فهرست مطالب آرزو اصغری

Depression in teenagers can severely disrupt personal and professional growth. The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy and compassion-based therapy on emotional repression and self-disclosure in adolescents with depression.

It was a semi-experimental research based on a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the research included teenagers suffering from depression who referred to the Education Counseling Center of District 5 of Tehran in 2022, and 45 people were selected by available sampling method. Randomly, they were placed in three groups: metacognitive therapy, compassion-based therapy, and control group. Experimental group 1 underwent metacognitive therapy sessions and experimental group 2 underwent compassion therapy sessions. The research tools included Beck's (1996) depression questionnaire, Larson and Justin's (1990) emotional suppression questionnaire, and Weinberger's (1971) adjustment questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS-24 software and multivariate covariance test.

The results showed that there is a significant difference between the two experimental groups and the control group (P<0.05). Also, metacognitive therapy was more effective than compassion therapy in reducing emotional suppression and self-disclosure in adolescents (P<0.05).

Based on the findings of the research, metacognitive therapy with emotional reorganization, cognitive control and tolerance led to the reduction of emotional repression and self-disclosure in adolescents with depression; Therefore, it is suggested to use these methods along with other treatment methods to improve the quality of life of teenagers suffering from depression.

This research was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy and mutual behavior analysis on interpersonal reactivity, self-control, and cognitive discipline of aggressive teenagers. The research design was semi-experimental in the pre-test-post-test manner with two experimental groups and one control group. The statistical population was the aggressive students of second secondary school for boys in Gorgan city in the academic year 2022-2023, using the cluster method, 45 students were randomly selected in three groups of 15 (dialectical behavior therapy experiment 1, interaction behavior analysis experiment 2 and the control group) were replaced. The research tools were the interpersonal reactivity questionnaires of Davis (1983), Tanji's self-control (2004), Granofsky and Kraij's (2001) emotion regulation, and Bass Perry's aggression (1992). Research data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance and SPSS version 22 software. The findings showed that the effectiveness of the dialectical behavior therapy group was more than the mutual behavior analysis group. Based on the findings of the research, it can be concluded that dialectical behavior therapy by identifying the previous defective patterns of thoughts and feelings, accepting and validating emotions leads to the improvement of interpersonal reactivity, self-control and cognitive regulation of aggressive teenagers' emotions.

This research was conducted to develop a causal model of the tendency to cheat in the exam based on irrational beliefs and self-control with the mediation of anxiety.

This research was a descriptive-correlational study using the structural equation method. The statistical population included all the students of Kosar University in Bojnord in the academic year 2022-2023, from which 240 students were selected by random cluster sampling. The research tools were Stephens and Golbaj's (2007) academic cheating questionnaires, Jones' irrational beliefs (1968), Tanji et al.'s self-control (2004),, and Beck's anxiety (1988).

The results showed a significant correlation between all variables (P<0.05). Also, helplessness against change (0.0316), expectation of approval from others (0.0444), and self-control (0.0327) explained the variance of the tendency to cheat in the exam indirectly and with the mediation of anxiety.

The results show that irrational beliefs and self-control affect the tendency to cheat with the mediation of anxiety. According to the obtained indices and coefficients, it can be concluded that the proposed model for developing the causal model of academic cheating tendency is suitable and the data has a good fit with the research model.

Behavioral dependence on the Internet, regardless of whether it is considered a psychological injury or a social problem, is a chronic and recurrent phenomenon that is associated with serious physical, financial, family, social and psychological harm, and in this regard, factors such as psychological, Cognitive, familial and social factors are involved. The goal of this study is to investigate the Comparison of impulsivity, Alexitima and self-harming behaviors in students with Internet addiction and normal students.

The research was causal-comparative. The statistical population included all undergraduate girl students of Kosar University of Bojnord in the academic year 1399-1400, of which  140 of them (70 internet addicted students and 70 regular students) were selected by convenience sampling method. The Young Internet Addiction Questionnaire (1996), the Toronto Alexitima Questionnaire (1994), the Bart Impulsivity Questionnaire (2004), and the Samson Self-Injury Questionnaire (1988) were used. The results were analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance in SPSS-20 software.

