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Nursing critically ill patients can lead to death anxiety. Some factors can predict death anxiety in nurses, one of which is the meaning of life. There are factors that can strengthen or weaken the relationship between death anxiety and the meaning of life in nurses, one of which is perceived stress. This study aims to assess the mediating role of perceived stress in the relationship between the meaning of life and death anxiety in nurses. 

This is a correlational study using structural equation modeling (SEM). The participants were 240 nurses working in public hospitals in Isfahan, Iran, in 2023. They were selected using a convenience sampling method from two hospitals. The data collection tools included a demographic form, the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), the Death Anxiety Scale (DAS), and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Pearson’s correlation test and SEM were used for data analysis in SPSS software, version 23 and Amos software.

Out of 240 participants, 230 answered the questionnaires completely. Most of them were female (71%) and married (70%). The mean MLQ score was 50.14±9.92, the mean PSS score was 21.28±4.49, and the mean DAS score was 7.67±2.45. The analyses showed that meaning in life was negatively related to death anxiety (β=-0.160, P=0.009), while perceived stress was positively related to death anxiety (β=0.216, P=0.002). Also, the indirect relationship between the meaning of life and death anxiety through perceived stress was negative and significant (β=-0.702, P=0.006). 

There is a negative relationship between the meaning of life and death anxiety in Iranian nurses. Perceived stress can exacerbate death anxiety in Iranian nurses. In this regard, it is recommended to hold stress management and death awareness courses for nurses to control their death anxiety and stress.

The purpose of this study was to discrimination forecast of academic well-being based on self-compassion, happiness and academic self-efficacy. The research approach had a practical aim and correlational data collecting. The statistical population of the research was all students of high school in Tehran city in academic year of 2021-2022. The sample size is 443 people based on Morgan's table by multi-stage cluster sampling method and were selected as samples and they were asked to academic well-being questionnaire (AWBQ) of Tuominen-Soini and et al (2012), short form of the self‐compassion scale (SF-SCS) of Raes and et al (211), oxford happiness questionnaire (OHQ) of Hills and Argyle (2002) and academic self-efficacy questionnaire (ASEQ) of Jinks and Morgan (1999). For this purpose, 74 students with low academic well-being and 87 students high academic well-being were selected and discriminant analysis and SPSS-26 software was used for analyzing data. The results of analysis showed that by self-compassion, happiness and academic self-efficacy can help to academic well-being and function discriminant analysis assigned 90/1 percent of the students with high and low academic well-being.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate structural equation modeling of the mediating role of self-care behaviors in the relationship between mindfulness and self-compassion with the psychological distress of dialysis patients. This was descriptive-correlation research. The statistical population of the study was dialysis patient’s Kashan city in March to July of year 2024. The sample size was selected based on Klein's model (2023) and with subjectivw sampling of 300 dialysis patient’s. Data collection tools include the Kessler psychological distress scale (K-10) of Kessler and et al (2003), the Freiburg mindfulness inventory (FMI) of Walach and et al (2006), short form of the self‐compassion scale (SF-SCS) of Raes and et al (2011) and exercise of self‐care agency scale (ESCAS) of Kearney and Fleischer (1979). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and structural equations modeling. Data analysis software was SPSS and AMOS version 28. Te results showed direct effect of mindfulness (β= -0.62 and sig=0.001) and self-compassion (β= -0.53 and sig=0.001) were significant on self-care behaviors. Also, the results showed that theory of mind had a mediating role in relationship between mindfulness (β= -0.50 and sig=0.001) and self-compassion (β= -0.47 and sig=0.001) with self-care behaviors. Also, the final research model had a good fit (RMSEA=0.05, p<0.05). According to the findings of this research and the importance of the role of the mindfulness and self-compassion mind in the self-care behaviors of dialysis patients, it is suggested to experts in this field to use the training of mindfulness and self-compassion to improve psychological distress in dialysis patients.

