نشریه خانواده و بهداشت
سال نهم شماره 4 (پیاپی 22، زمستان 1398)

This study investigates the effect of teaching self-regulatory learning strategies (cognitive and metacognitive) on the components of self-efficacy, mental health and academic motivation of students.

The statistical population included all first female high school students (second year) in Astara city in the academic year of 1996-97. Among these students, 46 people were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method and were randomly matched and replaced in two experimental and control groups. The instruments used were the Pantrich and DeGroot SelfRegulated Learning Strategies Questionnaire, Walrand Academic Motivation, and Goldberg and Hiller General Health. This research is a real field experimental research of pre-test-post-test design with a control group. After conducting a pre-test for experimental and control groups, the experimental group in 8 sessions of 90 minutes under the training of cognitive and metacognitive learning strategies based on the theoretical background of research Nans et al. And the theory of cognitive and metacognitive strategies. Then post-test was performed for experimental and control groups.

The results of multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed a significant increase in self-efficacy, academic motivation, and on the other hand we saw a decrease in mental health component scores in the experimental group.

The results of this study showed that there is a significant difference in the mean scores of self-efficacy of the groups. This means that self-efficacy has increased in students who have been trained by learning leaders.

Parents show different reactions at birth of their children, especially when children have a particular problem or disability such as a behavioral disorder. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of psychological immunization programs on depression, anxiety and stress reactions in mothers of children with the behavioral disorders in Tehran city.

The present research was a quasi-experimental study by pre-test, post-test design with the control group. Thirty mothers have children with behavioral disorder were selected by random sampling methods from schools of Tehran city and after doing the pre-test they were divided into an experimental and a control group (each consists of 15 young couples) randomly and equally. The experimental group participated in a psychological immunization program in 10 sessions (two sessions weekly; each lasts for 45 minutes), while the control group did not. Depression anxiety stress scale (DASS-21) was used for the assessment of all participants. Data were analyzed by multiple analysis of covariance through SPSS version 23.

Results showed that experimental and control groups had a significant difference at depression, anxiety and stress reactions (P<0.05).

Therefore, planning for such training programs alike with the psychological immunization program has an important role on promoting depression, anxiety and stress reactions in mothers of children with behavioral disorders.

Helping to improve the attention and function of ADHD children by their means, such as neurofeedback and cognitive rehabilitation can help them achieve their academic achievement. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of neurofeedback, cognitive rehabilitation and combination therapy on the academic achievement of children with ADHD.

The research method was semi-experimental, pre-test and post-test with a control group. The statistical population included all children with ADHD at the age of 6-12 years who referred to the comprehensive psychiatric center of Tehran, with the quantity of 475 subject in 2018. A sample of 100 students was selected using available sampling method and were randomly replaced in the four groups of 25 controls and neurofeedback tests, cognitive rehabilitation and experimental group, a combination of two methods of neurofeedback and cognitive rehabilitation. In order to determine the academic achievement, the academic achievement of the students was used in two, first and second semester. Neurofeedback sessions were conducted during 5 weeks, two 40-minute sessions. Cognitive rehabilitation training was done in 14 sessions, 30 minutes. Data were analyzed using one-way covariance group analysis.

The results showed that the implementation of neurofeedback sessions and cognitive rehabilitation had a significant effect on improvement of academic achievement of students with attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (F=14.401, P=0.001).

It is recommended to use these technologies at lower medical costs to treat and improve the cognitive functions of children with ADHD and similar disorders.

Awareness of the factors that affect the quality of life in old age is very important as the population ages and can be a great help in improving the quality of life of this group. One of these factors is social support. This study aims to determine the role of social support by family, friends and others in determining the quality of life of the elderly.

This study is a cross-sectional study. The statistical population in this study included all elderly people over 60 years of age covered by the health network residing in the families of Amol city in 1396, which was done by multi-stage and randomized cluster sampling method and 450 of them were selected. Data collection tools in the present study included quality of life questionnaires (SF-36) and Phillips social support. Central and scatter indicators, one-way analysis of variance, and Duncan's test was used to analyze the data.

The average quality of life of the elderly in Amol city (52.07) is optimal. About 54% of the city's elderly people have a lot of social support. There was a significant difference between social support and its dimensions with quality of life (P <0.001).

Older people with higher levels of social support have a better quality of life than other elderly people, so social support should be considered as an effective factor in improving the quality of life of the elderly.

