فصلنامه مددکاری اجتماعی
سال یازدهم شماره 41 (پاییز 1401)

Husband's infidelity is a factor that undermines the well-being of many women. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of spiritual-self schema therapy and emotion-focused therapy based on attachment injuries on depression and self-injury behavior of women injured by their husband's infidelity.

This research was a semi-experimental study with a pretest, posttest and two months follow up design with a control group. The statistical population included all women hurted by their husband's infidelity referred to psychological counseling centers in Bandarabbas in spring 2021, forty-eight of them were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and a control group, sixteen persons for each. Beck's depression inventory (BDI-II) and self-injury behavior questionnaire were used to collect data. Spiritual-self schema therapy and emotion-focused therapy based on attachment injuries were performed in the two experimental groups in ten sessions of ninety minutes per week. For data analysis, a mixed design with repeated measures analysis of variances was performed by SPSS26.

The results showed that the interaction between group and time elements on depression was significant.(P<0.01) In the sense that, spirituality based schema therapy and emotion-focused therapy based on attachment injuries significantly decreased depression in the experimental groups. Also, results indicated that there was no significant difference between the effectiveness of spiritual-self schema therapy and emotion-focused therapy based on attachment injuries in decreasing self-injury behavior.(P>0.05) 

The spiritual-self schema therapy and emotion-focused therapy based on attachment injuries are effective for decreasing depression in women injured by husband's infidelity; and both can be used to help hurted by husband's infidelity's women .

Organ donation is the donation of life to fellow human beings, and social support plays an essential role in acculturalization. Therefore, this study was to determine the effect of social support components in explaining attitudes toward organ donation.

The research method is the analysis of the correlation type. This study was performed on three-hundred-sixty individuals with organ donation cards residing in the northwestern provinces of Iran includes Zanjan, Ardabil, and East-West Azerbaijan, which were selected by simple random sampling in 2019. Inorder to gather the data, the organ donation attitude questionnaire of Tihana et al. and Gasemipor and Ganje social protection questionnaire were used. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlational coefficient and bootstrap through software SPSS Amos22 at the level of P<0.05.

The results indicated that the model was fitted, and there was a direct relationship between emotional support, information support, and instrumental support toward attitude with organ donation were significant. The indirect relationship of information support, and Instrumental support with mediating components of emotional support were significant.(P<0/05) 

According to the findings of the study, it seems that by creating a culture of social support in society, through individual and group training by health planners, it is possible to inhance the positive attitude of people towards organ donation and eliminate the need for organ transplantation.

There is some evidence suggesting a connection between self-harming behaviors and both family functioning and emotion dysregulation. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-harming behaviors, family functioning, and emotion dysregulation among adolescent girls in high school during the year 2019.

The statistical population of this descriptive-correlational study included all twelve to nineteen-year-old self-harming female students in Tehran in the academic year 2019, from which one-hundred-fifty were selected using multi-stage cluster sampling. Data were collected using the Inventory of Statements About Self-Injury of Klonsky & Glenn2009, Tavitian et al Family Functioning Scale1987, and the Gratz and Roemer2004 Scale Emotional Disorder Scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis) in SPSS23.

The results of the Pearson correlation coefficient showed that there is a significant negative correlation between positive family emotions, family relationships, and family support with self-harming behaviors, as well as a positive and significant correlation between family conflicts and family worries with self-harming behaviors; there is a positive and significant relationship between non-acceptance of emotional responses, limited access to emotion regulation strategies during pressure, difficulty in performing targeted behaviors during pressure, lack of awareness, emotional clarity and difficulty in controlling shocks under pressure with self-harming behaviors.(P<0.05) The results of multiple regression analysis showed that the components of family conflicts, family worries, limited access to emotional regulation strategies, and the difficulty in controlling shocks under pressure explain about twenty-seven percent of the variance of adolescent girls' self-harming behaviors.(P<0.05) 

It is suggested that the ability to predict self-harm based on family performance and emotion regulation among adolescent female students be considered by healthcare workers to control and treat problems caused by self-harming behaviors promptly.

There is evidence to suggest that being mindful of menstrual changes can impact a person's attitude and behavior toward their menstrual cycle. This, in turn, can affect their overall physical and mental well-being. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and behavior of exceptionally talented female students in Kerman toward their menstrual period. 

The statistical population of the study included two-hundred-fourty-one exceptionally talented female students in the tenth academic year of Kerman, of which one-hundred-fifty-nine were selected using multi-stage cluster sampling. Then, information was collected using standard questionnaires of the attitude towards menstruation of Mohammadi Rizi et al. 2012 and students' awareness and behavior regarding the menstrual health of Mohammad Alizadeh Charandai et al. 2014. Pearson correlation coefficient and Tukey test were used to analyze the data. 

The findings showed that students' awareness, performance, and attitudes toward menstruation were average. The results showed that there is no relationship between menstrual awareness and students' behavior in this period,(P>0.05) but there is a significant relationship between the positive attitude to this period and menstrual function in two dimensions physical and emotional health.(P<0.05) There was also a significant relationship between awareness and negative attitude towards menstruation with the father's job and the behavior of menstruation with the mother's education.(P<0.05)

Considering the relationship between the variables, it is recommended to include more information about menstruation in school curricula and textbooks to increase students' awareness and improve their attitudes and performance.

In general, the problem of social adjustment of children can negatively affect their acceptance by community members. This study aimed to investigate the effect of life skills training on the social adjustment of male students with intellectual disability.

The study procedure was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The statistical population of this research included all male students with intellectual disability in Jahrom in the academic year of 2017-2018. The sample included thirty male students with intellectual disability who were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups, fifteen persons in each. As the pre-test, the social adjustment scale of both groups was assessed by The Social Adjustment Inventory for Children and Adolescents (SAICA) before the intervention. The experimental group then participated in fifteen sessions of life skills training, while the control group did not. After the intervention as the post-test, the social adjustment of both groups was assessed by SAICA. Data were analyzed using one-way covariance analysis (ANCOVA) and Multivariate Covariance Analysis (MANCOVA). Data were analyzed using SPSS22.

The findings showed that the mean scores of the post-test of social adjustment in the experimental group, were significantly increased.(P<0.01) The results also showed that the mean post-test scores of subscales of social adjustment (school function, spare time function, peer relationships, and home behaviors) in the experimental group were significantly increased.(P<0.01) 

The findings indicated the effectiveness of life skills training on social adjustment of male students with intellectual disability. Therefore, it is suggested that life skills training workshops for children with intellectual disability for parents, teachers, trainers, psychologists, and workers who work with children with intellectual disability, be designed and organized.