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between mindful parenting and internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescents, as well as the mediating role of adjustment and self-disclosure. The research was descriptive and correlational in nature. The statistical population included all senior high school students during the 2022-2023 academic year in Shahreza (3644 students) and their parents. A sample of 400 students was selected using multi-stage cluster sampling. Data were collected using the Mindfulness in Parenting Questionnaire (MIPQ), the Youth Self-Report (YSR), the Adjustment Inventory for School Students (AISS), and the Chelune Self-Disclosure Situations Survey (SDSS). The proposed model of relationships among the variables was examined using structural equation modeling. The findings indicated that adjustment mediated the relationship between mindful parenting and internalizing problems (β = -0.229) and externalizing problems (β = -0.158), while self-disclosure mediated the relationship between mindful parenting and externalizing problems (β = -0.022) but not internalizing problems. Mindful parenting, self-disclosure, and adjustment explained 51.4% of the variance in internalizing problems and 42% in externalizing problems. Therefore, the study concluded that mindful parenting, both directly and through adjustment and self-disclosure, significantly impacts adolescents' internalizing and externalizing problems, offering practical implications for prevention and clinical interventions.

aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between attachment styles and psychological distress with the mediating role of self-efficacy and resilience in women with breast cancer. The current research was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population was all women suffering from breast cancer with an active case in the oncology department of Imam Khomeini (RA) and Imam Hossein (AS) Hospitals in Tehran in 2023. The sample size was selected based on Klein's model (2023) and 250 people were selected by available sampling method. Research data collection tools include revised version adult attachment scale (RAAS), depression anxiety stress scale (DASS), Connor-Davidson resilience Ssale (CD-RISC) and general of self-efficacy scale (GSES). Statistical analysis of data was done using SPSS and AMOS software version 28. The results showed that attachment styles (secure and ambivalent) have a significant direct effect on psychological distress. The self-efficacy has a significant direct effect on psychological distress and was able significant mediating role in the relationship between attachment styles (secure and ambivalent) and psychological distress. Also, resilience has a significant direct effect on psychological distress and was able significant mediating role in the relationship between attachment styles (secure and ambivalent) and psychological distress. It can be concluded that according to the significant mediating role of resilience and self-efficacy, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of psychological distress in women with breast cancer by using effective interventions such as attachment-oriented interventions such as emotion focused therapy.

Heart disease is the first cause of death in the world, and psychological status can play an important role in the exacerbation and relaps of this disease. Therefore, it is essential to identify psychological factors affecting the condition of patients with heart disease. The present study aimed to investigate the psychological distress of heart patients based on insecure attachment style with the mediating role of alexithymia and the moderating role of mindfulness and self-compassion. The current research was structural equation modeling. The statistical population of this research included all coronary and heart failure patients who referred to the medical centers of Aran- Bidgol and Kashan cities in 2022-2023. 200 heart patients were selected by convenience sampling. Using psychological distress scale (DASS-21), Collins and Reed attachment style questionnaire (RAAS), alexithymia questionnaire(TAS-20), Brown and Ryan mindfulness scale questionnaire (MAAS) and self-compassion questionnaire(SCS-SF) data was collected. Data were analyzed by bootstrap method using AMOS 24. The results showed that the proposed model has a good fit. Also, the results showed that alexithymia mediates the relationship between avoidant attachment and psychological distress, and mindfulness and self-compassion have a moderating role in the relationship between alexithymia and psychological distress. According to findings, insecure attachment style plays a role in alexithymia and psychological distress of heart patients and with interventions based on mindfulness and self-compassion can help improve the health of heart patients.

Considering that group meaning therapy can be effective in improving the injuries and problems of women with a history of prostitution, the purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of group meaning therapy on resilience, quality of life, and life expectancy in women with a history of prostitution.

  This semi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with control group and follow-up 2 month. The statistical population of the present study was women with prostitution history in Tehran city in 2024. In the first stage, the number of 34 women with purposeful sampling was selected and then randomly divided into one experimental group (17 women) and one control group (17 women) were replaced and experimental underwent 8 sessions of 90 minutes group logotherapy, but the control group received no training and remained in the waiting list. To collect data resilience scale  of Connor and Davidson, quality of life-BRIEF of World Health Organization and adult dispositional hope scale of Snyder and et al. Data analysis was performed using SPSS-28 software with analysis of variance with repeated measures and Bonferroni.

The results of the study showed that of group logotherapy had a significant effect on resilience, quality of life and expectancy and this effect was stable in the follow-up phase follow up stage (P<0.05).

Based on the present findings, it can be concluded that group logotherapy in increase resilience, quality of life and expectancy in women with prostitution history. Therefore, group logotherapy can be used to improve the personality, cognitive and emotional problems of women with history of prostitution.

Having a child with intellectual disability can cause several psychological problems for parents, especially for mothers as the main caregiver. Therefore, it is very important to find ways to handle such problems. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a self-compassion training intervention focused on cognitive emotion regulation and distress tolerance among mothers of children with intellectual disability.

