محسن رفیع خواه

The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of teaching the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) on mothers’ stress and its effectiveness on the child-parent relationship, communication and social skills of slow-paced non-speaking children. The current study was a single-subject quasi-experimental type with an A-B design. The statistical population of the present study was made up of all slow-paced non-speaking students in Shahrood city studying in the academic year 2021-2022 which was obtained using available sampling method, and finally 3 children were selected (one male and two female students). The sample group was subjected to the educational program of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) for 18 sessions. The tools of this research included Age and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3), Gilliam Autism Rating Scale (GARS-3), Child-Parent Relationship Questionnaire (CPRQ) and Parental Stress Questionnaire (PSS). The data were presented in the form of tables, graphs and descriptive reports. The findings showed that in the stages of post-test 1, post-test 2 and follow-up (one month apart), the educational program was effective on the child-parent relationship, communication and social skills of slow-paced non-speaking children and their mothers’ stress level. It can be concluded that the educational program of the Picture exchange communication system is effective on social and communication skills, so it is necessary that the educational program of the Picture exchange communication system receives the attention of therapists and researchers.

This research was conducted with the aim of designing and compiling a questionnaire in order to measure the security defense component of the Islamic lifestyle. Considering the Islamic religion's focus on security, this questionnaire was designed based on the verses of the Holy Quran and under the title of Islamic lifestyle.

The current research was conducted in two phases, qualitative and quantitative. In the qualitative phase, the verses related to defense and security were extracted and their classification was done under related concepts. Also, the items to be included in the questionnaire were formulated in this stage. In the quantitative stage, the extracted items were evaluated and analyzed at the pilot level with a limited sample.

The logical and content validity of the questionnaire was checked and confirmed by the evaluation of experts' opinions. Also, the reliability of the questionnaire using Cronbach's alpha method was equal to 0.71, which indicates a good internal consistency of the questionnaire.

The design of this questionnaire as one of the initial measures in entering the important issue of defense and security can determine criteria as a model and adaptation, which is derived from the source of education and knowledge (Qur'an).

Executive functions are a set of high-level cognitive processes that, by influencing low-level processes, enable individuals to direct their thoughts and actions. Despite the importance of measuring executive functions Many current tests of executive function are complex, have limited reliability and validity, and suffer from task impurity.

The purpose of this project was to develop a novel set of executive function test based on the integrated model of executive function.

The sample consisted of 115 students (18 girls and 97 boys) who were selected by cluster random sampling from 16 and 6 urban areas of Tehran (M=9.2 years; SD=1.7). central nervous system vital signs test was used to evaluate the validity of the test. Pearson correlation tests and exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were used to analyze the data.

The reliability of the main scores of the subtests was mainly calculated in a significant range (p<0.05). Also, the concurrent validity of the test using the correlation showed a significant correlation. The calculated coefficients for the snake and ladder, gift box, school bag, special route, mannequins, cards, apples, ball and rocket and hands are equal to 0.61, respectively, 0.53, 0.41, 0.79, 0.54, 0.38, 0.66, 0.60 and 0.39. Exploratory factor analysis identified three factors: updating, shifting, and inhibition. The results of confirmatory factor analysis also indicated a good fit of the mode.

The pictorial-computer test of executive functions has outstanding features for measuring students' executive functions.

It is important to examine the current state of research in any country to guide and determine the direction of future research. This study focused on the status of Quranic research and mental health. This study was focused on three categories: subject, methodology and researchers.

This is a review study. Research samples were Persian articles published in scientific journals (Electronic Publication). A total of 141 articles were selected for review. The authors have not reported any conflicts of interest.

The results were analyzed in three categories: subject, methodology, and researchers. In the subject category, it was found that interpretive articles (35.47%) have the highest frequency. In terms of methodology, quantitative, qualitative and mixed research accounted for 50.35%, 46.10% and 3.55% of the studies and showed the highest frequency, respectively. Also, in analyzing the status of researchers, it was found that researchers in fields unrelated to the Quranic sciences had published a higher percentage of articles on the Quran and health (63.83%).

According to the research findings, suggestions for future research are provided on the trend of publication of the studies and guiding the future studies in a better direction.

Religion is a contributory factor in health particularly in developmental stages. Yet, few studies have been conducted in this area for teenagers. This study aimed at assessing the correlation between religious attitude and general health among high school girls. Correlation method was employed in this research. The sample included 120 female high school students aged 16.6±.52, selected from 4 different schools. Research materials included Golriz and Baraheni’s questionnaire about religious attitude and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). The collected data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and linear regression. In this research, all the Ethical issues were observed and authors declared no conflicts of interest. The results indicate a significant relation between religious attitudes and three subscales including anxiety symptoms and sleep disorder, and social function as well as depression symptoms (p.01). However, there was no significant relationship between the religious attitude and physical function subscale (p>.05). The results of the study clearly demonstrate the impact of religious attitudes on the students’ general health. In other words, the general health status in individuals can be predicted by religious attitudes.

Quality of life, as an important, structure has been studied from different aspects. Investigating the factors affecting this structure has always been of interest to researchers. The aim of this research was to investigate the correlation between religious beliefs and quality of life in one hand and to investigate the role of mediator of Islamic lifestyle in another.

This descriptive-correlative and applied research was carried out among all the attendees of the International Qurchr('39')anic Exhibition (26th Exhibition) in 2018. The sample consisted of 103 visitors, who were selected by random sampling. The research instruments were George Religious Beliefs Questionnaire, Kaviani Lifestyle, and World Health Organization Quality of Life. The data were analyzed by SPSS 22 and Amos 22 softwares, using Pearson correlation, linear regression, independent t-test, and path analysis methods.

