نشریه خانواده درمانی کاربردی
سال چهارم شماره 2 (پیاپی 16، تابستان 1402)

 The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of emotion-oriented couple therapy and compare it with structural couple therapy on marital justice and relationship maintenance strategies in conflicting couples. 

 The present study was a quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test with a two-month control and follow-up group; The statistical population of the present study was 205 couples referring to counseling centers in Shiraz in the last six months of 1399. After screening with the Sanai Marital Conflict Questionnaire (2008), 60 couples who received more than 150 points from the cut-off point were selected by available means. They answered the Marital Justice Questionnaire and Relationship Strategies (Stafford, Dinton and Haas, 2000) and in the experimental group of emotion-focused couple therapy (10 couples), the experimental group of structural couple therapy (10 couples) and the control group (10 couples) were randomly replaced. Both experimental groups underwent Johnson (2004) emotion-focused couple therapy and Minochin (1974) structural couple therapy intervention for eight 90-minute sessions, and the control group did not receive any intervention. Data were analyzed using repeated measures mixed variance analysis. 

 The results showed that emotion-oriented couple therapy (F = 8.97 and P = 0.005) and structural couple therapy (F = 10.04 and P = 0.003) on increasing marital justice and emotion-oriented couple therapy (0.60). F = 59 and P = 0.001) and structural couple therapy (F = 19.29 and P = 0.001) are effective in maintaining relationship strategies in conflicting couples and this effect was stable in the follow-up phase; The results of post hoc test also showed that the difference between the two groups of emotion-oriented couple therapy and structural couple therapy in marital justice variables and strategies for maintaining the relationship is not significant. 

 The results of the research suggest evidence that the intervention of emotion-oriented couple therapy and structural couple therapy is a suitable method for increasing marital justice and relationship maintenance strategies in spouses suffering from marital conflict.

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of emotion efficacy therapy on self-control and intimacy of women injured by trauma husband infidelity.

The research method was quasi-experimental and pretest-posttest design with two-months follow-up. The statistical population was the women injured by trauma husband infidelity who referred to counseling centers in Isfahan city in 2019, after screening with the post-traumatic stress disorder measurement scale (Wedders et al., 1994), 30 people were selected by purposive sampling and they were randomly replaced in two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). The research tools were self-control questionnaire (Tangeny et al., 2004) and intimacy (Walker & Thompson, 1983). The data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance. The experimental group underwent 8 sessions of 90-minute emotion efficacy therapy intervention by Matthew et al. (2016) but the control group received no treatment.

The results showed the effect of emotion efficacy therapy on self-control (P<0/001, F=22/479) and intimacy (P<0/001, F=57/14) in post-test, and stability of this effect was in the follow-up.

According to the results of this research, emotional efficiency therapy can be used to improve the self-control and intimacy of women Injured by trauma husband’s infidelity.

Due to the lack of experience and resilience in marital conflicts, young couples are more exposed to marital heartbreak and as a result tend to divorce. This research was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of emotion-focused couple therapy on marital burnout and resilience of young couples.

A quasi-experimental research method was used with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. 30 couples (30 men and 30 women) were selected from the statistical population of young couples who referred to family counseling centers in the 1st district of Tehran using the available sampling method and were replaced in two experimental and control groups using a random method. The research tools were marital burnout (Pines, 1996), resilience (Connor & Davidson, 2003). The research findings were analyzed using SPSS version 23 software and analysis of variance with repeated measurements.

The results showed that emotional couple therapy has a significant and stable effect on reducing marital boredom and increasing resilience of young couples (p<0.001).

Therefore, in order to improve marital burnout and resilience of young couples, it is suggested to use the emotion-oriented couple therapy approach

The purpose of this research is to investigate the structural model of marital commitment based on irrational beliefs and marital justice with the mediation of cognitive emotion regulation.

The research method was correlation and structural equation modeling. The statistical population in this research included all couples who referred to Tehran counseling centers in 2021. Purposive sampling method was used to select the research sample, so that 300 couples were selected as the sample group based on the criteria for entering and exiting the research. The research tools included the Jones Irrational Beliefs Questionnaire (1968), the Marital Commitment Questionnaire of Adams and Jones (1997), the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire of Garnefski and Kraaij (2006), and the Marital Justice Scale of Ghaffari et al. (2018). Structural equation modeling method was used for data analysis.

The results of the conceptual model test showed that the fit indices of the research model are in a favorable condition. Irrational beliefs have a significant indirect effect (through positive emotion regulation and negative emotion regulation) on couples' marital commitment (p<0.05). Marital justice and self-efficacy affect patients' marital commitment through negative emotion regulation (p<0.05).

According to research findings, in counseling centers, to increase the level of marital commitment, it is necessary to pay attention to the antecedents of irrational beliefs and marital justice

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and parent-child interaction therapy on the anxiety and loneliness of children with separation anxiety disorder.

