نشریه پژوهش های کاربردی در علوم رفتاری
پیاپی 51 (بهار 1401)

The purpose of this research was to study the effectiveness of couples therapy based on Glaser's theory on the quality of emotional climate in spouses affected by extramarital relationships. The current research was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The current research population included all couples with extramarital relationships who referred to counseling centers in Tehran between March 2020 and April 2020. The research sample included 30 client couples who were selected by available sampling and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The participants completed the emotional atmosphere quality questionnaire before the interventions. The experimental group received Glasserian couple therapy intervention. Finally, a post-test was given to both groups. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) using SPSSV19 software. The results showed that Glasserian couple therapy was effective in all components of the emotional atmosphere of the family (P<0.05). Based on the results of this research, it can be said that the use of couples therapy based on Glasser's theory is effective in the quality of the emotional atmosphere of spouses affected by extramarital affairs, and the knowledge of experts in the fields of counseling, psychology, and health about these vaiables can be helpful.

This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between the emotional atmosphere of the family and the development of social skills and academic progress of students. The descriptive research method was correlation type. The statistical population of the research included all the male and female students of the fifth and sixth grades of the sixth education district of Tehran in the academic year of 1401-1402 in the number of 4259 people. The number of subjects was 352 as a sample using Morgan's table and from this number (177 girls and 175 boys) were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling. The measurement tools of this research were Hillburn’s scale of emotional relationships of family members (1964) and Karamati’s social skills development test (2016). The findings of the research showed that there is a positive and significant correlation (at the confidence level of 0. 01) between the emotional atmosphere of the family and the development of social skills and the academic progress of students.

The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group counseling on increasing the general health of female students. The current study is a semi-experimental type in which a pre-test and post-test design was used with an experimental group and a control group. The statistical population of the research was made up of all female high school students in the first secondary level of Marand city, and among them, 30 people (15 people each in the experimental and control groups) were selected by purposive sampling and randomly replaced in the experimental and control groups. In this research, the 28-question general health questionnaire of Goldberg and Hiller (1979) was used to collect information. Data analysis using multivariate covariance analysis method showed: teaching cognitive-behavioral approach in a group manner increases students' social functioning and significantly reduces their symptoms of depression, anxiety and physical symptoms (P≤ 0.05). It is concluded that cognitive-behavioral therapy can be well used and effective in order to increase the general health of students due to the cultural closeness with the Iranian society.

The aim of this study was to predict marital happiness based on spiritual intelligence and cognitive emotion regulation in career women in Abhar. The method of the present study was correlational. The Marital Happiness Scale, King Spiritual Intelligence Questionnaire and Cognitive Emotion Regulation were used to measure variables. In this study, the statistical population included all women employees in Abhar city offices in 1400. Ahundred people were randomly selected as the sample by stepwise cluster sampling method. Pearson correlation and stepwise regression were used to analyze the data. The results of correlation coefficient showed that there is a positive relationship between existential criticism of thinking, creation of personal significance, transcendent consciousness, expansion of state of consciousness and spiritual intelligence with marital happiness (P <0.01). There is a positive relationship (P <0.05) between marital happiness and acceptance components, refocusing on planning, and positive re-evaluation. There is a negative relationship between marital happiness and the components of self-blame and blame of others (P <0.05). There is a negative relationship between marital happiness and catastrophic component (P <0.01). The results of regression showed that the existential criticism component of thinking and acceptance along with refocusing on planning can explain 30% of the variance of marital happiness. It can be concluded that among the effective variables in promoting marital happiness are spiritual intelligence and cognitive emotion regulation. 

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of mindfulness training on achievement motivation and life satisfaction among the girls in second high school.The method used in this study is semi-experimental whit pre-test and post-test and control group. Statistical population was all second high school girls from Tehran city, who were enrolled in the 2016-17 academic year. The sample group included 30 students that were selected by disposal sampling method. They were randomly assigned into experimental and control groups. Assessment instruments were Hermans achievement motivation questionnaire (1977) and Huebner’s Life Satisfaction (2001). The experimental group was trialed with mindfulness therapeutic technique in 8 sessions, while the control group was not received any treatment. Data were analyzed using Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). The results showed that mindfulness training on achievement motivation and life satisfaction adolescent girls were positively influenced. The calculated effect size showed that the effects of mindfulness training on achievement motivation has been more than satisfactory life of adolescent girls. Counselors and psychologists working in schools and counseling centers can be used to enrich the results of this research on achievement motivation and satisfaction of life of adolescent girls use.

The purpose of this study was to design a statistical model to predict work and organizational ethics on the basis of personality traits, attachment styles and cognitive schemas by mediating job adjustment among the personnel of the judiciary. The study population consisted of all the employees of the judiciary. 43people were selected by convenience sampling method. The tools of data collection included of labour ethics questionnaire, NEO Personality Inventory, Hazan & Shaver attachment inventory questionnaire, Young's early maladaptive schema questionnaire and Davies and Lofquist job adjustment questionnaire. The data obtained from the study were analyzed by path analysis and SPSS and AMOS softwares. Based on the results of the research, each of the concepts of personality traits, attachment styles and cognitive schemas can predict work ethic appropriately. In the meantime, the concept of job adaptation mediates the relationship between personality traits, attachment styles, cognitive schemas and work ethics. In sum, the models presented in this research, theoretically in psychology, are confirmed and can be used in the field of selection of employees and career counseling and guidance .