This research used a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest and a three-month follow-up with control group. The participants were 40 mothers of children with intellectual disability. The participants referred to an education and rehabilitation center in Kashan (Iran) and were randomly selected and assigned to experimental and control groups, each containing 20 participants. The experimental group received self-compassion training (45) in twelve sessions (each session 90 minutes) sessions based on Germer and Neff (2013), while the control group remained on the waiting list. The data collection instruments were Garnefski & Kraaij’s Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (2007) and Simons and Gaher’s Distress Tolerance Scale (2005). Data analysis was performed using SPSS-24 software and one-way repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance.

The findings of the one-way repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance showed that self-compassion training helped the participants use more adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies (F=118.73, P=.001) and distress tolerance (F=126.15, P=.001) as well as fewer unadaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies (F=90.11, P=.001). Additionally, these effects remained stable in the three-month follow-up phase.

Self-compassion traning encouraged mothers of chlideren with intellectual disability to care more about themselves, which helped them adopt a more compassionate view of themselves in challenging situations and deal with the particular difficulties associated with raisng these children. Therefore, it is recommended that significant measures be taken to enhance the mental health of mothers of children with intellectual disabilities by providing them with self-compassion guidelines so that they can use more adaptive and fewer maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies and increase their distress tolerance.

Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most well-known gut-brain interaction disorders and is characterized by symptoms of chronic abdominal pain along with changes in bowel habits. This disease has a significant impact on the quality of life of patients. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between cognitive flexibility and psychological well-being in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

The present study was descriptive-correlational using structural equation modeling. The statistical population was patients with irritable bowel syndrome who referred to Gastrointestinal Health Center, Alzahra Hospital in Isfahan city in year 2023. The sample size was selected based on Kline model and with convenience sampling of 300 patients. Using psychological well-being scale, cognitive flexibility inventory (CFI) and self-efficacy questionnaire data was collected. Using SPSS version 28 and AMOS software data were analyzed.

The results indicated that Problem solving process (sig= 0.001,β=.62) and perception of controllability (sig= 0.001, β=.49) predict psychological well-being and self-efficacy has a mediating role in the relationship between cognitive flexibility and psychological well-being.

The findings of this research have practical implications for therapeutic interventions focusing on cognitive flexibility and self-efficacy to improve the psychological well-being of patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Chronic pain as a common problem may effect on the physical health, well-being and quality of life in patients. The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of alexithymia and moderating resilience in the relationship between insecure attachment styles and the quality of life in chronic pain patients. This study is a structural equation modeling. Among the chronic patients referred to Kashan therapeutic clinics in 2022, 188 patients were recruited through convenience sampling. In order to collect information, Revised Adult Attachment Scale (Collins & Reid, 1989), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (1992), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (2003) and  Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL- BREF) were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS 24 software. The results of correlation coefficients showed that there are significant negative correlation between the quality of life with anxious insecure attachment, dependency insecure attachment and alexithymia, while there are significant positive correlation between resilience and quality of life (P<0.01). The results showed that the proposed model of the present study has a good fit (x2/df=2.748, p<0.001, CFI= 0.91, RMSEA=0.06). In addition, the results showed that the direct effect of anxious attachment on alexithymia (β= 0.549, P<0.05) and the direct effect of alexithymia on quality of life is significant (β= -0.632, P<0.01). When alexithymia are included as mediator in the relationship between anxious attachment and quality of life, the indirect effect of anxious attachment on quality of life is -0.347, and this indirect effect is significant (P<0.01). Also, the direct effect of dependency attachment on alexithymia is significant (β= 0.297, P<0.05). When alexithymia are included as mediator in the relationship between dependency attachment and quality of life, the indirect effect of dependency attachment on quality of life is -0.188, and this indirect effect is significant (P<0.05). Therefore, The results showed that alexithymia mediates the relationship between anxious insecure attachment and quality of life (β=-0.347, p<0.01) and dependency insecure attachment and quality of life (β=-0.188, p<0.05) in chronic pain patients. Resilience also moderates the relationship between alexithymia and quality of life (β=-0.121, p<0.05). The insecure attachment may effect on quality of life through alexithymia and resilience can be a protective factor against the negative impact of this effect in chronic pain patients. These results have important implications for clinicians and researcher in the field of health psychology. Psycho-educational interventions to identify emotions and describe them and reduce alexithymia can help patients manage their emotions better and improve different aspects of their quality of life. Also, interventions based on resilience can lead to improving the quality of life in chronic pain patients.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of emotional intelligence, self-compassion and resilience in the relationship between mindfulness and happiness. The method of this descriptive-correlational research was structural equation modeling. The statistical population of this study included all undergraduate students of Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran in the academic year of 1400-1401. According to the Krejcie and Morgan table, 373 people were selected by using cluster sampling method. The Researchers used the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire-Short Form, the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory-Short Form, the Bradberry and Greaves Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, the Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-Short Form to collect the data. Pearson's correlation coefficient method and structural equation modeling were used to analyze the data. In addition, the findings showed that the significant direct effect of mindfulness on happiness, emotional intelligence and self-compassion. Also, the direct effects of emotional intelligence and self-compassion on resilience and happiness were significant. In addition, emotional intelligence, self-compassion, and resilience mediated the relationship between mindfulness and happiness. Moreover, the indirect effect of mindfulness on happiness was significant in that mindfulness leads to an increase in resilience by enhancing emotional intelligence and self-compassion, while it improves happiness by increasing resilience. These findings have important practical implications for educational-counseling interventions to improve happiness.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a well-known gut-brain interaction disorder characterized by chronic abdominal pain and changes in bowel habits, significantly impacting patients' quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation and psychological well-being in patients with IBS.