The current research was of the type of practical and quasi-experimental designs of pre-test-post-test and follow-up with a control group. The statistical population of this research included all children (girls and boys) suffering from separation anxiety disorder in Sari city in the first six months of 2021. The sample of this research includes 30 people who referred to Bammad Counseling Center and Bawar Counseling Center who were selected using available sampling method and randomly divided into two experimental groups of cognitive-behavioral therapy and parent-child interaction therapy and the control group in the list. They waited. The data were obtained using the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (1997) and Asher et al.'s (1984) Loneliness Questionnaire. The data was analyzed using the method of analysis of variance with repeated measurements and SPSS-26 software.

The results showed that there is a significant difference between the two groups of cognitive-behavioral therapy and parent-child interaction therapy on anxiety and loneliness in children with separation anxiety disorder, and cognitive-behavioral therapy causes more changes in anxiety in children. He was diagnosed with separation anxiety disorder and this treatment is stronger than parent-child interaction therapy in this group of patients. However, according to the average indices and the effect size obtained in the treatment of parent-child interaction, it caused more changes in loneliness in children with separation anxiety disorder, and this treatment is stronger than cognitive-behavioral therapy in this group of children with separation anxiety disorder. It was separation anxiety disorder (P<0.001).

Therefore, it can be concluded that cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety in children with separation anxiety disorder and parent-child interaction therapy can be an effective intervention method to improve the loneliness of children with separation anxiety disorder.

The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of treatment based on acceptance and commitment on distress tolerance and cognitive regulation of emotions in women with generalized anxiety disorder.

It was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group (one experimental group and one control group) and a three-month follow-up. The statistical population of women with generalized anxiety disorder referred to counseling centers and health homes in districts 1, 2, 3 and 5 of Tehran in the first half of 2021. The sample consisted of 30 women with generalized anxiety disorder who were selected in a purposeful and accessible manner with the generalized anxiety test and having the entry criteria. to collect data from tools; "Distress Tolerance Scale", "Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire" and "Pervasive Anxiety Scale" were used. The experimental group received acceptance and commitment-based treatment intervention during two months in 8 90-minute sessions. Meanwhile, the group Evidence of this intervention was not received during the research process and a follow-up period was conducted after three months. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS.27 software.

The results showed that the treatment of acceptance and commitment was significantly tolerated. increased distress, adaptive strategies significantly increased cognitive regulation of emotion, and non-adaptive strategies significantly decreased cognitive regulation, and there was a significant difference in both variables between pre-test and post-test, as well as between pre-test and follow-up period.

Treatment based on acceptance and commitment affects women with generalized anxiety disorder and improves distress tolerance and cognitive regulation of emotion in them. It is recommended to use treatment based on acceptance and commitment for women with generalized anxiety disorder.

The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy on emotional eating behavior, emotional dysregulation, perceived stress, and rumination in women with chronic obesity.

The current research was part of the semi-experimental designs with pre-test-post-test-follow-up with control group. The statistical population of the current study included all women with chronic obesity and body mass index who referred to the Kian nutrition counseling clinic in Tehran between May and July 2022. In order to form two groups using the purposeful sampling method (taking into account the entry and exit criteria), first 30 women with chronic obesity and body mass index were selected by screening method and then randomly 15 patients in the experimental group and 15 patients in the group The witnesses were grouped. The program of compassion-focused treatment sessions during 8 90-minute sessions was formed for the experimental group based on the protocol of Neff and Germer (2013). Also, the follow-up phase was performed three months after the post-test on all three groups. The research tools included the emotional eating behavior questionnaire of van Strein et al. (2009), the emotional dysregulation questionnaire of Gratz and Romer (2004), the perceived stress questionnaire of Cohen et al. (1983) and the rumination questionnaire of Nolen Hoeksma and Marrow (1991). The data of the research were analyzed using repeated measurement analysis of variance test.

The results of data analysis showed that the treatment focused on compassion in the participants of the experimental groups compared to the control group had a significant effect on improving emotional eating behavior (F=115.83, P<0.001), emotional dysregulation (F=98.10, P<0.001), perceived stress (F= 101.53, P<0.001) and rumination (F= 74.52, P< 0.001) in women with chronic obesity and body mass index.

Therefore, it can be concluded that compassion-focused therapy improves emotional eating behavior, emotional dysregulation, perceived stress, and rumination in women with chronic obesity.

The purpose of the research is to Investigating the mediating role of rumination between parental control and shyness in adolescent girls.

The current research method is descriptive-survey of correlation type. The purpose of the research is applied and cross-sectional in terms of time. The statistical population includes all female secondary school students of Bojnord city who were engaged in the analysis in the academic year of 2014-2016. In order to estimate the sufficient sample size, Klein's (2005) sample size determination method was used, and 567 people were selected as the sample size. The sampling method is a single-stage cluster. In order to collect the desired information and measure the research variables, Hoeksma and Maro (1991) Rumination Questionnaire, Leslie et al.'s (1986) Parental Control (PLOC) and Stanford Shyness Questionnaire were used. SPSS and AMOS software were used to analyze the data.

