نشریه خانواده و بهداشت
سال نهم شماره 1 (پیاپی 19، بهار 1398)

One of the main concerns of female heads of households in different countries is the lack of support from relatives and related institutions. In fact, these people are always in danger of emotional and emotional problems and, therefore, it is vital to pay attention to their living conditions.

The statistical population of the study was women who were members of the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee in Rasht. Morgan table was used to measure the sample size and 381 were selected by non-random sampling method. In this research, psychological empowerment questionnaire of Spreitzer and Goldberg and Miller’s mental health questionnaire were used. Finally, after considering the error of distribution of the questionnaires, 403 correct questionnaires were received by the researcher. Structural equation modeling method was used to analyze the obtained data by using SPSS 21 and PLS3 software.

The results showed that among all dimensions of psychological empowerment (competence, autonomy, impact, meaningfulness and trust) and all dimensions of mental health (including physical, psychological, social and environmental health) at the significant level of 25.131 (P<0.05), there is a positive and significant relationship between female headed households.

According to the findings of this research, the psychological empowerment program of women heads of households with the systematic use of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values, can lead to the growth and prosperity of women in their role as a member of the family and by preventing of helplessness in life decisions making, improves their self-control and enhance the quality of family life.

Episiotomy involves incising the perineal muscles in the secondary stage of labor to facilitate one .Hypericum have analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties due containing flavonoid and Hypericin and Hyprfuryn. The principal part of maternal inactivity is due to pain and inflammation of episiotomy. The present study was performed with aim to investigate hypericum on postpartum motility.

This double blind randomized clinical trial was performed on 100 women eligible for study referred To Talesh Noorani hospital in 2014. The samples were randomly allocated in two groups of placebo and Hypericum cream. The studies samples used 2 cm Hypericum cream at scars 2 hours after episiotomy. The first postpartum motility (getting out of the delivery bed without pain) was asked for hours. Data were analyzed by SPSS /19, and Mann-Whitney, Independent t test. P value less than 0.05 was considered significant.

The mean time of first postpartum mobility in two groups was significant (p <0.001)

The use of a Hypericum perforatum cream reduces pain causing faster postpartum motility.

the presence of a child with special needs in the family generally creates a context for changing the behaviors of the family members. Since having a child with special needs can be considered a significant psychological burden which causes the expression of various emotions and behaviors, the current study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of optimism-based training on the depression of the mothers of the children with special needs in Kermanshah City in 2018.

the current study is a semi-experimental controlled study with a pretest-posttest scheme. The statistical population of the study includes all the mothers of children with special needs who are covered by the State Welfare Organization of Kermanshah City. Using randomized cluster sampling, 285 mothers were selected to fill out the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). Among those who completed the inventory, 30 mothers with the highest depression scores were chosen and then allocated randomly to two 15-member groups, i.e. the experimental and control groups. The members of the experimental group received ten 120- minute sessions of optimism-based training intervention, with one session per week. The obtained data were analyzed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) statistical test.

the results indicate that optimism-based training is effective for reducing the depression of the mothers of children with special needs (𝐹 = 16.14, 𝑃 < 0.001).

optimism-based interventions can be effective in reducing the depression of mothers of children with special needs. Therefore, the application of such interventions in all rehabilitation centers for children with special needs by the State Welfare Organization can be influential in preventing psychological damage to the mothers.

The purpose of this study was comparing the dimensions of personality and conflict resolution and marital satisfaction of married women in traditional marriage and white marriage, M

this study is a causal-comparative and post-event. The population of the study consisted of all married women in traditional marriage and white marriage in Tehran and Alborz. The sample consisted of 15 couples with white marriages and 15 couples with traditional marriages who were selected as snowball samplers. In this research, Strauss marital conflict questionnaire, Enrich marital satisfaction questionnaire and personality trait questionnaire were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using independent t-test.

The results showed that there is a significant difference in the characteristics of personality dimensions only in the flexibility component (P <0.01).also There is a significant difference between conflict resolution styles (P <0.01), and there is a significant difference between marital satisfaction in both groups (P <0.01).

Using the results of the findings, it can be said that flexibility, conflict resolution styles and marital satisfaction are among the distinctive variables of marriage type.

In each society, children and teenagers are potential social capitals and their mental health is important. Mental disorders disrupt the job and social performance and the academic achievement of people and it is highly controllable by applying the necessary solutions. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between personality, adjustment and anger rumination with depression in female adolescent.

The research method was descriptive and correlational, and the statistical population of this study was high school female students of 4th educational district of Karaj in 1396, using a multi-stage cluster sampling method, among them 300 students were selected. The study tools were Children's Depression Inventory (Kovacs, 1979); Children's Inventory of Anger (Nelson, 2000); Adjustment Inventory for School Students (Sinha & Singh, 2013) and Personality Questionnaire (Eysenck, 1974).

In the present study, the relationship between extraversion personality trait with depression (r=-0.165, P<0.01) was negative and neuroticism (r=0.440, P<0.01) and psychoticism (r=0.219, P<0.01) with depression were positive and anger rumination with depression (r = 0.341, P) was positive.

The maladaptive personality trait cause not only inconsistency and angry reactions in females in distressed situations, but also depression for them.

