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سال بیست و ششم شماره 1 (پیاپی 118، Jan-Feb 2024)

Regarding the importance of the love model in the maintenance of marital relationships, the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on the characteristics of Sternberg's love model in couples who referred to counseling centers due to marital problems. 

In the present study, the statistical population included all the couples referred to the welfare counseling and social emergency centers of Torbat-e-Jam city, Iran, in 2021-2022. Using the purposeful and convenient sampling method and based on the score of Sternberg's Love Scale (1986) in the pre-test, 24 couples were selected and randomly replaced into three equal groups of A, B, and C. Group A received CBT, group B received ACT, and group C was the control group. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, multivariate covariance analysis, Tukey post hoc test, and SPSS-22 software. 

The results showed that both CBT and ACT were effective on scores of Sternberg's Love Scale (P< 0.01), but the effect of ACT was more than CBT in passion and intimacy components (P< 0.05). 

The results showed that CBT and ACT improved the characteristics of Sternberg's love model, especially ACT was more effective. It is suggested that therapists and couple therapy specialists consider these treatment methods to improve marital relationships.

The present study aimed to predict moral intelligence based on parenting styles and six HEXACO personality traits. 

The sample size of this descriptive-correlational study included 300 students of Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran in the 2018-2019 academic year. They were selected through the multistage cluster random sampling method. They fulfilled Moral Intelligence Scale, HEXACO Personality Traits Scale, and Parenting Styles Scale. We analyzed the data using analysis of variance, stepwise regression, and SPSS-25. 

The results showed that the relationship between decisive parenting style (r= 0.486), honesty-humility (r= 0.407), extroversion (r= 0.379), agreement (r= 0.321), conscientiousness (r= 0.444), and openness to experience (r= 0.344) with moral intelligence was positive and significant, and the relationship of authoritarian parenting style (r= -0.249) with moral intelligence was negative and significant. The relationship between emotionality (r= -0.004), permissive parenting style (r= -0.054), and moral intelligence was insignificant. The results showed that decisive parenting style, conscientiousness, extroversion, honesty-humility, openness to experience, and agreeableness were the predictors of moral intelligence among university students, respectively, and these variables were able to predict 45.4% of the variance of moral intelligence (R= 0.67, R2= 0.45). 

Based on the results, factors such as decisive parenting style and personality traits (honesty-humility, extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience) play an important role in predicting moral intelligence.

This study aimed to investigate the effects of adding Neurofeedback Therapy (NFT) to taking medication (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: SSRIs) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) on Obsessive Beliefs (OBs) and Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMSs). 

In this clinical trial conducted in Mashhad, Iran in 2019, 10 diagnosed OCD patients were selected using purposeful sampling. They were randomly assigned into equal two groups (group 1: NFT + SSRIs + CBT, group 2: SSRIs + CBT). They were evaluated using the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ) and Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form (YSQ) before intervention, on the 8th session, after treatment, and a two-month follow-up. Repeated-measures ANOVA tests were used for statistical analysis. 

There was a significant time × intervention effect for all fifteen EMSs (P< 0.05) and three OBs (P< 0.05); however, significant time × condition interaction has been seen for responsibility/threat estimation belief (P< 0.05) and abandonment, defectiveness/shame, enmeshment/undeveloped self, insufficient self-control/self-discipline, mistrust/abuse, subjugation, and social isolation/alienation, and unrelenting standards schemas (P< 0.05). We found no significant difference between treatment groups in EMSs and OBs. 

The results showed that both treatment plans are effective in the reduction of obsessive beliefs and early maladaptive schemas; however, adding neurofeedback to standard therapy has not resulted in significant differences in reducing obsessive beliefs and early maladaptive schemas in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Regarding the importance of emotional well-being in marriage sustainability, the present study was carried out to compare the effectiveness of imago therapy and object relations therapy on self-differentiation and self-regulation in women with multiple divorces. 