According to the results, the causal model of students' shyness based on parental control with the mediating role of rumination has a suitable fit.

parental control has a direct effect on self-criticism. Parental control has a direct effect on shyness. Parental control has a direct effect on rumination. Rumination has a direct effect on modesty. Rumination plays a mediating role between parental control and shyness.

Incarceration affects approximately 2 million individuals, with about half the male population reporting they are in an intimate relationship; causing non-incarcerated partners to experience various stressors and challenges. Specific to women, there is a phenomenon called “Superwoman Syndrome,” which refers to various the roles women take on such as caregiver, partner, career woman, and breadwinner. This may lead to higher rates of stress and dissatisfaction, decreased family functioning, and dysfunctional patterns. This can also exacerbate feelings of resentment, dissatisfaction, and inundation, proliferating into negative feelings towards the family unit. Partner incarceration can exasperate these impacts, leading to higher rates of stress and other mental health concerns. Our goal is to address the lacunae in literature regarding the social, emotional, financial, and systemic needs of females with incarcerated partners, through advocacy of policy changes. Further, empirical exploration and research into this population can help to mitigate some of the negative effects, and produce better outcomes for both individual women, and their families.

The aim of this study was to predict the attitude of single young people to marriage based on personality traits and perfectionism. The present research was descriptive-correlational in terms of applied purpose and descriptive research design. The statistical population included all single students of Isfahan universities in the academic year 2020-2021. From this community, 170 students were selected by available methods and all paticipants responded to Bratton and Rosen (1998) Attitudes Towards Marriage, the 5 Big Factors of Short Form Personality (NEO-FFI), and the Terry - Short et al. (1995) Perfectionism Questionnaires. Pearson correlation method and hierarchical regression analysis and SPSS software were used to analyze the data. The results showed that among personality traits, neuroticism negatively and extroversion positively and significantly predicts the attitude to marriage. Also, negative perfectionism negatively and positive perfectionism positively and significantly predict the attitudes towards marriage. Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that personality traits and perfectionism are among the factors that play a role in young people's attitudes toward marriage.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of emotion-oriented couple counseling on threatened self-image. The method of this research was semi-experimental and pre-test-post-test type with a control group. The statistical population of this research included couples who referred to the family culture center and counseling centers in Isfahan city. To select the desired sample, 40 couples (80 people) were selected as volunteers and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups (20 couples in the experimental group and 20 couples in the control group). The research tool was the threatened self-image from the NI-90 questionnaire. The independent variable was emotion-oriented couple counseling, which was applied to the experimental group in 10 sessions. The results of covariance analysis showed that emotion-oriented couple counseling had an effect on the threatened self-image, but it had no effect on the dimensions of hope, distortion of reality, departure to a feeling of harmony, and the threatened self variable. it can be concluded that emotion-oriented couple counseling reduces the self-threatening image of couples

The aim of this study was to design and validate a stress and anger management training package based on book therapy and play therapy in primary school children in Kerman province:

This research is multifaceted. Led to the choice of a qualitative-quantitative mixed research method). Among the mixed research methods, a sequential mixed exploratory research design will be used. In order to collect data, in addition to using library studies and theoretical foundations derived from content analysis, in-depth semi-structured interviews will be used for further understanding.

The results of this study show that play therapy, story therapy packages can be used by psychologists to treat stress and anger in children. The results also showed that the mean of aggression and stress after using play therapy and book therapy, decreased significantly.

The findings of this study indicate that the use of these methods reduces children's stress and increases their acceptance in society.

Emotional divorce as a social harm is the first step in the divorce process and indicates the severity of marital conflicts originating from numerous factors such as the malfunctioning of couples' communication patterns. Hence, the present study aimed at comparing the effectiveness of Bowen's family-based approach and Minuchin’s structural family therapeutic approach on improving communication patterns and reducing marital conflicts in women suffering from emotional divorce.

The quasi-experimental research method was based on pretest-posttest along with a control group. The population included all the women suffering from marital conflicts referring to the Central Welfare Organization of Isfahan in the first three months of the year 1399. After sifting through the subjects, 45 samples were selected by simple random sampling and were categorized into two experimental and control groups. The tools applied in the research were the scale of communication patterns and marital conflicts. The samples of the experimental group attended the Bowen's and Minuchin’s family therapeutic training programs, but the control group did not receive any particular training. Finally, the data were analyzed at two levels of descriptive statistics (the Mean and the Standard Deviation) and inferential statistics (the analysis of Covariance and the analysis of Variance with multivariable frequent measuring) using SPSS software.