This descriptive-correlational study employed structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of patients with IBS who visited the Gastrointestinal Health Center at Alzahra Hospital in Isfahan in 2023. A sample size of 300 patients was selected using convenience sampling based on Kline's model (2023). Data were collected using the Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff, 1989), the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GES-10) (Jerusalem & Schwarzer, 1995), and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnefski et al., 2001). Data were analyzed using SPSS version 28 and AMOS software.

The results indicated that emotion regulation strategies and self-efficacy predict psychological well-being. Furthermore, self-efficacy has a mediating role in the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation strategies and psychological well-being.

The findings of this research have practical implications for therapeutic interventions, suggesting that focusing on cognitive regulation of emotion and enhancing self-efficacy can improve the psychological well-being of patients with IBS.

According to various researches, students suffer a lot of stress during their studies. Academic stress, if intensified or continued, causes problems in the field of mental health and well-being. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the factors affecting academic stress. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of explaining academic stress based on perfectionism and personality traits with the mediation of academic enthusiasm.The current research was of a descriptive-correlation type. The statistical population of the research included all 6470 male and female secondary school students of Kashan city. 400 students (200 boys and 200 girls) were selected by cluster sampling method and were administered the Godzilla Academic Stress Questionnaire (SLSI), the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Questionnaire (MPS), the Neo Personality Personality Questionnaire (NEO-FFI) and the questionnaire Fredericks et al (AES) responded.The evaluation of the proposed model was done using structural equation modeling. The results showed that the proposed model has an acceptable fit. Also, the results showed that there is a significant relationship between perfectionism, personality traits and academic enthusiasm with academic stress. In addition, the results of the path analysis showed that academic enthusiasm plays a mediating role in the relationship between perfectionism and openness to experience with academic stress. The findings of the present research have practical implications for educational psychologists and school counselors for preventive educational interventions to control and prevent academic stress of students

The present study was conducted with the aim of explaining children's behavioral disorders based on mothers' attachment styles.

Overall, 318 pre-school children (168 girls and 150 boys) were selected from the statistical society (which included the preschool centers of Isfahan City) by cluster random sampling. The required data were collected using the Achenbach' child behavior questionnaire (CBCL) – parents' version- and the Hazen and Shavar Attachment Styles Questionnaire. Data were analyzed by means of correlation and regression analysis.

The results showed that mothers' avoidant insecure attachment style was positively correlated with externalizing problems and internalizing problems while their ambivalent insecure attachment style and externalizing problems were positively correlated. Among the mothers' attachment styles, avoidant insecure attachment style had a positive role in predicting externalizing and internalizing problems in children.