Menopause is a process characterized by a cessation of monthly cycle and a range of symptoms. Age of menopause can vary from one individual to another and it can depend on several factors. However there is no general agreement in the results of various studies. The purpose of this study was to examine the age of menopause and the factors affecting the onset age of menopause.

A Descriptive–Analytic study, on 400 menopausal women in Astara city who were randomly selected and interviewed. The data collected by questionnaire. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, t-student, chi-square, Pearson and spearman correlation tests.

These results showed that mean age at menopause was 47.21  4.15 years. The most prevalent symptom was nervousness (67.2%), headache (52.1%), difficulty in concentrating (49.8%), muscle and joint pains (45.5%) and lowest complication was Parts of body feel numb (16.7%). It was found that age at menarche, parity, irregular menstrual cycle, use of oral contraceptives, marital status, mother's age at natural menopause and diet were significantly related to age at natural menopause (P<0.05).

In this study the mean age of menopause in women was less than the others reports. Since the socioeconomic status, reproductive characteristics and dietary are related to the age at natural menopause in women. Therefore, Menopausal age can be increased by proper planning to modify adjustable factors.

As far back as the third millennium, the family is still considered the most fundamental institution of society, its strength is one of the issues that has received special attention in all cultures of the world, and many efforts are being made to maintain it .The World Health Organization (WHO) has also identified the family as the primary social factor in increasing human health and well-being. Throughout history, marriage has always been emphasized as one of the most important and highest social rituals to meet the emotional and security needs of adults. Marriage is a humane, delicate, dynamic, and all-encompassing relationship. Family stability and the strength of marriage have a significant relationship with the structures of sexual behavior.

The research purpose was to investigate the relationship among sexual variety seeking, sexual satisfaction and the infidelity proneness in married men and women. Therefore, in a correlative study, 444 married women and men, to equal numbers, were tested with these 3 scales; SVSS: Sexual Variety Seeking, LSSS: Larson’s Sexual Satisfaction Scale and IPS: Infidelity Proneness Scale. Then data analyzed with Correlation Test and Regression analysis.

The correlation result of the scores indicated that sexual variety seeking and sexual satisfaction are predictors of infidelity proneness.

It can be concluded that increasing people's sexual satisfaction in the covenant of loyalty can reduce Infidelity Proneness.

Addiction has become one of the most serious problems in human society today, and especially in developing countries with young populations, high poverty and unemployment. Substance abusers show signs of disruptive emotion regulation strategies. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of group metacognitive therapy and group mindfulness on mental well-being in improved patients with substance abuse disorder.

This research was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test- post-test with control group. The statistical population was all those with abuse disorder referred to addiction treatment centers in Varamin city. Using convenience sampling, 54 subjects were selected out of which 18 were in the mindfulness treatment group, 18 in the metacognitive therapy group and 18 in the control group. Using convenience sampling, 54 people were selected and replaced in three groups of mindfulness, meta-cognitive therapy and control. In this study, Subjective Well-Being Questionnaire by Keyes, Shmotkin, & Ryff (2002) was used to collect pre-test, post-test and follow-up data. The group metacognitive therapy and group mindfulness were presented in 8 sessions each. The data were analyzed by Covariance analysis method.

The results of Bonferroni test showed that group mindfulness on the components of life satisfaction (P=0.004) and positive affect (P=0.019) in patients recovered from substance abuse disorder were effective.

Mindfulness therapy can break down stressful thoughts to allow one to look at the subject in another way and thus improve mental well-being over time.

Optimal use of existing forces in any organization is emphasized. Therefore, attention to the job welfare structure of employees is increasing. The aim of this study is to predict job well-being based on perceived job success.

The research is applied and descriptive correlational type. The statistical population included all 257 staff members of Imam Reza Hospital in Bojnourd, 154 people were selected by simple random sampling method according to Krejsi-Morgan table. The data were collected by Henikin’s job well-being Questionnaire (1998) and perceived career success by Grebner et al. (2008), their factual and content validity were confirmed by the professors and reliability was estimated to be 0.89 and 0.77 through Cronbach's alpha, respectively. SPSS 21 software was used to analyze the data.

the amount of beta coefficients for perceived job success is 0.49.This means that for a unit of change, the standard deviation of perceived job success will be 49% of the change in the standard deviation of job prosperity.

The results showed the job well-being is predicted based on perceived job success.