The statistical population of this clinical trial included women who had multiple divorces and were referred to counseling centers in Tehran, Iran, in 2021. Thirty-six women were selected through the convenient sampling method, and they were assigned through a simple random method in the groups of imago therapy (12 participants), object relations therapy (12 participants), and control (12 participants). The experimental groups participated in therapy sessions, and during this period, the control group did not receive any intervention. The participants fulfilled the Differentiation of Self Inventory and Self-Regulation Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and analysis of variance with repeated measures. 

The findings revealed significant effects of object relations therapy and imago therapy on self-regulation and self-differentiation (P< 0.05). Also, regarding the effect sizes, it seems that object relations therapy had greater effects than imago therapy on self-differentiation (0.24 vs. 0.23) and self-regulation (0.82 vs. 0.72) in women with multiple divorces. 

Based on the results, object relations therapy and imago therapy are effective in increasing self-differentiation and self-regulation in women with multiple divorces. However, it seems that object relations therapy is more effective.

Regarding the increasing rate of divorce and the high level of marital burnout among divorce clients, the present study aims to assess the effectiveness of emotionally-focused couple therapy on marital burnout, dysfunctional attitudes, and self-handicapping in couples. 

The statistical population included all couples applying for divorce who went to counseling centers in the 4th district of Mashhad-Iran, in the first quarter of 2023. Thirty-two couples were voluntarily selected using the convenient sampling method. Then, they divided randomly into two equal experimental and control groups. The experimental group received emotionally focused couple therapy in 8 sessions. The data was collected using the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS), the Marital Burnout Questionnaire, and the Self-Handicapping Scale (SHS). We analyzed the data aiding SPSS version 23 software, the descriptive and inferential statistics, and multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance tests. ​ 

Based on the findings, the mean scores of the experimental group in marital burnout, dysfunctional attitudes, and self-handicapping were reduced significantly compared to the controls (P< 0.05). 

According to the results, emotionally focused couple therapy has positive effects on marital burnout, dysfunctional attitudes, and self-handicapping in clients seeking divorce. So, this therapy is suggested for couples who experience marital problems and marital burnout.

Individuals diagnosed with psychiatric disorders are recognized as a minority group that is socially discriminated against, stigmatized, and rejected. Multiple sources of stigma for patients with psychiatric disorders, including newspapers, films, TV, websites, and books, promote negative stereotypes. Since the influence of the media on people''''''''s views and thinking toward these patients is very important, the purpose of this study is to understand the lived experiences of the patients with psychiatric disorders of media stigma. 

This hermeneutic phenomenological study is part of a Ph.D. dissertation in nursing. The main study was performed on 12 psychiatric patients in Ibn-e-Sina Hospital in Mashhad-Iran, in 2017. They were selected based on a purposive sampling method. Unstructured in-depth interviews for data collection were used. Data analyses were done with the interpretative phenomenological analysis method. 

Media misrepresentation is one of the main themes of the phenomenon understudy in the original project. It consists of two subs themes; media exaggeration and disturbing public opinion. Several shared meanings support each of these. 

The results of this study are suitable for combating stigma in patients with psychiatric disorders in Iran. Also, the findings of this study can shape the interventions and policies to prevent the spread of stigma through media about people with psychiatric disorders.

Improving the abilities and performance of nurses in time management, is one of the needs and necessities of improving human resources. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of time management training on the problematic use of the Internet and the quality of life in nursing students. 

In the present study, 105 nursing students at the Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Mashhad-Iran, were selected using stratified sampling and they were assigned into two experimental (n= 58) and control group (n= 47). The experimental group, received the training in 2 four-hour sessions (time management) and 1 two-hour session (application training) during three consecutive weeks, while the control group was on the waiting list. Students completed the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire, Morehead and Griffin Standard Time Management Questionnaire, and World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (BREF-WHOQOL) in pre-test and post-test. Data were analyzed aiding independent t-test and Mann-Whitney U test, and SPSS version 16 software. 

The results showed that time management training was effective in reducing the problematic use of the Internet (P< 0.001), but it was not effective in improving the quality of life of students (P> 0.05). 

According to the results, the use of time management strategies plays an effective role in reducing the problematic use of the Internet in university students.