With the growing complexity of marriage and family, there is abundant literature on marital relationships and marital quality and an emerging understanding of how marriage might influence the health and well-being. The understanding marital relationship is also very timely given the changes the institution of marriage has been witnessing over the last several decades. Being married contributes to concordance in health behaviors over time between spouses. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Olson's method of marriage enrichment education on intimate and marital commitment of married women in Tehran during 2017-2018.

The present study, including semi-experimental design, is a pre-test-post-test with a control group. The population of this study includes all married women in Tehran. The sample consisted of 30 women who were randomly selected using cluster sampling. The data collection method was library and field studies. The Bazarazi Matrimonial Inventory (2001) and Adams & Jones Marriage Commitment Questionnaire (1997). Examination group were under education for 8 sessions that include 90 minutes, two times a week.After finishing sessions, we run again bouth questionnaire in both groups.

The result of covariance analysis shows that Olson's method of marriage enrichment education has been effective on intimate and marital commitment of married women in Tehran.

Based on the findings of this research and citing previous studies, it can be concluded that Olson's method of marriage enrichment education interventions's usefulness can be used for improvement of couples' marriage and intimacy.

The spiritual therapy methods encourage the therapists to address their patient’s important spiritual issues at the right time and to make use of the language and the type of intermission that implies the therapist’s respect and appreciation towards the patient’s spiritual issues in order to use the patient’s spiritual and faith potentials. The aim of this study was to study the effect of spiritual therapy in the quality of life and happiness of the senior residents of resting homes.

the research method was the Clinical study of the type of semi - experimental study (pretest, posttest with a control group) the participant of this study were all of the senior residents of Mehr-e-Iran resting home based in Karaj in 2016 (1395). 50 people were chosen by available sampling and then randomly assigned in two groups of 25 (experiment and control). The pretest were held before any treatment and eight sessions each lasting 90 minutes, were held for the experiment group; the post tests were held afterwards. The instruments of the study were the world health organization’s questionnaire of happiness and the quality of life. The data were coupled using a t-test and the covariate was analyzed. The analysis of the data by analyzing the covariate revealed that spiritual treatment is effective on the senior’s quality of life and happiness (p<0.05). This would mean that by improving the spirituality levels the quality of life and happiness in the participants of the experimental group were improved as well.

due to the fact that spirituality can effect individual’s life quality and happiness, and due to the fact that the elderly are struggling with physical and mental challenges at this point that would led to a decrease in their life quality and increase their psychological symptoms, it seems that, using the result of this study, adopting spiritual methods can help improving their life quality and happiness.

Since spirituality can be effective in improving the quality of life and in the happiness of individuals, it is also important that the elderly in this period face many physical and psychological crises that lead to a decrease in their quality of life and increased psychological symptoms. Considering the results of this study, it seems that using spiritual strategies can be important to improve quality of life and increase happiness in this community.

Couples have a concept of life in their minds, conflicts will grow increasingly leading to more psychological and physical problems. Thus present study aims to evaluate a model for wisdom as a mediator in relationship between search for meaning and physical health in couples applying for a mutual agreed divorce.

methodology used in present paper is descriptive correlation (standard Multiple regression). Research statistical population includes all requesting for uncontested divorce in Mashhad. Through available sampling method from two consultation service center in which 197 women and men applying for a mutual agreed divorce, answered research questionnaire. Instruments used in this research include meaning of life quality scale (MLQ), 3-dimensional scale of wisdom (D-WS3), and physical health quality scale (PHQ).Data analysis carried out through pearson correlation coefficient and simultaneous hierarchical regression using SPSS software.

results of Pearson correlation coefficient suggested that there is a negative significant correlation between physical health scale and wisdom and meaning of life variables, and there is a positive significant correlation between wisdom and meaning of life (P<0.05). As well as hierarchical regression analysis through Baron and Kenny method and Sobel test showed that wisdom plays a mediating role in relationship between "meaning of life “and "physical health " in couples applying for a mutual agreed divorce.

research findings revealed that wisdom model acts as a mediator between life meaning and physical health .Consequently it can be claimed that meaning of life plays an important and effective role in people physical health through wisdom.

Educational organizations today are considered as the most important social systems in each society and are considered as an integral part of this system. The mission of these systems is to educate, educate and educate generations for the future; a future that is much more advanced, more complex, and more complete than the present. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of reality therapy and cognitive therapy based on mind-awareness on the students' identity styles.

The research was a semi-experimental research with experimental and control group with pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The research community of all female high school students was a district of a Tehran city education in the academic year of 1396-97. A total of 45 high school students were selected and randomly assigned to three groups of reality therapy, cognitive therapy based on mindfulness and control in the KMT test, 1.5 standard deviation units. In this research, the Bersonsky Identity Styles Questionnaire (1989) was used to assess the identity of students. To analyze the data, covariance analysis (ACNOVA) was used.

The results showed that the reality of therapy had a significant effect on the identity style of high school girl students. Cognitive therapy had a significant effect on the identity style of high school female students. There was no significant difference between the effectiveness of the reality therapy and cognitive therapy on the identity style of the students.

It can be concluded that cognitive therapy based on mind-awareness and reality therapy can help adolescents achieve a successful identity.