The results showed that there was a significant difference between Internet addicts and normal students in terms of impulsivity, Alexitima, self-harming behavior and subscales of cognitive, motor, unplanned impulsivity, difficulty in recognizing emotions, difficulty in describing emotions and objective thinking (P<0.05).

It can be concluded that Internet addicted students have more impulsivity, Alexitima and self-harming behavior than normal students.

Tendency to risky behaviors is one of the behavioral inconsistencies of adolescence. This research was conducted with the aim of providing a model of tendency towards risky behaviors based on the emotional atmosphere of the family and interpersonal reactivity: the mediating role of moral indifference. The research method was structural equation modeling. Socio-statistics of all high school students in the age range between 16 and 18 years of Gorgan city in the academic year 2022-2023. A number of 280 people were selected as a sample by cluster random sampling. The research tools were Zadeh Mohammadi (2011) risky behavior questionnaires, Hillburn's emotional climate (1964), Davis' interpersonal reactivity (1983) and Caprara's moral indifference (2006). For data analysis, correlation matrix, path analysis and goodness of fit indices were used with LISREL 8.3 software. The results of the direct relationships of the research variables showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between the emotional atmosphere of the family and interpersonal reactivity with the tendency to risky behaviors (P<0.05). Also, the emotional atmosphere of the family and interpersonal reactivity have a negative and significant indirect effect through moral indifference in addition to the direct effect. The results of the research indicate that with the increase in family emotionality and interpersonal reactivity, the tendency to risky behaviors decreases and the decrease in moral indifference leads to an increase in the tendency to risky behaviors in teenagers.

Eating disorders are one of the most difficult psychological problems that are highly associated with mental health disorders such as anxiety and mood disorders, substance abuse disorders and personality disorders.

The aim of this study was to identify the canonical analysis of relationships between coping strategies and parental bonding with eating disorders in students.

The method of the present study was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of the study included all female undergraduate students of Kosar University of Bojnord in the academic year 2019. The research sample consisted of 250 students who were selected by convenience sampling from all female students of Kosar University of Bojnord. To collect data from, Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26, 1982), Coping Inventory for Stressful Situation (CISS, 1994) and the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI, 1979). The collected data were analyzed using canonical correlation.

The Results showed that components of parental banding, care (0.43, 0.42, and 0.43) and overprotection (0.39, 0.29, and 0.22) were positively related to eating disorders subscales (P<0.01) and, additionally, from coping strategies’ components emotion-oriented (0.12, 0.14, and 0.14) and avoidance-oriented coping (0.24, 0.22, and 0.16) had positive significant relationship with eating disorders (P<0.05). Canonical correlation also indicated the predictive role of parental bonding on eating disorders (P<0.001).

It can be concluded that teaching adaptive coping strategies and parental involvement in treatment interventions can prevent and reduce eating disorders in students.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of executive function training on improving social adjustment and management control of hearing-impaired children with cochlear implants aged 8 to 10 years in Tehran.

The present study is a quasi-experimental research with pre-test-post-test and control group. Based on this, among hearing-impaired children with cochlear implantation at Loghman Hospital in Tehran in 1398, 30 children were purposefully selected and randomly placed in 2 groups of 15 people (experimental group and control group). The Adaptive Behavior Questionnaire (Wilde, 1968) and the Control Perception Questionnaire (Weiss, 1999) were used to collect data in two stages: pre-test and post-test. The executive function training package was taught to the experimental group participants during 8 sessions, but the control group participants did not receive any intervention in this regard.

The results of analysis of covariance showed that the intervention based on executive functions has a significant effect on social adjustment and perception perception of hearing-impaired children with cochlear implants in general (p <0.05).

Considering the effectiveness of executive function-based intervention in hearing-impaired children with cochlear implantation, it can be explained that the components of executive functions such as working memory, planning and mental organization can also improve social adjustment and thus perception management. Increase.

MS is one of the most common chronic diseases of the central nervous system. This disease causes many mental disorders in patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on life expectancy and pain perception in patients with MS in Mashhad.

