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The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on psychological capital, weight and fat mass of obese women.

This study is a semi-experimental, involving a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The research population comprised all overweight and obese women living in Yazd in 2021. According to the inclusion criteria, 30 people were selected and randomly replaced in two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). The research instruments included a demographic information questionnaire, the psychological capital questionnaire, and the ACT treatment protocol. Following the pre-test, subjects in the control group underwent ACT treatment training sessions as the independent variable. The intervention consisted of nine group therapy sessions, each lasting 1.5 hours. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyze the data.

At the beginning of the research, the average weight in the experimental group was 73.85 kg and in the control group was 74.01 kg. The findings of the research showed that the treatment based on ACT was able to play an effective role in increasing the psychological capital of overweight and obese women in Yazd city (p=0/001). This treatment was also effective in reducing the fat mass and weight of the participants (p=0/001).

According to the results of the present study, it seems that ACT can play an effective role in solving the problems of overweight women and increase their psychological capital and reduce their weight and fat mass.

The purpose of this study was to identify the mediating role of life management strategies in the relationship between generativity-stagnation with subjective well-being in the middle age period. The research method was correlation and the statistical population of the research consisted of all middle-aged citizens of Kermanshah 200 individuals (127 men and 73 women) were selected by voluntary sampling method and responded to four instruments of subjective well-being (Keyes, Shmotkin & Ryff, 2002), Loyola generativity scale) McAdams & de St Aubin, 1992), stagnation scale (Bradley,1997), life management Strate- gies scale (Baltes et al.,1999). For data analysis, we used path analysis. The results showed that generativity has a direct relationship with life management strategies stagnation has an opposite relationship with life management strategies and life management strat- egies have a direct effect on subjective well-being. Also, the results showed that life management strategies can act as a mediator in the relationship between generativity- stagnation and subjective well-being. As a result, considering the importance of subjective well-being in the middle-aged, psychologists can take a step towards increasing the quality of this period by relying on the two variables of generativist- stagnation, and life management strategies and trying to improve and modify them in the middle-aged and performing interventions and treatments in the society.

The aim of this study is to elucidate the relationship between marital satisfaction and cultural capital, with psychological and social capital among educators serving as mediators. The present study is descriptive-correlational in nature and applied in intent. The study’s statistical population comprised Yazd-residing educators in 2021. A method of available and purposeful sampling was utilized to select the sample. The sample size of 300 individuals was ascertained through the utilization of structural equations. ENRICH Marital Ssatisfaction (EMI) Scale, Psychological Capital Questionnaires (PCQ), Cultural Capital Scale (CCS), and family social capital (FSCQ) questionnaires were utilized in the research. The online questionnaire was developed and disseminated to participants via accessible virtual social networks; a total of 284 individuals participated in the survey. The data analysis and generation of descriptive indices and a correlation matrix were conducted using SPSS version 23 software. For fitting partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM), SmartPLS3 software was employed. The results showed that marital satisfaction is positively predicted by psychological capital and negatively predicted by cultural capital. There was no correlation between social capital and marital contentment. Marital satisfaction can be predicted by social capital via psychological capital. Although cultural capital has a direct negative relationship with marital satisfaction, it can indirectly contribute to marital satisfaction via social and cultural capital.

The aim of this study was to determine the mediating role of parents coping styles with children's negative emotions in the relationship between emotional regulation and children's social skills. The research method is a descriptive correlation. The statistical population was the parents of primary school students in Yazd City in the academic year 2021-2022. The sample size was 300 people and they were selected by the multi-stage cluster sampling method, and finally, 286 people completed the questionnaires. Research measurement included the social skills rating system (SSRS) (Gresham & Elliott 1990), the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) (Gratz & Roemer, 2004), And Coping With Children’s Negative Emotions Scale (CCNES) (Fabbes et al. 1990). The structural equation method and PLS-SEM3 software were used to analyze the data. The findings showed that emotional regulation has a direct and positive relationship with children's social skills (p=0.001, β=0.39). Emotional regulation has a direct and positive relationship with non-supportive practices (β=0.32, p=0.4). Supportive coping methods had a direct and positive relationship with social skills (β=0.33, p=0.001), but non-supportive methods had a direct and negative relationship with children's social skills (-0.19). =β, p=0.01). Emotion regulation was indirectly and negatively related to children's social skills through non-supportive coping methods (β=-0.07, p=0.03). The results of the present study showed that children's social skills are influenced by parents' emotional regulation and CCNE.

