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Emotional eating behavior is considered one of the pathological eating behaviors, and the components related to it have special importance, especially in children and adolescents.

The aim of the research was to investigate the role of rumination and sadness emotion management skills in predicting emotional eating behavior in overweight and obese children aged 9 to 12 years.

The descriptive research design was of the correlational type and the statistical population included obese and overweight children aged 9 to 12 in Hamedan City in 2019-2020. A total of 268 of these children were selected by convenient sampling method and responded to questionnaires of children’s responses to imaginal situations that Elicit Sadness (Lopez, 2006), Children’s Sadness Management Scale (Shipman and Penza-Clive, 2001), Emotional Eating Scale-Children (Tanfoski, 2007). To analyze the data, Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis were used with the help of SPSS-22.

The results of correlation analysis showed that there is a significant relationship between rumination variable and emotion regulation management skills with children's emotional eating behavior (P<0.05). Also, based on the regression results, 45.4% and 53% of the variance of the variable of emotional eating behavior could be predicted with the help of the predictor variables dimensions of rumination and emotion regulation management skills (P<0.05).

The results indicated that there is a significant relationship between emotional eating behavior with rumination and ineffective strategies for managing the emotion of sadness in obese and overweight children. In order to prevent and treat obesity and overweight in children, it is important to pay attention to their psychological issues. It is suggested that more research be done, in the field of psychological causes of problems related to obesity and overweight.

This study aimed to investigate the moderating role of gender and self-compassion in the relationship between child maltreatment with self-control among adolescents aged 13-19 in Qom & Kahak cities of Qom province. This research method was in the category of descriptive and correlational. The sample includes 409 people (205 girls and 204 boys) who were selected by the available sampling method. Instruments for gathering data included Child Abuse Self-Report Scale (CASRS), Self-Control Scale, and Self-Compassion Scale –Short Form (SCS-SF). The data of this research were analyzed by the role path analysis method. The findings showed that child maltreatment predicts a low level of self-control in adolescence. Child maltreatment predicts a low level of self-compassion in adolescence. The role of the moderator of self-compassion in the relationship between child maltreatment and self-control was confirmed, but the role of the moderator of gender in the relationship between child maltreatment and self-control was rejected. Thus, reducing child maltreatment can be promoted self-control and self-compassion in adolescence. Also, cultivating the trait of self-compassion in boys and girls who have experienced child maltreatment prevents them from reducing their self-control levels in adolescence.Keywords: child maltreatment, gender, self-control, self-compassion. adolescence.

The aim of this study was determining the efficacy of self-advocacy training on communication skills of adolescents with chemotherapy/ radiotherapy induced alopecia. The method of present study was quasi experimental single-subject with pre-test, post-test and two-week and one-month follow-ups. The statistical population of the study consisted of all adolescents aged 12-15 years with chemotherapy/ radiotherapy alopecia in Tehran in 1400. The sample group consisted of 4 adolescents with chemotherapy/ radiotherapy alopecia, who were selected by available sampling method and taking into account the inclusion criteria. The self-advocacy training intervention program was implemented in 5 sessions and the participants responded to the communication skills questionnaire (Attarha, 2007) in two stages, the baseline (A) and the experimental stage (B). SPSS and T test were used for data analysis, and t-test results illustrated the significant effect of self-advocacy training on communication skills and its subscales in adolescents with alopecia due to chemotherapy/ radiotherapy. Therefore, it can be concluded that self-advocacy training due to self-awareness, communication skills and leadership training can lead to the promotion of communication skills of adolescents with alopecia due to chemotherapy/ radiotherapy.

Iodine deficiency affects the population of all age groups, but neonates, infants,pregnant women, and school children constitute the most vulnerable groups. Disorders caused byiodine deficiency are among the major health-nutritional problems in Iran. Because of the importance ofthis matter, the present study was done to evaluate the status of urinary iodine in 6-16 years old childrenin urban and rural areas and to compare measurement indices of urinary iodine.

 In this cross-sectional descriptive study, we included 230 6-16 years old children,including 128 urban and 102 rural children. In all samples, the creatinine amount was measured basedon the Jaffe reaction, and iodine was measured by the acid digestion method. Since iodine concentrationwas not normally distributed, the median value of urinary iodine was reported. Also, the urinary iodine/creatinine (UI/Cr) ratio index was calculated in all samples.

 The median value of urinary iodine in all examined children was 14.30 μg/dL and in children ofurban and rural areas were 15.6 and 12.9 μg/dL, respectively. Because these measurements were morethan 10 μg/dL, the urinary iodine was sufficient in children of both regions. Based on the median UI/Crratio, the iodine excretion was 178.92 μg/g in all children (more than 50 μg/g showing iodine sufficiency).

 Based on median urinary iodine and median UI/Cr ratio, iodine intake in children was normal.Also, according to the present study, there is a fair agreement between both mentioned indices