This was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test and control group design. The statistical population included all patients with MS in Hazrat Qaim (AS) hospital in Mashhad in 2022, from among whom 30 people were selected by available sampling method and randomly placed in two experimental and control groups, 15 people in each group. became The experimental group received 8 60-minute sessions of acceptance and commitment therapy, and the control group was placed on the waiting list. The research tool was Miller's Life Expectancy Questionnaire and McGill's Pain Perception Questionnaire. Research data were analyzed by multivariate covariance analysis and using SPSS version 21 software.

The findings showed that acceptance and commitment therapy is effective on life expectancy and pain perception in patients with MS in Mashhad (P<0.05).

Treatment based on acceptance and commitment can be a suitable treatment for improving the psychological factors of life expectancy and pain perception of patients with MS.

The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of the treatment based on acceptance and commitment on aggression, emotion regulation and life expectancy of socially damaged girls. The design of the research was semi-experimental and of pre-test-post-test type with the control group. The statistical population was all the socially disadvantaged girls in the welfare rehabilitation center of Gorgan, from among whom 30 girls were selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. To collect data, Garnevsky and Kraij, (2001), Aggression and Bass and Perry (1992) and Miller's (1988) life expectancy questionnaires were used in the pre- and post-treatment phases. The experimental group received Hayes (2007) acceptance and commitment group therapy for 8 sessions, but the control group did not receive any treatment. Research data were analyzed using univariate analysis of covariance. The findings showed that group therapy based on acceptance and commitment has a significant effect on reducing aggression, improving emotion regulation and life expectancy of socially disadvantaged girls (P<0.05). Therefore, the findings of this research have practical implications in clinical situations that have been discussed.

Autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder are part of neurodevelopmental disorders that are caused by abnormal brain development and affect specific cognitive and social abilities. The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing self-compassion and post-traumatic growth of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder. Method The design of the current research was of causal-comparative type. The statistical population included all mothers with 7-9-year-old boys with autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder who referred to the rehabilitation and counseling centers of Golestan province in 2021. A sample of 50 people (25 people for the group of mothers with children with autism spectrum disorder and 25 people for the group of mothers with children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) were purposefully selected from among the mothers. To collect data, Neff's self-compassion questionnaire (2003) and Tedeschi and Calhoun's post-traumatic growth questionnaire (1996) were used. Data analysis was done with SPSS-24 software and using independent t-test and multivariate analysis of variance. Findings Based on the results obtained from the data analysis in the current study, there is a significant difference in self-compassion and post-traumatic growth in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (P<0.05). Mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder had less self-compassion and post-traumatic growth than mothers of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (P<0.05). Conclusion Based on the findings of the present study, mothers with a child with autism spectrum disorder have lower self-compassion and post-traumatic growth than mothers with a child with attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder due to the therapeutic and time involvement with their vulnerable child.

The problematic use of mobile phones has also created problems in the social sphere. The purpose of this research was to develop a causal model of problematic mobile phone use based on self-regulation and academic procrastination with the mediation of readiness for boredom. In terms of practical purpose, the research was in the field of descriptive-correlation designs and the analysis method was structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all undergraduate female students of Kosar Bojnord University, numbering 2200 in the academic year 2021-2022, and the sample size was 327 people based on the minimum number of subjects required for the obvious variables in the model. In this research, Gennaro's (2007) harmful use of mobile phone questionnaire, Bouffard's academic self-regulation questionnaire (1998), Roth Bloom's academic procrastination questionnaire (2013) and Falman et al.'s (2013) readiness questionnaire were used to collect information. Data analysis was done by structural equation modeling method and using SPSS and Amos software. The findings showed that the harmful use of mobile phones has a positive and significant effect on the readiness for boredom (P<0.05). Harmful use of mobile phones has no significant effect on academic self-regulation and procrastination (P<0.05). Preparation for boredom has a positive and significant effect on procrastination and a negative and significant effect on self-discipline (P<0.05). According to the obtained indices and coefficients, it can be concluded that the proposed model is suitable for predicting the problematic use of mobile phones and the data have a good fit with the research model.

Mentally retarded children are children who differ from normal children in at least one area of mental characteristics, sensory abilities, communication skills, social behavior, and physical characteristics.

The aim of this study was to the effectiveness of Fordyce Happiness Education on resilience and psychological well-being of parents with mentally retarded children.