Findings revealed that both Bowen's and Minuchin’s therapeutic approaches can be effective on communication patterns and marital conflicts. In addition, a significant difference was noticed between the effectiveness of the two experimental groups (Bowen’s and Minuchin’s) on communication patterns of women suffering from emotional divorce, and the comparison of means suggested that family and structural therapy of Minuchin performed better. And finally, no significant difference was noticed between the effectiveness of the two experimental groups (Bowen’s and Minuchin’s) on marital conflicts in women suffering from emotional divorce, and only after lessening relationship with relatives, the structural effectiveness of Minuchin's approach proved to be better.

Therefore, Bowen’s and Minuchin’s therapeutic approaches can both be helpful in reducing the rate of marital conflicts and improving the communication patterns of women suffering from emotional divorce, and consequently, reducing emotional divorce and increasing marital adjustments.

Infertile women face a lot of anxiety in life, and it seems that treatments derived from the third wave of psychotherapy can be effective in reducing their anxiety. As a result, the aim of this study was comparing the effectiveness of compassion focused therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on the anxiety of infertile women.

The present research in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was semi-experimental with a pretest, posttest and two month follow-up plan with the control group. The research population consisted of infertile women who referred to clinics with a fertility specialist of Tehran city in 2022 year. The research sample was 45 people who were selected by purposive sampling method after checking the inclusion criteria and randomly divided into three equal groups including two experimental groups and one control group. Each of the experimental groups underwent eight sessions of 90-minute the therapies of compassion focused and mindfulness-based cognitive, separately and the control group during this time did not receive therapy. The data were collected with Beck et al's anxiety inventory (1988) and analyzed with mixed variance analysis and Bonferroni post hoc test in SPSS software.

The analyzes showed that both compassion focused therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in compared to the control group reduced the anxiety of infertile women, and the effectiveness of compassion focused therapy in compared to mindfulness-based cognitive therapy was more effective in reducing their anxiety (P<0.001).

According to the results of the present study and considering the greater effectiveness of compassion focused therapy in compared to mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in reducing the anxiety of infertile women, it is suggested that therapists in their interventions used from compassion focused therapy.

The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of social-emotional skills training on motivational beliefs and self-regulation learning strategies of girls with learning disabilities.

The present research method is practical in terms of purpose and in terms of field situation and in terms of semi-experimental method with the design of pre-test, post-test and follow-up was with the control group and random assignment. The statistical population of this research included all girls aged 10 to 13 with learning disabilities in reading, writing and math in Joybar city in the academic year of 2019-20. Sampling was purposeful and 30 girls were selected as a sample, and then 15 girls were randomly assigned to the social-emotional skills training group and 15 girls were assigned to the control group. The experimental group was trained in social-emotional skills based on the Squires model (2003) for 10 sessions; while the control group did not receive any intervention. Also, Harter's motivational beliefs questionnaire (1981) and Ryan and Connell's self-regulated learning questionnaire (1989) were used in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up stages. Finally, the data were analyzed using ANOVA with repeated measures and Bonferroni's post hoc test.

The results showed that social emotional skills training has an effect on girls' motivational beliefs (F=16.95; P=0.002) and self-regulation learning strategies (F=88.75; P=0.001).

It can be concluded that social emotional skills training is effective on girls' motivational beliefs and self-regulation learning strategies.

One of the most important relationships between a man and a woman is marriage, which includes both emotional and legal commitment and is of special importance in the life of every adult. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to model marital adjustment based on communication patterns and marital relationship performance with the mediation of spiritual attitude.

The present research was a descriptive-correlation type of structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the research included married people living in Tehran, according to the number of observable changes, 350 samples were available according to Spanir's (1976) marital compatibility questionnaires, spiritual attitude: Shahidi and Farajnia (2013), Christensen and Salavi's communication patterns. (1984) and sexual performance: Farajnia et al. (2013) answered. The research data was also analyzed through SPSS and AMOS software.

The findings showed that the constructive communication pattern directly explains β = 0.334 of the variance of marital adjustment, and the withdrawal communication pattern directly explains β = 0.159 of the variance of marital adjustment. Also, the constructive communication pattern directly explains β=0.21 of the variance of spiritual attitude and the spiritual attitude directly explains β=0.147 of the variance of marital adjustment.

It can be concluded that the modeling of marital compatibility based on communication patterns and marital relationship performance with the mediation of spiritual attitude is valid.

Marriage can be stable or unstable according to various factors, including interpersonal problems of the couple. The aim of the research was to determine the effectiveness of the premarital counseling package training based on the integration of schema therapy and imagotherapy approaches on the treatment of interpersonal problems of couples on the verge of marriage.

The research was a semi-experimental method with a pre-test, post-test and two-month follow-up plan with the control group. The statistical population consisted of boys and girls on the verge of marriage who referred to Rah Farda Counseling Center in Tehran in 2021, and twenty couples were selected by random sampling. Then they were randomly divided into two groups consisting of 10 test pairs and 10 control pairs. For both groups, pre-test, post-test and follow-up were performed. Interpersonal problems questionnaire (Hurwitz et al., 1989) was used. The counseling package was conducted in eight ninety-minute sessions twice a week only for the experimental group. Data analysis was done using repeated measures analysis of variance and LSD post hoc test in SPSS version 22 software. The significance level of statistical tests was considered 0.05.