The findings showed that mothers with insecure attachment style have a significant effect on the development of behavioral disorders in children.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate mediating role of resilience and self-efficacy in relationship between cognitive emotion regulation strategies and psychological distress in women with breast cancer. The research method was descriptive-correlation. The statistical population was all women with breast cancer in oncology department of Imam Khomeini and Imam Hossein Hospitals in Tehran, Iran in year 2023. The sampling method was convenience and the sample size was 250 people. Data collection tools included the depression anxiety stress scale of Lovibond and Lovibond, cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire of Garnefski and et al., resilience scale of Connor and Davidson and general of self-efficacy scale of Sherer and et al. The data were analyzed using correlation matrix and structural equation modeling. The main findings indicated that cognitive emotion regulation had directly significant relation with psychological distress. Cognitive emotion regulation indirectly had a significant relationship through the mediating role of resilience and self-efficacy with psychological distress. It seems that cognitive emotion regulation directly and indirectly by mediating the role of resilience and self-efficacy predicted psychological distress. This study indicated the necessity of increasing cognitive emotion regulation, resilience and self-efficacy for psychological distress.

The current study aimed to provide a structural model of psychological well-being based on basic psychological needs and mindfulness with the mediating role of problematic internet use in adolescents. By applying the structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. The population comprised all male and female high school students in Kashan in the academic year 1401-1402 in the number of 6470 people, of which according to Morgan's table, a sample of 325 people were selected by available sampling. Then, the Psychological well-being scale (RSPWB) Ryff (1989), the Psychological Needs Satisfaction scale (BNSG-S) Guardia, Deci & Ryan (2000), Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) Brown, Ryan (2003) and the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) Young (1998) were completed by participants. Data analysis was performed using the path analysis method and Bootstrapping method was used to examine the mediating role of problematic internet use. The results showed that the direct path of Psychological needs and mindfulness to problematic Internet use and psychological well-being had a significant effect (p<0.05). Moreover, Psychological needs and mindfulness with the mediation of problematic Internet use had a significant indirect effect on psychological well-being (p<0.05). The fit index also showed that the default model has a good fit. Therefore, it can be concluded that problematic internet use plays a mediating role in the relationship between Psychological needs and Mindfulness with adolescents' psychological well-being.

The purpose of this research was to analyze the effectiveness of psychological-educational interventions on the social skills of children with autism spectrum disorder in Iran.

This research has investigated the effect size of educational-psychological interventions on the social skills of children with autism spectrum disorder by using the method of meta-analysis or integrating the results of research. Among 34 studies, 15 studies that met the inclusion criteria were meta-analyzed. The research tool was a meta-analysis checklist. The research is based on 361 samples and 15 effect sizes.

The meta-analysis results showed that the effect size of educational-psychological interventions on the social skills of children with autism spectrum disorder was d=1.62. (p=0.001). The effect size according to Cohen's table had a high effect. Also, Yaquti et al.'s research (2017) under the title of design, construction and effectiveness of social animation program on communication and social skills of children with autism spectrum disorder had the highest effect size (2.34) and Heydari et al.'s research (2012) under The effectiveness of the intervention based on applied analysis of behavior on increasing social-communication skills and reducing stereotyped behavior in autistic children has the lowest effect size (0.7).

Considering that one of the most important problems in children with autism spectrum disorder is a deficiency in social skills, therefore, therapists in this area can use interventions that have a greater effect.

The aim of this study was to predict adolescent Internet addiction based on parenting styles with mediating role of attachment styles. The research method was descriptive-correlational in terms of method. The statistical population of the study included all male and female high school students in Kashan city in the academic year 2021-2022 (6470 people). According to Morgan's table, a sample of 398 people were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. Using Young (1998) Internet Addiction Questionnaire (IAT), Schaefer Naqashian (1358) (PSQ) and Adult Attachment Style Questionnaire (Hazen and Schiver (1987) (AASQ)) data were gathered. Using AMOS 23 software was analyzed the data. The evaluation of the proposed model was performed using structural equation modeling. The results showed that loving parenting style had a significant effect on adolescents' Internet addiction directly (p <0.01) and mediated by anxiety, insecure and avoidant attachment styles (p <0.05). On the other hand, the direct effect of controlled parenting style and mediated by insecure attachment styles on adolescent Internet addiction was not significant (p <0.05). According to the results of the present study on the relationship between parenting styles and Internet addiction in adolescents and the mediating role of attachment styles, these findings have practical implications for psychologists for a comprehensive therapeutic intervention to reduce internet addiction in adolescents.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, often leading to emotional challenges. This study aimed at investigating the mediating roles of resilience and self-efficacy in the relationship between perceived social support and psychological distress among breast cancer patients.