Risky behavior among adolescents is a common problem requiring attention and preventive interventions. Numerous studies support the contribution of cognitive and emotional deficits in the tendency to high-risk behaviors. This study aimed to predict risk-taking behaviors through decision-making styles and difficulty in emotion regulation among female adolescents. For this purpose, 200 high school students (Mage = 15. 23, SD = 1. 00) were selected via a stratified random sampling method. Participants completed the Iranian Adolescence Risk-taking Scale (IARS), General Decision-Making Style (GDMS) questionnaire, and Difficulty in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). Findings indicated that risky behaviors significantly correlated with difficulty in emotion regulation. In addition, high-risk behaviors demonstrated a positive correlation with spontaneous decision-making and a negative correlation with rational decision-making style. The results of multiple linear regression analysis revealed the significant role of decision-making styles and difficulty in emotion regulation in predicting high-risk behaviors. Practical implications and future areas of study are discussed.

The present study aimed to design a model for attracting young people in Yazd to technical and vocational education based on Grounded theory. The research approach, qualitative and research method, “Grounded theory” was selected; And from the existing approaches, the systematic approach of Strauss and Corbin was chosen. The target group included professors, staff and trainers in the field of technical and vocational education. Participants were selected using “theoretical sampling” method. The research tool was “semi-structured indepth interview”. Up to 12 interviews were conducted and theoretical saturation was obtained. The data analysis method was performed in the form of “coding” and “categorization” and the data were analyzed in three levels of open, axial and selective coding. The “triangulation” method was used to determine the validity of the data. The results of this study showed that the Core category was the status of technical and vocational training; also, the causal conditions include: the quality of providing technical and professional training, and support; Strategies include: acceptance and absorption; Contextual conditions include: hardware-financial contexts, and legal-human contexts; Intervening environmental conditions include: economic, technological and policy conditions, and consequences include: individual-organizational consequences, and social consequences. The results showed that according to the characteristics and conditions of the city of Yazd, the obtained findings can draw the phenomenon of attracting young people to technical and professional education in the form of a comprehensive model.

Burns are among the most important accidents related to human health. They receive great attention due to severe complications and high mortality rate. Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated accidents one of the most important health-related problems among which burns are the most common. They impose different physical, psychological, economical and social damages to patients, as well as their family and society. In this research, the epidemiologic characteristics of children with burns were studied to find effective policies to reduce and prevent burns. This retrospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed during 2 years (from April 2010 to March 2011) on 303 children with burns. All children aged under 15 years and were admitted to Imam Musa Kazem Hospital. Data was extracted from patient documents via a valid and reliable checklist. All principles of confidentiality and patient's rights were respected. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics in SPSS. Most cases of burns (56.9%) were 1-3 year–old children (mean age: 3.71). In addition, 69% of children were male and 31% were female. The majority of burns were caused by boiling water (59.7%). Urban children constituted 57.4% of the cases. The average hospitalization period was 10.8 days (range: 1-60 days). Most children had grade 2 injury (49.2%) and a burn surface area of 11-20% (34%). The highest average burn surface areas were seen in natural gas explosion cases (31.2%) and milk burns (29.2%). In most children, the trunk was injured (66.4%). Findings of this research showed the high risk age groups and the risk factors of burns in children in Isfahan, Iran. The most common causes of burns were boiling water and flame. In this study, we saw an increase in gas explosion burns compared to a previous study in Isfahan in 2000. Preventive programs are required to train parents of high risk children regarding safety issues. Officials and policymakers should adapt precautionary and safety policies in preparing gas tanks and gas-burning equipments. They must also allocate adequate human and financial resources to pay more attention to physical and psychological needs of injured children.