The results showed that the main effect of time (p = 0.006), the main effect of group (p = 0.001) and the interaction effect of time and group (p = 0.001) were significant on the variable of interpersonal problems. In the experimental group, the average pre-test scores of the couple's interpersonal problems variable were significantly higher than the average scores of the post-test (p = 0.015) and follow-up (p = 0.024). In addition, there was no significant difference between the mean scores of the mentioned variable between the post-test and follow-up stages (p = 0.228), which means that the effect of the intervention of trainings is lasting over time in the experimental group.

Based on the results, pre-marriage counseling package based on the integration of approaches and concepts of schema therapy and imagotherapy is effective in reducing the interpersonal problems of couples on the eve of marriage

The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-based mindfulness group therapy on reducing anxiety and increasing the quality of life of couples with delinquent husbands.

The current research design was a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test and follow-up with a control group. The statistical population included all criminals and their spouses who refer to Wasal Psychological and Counseling Clinic during the year 2021. For sampling, the available sampling method is used, 20 couples are selected from the clients of Vesal Psychological and Counseling Clinic and are randomly replaced in the experimental group and the control group. Received the cognitive-based intervention and no intervention was provided to the members of the control group. Before and after the implementation of the intervention, Beck's anxiety questionnaire (Beck et al., 1990) and quality of life (World Health Organization group, 1998) were completed by the sample group.

The results of repeated measurement variance analysis showed that in the post-test and follow-up stages, the anxiety of women with delinquent husbands in the experimental group compared to the control group showed a significant decrease (F = 89.74, P = 0.001) and the quality of life of the experimental group compared to the control group. The evidence of increase (F = 110.31, P = 0.001) was found significant.

The findings of the research confirm that it is important that mindfulness group therapy based on reducing anxiety reduces the marital conflicts of couples with delinquent spouses

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between quality of life and acne disease.

In this study, a descriptive study method has used. There were 93 patients aged 15 to 50 years with acne skin disorder who included in the study by available sampling method. The GAGS rating scale was used for the severity of the disease. Also, The Skin Quality of Life Questionnaire (DLQI), was used to determine the quality of life of acne patients.

Quality of life was not normal among the acne severity groups, so the Kruskal-Wallis test was used to calculate the correlation, which stated that there is a significant correlation between these two variables (P<0.001).

Quality of life and acne vulgaris have a strong correlation. Considering the frequency of this disorder and its effect on the social and emotional performance of people, it is necessary to investigate more in order to prevent and treat this disorder

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of schema-based couple therapy approach and act on marital boredom, emotion regulation in nurses with marital conflicts.

The present research method is experimental. The research design is quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design and one-month follow-up with the control group. The statistical population included all nurses serving in Imam Sajjad Government Hospital in Ramsar in 2020. Among them, 30 couples (90 people) were selected by available non-random sampling method and were replaced in the experimental group (couple therapy based on schema and act) and a control group by simple random sampling (15 couples in each group). Then, 10 90-minute sessions (2 sessions per week) of schema and act-based couple therapy (Leo and McKee, 2017) were performed in experimental groups. Data were collected using the Sanai and Barati Marital Conflict Questionnaire (2000), the Pines Marital Boredom Questionnaire (1996) and the Gross and John Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (2003). Data were analyzed using SPSS-24 software and repeated measures analysis of variance.

The results showed that schema-based couple therapy based on marital boredom (P<0.001, F=13.53) and emotion regulation (P<0.001, F=49.86) in nurses with Marital conflicts are effective.

Considering the effectiveness of couple therapy based on schema and act in nurses with marital conflicts, it is recommended that therapists use this therapeutic and educational approach

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of hope-based therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on depression and anxiety death of patients with type 2 diabetes

This study was implemented using a pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental design with a control group. a total of 45 patients with type 2 diabetes referred to the Iranian Diabetes Association who met the inclusion criteria were selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to the control and experimental. For the experimental group, hope-based treatment and Acceptance and commitment Therapy was performed but the control group did not receive any treatment. both groups completed the Depression Inventory (Beck et al., 1996) and the Death Anxiety Inventory (Templer, 1970) before and after the clinical intervention. Data were analyzed using mixed analysis of variance.

The results showed that the effectiveness of hope-based therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy reduced depression and death anxiety in patients with type 2 diabetes. It was more effective than hope-based treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes.

The results of this study suggest that in addition to follow up medical treatments, therapy based on acceptance, commitment and hope therapy can be used to improve depression and death anxiety in patients with type 2 diabetes, thus preventing the complications of the disease

Nowadays, attention seeking has become a matter of concern in the family context and the need for prevention and adjustment is felt as a therapeutic necessity. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the components of effective management of attention seeking among married women from the perspective of family counselors and to present a treatment model.