This cross-sectional study was conducted on women with breast cancer admitted to Imam Khomeini and Imam Hossein Hospitals in Tehran, Iran, in 2023. A total of 250 patients were included using convenience sampling. Data were collected using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS) by Lovibond (1995), Resilience Scale (RISC) by Connor and Davidson (2003), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) by Scherer et al. (1982), and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) by Zimet et al. (1988).

Perceived social support had a direct and significant effect on resilience (β=0.34, P=0.001) and self-efficacy (β=0.19, P=0.019) in women with breast cancer. However, no significant direct relationship was found between perceived social support and psychological distress. Resilience (β=-0.46, P=0.001) and self-efficacy (β=0.33, P=0.001) directly influenced psychological distress, with both factors mediating the relationship between social support and distress. The final model demonstrated good fit indices (CFI=0.93, CMIN/DF=1.82, RMSEA=0.064, P<0.05) and explained 34% of psychological distress variance.

Considering the mediating roles of resilience and self-efficacy, implementing educational-therapeutic interventions focused on enhancing self-efficacy and resilience could effectively alleviate psychological distress in women with breast cancer.

The aim of study was determined the effectiveness of an educational intervention based on Aurora project activities to the analytical, creative and practical abilities of successful intelligent female students in the fourth grade of elementary school (9-11 years old).

The research method was quasi-experimental with two experimental and control groups and with a post-test design. The statistical population includes all female students of the fourth grade of elementary school in Qom city in the academic year 2018-2019, which was randomly selected from among the students of all girls' primary schools in Qom city, and 44 primary students Fourth, they were assigned to two experimental and control groups. During 12 sessions of 75 minutes, the students of the experimental group were trained based on the educational program based on the Aurora project in a summer project called "Capable Project" and the control group did not receive any training in this regard. The research tool for data collection was the Sternberg Successful Intelligence Questionnaire.

The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods (multivariate analysis of variance). The results showed that the activities of the Aurora project were effective in improving the successful intelligence of students. Regarding the components of successful intelligence, it had a positive and significant effect on creative intelligence and practical intelligence, but it did not have a significant effect on analytical intelligence.

The results of this research showed that the educational program based on the Aurora project can improve the successful intelligence of students. Therefore, it is recommended teach the activities of the Aurora project to parents and teachers in order to improve the successful intelligence of students.

Quality of life in patients with heart failure can be affected by several factors. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between personality traits and quality of life in heart failure patients mediated by self-care behaviors.

This study is a structural equation modeling. Among the heart failure patients referred to Tehran Heart Hospitals, 300 patients referred to Jam Hospital and Bustan Cardiovascular Clinic were recruited through convenient sampling. In order to collect information, NEO-FFI (Costa & McCrae, 1992), MOS (Ware & Sherbourne, 1992) and EHFSCB (Jarsma et al., 2003) were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS 24 software.

The results of correlation coefficients showed that there are significant negative correlation between the personality traits of neuroticism and agreeableness with quality of life, while there are significant positive correlation between extroversion and quality of life (P<0.01). Also, there are significant negative correlation between self-care behaviors and quality of life (P<0.01). According to the results the proposed model has a good fit (x2/df=2.786, p<0.001, CFI= 0.92, RMSEA=0.07). In addition, the direct effect of neuroticism, extroversion and agreeableness on quality of life is significant (P<0.01). When self-care behaviors are included as mediators in the relationship between personality traits and quality of life, the indirect effect of neuroticism and conscientiousness on quality of life is 0.09 and 0.049 respectively, and these indirect effects are significant (P<0.01). Therefore, self-care behaviors mediate the relationship between personality traits of neuroticism and conscientiousness with quality of life.

These results have important implications for clinical practice and research in the field of cardiac health psychology and indicate the need to develop approaches and better management of these patients in self- care behaviors. Considering the widespread prevalence of heart diseases as a chronic disease and the high costs of treatment, the results of this research have many practical implications for health psychologists, doctors and nurses. Interventions aimed at changing personality characteristics (especially reducing neuroticism and increasing conscientiousness) in order to improve the quality of life of heart patients is a complex and time-consuming task. Therefore, one of the effective interventions to increase these patients’ quality of life can be focusing on increasing self-care behaviors. Hence, educating patients about the importance of this issue can play an important role in improving these patients’ quality of life.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the first cause of cancer-related death among them. In the survivors of this cancer, several factors play a role in adapting to the disease. Therefore, the present study investigated the mediating role of self-compassion and psychological resilience in the relationship between body image and adjustment in breast cancer patients.

