نشریه خانواده و بهداشت
سال چهاردهم شماره 4 (پیاپی 43، زمستان 1403)

The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of interactional behavior analysis therapy and transcranial direct electrical stimulation therapy on anxiety and quality of life of first-grade high school students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

The current research was of applied type and a semi-experimental design of pre-test, post-test, and follow-up with a control group. The statistical population of the research consisted of students (boys and girls) with hyperactivity disorder and attention deficit disorder in special schools of Rasht city in the academic year of 2023-2024. The number of people in the current research sample is 45 people, and the share of each group is 15 people who were selected by purposeful sampling. The research tools were Weir et al.'s quality of life questionnaire (1988), Beck's anxiety questionnaire (1990), the standard attention deficit hyperactivity disorder questionnaire, and Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham (1981). The methods of data analysis were multivariate covariance, multivariate covariance analysis, univariate covariance analysis, and Tukey's post hoc test.

The results of the research showed that there is a difference of 0.01 between the effectiveness of group training, interaction behavior analysis therapy, and transcranial direct electrical stimulation therapy on anxiety and quality of life of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

From the findings it can be concluded that interactional behavior analysis treatment and transcranial direct electrical stimulation treatment are effective in quality of life and anxiety in first-grade high school students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

The quality of parental relationships, especially the mother-child relationship, plays a decisive role in shaping the child's personality, social and cognitive functioning, as well as their mental health in the future. The aim of the present study was to investigate the structural relationships between marital attachment behaviors and the mother-child relationship, with the mediating role of self-silencing among mothers. 

Research method:

 The research method was correlational and employed structural equation modeling (SEM). For this purpose, 255 married mothers with children were selected through convenience sampling and completed the Mother-Child Relationship Evaluation (MCRE), Marital Attachment Behavior (BARE), and Self-Silencing (STSS) questionnaires. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 24 and LISREL version 8.8.

The results showed a significant negative relationship between marital attachment behavior and self-silencing (r = -0.33). Additionally, there was a negative relationship between all components of self-silencing and the child acceptance component (r = -0.30), and a significant positive relationship between marital attachment behavior and one of the components of the mother-child relationship, namely child acceptance (r = 0.20). Furthermore, the mediating role of self-silencing in the relationship between marital attachment behavior and the mother-child relationship was confirmed. Considering the indices, the model demonstrated good fit.

The research findings showed that self-silencing mediates the relationship between marital attachment behaviors and the mother-child relationship. Marital attachment behaviors, which including accessibility, responsiveness and engagement, impact the quality of the mother-child relationship through their effect on the mothers' self-perception.

This research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of marital satisfaction intervention protocol (constructed by the researcher) on marital intimacy.

Research Method:

 The research method was a clinical trial study and a pre-test and post-test design with a control group was used. The statistical population of the research consisted of married female students of Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, who had been married for at least 5 years. The research sample was selected based on Cohen's sample size estimation table and simple random sampling method (15 people in each group). The research tool was the Marital Intimacy Questionnaire of Vandon Brouck and Bertommen. The method of statistical analysis of the data was the univariate covariance test and the t-test of two independent samples.

The findings indicated that the moderated average of "Intimacy" and "Interest" indices in the post-test was (19.480) and (13.443) in the test group and respectively (14.454) and (7.157) in the control group. Therefore, it can be said that the average index of "intimacy" and "interest" of the post-test in the test group was significantly higher than the average in the control group, and the effectiveness of the intervention protocol was confirmed on these indicators. Regarding the indices of "Couple Agreement", "Honestness" and "Adherence to Commitments", the assumption of homogeneity of the regression slope was not established, so the pre-test scores were subtracted from the post-test scores and the average difference was calculated in the groups using the t-test of two independent samples was compared. between the differences in the indexes of "couple agreement", "honesty" and "adherence to obligations" and the total score of "marital intimacy" of the couples in the test group respectively (4.600), (6.267), (4.733) , (30.267) and the control group (0.133), (0.200), (0.133), (0.400) there was a significant difference and the average difference of agreement between couples in the test group was significantly greater than the average it was in the control group, so the effectiveness of the intervention protocol on these indicators and the total score of marital intimacy was confirmed.

The results of this research can be used in national family policies and family welfare programs in student counseling centers.

Students of any country are considered as the intellectual and spiritual assets of that country, and therefore examining the specific issues of students and ensuring their physical and mental health is one of the most important goals of educational planners. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and perfectionism and mental health of undergraduate students. 

Research method:

 240 students (140 girls and 100 boys) were selected from among the students who were studying in the academic year 1402-1401 using stratified random sampling method. The research tools included three questionnaires of emotional intelligence, perfectionism and mental health, which were distributed among the sample and the necessary information was collected and analyzed. In the inferential statistics section, Pearson's correlation coefficient, multivariate regression analysis, multivariate variance analysis and independent t-test were used.