From experienced counselors who had the necessary experience in the field of family therapy, using purposive sampling method, 8 people were selected to participate in the study and were interviewed. The study method was reflective theme analysis. The interview tool was a semi-structured interview.

Data were analyzed by Clark and Brown method in six steps. The results of the analysis of the interviews showed that attention management is one of the three main categories of evaluation (with three organizing categories: self-report evaluation, evaluating symptoms with the help of interviews, and evaluating the individual and couple effects of attention seeking); 2) Individual therapy (with the organizing categories: insight, modifying cognitive stimulus cognitions, modifying attention-seeking behaviors and emotions) and couple therapy)with organizing categories: improving attachment, improving self-differentiation, and improving Life story) is composed.

According to the results of a three-dimensional treatment model of evaluation, individual and couple therapy was formed, which can be helpful and inspiring counselors interested in this field

The aim of this research was the effectiveness of positive psychology on self-compassion and gratitude among couples with marital conflicts.

This research was practical in terms of purpose, and in terms of data collection, it was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the research included couples with marital problems in Tehran who had referred to Tehran counseling centers (Tara Clinic Branches 1 and 2 and Behjo Clinic) in 2022 (184 couples), among them 30 couples with the condition of having the conditions of the research. and willingness to participate in the research were selected and randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group and 15 couples in each group. Rashid and Seligman's protocol including 10 sessions of 90 minutes (2013) was used for positive psychology therapeutic interventions. The research tools included the Neff Self-Deprecation Questionnaire (2003) and the McCliffe Appreciation Questionnaire (2002). The data was analyzed using analysis of covariance using SPSS-V26 software.

The findings showed that in the post-test stage, there is a significant difference between the experimental group and the control group (P<0.001) and the intervention method can be effective on the self-compassion (F=32.14, P<0.001) and gratitude (F=7.64, P<0.001) of the couples involved.

According to the results of the research, it can be stated that positive psychology as an effective treatment method can be used to improve, self-compassion and gratitude and consequently reduce the marital problems of couples, and it is recommended to psychologists and couple therapy specialists to use this treatment method for Use to improve relationships between couples

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of positive psychotherapy on adherence to treatment and glycosylated hemoglobin in female patients with type 2 diabetes.

This study was a quasi-experimental type of pre-test, post-test and follow-up. 30 women with type 2 diabetes who referred to Iran Diabetes Association located in Tehran province from January to May 2019 were selected by purposive sampling method. Then they were randomly assigned to the experimental group (under positive psychotherapy) (n=15) and the control group (n=15). Data collection tools were the adherence to treatment scale (Murisky, Eng, & Wood, 2008) and glycosylated hemoglobin measurement in three baseline stages, after the intervention and three-month follow-up. The structure of positive psychotherapy sessions was implemented based on Seligman's positive psychotherapy group intervention (2006) in eight sessions for the experimental group. Data analysis was done using multivariate repeated measure analysis of variance.

The findings showed that in the group under positive psychotherapy, the average score of adherence to treatment is significantly higher than the control group (F=511.16, P<0.001). In addition, women with diabetes in the experimental group decreased significantly in the average glycosylated hemoglobin score compared to the control group (F=389.50, P<0.001).

The results of this study showed that positive psychotherapy can be effective in improving treatment compliance and reducing glycosylated hemoglobin in women with type 2 diabetes.

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of painting therapy on health anxiety, loneliness and death anxiety in the elderly.

The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design with experimental group and control group with a follow-up test period. From the statistical population of the elderly living in nursing homes in Tehran in 2021, 30 samples were selected by convenience sampling and randomly divided into two experimental groups and a control group. Painting therapy was applied for ten sessions for the experimental group. The required findings were collected using the Health Anxiety Questionnaire (Salkovskis & Warwick, 2002), Loneliness (Dehshiri et al., 2007) and Templer Death Anxiety (1970) and were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance was analyzed.

Findings showed that the mean scores of post-tests and follow-up test of health anxiety, loneliness and death anxiety in the experimental group decreased and the results of repeated measures analysis of variance showed that painting therapy intervention to reduce health anxiety, loneliness and death anxiety in the elderly is effective (p <0.001).

Therefore, it is suggested that painting therapy intervention be used to reduce health anxiety, loneliness and death anxiety in the elderly

The purpose of this research was the effectiveness of family enrichment model for work on marital satisfaction, job satisfaction and work-family conflict of married female managers.

The present study was a semi-experimental study with an experimental and control group and a pre-test-post-test design with a six-month follow-up. The statistical population included all 150 married female managers working in the headquarters department of Persian Bank in Tehran in 2021, who along with their spouses were willing to participate in training sessions. The number of sample members was 30 couples who were replaced by random sampling in two experimental and control groups (15 couples in the experimental group and 15 couples in the control group). The experimental group was subjected to the intervention of the family enrichment model for the work of Makipour et al (2021) for 9 sessions of 90 minutes. Both groups were evaluated in the three stages of pre-test, post-test and follow-up by Enrich marital satisfaction questionnaires (1989), Minnesota job satisfaction scale (1943) and Rostgarkhald's work-family conflict scalhe (2002). Data were analyzed using repeated measures mixed analysis of variance.