The method of the current study was structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all women with breast cancer undergoing treatment at Ayatollah Yathrabi Hospital in Kashan, Iran, in 2022. A total of 202 patients were selected using the convenience sampling. Data were collected using the Body Image Scale, Self-compassion Scale-short form, Resilience Scale-short form and Psychosocial adjustment to illness scale. Then, the data were analyzed by AMOS 24.

The results of direct paths showed that the effect of body image on self-compassion and psychological resilience was significant (P<0.01). Moreover, the effect of self-compassion and psychological resilience on psychosocial adjustment to the disease was significant (P<0.05). The results of Indirect paths indicated that self-compassion and psychological resilience completely mediated the relationship between body image and psychosocial adjustment to the disease (P<0.01).

The self-compassion and resilience can be useful for increasing the psychosocial adjustment of breast cancer survivors. Future studies in more diverse samples are needed to confirm the causal direction of these relationships and extend the findings.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the structural model of social anxiety based on maladaptive perfectionism and maladaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation with mediator role of rumination. The present research is the correlation study using structural equation modeling. The statistical population in this research included high school students of Kashan city in academic year of 2021-2022. The sample size was selected based on Kline model (2016) and with random cluster sampling method of 342 students. Data collection tools included the social phobia inventory of Connor and et al (2000), perfectionism inventory of Hill and et al (2004) cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire of Garnefski and Kraaij (2007) and ruminative response scale of Nolen-Hoeksema and Morrow (1991). Statistical analysis of data was performed using AMOS-24 software. The findings showed that the direct effect of uncompromising perfectionism (β=0.371 and sig=0.001), maladaptive emotion cognitive regulation (β=0.186 and sig=0.043) and rumination (163 β=0.019 and sig=0.019) were positively significant on social anxiety. Also, the results showed that rumination has a mediating role in relationship between uncompromising perfectionism (lower bounds 0.003 and upper bounds 0.068, sig=0.012) and non-adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies (lower bounds 0.023 and upper bounds 0.184 (0.020, sig=0.020) with social anxiety. Also, proposed model had an acceptable fitness to the data (RMSEA=0/070, P-value<0/05) and analyses also revealed that %41 of variance of depression was explained by maladaptive perfectionism and maladaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation through the mediating role of rumination.

Adjustment is one of the most important indicators of psychological health, which is influenced by many factors. The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between attributional style and adjustment with the mediation of self-esteem and self-compassion in secondary course of secondary school students. Using multi-stage cluster sampling, 327 students (195 girls and 132 boys) of secondary school in Kashan city were selected in the academic year 2021-2022. Information was collected using Adjustment Inventory Students Scale of Sinha and Singh (1993), Attributional Style Questionnaire of Peterson and Seligman (1984), self-compassion-short form scale(Rees et al., 2011) and Rosenberg's self-esteem scale(1969). The results showed there is a significant relationship between attributional style and adjustment, and self-compassion and self-esteem have a mediating role on this relationship. According to the findings of this research, in order to increase the adjustment of students, educational-counseling interventions can be used with the focus on promoting self-compassion and self-esteem in order to control the effect of attributional style on adjustment.

Family plays an important role in the mental health of its members. If it suffers from conflicts, it can lose its importance as an emotional and psychological base. Marital conflicts have been identified as one of the most common problems in families. The purpose of this research study was to examine the effect of schema-based couple therapy on marital silence and emotional blackmail in women with marital conflicts. The research method was semi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population included all women who referred to Golestan Zendegi counseling center, District 2, Tehran. Among them, 30 women were selected through the purposive sampling method; they were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (15 women in each group). Marital Silence (Rasouli & Rezaee, 2019), Emotional Blackmail (FOG; Karnani, 2018), and Marital Conflicts (MCQ; Sanai Zakir & Barati, 2008) questionnaires were used to collect data. Data was analyzed using SPSS software (version 24) and MANCOVA. The experimental group received schema-based couple therapy intervention during 10 sessions. However, the control group did not receive any intervention. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the control and experimental groups in terms of marital silence and emotional blackmail. In other words, the treatment model was effective in reducing the variables. Accordingly, the schema-based couple therapy approach could be used to reduce the problems and conflicts of couples, especially marital silence and emotional blackmail.