نشریه مطالعات اسلامی - ایرانی خانواده
سال دوم شماره 1 (پیاپی 5، پاییز 1401)

The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy and behavioral activation therapy on reducing negative emotional regulation and increasing positive emotional regulation in female patients with dysthymic disorder.

The present study was a semi-experimental one with a pre-test-post-test-follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population of this research included all patients with dysthymic disorder who attended the psychological clinics located in the 8th district of Tehran, 45 of whom were selected in a purposeful way and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. The instrument of this research was the cognitive-emotional regulation questionnaire of Garnefski et al. (2002) with the validity of 0.73 to 0.88. For the first experimental group, metacognitive therapy (Wells, 2009) and for the second experimental group behavioral activation therapy (Dimidjian et al., 2008) were held in eight 90-minute sessions, but the control group did not receive any intervention. The data were analyzed using mixed variance analysis and Benferroni in SPSS-26 software.

The results indicated that metacognitive therapy and behavioral activation therapy reduced cognitive-emotional regulation and its components at the end of the interventions and the follow-up period (p>0.05). Also, behavioral activation therapy is more effective than metacognitive therapy in reducing emotional cognitive regulation symptoms (p>0.05).

Due to the effect of behavioral activation therapy on depression, it can be effective alone or with complementary therapy in reducing cognitive-emotional regulation and depressive symptoms in patients with dysthymic disorder.

The purpose of this research is to investigate the leve of effectiveness of pre-marriage educational- psychological package (Olson's model) on problem-solving styles of couples applying for marriage.

The research method is quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test and follow-up design. The statistical population of the research includes people who referred to health and treatment centers for pre-marital counseling in Tehran, who applied for marriage in the first half of 2020. Ten centers were randomly selected and taking into account the possibility of dropping subjects, 20 people from each center (10 couples) were selected. The instrument of data collection was Cassidy and Long's problem solving style questionnaire (1996). Covariance analysis was used to analyze the data.

The results indicated that the educational-psychological package before marriage has an effect on increasing problem-solving styles (self-confidence in solving the problem, avoiding the problem/closeness to the problem method and personal control) of couples applying for marriage, and this effect is stable in the follow-up phase.

According to the results of the research, this psychological training package could be used to strengthen the problem solving skills of couples.

This study was developed with the aim of providing a family-oriented problem solving training program for parents of children with Down syndrome. It seems that structural modification of parenting practices is very important to improve the quality of life of all family members. It seems necessary to modify the functional structure of families with children with special needs, including children with Down syndrome, due to their different psycho-social characteristics. Based on this, empowering parents through new cognitive-behavioral approaches such as family-oriented problem solving programs is considered one of the important priorities of developed societies.

In this organized research, first the nature and importance of this issue was investigated, then how to prepare a family-oriented problem solving educational program for parents of children with Down syndrome, which is an innovative combination of "I can solve my problem" and "Education of a thinking child/teenager" program was presented.

A review of the available empirical evidence shows that the application of the family-oriented problem solving program has a positive effect on the behavioral change of children and adolescents with special needs and their parents.

Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the well-being of the family through the formulation of efficient localized programs based on the Iranian-Islamic model. The application of the family-oriented problem-solving training program by the parents of children with Down syndrome has greatly increased their motivation to learn practical interpersonal skills, and parents can provide psychological and social well-being conditions for themselves and their children by adopting a problem-solving coping style.

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of individual and family-centered schema therapy with supportive treatment on the symptoms of patients with borderline personality disorder.

The current research is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of method it is semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test type. The statistical population contained patients with a definite diagnosis of borderline personality disorder who visited Quds Hospital in Sanandaj city in 2020 and 2021. The sampling method was purposeful and finally 60 men were examined as a sample and randomly divided into the desired treatment groups.

The findings of the research indicated that there is a significant difference between the performance of the control and experimental groups in reducing the symptoms of borderline personality disorder in the post-test (P < 0.05). Also, the results of the multivariate covariance analysis indicated that the individual and family-centered schema therapy with supportive treatment improved the components of borderline personality disorder  in patients with this disorder. According to the eta coefficient, there was the greatest effect on emptiness with 41% and the least effect on explosive anger with 22%.