The results indicate the effect of family enrichment intervention for work on the score of marital satisfaction (P < 0.05, F = 6.07) and job satisfaction (P < 0.05, F = 60.32) in female managers, as well as the score Work-family conflict (P < 0.05, F = 8.17), marital satisfaction (P < 0.05, F = 18.53) and job satisfaction (P < 0.05, F = 69.72) in Spouses and lack of effect of family enrichment intervention for work on work-family conflict score (P < 0.05, F = 0.95) in female managers and the stability of these results was in the follow-up phase.

Considering the results obtained from the research, organizational managers can benefit from the educational model of family enrichment for work as an effective intervention method to improve the marital and job satisfaction of married female managers and couples and reduce the work-family conflict of both working couples.

The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of Psychodrama Couple Therapy and Integrated Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT) on improving conflict resolution tactics of contradictory couples.

The method of this semi-experimental study is pre-test/post-test with a control group and a follow-up phase. The statistical population included all conflicting couples who referred to Dramatherapy Center of Iran in 2019. The sample of this study includes 36 persons (18 couples) who referred to Dramatherapy Center of Iran who were selected by the available sampling method. Then they were assigned in 3 groups of 12 persons including two experimental groups and one control group. The first experimental group underwent 12 sessions of Psychodrama Couple Therapy by Moreno (1969) and the second experimental group underwent 12 sessions of Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy by Christensen et al. (2014). Data were obtained by using Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) by Straus (1996) and analyzed by methods of repeated measure analysis of variance using spss22 software.

The results of this study showed that Psychodrama Couple Therapy reduced physical assault (F=11.52 and p=0.001) and psychological violence (F=12.74 and p=0.001) and increased non-violent negotiation (F=58.84 and p=0.001) in the victim form and respectively physical assault (F=17.96 and p=0.001), psychological violence (F=17.08 and p=0.001) and non-violent negotiation (F=89.45 and p=0.001) in the aggressive form.

The results indicated the effectiveness of Psychodrama Couple Therapy on reducing physical assault and psychological violence and increasing non-violent negotiation in conflicting couples and its durability over time. Therefore, health professionals and therapists can use Psychodrama Couple Therapy along with other treatment methods to improve couples' conflict resolution tactics.

The present study was conducted with the aim of modeling the structural equations of emotional divorce based on dark personality traits and conflict resolution styles with the mediation of marital dissatisfaction.

The research method was descriptive correlation type based on structural equations. The statistical population of this research consisted of all married women in the age group of 25-50 years of Tehran Azad University, Yadgar Imam (RA), Abol Fattouh Razi (Mothers) and North Tehran units in the first half of 2021, which was available online through the sampling method. (due to the spread of the corona virus) were chosen. The research tools were Gottman's Emotional Divorce Questionnaire (1994), Dark Triangle of Personality Johnson and Webster (2010), Rahim's Conflict Resolution Styles (1983) and Pines Marital Boredom (1996). Analyzes were done using SPSS and AMOS software.

The results of structural equation modeling showed that the assumed research model fits the experimental data (RMSEA=0.063). A significant relationship was observed between Machiavellian trait and emotional divorce (β=0.149) and between constructive style (β=0.441) and non-constructive style (β=0.264) with emotional divorce. The coefficient of the indirect path of marital boredom was significant in the relationship between narcissistic trait (P = 0.007) and constructive conflict resolution styles (P = 0.043) with the dependent variable of emotional divorce, but the mediating role of marital boredom in the relationship between non- constructive was not confirmed by emotional divorce (P = 0.536).

Dark traits and constructive conflict resolution styles, in addition to having a direct effect on emotional divorce, can indirectly affect marital boredom

this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of emotion-focused couple therapy on positive meta-emotion, marital intimacy and personality abilities of elderly women.

The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test-posttest design with control group, and the statistical population of the study was all elderly women referred to counseling centers in Babol in 2021. The sample size consisted of 30 elderly women who were selected by convenience sampling methods according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. The experimental group received couple therapy intervention in 12 sessions of 90 minutes weekly, questionnaires used in this study included positive meta-emotion questionnaire of Mitmansgruber et al.(2009), Thompson and Walker marital intimacy (1993), and personality abilities of Peterson and Seligman (2004). Data were analyzed by repeatedly measuring variance in SPSS software version 22.

The results showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of positive meta-emotion, marital intimacy and personality abilities (p<0.01). In other words, emotion-focused couple therapy intervention improved positive meta-emotion, marital intimacy and personality abilities of elderly women.

