نشریه روانشناسی اجتماعی
سال ششم شماره 50 (بهار 1398)

Present research aimed to comparison the quality of life and social well-being in infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization therapy and fertile women. This study was a descriptive from type of comparative. The research population was women referred to Zahedan infertility center in spring and summer seasons of 2018 year, that from them 60 people were selected by simple random sampling method. Also 60 fertile women who were matched with them were selected as a sample for comparison. Data collection tools included the questionnaires of quality of life (World Health Organization, 2006) and social well-being (Keyes, 1998). Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance method with using SPSS of 21 versions. The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the quality of life and social well-being in infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization therapy and fertile women. In the other word, the rate of quality of life and social well-being in the fertile women significantly was higher than the infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization therapy (P<0/001). Therefore, infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization therapy need to intervention to improve their psychological characteristics.

The aimed this research was effectiveness of cognitive therapy on rumination, emotion regulation and social problem solving in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. This study was a semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with an experimental and control groups. Research population was patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder referring to the psychological services clinics of Tehran city in the summer season of 2017 year. Sample research was 30 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder with moderate intensity that selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to two equal groups. The experimental group received 8 sessions of 2 hours cognitive therapy and the control group didn’t receive any training. Research instruments were the questionnaires of rumination (Nolen-Hoeksema & Marrow, 1991), emotion regulation (Gratz & Roemer, 2004) and social problem solving (D’Zurilla & et al, 2002). Data collected analyzed by MANCOVA method. The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the three variables of rumination, emotion regulation and social problem solving. In the other words, cognitive therapy led to decrease the rumination and increase the emotion regulation and social problem solving in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (P<0/001). Based on the results, it is suggested that used from cognitive therapy for the promotion of health (decrease the rumination and increase the emotional regulation and social problem solving) in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of training the self-regulation learning concepts on aggression and social problems solving of hyperactive students. This research was a semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with an experimental and control groups. Research population was elementary boy students of Paveh suburb in 2017-18 academic years that from them 30 person were selected by multistep cluster sampling method and randomly divided into two equal groups. The experimental group trained self-regulation learning concepts 8 sessions of 45 minutes and the control group didn’t receive any training. Data were collected with the questionnaires of behavioral problems of Conners (1990), aggression of Shahim (2006) and social problem solving of D’Zurilla & et al (2002) and analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance method. The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the aggression and social problems solving. In the other words, training the self-regulation learning concepts significantly led to decrease the aggression and increase the social problems solving of hyperactive students (P<0/001). The results indicate the effectiveness of training the self-regulation learning concepts in decrease the aggression and increase the social problems solving of hyperactive students. Therefore, school counseling and therapists can use from training the self-regulation learning concepts to improve aggression and social problems solving.

This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of drama therapy on emotional, physical and mental components of marital burnout in women. This research was a semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with an experimental and control groups. Research population was women aged 25-35 years with marital problems referring to the counseling centers of Mashhad city in spring season of 2017 year. Sample research was 44 women that selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to two groups (each group 22 woman). The experimental group 10 sessions of 90 minutes trained by drama therapy. Data collected with the questionnaires of Pines marital burnout (1996) and analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance method. The results showed that there was a significant difference in the emotional, physical and mental components of marital burnout of women. In the other words, drama therapy significantly led to improve the emotional, physical and mental components of marital burnout in women (P<0/05). The results indicated the importance of drama therapy in improving the emotional, physical and mental components of marital burnout in women. As a result, therapists can be use from drama therapy method to improve the marital burnout components of women.

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of teaching philosophy on the child on self-confidence and social skills. The purpose of this study was applied and the data collection method was semi-experimental, pre-test and post-test with control and experimental group. The statistical population consisted of all students in the first grade secondary school in District 3 of Tehran in the first half of the academic year (1967-98) (N = 6500). The sample size was 30 people. A spherical random sampling method was used for sampling. Data gathering tool, McLean Turning Questionnaire (1993), Matson's Social Skills Questionnaire (1983), and a group philosophy training course for 13 sessions of 60 minutes based on the "Lesson Plan for Children's Philosophy". Statistical analysis of covariance analysis was used to analyze the data. The results showed that the teaching of philosophy is skilful on ambiguity and social security. Applying this methodology improves ambiguity and social commitment. Therefore, to improve the tolerance of the ambiguity and social skills of the mind to grow, it is necessary to use the philosophy of education as a useful tool in the education system of the country.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment couple therapy on social intimacy and psychological flexibility in maladjusted couples. The study population included 100 couples chosen among couples that were referred to Ahvaz counseling centers during the fall 2017. The sample consisted of 3 couples (6 individuals) that were selected according to the results of the outcome Dyadic Adjustment Scale (Spanier, 1976) with cut-off 101 and with purposive sampling. Non-concurrent multiple baseline semi experimental single case study was used as the method of the present study. Social intimacy sub-scale was used as Personal assessing scale of Schaefer & Olson (1981) intimacy, and the acceptance and commitment questionnaire – II (AAQ-II) was used to assessing the psychological flexibility. The acceptance and commitment couple therapy protocol was carried out in three phases of intervention (Baseline, 12 sessions weekly (90 minutes each), and two months follow-up). Data were analyzed using visual analysis, the improvement percentage formula and the reliable change index (RCI) strategies. Results showed 41.93% improvement in social intimacy and 36.96% in psychological flexibility.The findings of this study shows that by increasing mindfulness and commitment actions, the acceptance and commitment couple therapy has required effectiveness in improvement of social intimacy and psychological flexibility in couple relationships. So the couple and family therapists can use this approach in order to improve the couple relationships.

Investigate the effectiveness of training of social skills on social security and mental health among adolescents in Ahvaz Amir Dahanzadeh Mohammad Borna Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of training of social skills on social security and mental health among adolescents in Ahvaz. The simple consisted of 30 adolescents who were chosen by by requesting people to attend the research. The subjects were asigned to experimental and control group, randomly. The research design was pretest-posttest with control group. The subjects answered social security questionnaire and general health questionnaire. Then, experimental group was trained during 10 session (120-houre per a session) but control group didn’t receive any information. To analysis the data, MANCOVA method was used via SPSS-23. The results showed that training of social skills had been impacted the social security and mental health among adolescents in Ahvaz.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceived stress, hardiness and happiness with social adjustment in female students of Payam Noor University of Baghmalek city. In this research, the statistical population all of female students of Payam-e-Noor University of Baghmaolek in the 1396 who about 1400 people. The sample of this study, which consisted of 300 students, was selected on the basis of simple random sampling method. The instrument was used Perceptual Stress Questionnaire of Safar zadeh (2000), hardiness of Ahvaz (1377), Happiness of Argyle (1989), and Social Adjustment Questionnaire Bell (1989). The present study was a correlation. The results showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between perceived stress and the level of social adjustment in students. There is a significant positive correlation between hardiness and social adjustment in students. There is a significant positive correlation between happiness and social adjustment in students. Happiness variable with beta coefficient of 0/21, hardiness variable with beta coefficient of 0/25 can be positive and significant and the perceived stress with beta coefficient of 0/21 can negatively and significantly affect social adjustment in students to predict.