The present study was a quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with a control group and a one-month follow-up period. The statistical population of the study included all parents with children with mental disabilities in Gonbad Kavous. 30 parents with children with mental disabilities were assigned to the experimental and control groups by voluntary sampling method (15 parents in each group). The experimental group underwent Fordyce Happiness training for 8 sessions of 90 minutes for two months. In this study, Connor and Davison (2003) Resilience Questionnaire and Reef Psychological Welfare Questionnaire (1988) were used. The data were analyzed by repeated measures analysis of variance.

The results showed that Fordyce happiness training has a significant effect on resilience and psychological well-being of parents with mentally retarded children. Thus, Fordyce Happiness Education has been able to increase resilience and improve the psychological well-being of these parents.

According to the results of the present study, Fordyce happiness training by using the technique of expressing emotions, avoiding worrying thoughts, living and getting acquainted with a healthy personality and parenting competency training can be an effective way to increase resilience and well-being. Psychology of parents with mentally retarded children.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of self-care-based therapy on mental intolerance and emotional distress tolerance in women with multiple sclerosis in 2021.

The research method was quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test with a control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all women with multiple sclerosis covered by the welfare of Sarakhs city of Khorasan Razavi province in February and March of 2021, from which 30 people were selected by available sampling method and randomly divided into 2 groups. Experiments and controls (15 people in each group) were placed. The experimental group underwent 8 sessions of 60-minute treatment focused on compassion and the control group did not receive any intervention until the end of the study. The research instruments included Alikhani et al.'s (2017) and Simmons and Gahr (2005) distress tolerance questionnaires. Research data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance using SPSS software version 26.

The results showed that compassion-focused therapy is effective on mental intolerance and emotional distress tolerance in women with multiple sclerosis (P<0.05).

According to the findings of the study, it can be said that treatment focused on compassion is an important factor and effective in increasing anxiety tolerance and reducing mental intolerance in women with multiple sclerosis.

One of the determining factors of family health is optimism and life satisfaction. The purpose of this research is to compare the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy and positive therapy for women involved in conflict who have lived together for a maximum of five years. The semi-experimental research design was pre-test and post-test with a control group. The statistical population of women were involved in the conflict in Mashhad city in April 2022, when they referred to the family court and the dispute resolution council of Mashhad. From the statistical population, 45 people were selected as available and randomly placed in two experimental groups and one control group. Experiment group 1 underwent compassion-focused therapy, experiment group 2 underwent positive therapy during 8 1-hour sessions, and the control group did not receive any intervention until the end of the research. The research tools were Enrich's Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (1989) and Shier and Carver's (1994) Optimism Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. The results showed that the treatment based on compassion and positive treatment was effective on the optimism and life satisfaction of the women of the target group with a confidence coefficient (0.95). Based on this, it can be concluded that compassion-based therapy and positive therapy can be used as complementary interventions to reduce psychological problems and improve the quality of life of women involved in marital conflict.

The increased prevalence of cancer in the last decade and effects of this illness on various aspects of physical, psychological, and social life of people made cancer a major health problem of the century. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of meaning therapy on the level of pain and life expectancy among women with breast cancer. This was a semi-experimental study with a pre- and post-tests design with a control group. The statistical population of the current study included female patients with breast cancer in Tehran. Among these through convenient sampling, 30 people were selected and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups (15 individuals per groups). Multidimensional Pain Questionnaire and Life Expectancy Questionnaire were applied. The experimental group underwent meaning therapy for 10 sessions, and the control group did not receive any intervention during this period. Multivariate Covariance test was used to analyze the data. The findings showed that in all subscales of pain and life expectancy scales, after controlling for the pre-test scores, there was a significant difference between the average post-test scores of the experimental and control groups. Based on the results of this study, we conclude that meaning therapy has reduced pain and increased life expectancy in women with breast cancer.

Today the issue of employee health has received much attention from researchers. Motivation is an inner state that energizes, activates, moves human behavior and leads to certain goals. Self-efficacy is also a person's personal judgment of their ability to organize and perform an activity. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of the effectiveness of happiness training on self-efficacy and work motivation in employees’ of General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of Golestan Province.

