. Data were analyzed using covariance analysis. The results showed that there are a statistically significant difference between the experimental and control groups in components of psychological well-being (p  ≥0. 001). Therefore, narrative couple therapy can be used as an effective treatment to improve the psychological well-being of incompatible couples.

Infertility is an effective factor in causing personal and social problems that can expose affected individuals to various psychological pressures. This study aims was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment-based group counseling (ACT) on rumination and happiness of infertile women in a quasi-experimental design with pretest, posttest and follow up with control group. The population of this study included infertile women fetering to Milad infertility center in Mashhad city. Twenty infertile women were selected using purposeful and voluntary sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental (10 infertile women) and control (10 infertile women) groups. Participants completed the Obsessive Rumination Questionnaire (Nolen Hoxma and Morrow) and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. Experimental group participated in a group counseling based on acceptance and commitment in eight sessions 60-90 minutes each week, and control group received not intervention. Data analysis were analyzed using analysis of variance to repeated measures and and SPSS- 25 software. The results showed that group counselling based on acceptance and commitment reduced obsession, rumination of infertile women and increased their happiness (p < 0.001). Based on the results, it can be concluded that group counselling acceptance and commitment based or can be helpful for family counsellors and clinical psychologists to reduce rumination and increase happiness in infertile women.

Women have also entered the employment arena by changing the human societies, and now there are many families in which both couples work. The couples employment affects the quality of life, as well as job satisfaction. The purpose of the research was conducted to investigate the effect of work life quality improvement and enrichment of marital life trainings on the quality of work life and job satisfaction in dual- career couples in a quasi-experimental research with pretest, posttest, and follow- up with control group. 40 dual- career couples were selected using multistage cluster random sampling method, and were assigned randomly to experimental group (20 couples) and a control group (20 couples). The experimental group received thirteen-90-minutes sessions of work life quality improvement and enrichment of marital life trainings, and were assessed in three stages pre-test, post-test, and follow-up (2 months) in life work quality and job satisfaction variables. Data were measured. Data were analyzed using repeated-measures analysis of variance. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the experimental group and control group in quality of work life and job satisfaction. However, the work life quality improvement training and enrichment of marital life training increase the quality of work life and job satisfaction in Dual- Career couples