The results of the present study indicate that the schema therapies used in the research are effective in reducing the components of borderline personality disorder, so it can be used as an effective intervention method in patients with borderline personality disorder.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of family-centered mindfulness on resilience and rumination of mothers of children with specific learning disabilities.

This quasi-experimental study was performed on a sample of mothers of children with specific learning disabilities in Qorveh city. Using the available sampling method, 30 people were selected as the research sample and randomly divided into two groups of 15 in the experimental and control groups and the experimental group was trained in mindfulness exercises. In this study, data were collected by rumination questionnaires (1991) and resilience questionnaires (2003) before training (pre-test) and after training (post-test).

The results indicated that the training of mindfulness exercises has significant effects in increasing the resilience and reducing the rumination of mothers of children with specific learning disabilities.

The findings indicated that by teaching mindfulness exercises to mothers of children with specific learning disabilities, their resilience can be increased and their rumination rate can be reduced.

The extramarital relationships damage the emotional security and trust of the couple, and victims of betrayal experience strong negative emotions in this regard. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of extramarital relationship treatment on marital instability and family functioning in couples.   

The design of the semi-experimental research was pre-test-post-test with a control group. The statistical population included all couples with extramarital relationships who referred to Khomeinishahr city counseling centers in the year 2021. Sixteen couples were selected as a sample through purposive sampling method and were randomly divided into an experimental group (8 couples) and a control group (8 couples). The intervention group underwent 90-minute extramarital relationship treatment in 11 sessions and in a group once a week, but no action was taken in the case of the control group. The Edward, Johnson and Alan Booth's Marital Instability Questionnaire (1987) and Epstein, Baldwin and Bishop's Family Functioning Questionnaire (1950) were applied to them. Data analysis was done with descriptive tests (mean and standard deviation) and covariance analysis using SPSS version 23 software. P value less than 0.05 was considered as significant.

The results of covariance analysis indicated that the treatment based on reducing extramarital relationships had an effect on marital instability (F= 49.24) and family functioning (F= 17.58) in couples (P<0.001). The amount of this effect in the marriage instability variable based on the square of the eta coefficient was 0.57 and in the family function variable it was 0.31.

According to the results of this research, the treatment of extramarital relationships can be used to reduce the problems of couples and increase the stability of their lives.

Due to the increase in conflict between couples, researchers have focused on identifying the factors affecting couple incompatibility that lead to family breakdown. The purpose of this study was to design and validate a model of intimacy and satisfaction of incompatible couples with emphasis on Ellen Langer's theory. The research design is a descriptive survey type. The variables considered for confirmatory factor analysis were: family factors and its 4 identifying items, interpersonal factors and its 10 items, individual factors and its 9 items. The statistical population of this study included experts and specialists in the field of study, i.e. counseling and psychology, who were 230 people (103 females, 127 males) who were selected using available sampling method and responded to a 23-item survey form of factors affecting couples conflict. The data of the present study were processed using SPSS and AMOS software through confirmatory factor analysis. The findings indicated that the factor loadings related to all family, interpersonal and individual components are in a very favorable condition (between 0.8 and 0.9). In other words, the correlation of the components is estimated at a high level. As a result, the tool for measuring these variables has factor validity.

The aim of this study was to predict domestic violence against women based on the dimensions of sexual schemas in housewives in Sanandaj. 

 The present study was descriptive-correlational in terms of applied purpose and descriptive implementation method. The statistical population of this study consisted of all housewives in Sanandaj in the first 6 months of 1399 From the statistical population of the study, 170 housewives were selected in a targeted and accessible manner. Research tools include: Domestic Violence Against Women Questionnaire 26 questions Verdinia (2010), Sex Schemas Questionnaire 50 questions Anderson and Siranowski (1994). Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics of regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data. The data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software.  

 The results showed that about 71% of the variance of domestic violence against women can be predicted based on the dimensions of sexual schemas in housewives in Sanandaj (p≤0/01). There was also a significant inverse relationship between the components of sexual schemas and domestic violence against women (P (p≤0/01). 

From the results it can be concluded that the components of sexual schemas have a significant inverse relationship with the tendency to domestic violence and in designing intervention and treatment protocols to reduce domestic violence to this education and increase self-awareness about sexual schemas attention It must be done.