The research design was a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest with control group. The statistical population in this study included all employees of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of Golestan Province; Thirty of them who had lower work motivation and self-efficacy scores were selected by purposive sampling method and assigned in two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). The research instruments included Kitchener’s work Motivation and Sherer’s Self-Efficacy Questionnaires.The experimental group then recieved Fordyce Happiness training program for 8 sessions (120 minutes each session). Analysis of covariance in SPSS-22 software was used for data analysis.

Findings from analysis of covariance showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of work motivation (P<0.05). There is also a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of self-efficacy (p<0.05).

According to results of the present study, happiness training by using the art of expressing emotions, avoiding worrying thoughts, living in the present and getting acquainted with a healthy personality can be an effective way to increase self-efficacy and work motivation.

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of positive parenting group training for mothers and its effect on children's aggression and social skills. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre and post-test design, a control group, and a 3-month follow-up. Socio-statistics were all mothers of preschool children in district one of Gorgan city in 2018. The sampling method was a multi-stage cluster, in which 2 schools were randomly selected from among preschool schools in district one of Gorgan city. In the next stage, 2 classes from each school and 60 mothers from the statistical community were randomly selected. They were placed in two groups of experimental (30 people) and a control (30 people). The experimental group was trained for 4 weeks, 2 sessions per week, and no intervention was performed in the control group. A follow-up was conducted 3 months later at the end of the post-test. The data were analyzed by covariance analysis and Bonferroni's post hoc test. Based on the results, the positive parenting training program was effective in all four components of aggression and social skills of preschool children (P<0.05). The results showed that positive parenting training has the necessary efficiency to reduce aggression and increase the social skills of preschool children.

The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of emotional schema therapy group training on sexual self-concept, emotional maturity and interactive patterns of women suffering from chronic pain. The current research design was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design along with the control group. Thirty women suffering from chronic pain who referred to Firouzgar Hospital in Tehran in 2021 were selected by available sampling method and randomly replaced into two groups of 15, experimental and control. The research tools included Snell's multifaceted sexual self-concept questionnaire (1995), Singh and Bhargava's emotional maturity questionnaire (1991), and Christensen and Salawi's interactive patterns questionnaire (1984), and the experimental group was trained in emotional schema therapy by Leahy (2015) during 10 sessions. hour, they had one session every week, and during this time, the people of the control group did not receive any intervention. To analyze the data, multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance was used by SPSS statistical software version 26. The findings showed that emotional schema therapy has a significant effect on emotional maturity and interaction patterns in women with chronic pain (P<0.01).But it has no significant effect on changes in sexual self-concept(P< 0.05).According to the results of this research, emotional schema therapy group training focusing on challenges and cognitions and creating positive and appropriate changes can be used in the changes of emotional maturity and interaction patterns between couples in women suffering from chronic pain.

Parents with children diagnosed with autism face special and unique challenges in life in the areas of parenting, family, emotional, social and economic issues. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of schema therapy on reducing the symptoms of chronic depression in mothers with children with autism.

The method of quasi-experimental research was pre-test, post-test with control group. The statistical population included all mothers with autistic children in Gorgan in 2018. 30 people (15 in the experimental group) and (15 in the control group) were selected as the sample by purposive sampling. The experimental group was trained in groups for 8 sessions and the control group was placed on a waiting list for training. The research instrument was the Stress, Anxiety and Depression Questionnaire (1995). Analysis of variance was used to analyze the data.

The results showed that schema therapy training had a significant effect on reducing chronic depression in mothers with children with autism (p≤ 0.000).

Therefore, according to the findings, it can be concluded that the treatment scheme can be used to treat chronic depression in mothers with children with autism.