The findings showed that there is a positive relationship between the emotional intelligence dimension of general mood and mental health. No relationship was found between dimensions of perfectionism and mental health. There is a negative relationship between all dimensions of emotional intelligence and all dimensions of perfectionism. Emotional intelligence predicts 2% of the variance of mental health. Also, no difference was found between boys and girls in terms of emotional intelligence, perfectionism and mental health.

Therefore, it is suggested to create conditions for the education of students to improve their self-awareness while familiarizing themselves with the principles of increasing mental health and coping with anxiety and stress.

Education in the field of disease in people with chronic disease is a fundamental and important issue in achieving empowerment and optimal compliance of the patient, so this research aims to compare the effectiveness of treatment based on acceptance and commitment and reality therapy on compliance with treatment in women. He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. 

Research Methods:

 This research was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a 2-month follow-up with a control group. The research population consisted of all married women with multiple sclerosis in Hamadan city in 2023. From this number, 3 groups of 15 people were selected using available sampling method and were randomly divided into test groups and control groups, and were administered the Madanlo Chronic Disease Treatment Compliance Questionnaire in three pre-test-post-test sessions and followed up on the answers. they gave the subjects of the experimental group were treated with the approach of treatment based on acceptance and commitment and reality therapy, during 8 sessions, 1 session of 60 minutes per week, but no training was given to the control group. The data were statistically analyzed with SPSS software and using t-test of mixed analysis of variance and significant level of p < 0.05.

The results showed that there is a significant difference between the average scores of the pre-test, post-test and follow-up treatment compliance in the three groups; And for the between-group factor, the F value calculated at a level smaller than 0.05 is not significant (Eta = 0.125, P < 0.05, F = 2.990) as a result, between the overall average of treatment adherence in the three experimental groups and There is no evidence of a significant difference.

According to the results of this research, it can be said that treatment based on acceptance and commitment and treatment based on reality therapy led to adherence to treatment in women.

The experience of loss is challenging, especially when it occurs due to divorce or the death of a spouse, and it can be a difficult experience for mothers. The research aims to to compare the coping styles and grief reactions in mothers who are heads of families due to divorce and the death of spouse. 

Research method:

 The current research is descriptive of causal-comparative type. The statistical population of the study included all the heads of families with the age range of 33 to 52 years residing in Karaj city during the 2022-2023 period which included two groups of divorced mothers and mothers whose husbands had died. The sampling method was of convenience type and consisted of two groups of 35 mothers who were heads of the family (one group due to divorce and the second group due to the spouse`s death). The data collection tools used in the study were the Coping Strategies Questionnaire and the Hogan Grief Reaction Checklist. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and SPSS version 24.

The findings showed that mothers who are the head of the family due to divorce use more emotion-oriented coping strategies compared to mothers who are the head of the family due to the death of their spouse (p=0.001). Also, mothers who are the head of the family due to divorce experience more blame and anger, separation and withdrawal, as well as confusion compared to mothers who are the head of the family due to the death of their spouse (p=0.001).

Therefore, it can be concluded that the challenges faced by mothers who are the head of the family after divorce create different coping mechanisms and grief reactions compared to those due to the death of their spouses. The results of this research can be used by psychologists and family counselors.

Considering the importance of the occurrence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms among students in terms of the fact that it affects their academic, behavioral and social performance and its prevalence, the present study aims to provide a structural model to explain the relationship between attachment styles and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Intellectual-practical in adolescent girls of gifted schools (Farzangan) took place with the mediating role of self-compassion. 

Researh method:

 This study is of correlational type, and the structural equation method (Amos26) was used to analyze the data. The statistical population of this research included the female students of the first and second year of Farzanegan Khomeinishahr schools in the academic year of 1402-1401, from which 220 people were selected as a Maudsley was used by Hodgson-Rachman, the 26-question self-compassion questionnaire by Neff et al. and the attachment questionnaire by Collins and Reed.

The results of the research showed that the total path coefficient (sum of direct and indirect path coefficients) between anxious attachment and obsessive-compulsive symptoms (β= 0.371, P=0.001)was positive and the total path coefficient between secure attachment and obsessive-compulsive symptoms (β=-0.398, P=0.001) is negative and significant. The path coefficient between self-compassion and obsessive-compulsive symptoms (β=-0.429, P=0.001) was also negative and significant.

the results based on the proposed model showed that self-compassion has a significant mediating role in the relationship between secure and anxious attachment styles with obsessive-compulsive symptoms. By emphasizing the indicators of self-compassion as much as possible, the intensity of the symptoms of intellectual-practical obsession in gifted school students can be reduced. © 2020 The Author(s). This work is published by family and health as an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted, provided the original work is properly cited.