The aim of present study was to evaluate the efficacy of Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy on mood and somatic symptoms reduction of children with history of interpersonal trauma. This was a single subject experimental study with Multiple baseline design and the population consist of all primary school children (boys and girls) in 2019-2020 academic year in Saghez city. 4 (9-12 years old) students with interpersonal trauma history were recruited by convenient sampling method. Child and parent forms of life incidence of traumatic events questionnaire (LITE-C & LITE-P), child and parent reports of post traumatic symptoms (CROPS, PROPS) and Takata & Sakata psychosomatic complaints scale were administered to them at baseline (A), two first, two middle and two last sessions and after completion of treatment in follow up sessions. In B experimental phase each of these 4 student, receive 14 individual treatment sessions of TF-CBT on average. Spss-25 software was used to analyze data with graphic analysis and improvement percentage as well as descriptive statistics, repeated measure variance analysis and dependent T test. Results indicated that clinical and statistical improvements were occurring in reduction of children’s mood and somatic symptoms and post-traumatic stress symptoms, which was, remain constantly in 3 weeks follow up. Hence, this treatment could reduce the mood and somatic symptoms of children with interpersonal trauma.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of narrative therapy on meaning in life and its components (presence-of-meaning and search-for-meaning) among female students of Tehran universities. For this purpose, the quasi-experimental design of pretest-posttest-follow-up with a nonequivalent control group was used. The sample consisted of 24 female students aged 18 to 30 years who were selected by convenience sampling and assigned to intervention and control groups. Both groups were assessed at the pre-test by the Meaning in Life Questionnaire Estger et al. Then, the intervention group participated in 7 weekly group-narrative-therapy sessions. Both groups were re-evaluated in post-test and 9-months follow-up. The data analyzed by repeated-measures analysis of variance showed that narrative-therapy in the post-test phase significantly increased the presence-of-meaning in the intervention group compared to the control group. This difference was still significant in the follow-up. Regarding the search-of-meaning component, the groups did not show a significant difference in any of the stages. There were no significant differences in the total scores of meaning-in-life between groups in the pre-test and post-test. However, the decrease in the control group scores in the follow-up resulted in a significant difference in this period. From these findings, it can be concluded that narrative-therapy in the short term increases the presence-of-meaning and, in the medium term, protects the individual from reducing meaning-in-life.

Malnutrition is one of the important effective factors on mental and physical health of children. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychological characteristics, attachment styles and cognitive emotion regulation of mothers as predictive factors of anthropometrics indices in 2-7 year-old Children, in Isfahan.

This was a correlative study. The population was all 2-7 years old children of Isfahan and their mothers. A sample of 130 mothers of children, were selected by convenient sampling method. The instruments were used in this research were Adult Attachment Styles Questionnaire, short form of SCL-90 and cognitive-emotion regulation questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed by discriminant analysis.

The results showed that the psychological characteristics, attachment styles and cognitive emotion regulation of mothers can predict the nutritional problems of children.

These results revealed the importance of mother’s mental health, regulating emotional states and attachment styles in 2-7 years old children’s physical health

Cancer is an unpredictable stressor in children and has a psychological impact on their lives. Understanding the children's view about their condition, provide better services and eliminating barriers that effects on accepting treatment by the child. The aim of present study was to explore and understand the perspectives of children with cancer about their disease. The present study was a qualitative investigation that conducted by content analysis method in which 20 hospitalized children aged 4-12 years suffering from different type of cancer were selected through purposive sampling and sampling continued until data saturation. To explore the perspectives of children about cancer and its consequences, content analysis of the drawings (by psychoanalytic approach) and the recorded semi-structured interviews were conducted. Data analysis was conducted continuously and simultaneously with data collection and with a comparative method using MAXQDA software. Approximately 1020 codes were identified by the implementation of recorded interviews and drawings of children by open coding. The data coded were finally summarized in five categories: 1. Concerns relative to the place of treatment; 2. Concern with physical problems due to illness and pain; 3. post-traumatic growth, 4. negative problems due to illness, 5. Family consequences of the disease, and 6. The child's view of the process of the disease.

Alexithymia is a personality trait that demonstrates inability in emotional expression. This trait emerging from emotion disregulation has an effective role in etiology of psychosomatic illnesses. Psychosomatic patients, due to somatic illness and also difficulty in emotion regulation, experience anxiety and depression symptoms that exacerbate each other in a cycle with dermatologic illnesses.

In this post-hoc, cross-sectional and correlational study, Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 (TAS-20) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were administered to all 215 patients who were referred to psychodermatology clinic of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences from autumn 2010 to autumn 2012. The final sample consisted of 140 patients. To analyze the data, we used SPSS software V.18.

The results showed that the frequency of high alexithymia, anxiety and depression in psychodermatologic patients were 41.8%, 51.2% & 40%, respectively. Assessing the relationship between alexithymia and its subscales with anxiety and depression showed that there were significant positive correlations between alexithymia and difficulty in identifying and describing feelings with anxiety and depression (p<0/001). The results of regression analyses of alexithymia on anxiety and depression showed that difficulty in identifying and describing feelings predicts depression and difficulty in identifying feelings predicts anxiety in patients.

 Alexithymia predicts anxiety and depression of psychodermatology patients and a complete treatment of these patients should be considered.

People، who can identify، understand and express their inner feelings well، cope with negative experiences and adapt with environment and other people successfully. Alexithymia is a personality trait characterized by difficulty in identifying، describing and regulating feelings. Patients with alexithymia، who cannot cope with stress، somatize their emotional disturbance in a variety of medical disorders، particularly dermatologic diseases.

In this prospective case-control study، 63 eligible subjects referring to dermatology clinics of Isfahan University of Medical sciences (Isfahan، Iran) were selected by convenience sampling method and implied case group. Control group was selected from normal population without any skin problem. The General health questionnaire (GHQ)، Toronto alexithymia scale (TAS-20) and Coping response index (CRI) were used to compare the variables between the groups.

Alexithymia had association with dermatologic diseases while CRI and GHQ scores showed no significant difference between the groups of case and control.

Present research suggests that in the treatment of dermatologic diseases، psychological problems should be considered. Dermatologist should be aware of alexithymia association with an underlying dermatologic disease.