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of schema therapy on increasing self-efficacy and life expectancy of divorced women and its effect on reducing the initial maladaptive patterns of their daughters. The scheme of this experimental study was pretest-posttest with a control group. The statistical population was considered all divorced women and their daughters in Urmia in 2017. The sample consisted of 30 divorced women and their daughters who were referred to the family health clinic under the supervision of the Welfare of West Azerbaijan Province. These women were purposefully selected and divided into two experimental groups (15 people), and a control group (15 people) were randomly assigned. In the experimental group, the intervention was performed in groups of 8 sessions of 90 minutes based on schema therapy, but no intervention was applied to the control group. The instruments were Schier's self-efficacy questionnaire (1982), Schneider's life expectancy questionnaire (1991), and the short form of Young's early maladaptive schemas questionnaire (1998). Research data were analyzed by covariance. Findings showed that schema therapy has effectively increased self-efficacy, the life expectancy of divorced women, and modulating maladaptive schemas of their daughters (P<0.000). Schema therapy as a technique can effectively improve the self-efficacy and life expectancy of these divorced women and modify the maladaptive schemas of their daughters.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on adherence to appropriate treatment and food intake in patients with type 2 diabetes. The research design was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test with control group and 3-month follow-up period. The statistical population of this study consists of all people with type 2 diabetes admitted to the Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Clinic in Tehran, whose number was equal to 73 people. To conduct an experimental study with two groups (experimental and control) by selecting 15 subjects for each group can achieve a test power of 0.88. The sample sizes were divided into two experimental groups (n = 15) and a control group (n = 15) by available sampling. Inclusion and exclusion criteria are type 2 diabetes with a doctor's approval, at least one year of illness, and absence of more than 2 sessions in treatment sessions. The general compliance questionnaire (GAS) and the feed frequency questionnaire (FFQ) were administered to both groups. The control group waited and the mindfulness intervention for the experimental node was performed in 8 sessions of 90 minutes. Research data were analyzed using descriptive statistics using repeated measures analysis of variance. The results showed that mindfulness training based on stress reduction, adherence to treatment and proper nutrition of patients with type 2 diabetes has significantly increased (P0.05) and this increase has remained constant over time.

Social skills can increase a person's ability to communicate properly with others and play a role in reducing shyness and its components. The purpose of this study was the effectiveness of drama therapy on social skills and shyness of 9–11-year-old girls in Marivan.

The present study was a quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design and control group. The study population consisted of all 9–11-year-old girls in 22 Bahman Marivan school in the 2018-2017 academic year. By available sampling, 30 students were selected and randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group. The Matson (1983) and Stanford Shyness (1997) Social Skills Questionnaire were used to collect data. For the experimental group, 10 90-minute sessions of therapeutic intervention were performed twice a week, but the control group did not receive any intervention. Statistical data were analyzed using univariate analysis of covariance.

The results showed that therapeutic demonstration had a significant effect on social skills (F=57.51, P<0.01) and reduction of shyness (F=73.91, P<0.01).

Based on the results of this study, it can be said that drama therapy affects appropriate social behaviors, aggression and impulsive behaviors, superiority and high self-confidence and relationships with peers; therefore, it plays an important role in reducing girls' shyness.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of music therapy on aggression and general behaviors of 9 - 11 years old autistic children and its impact on their parents' mental health.

The present study was semi-experimental with pre-test design with the control group. The statistical population consisted of all children with autism in Gorgan (No.137). out of them, 30 people were secreted using a targeted sampling method and randomly divided into two groups (15 experimental) and (15 control) The experimental group was subjected to 16 sessions and the control group did not receive any intervention until the end of the research. The research instrument included Garz Scale (1994), Obvious and Hidden Aggression Questionnaire (1996) and Goldberg's Mental Health Questionnaire (1979). Analysis of variance (An oval) was (used to test the hypothesis.

The results showed that music therapy was effective on the stereotypical behaviors, physical aggression, and verbal aggression, relational aggression of children with autism and mental health (P<0.005).

Using music therapy can reduce aggressive and stereotypical behaviors and kilosy children with autism and improve their parents’ mental health.

Today, eating disorders are one of the most notable mental disorders and its prevalence has increased in recent decades. These disorders cause problems with physical health and mental function. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between eating disorders and self-harming behaviors in female students. The method of this research was descriptive-correlation based on the method of modeling regression structural equations. The statistical population was 250 female students studying in Gorgan universities in 1300-1400. They were selected by available sampling method and answered the questionnaires of self-compassion (2003), self-harm Sanson (1998) and Garner eating feedback questionnaire (1979). Structural equation method was used to analyze the data. Also, all analyzes were performed using SPSS software version 24 and Liserl_8.80. Findings showed that self-harming behaviors and eating disorders negatively and significantly predict their compassion (p<0.001). Self-compassion also mediated the relationship between eating disorders and self-harming behaviors (p<0.001). Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that the present research model had statistically acceptable fit indices.