According to the findings of the present study, emotional-focused couple therapy intervention can be suggested as an efficient method to increase positive meta-emotion, marital intimacy and personality abilities of elderly women

The aim of this study was to predict psychological distress based on initial maladaptive schemas and coping strategies in women affected by marital infidelity.

The present study is descriptive-correlational in terms of method. The statistical population included all women involved in the issue of marital infidelity (spouse) who referred to counseling centers in District 5 of Tehran in 2021. 210 people were selected by convenience sampling method. Data collection tools included the Yeniseri and Kokdemir (2006) Marital Infidelity Questionnaire, the Lovibond & Lovibond (1995) Psychological Assistance Questionnaire, Lazarus Folkman (2001), and Young's Early maladaptive Schema Questionnaire (2000). Statistical analysis was performed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression method.

The results of the study showed that based on the initial maladaptive schema and coping strategies, psychological distress in women affected by marital infidelity can be predicted.

The study of these predictor variables in premarital and family counseling is necessary to identify people at risk.

 The purpose of the current research was to develop a model of the functions of social networks in the control of the psychological security crisis of the family (the post-crisis phase of the Khuzestan flood case study). This research was done in two parts, qualitative and quantitative. 

 in the qualitative part, by interview and grounded theory method, the components of the model of social network functions effective on the control of the psychological security crisis of the family in the post-crisis phase were categorized into 6 data networks of the foundation, including: The central phenomenon, causal conditions, contextual conditions, intervening conditions, strategies and consequences were categorized. The statistical population in the qualitative part includes academic professors specializing in crisis management and the functions of social networks, as well as experienced experts in the field of flood crisis management in Khuzestan province who are active in this field (such as managers of the crisis management organization). Sampling method in the qualitative part was obtained from saturated and targeted level equal to 20 people. In the quantitative part, the qualitative model presented in the previous part was tested by questionnaire and structural equation method. The statistical population in the quantitative part was the experts and employees of the crisis management organization in Iran. 

 Sampling in quantitative part was obtained by simple random sampling equal to 384 people. Based on the results of the qualitative section, the identified codes were categorized into 6 main networks, 16 main components and 87 sub-components. Based on the results of the quantitative part, causal conditions with a factor load of 0.588 have an effect on the central phenomenon. The central phenomenon, contextual conditions, and intervening conditions are effective on strategies with factor loadings of 0.515, 0.309, and 0.419, respectively, and strategies are effective on outcomes with factor loadings of 0.558. 

 Based on the obtained results, it is suggested that in the post-crisis phase such as Khuzestan flood, the internet should be provided to the people of the society so that they can receive news and information quickly through social networks. Society must be ready to accept social networks; Therefore, for this purpose, the government should create the necessary culture for using social networks among the people.

 This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of integrated systemic couple therapy on differentiation and marital disillusionment in couples affected by extramarital relationships. 

 The study employed a quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages, along with a control group. The statistical population consisted of women affected by extramarital relationships who sought counseling in Babol city centers during the first nine months of 2019. Thirty individuals were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned into two groups of fifteen for the experimental and control groups, respectively. The experimental group underwent Feldman's (1990) integrated systemic couple therapy protocol in twelve 90-minute group sessions, while the control group did not receive any training. Data were collected using the Pines' (1996) Marital Boredom Scale and the Skowron and Friedlander (1989) Differentiation of Self Inventory. Data were analyzed using repeated measures tests. 

 Results indicated that integrated systemic couple therapy had a significant effect on differentiation (F = 30.01, p < 0.001) and marital disillusionment (F = 78.86, p < 0.001) in women affected by extramarital relationships at the post-test stage. Additionally, the effectiveness of integrated systemic couple therapy on differentiation and marital disillusionment was sustained at the follow-up stage (p < 0.05). 

 Given the findings, this research suggests that group-based integrated systemic couple therapy can aid in improving differentiation and marital disillusionment in women affected by extramarital relationships.

 The purpose of the present study is to review some of the provisions of the Family Protection Act of 2012 and civil law to prevent the collapse of the family in a case whose subject is the sexual defects. 

 The present study uses a descriptive-analytical method and has been written using judicial opinions, books, dissertations and valid articles. 

 According to the findings of this study, in order to strengthen the family's foundation, couples' sexual disorders must be examined before marriage registration, and the dissolution of marriage due to termination and divorce should also be required to reform their couples. Treatment. In order to protect the rights of the wife under certain circumstances, although the couple's defect is treatable, the right to terminate the marriage for the wife remains a fault, and by providing sexual disorders in Article 6 of the Civil Code, the difficulty of proving the spouse shall be abolished. 

 Sexual disorders that are treatable should not be considered as the dissolution of marriage, and the court should refer the couples to specialized centers for treatment. Reviewing some of the provisions of the Civil Code and the Family Protection Act of 2012 can cause timely diagnosis and treatment of couples' sexual disorders and reduce the number of marriage dissolution statistics.