All 3 major research variables were positively and significantly correlated (p<0.01). Also, religious beliefs and Islamic quality of life were able to predict quality of life and they could explain 28% and 33% of variance of quality of life variables, respectively (p=0.001). The direct relationship between religious beliefs and quality of life was significant. Also, the mediator paths were significant as the main path. Hence, it can be said that Islamic lifestyle plays a mediator role in the relationship between religious beliefs and quality of life (p=0.001).

The Islamic lifestyle is an important mediator in religious beliefs and quality of life.

The expansion of sciences and the existing relation among them has caused us to feel the necessity of incorporating interdisciplinary subject matters into specializations of any kind, more than before. Therefore, this research is conducted to provide a list of the existing interdisciplinary sources in the area of Quran and Health, in order to make it possible to step into the way of interdisciplinary subject matters and pave the way for the interested researchers of this area, so that they may be able to provide the necessary sources with ease by spending the less time. Thus by studying the books and authentic foreign and domestic websites such as: “noormags”, “science direct”, magiran”, “SID”, “Amazon”, “ProQuest” and etc., we have provided a list of books, articles and conferences and etc. in Persian or any other languages. Hope that the result of this research would be useful and practical and it shall set good grounds for the interested researchers.

This paper identifies the research fields in interdisciplinary studies of Health and Quran sciences. It has applied the qualitative method and is documentary and library based. The statistical population of this research is formed by all the sources and documents related to the field of Health and Sciences and Quran knowledge. In this research the measurement and evaluation criteria derived from the research of Feizi and Naqizade (to be published). The results of this research showed the points belonging to each field of Health and its various dimensions, the social health 85 points, mental health 75/27 points, and physical health 46/09 points. Therefore the priority of research in the field of Health, is generally focused on Social Health, But if the argue stands on the Interdisciplinary studies of Quran and Health, the mental field of Health would be of importance by considering the verses related to the mental Health. Hence this research indicated that in the Quran knowledge prepares the larger field of research for the scholars and researchers in the field of Quran sciences.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a set of illness symptoms that happen in people who experience or witness a traumatic event. Various factors may have a role in the intensity of these symptoms. This research was conducted with the aim of finding the role of attachment to God and perceived social support in prediction of the intensity of these symptoms. Also, the two variables of age and the time passed since the traumatic event were taken into consideration.
The population included all mothers in Tehran who received rehabilitation and welfare services. One hundred and three mothers were selected via the purposeful (qualitative) sampling method. Data were collected using a PTSD questionnaire, a questionnaire on attachment to God and a questionnaire on perceived social support. The stepwise regression model was used to analyze the data.
Results showed that attachment to God and social support from friends was predictors of reduced PTSD. It was also determined that age and the time since the traumatic event have no meaningful relationship with PTSD.
It seems that spiritual and social factors with multiple functions can be largely effective in reducing PTSD

Cognitive Inhibition, as a component of executive functions, plays an important role in our life. The aim of this research was to construct and validate a new test (Boshra) for measuring cognitive inhibition and impulse control. 225 elementary students (117 girls and 108 boys) were selected through a cluster sampling. Results of test-retest reliability (after two weeks) showed that the Boshra test possessed suitable reliability coefficients. The coefficients were .74 for the interference score and .84 for the time (p

Executive functions, including inhibition and Flexibility are important for many of human behavior. Hence, emphasis has led to interventions to improved executive function. The aim of this study was examination of Impact of cognitive inhibition training on Flexibility performance of student with learning disability. The design of this study was a pretest-posttest with control group. The 30 students with learning disability were selected by means of convenience sampling (15 students in experimental group and 15 students in control group). The experimental group underwent a 10 session''s cognitive inhibition training. All the participants were assessed through Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. The obtained data were statistically analyzed by MANCOVA using SPSS software (version 19, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). Results showed a significant difference between experimental and control groups in Number of Categories (P= 0/001) also significant difference between experimental and control groups in Perseverative Errors (p= 0/05). According to these results, cognitive inhibition training have a positive effect on flexibility performance.

This research was conducted for studying role of working memory on executive functions in students with learning disabilities (LD).
The sample was consisted of 40 students with LD (20 students with impairment in working memory and 20 students without impairment) and 20 students without LD. The research tools were Raven intelligence test, WMTB-C, tower of London and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.
The results revealed that students with LD having impairments in working memory acquired significantly lower scores on the planning. Results also shows there was no significant difference between learning disability students with impairments in working memory and normal group on the planning. As well as both learning disability groups performed more poorly than normal group on the Flexibility component.
This study showed that working memory as a main factor influences on executive function performance in student with learning disabilities.

This study examined the impact of cognitive-behavioral anger management instruction on mothers’ psychological well-being. This semi-experimental research had a single group pre-test, post-test design. The population of the study comprised all mothers residing in Tehran and the sample included 81 mothers from districts 1 to 5 who had voluntarily enrolled for taking part in the workshops and were selected via non-probability sampling. The participants were assigned to four groups and received identical instruction. The anger management training sessions were held for seven weeks and in each weak the subjects had a two-hour training session. Ryff’s psychological well-being scale (1989) was administered for both pre- and post-tests. Results of dependent t-test showed that from among the components of psychological well-being scale, the changes observed in the mean of purposeful life and personal growth were statistically significant, whereas the changes in self-acceptance, positive relation with others, autonomy, and environmental mastery were not significant.