abbass abolghasemi

The aim of the present study was to determine the role of self-regulation behaviors in predicting treatment readiness and symptoms severity in depressed patients. It was a correlational study and its statistical population consisted all depressed patients referring to health centers of Rasht city in 2015. The sample included 100 depressed patients selected via accessible sampling method. Data was gathered by Beck Depression Inventory-II (Beck, 1996), Self-Regulation Scale (Ibanez et al, 2005) and Minnesota Multidimensional Personality Inventory (MMPI; Hathaway, & McKinley, 1943), and analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis. The results showed that self-regulation behaviors could predict 0.27 of treatment readiness and 0.30 of symptoms severity in depressed patients. These findings may have important clinical implications for pathology and prevention from depression

In recent years, dialectical behavior therapy has been used as a therapy for treatment-resistant anxiety disorder. The current research has been done to investigate the efficacy of group training of dialectical behavior therapy concepts on improvement of emotional recognition strategies and decrease of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
30 women with OCD were selected by clinical interview and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The subjects of both groups completed Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale before starting the first treatment session and also after the last treatment session. Experimental group received 12 sessions (90 minutes) of dialectical behavior therapy. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance.
Results showed that there's a significant reduction in OCD symptoms (except sexual obsession and check compulsion) of experimental group in comparison with the control group. Moreover, Positive strategies of emotion regulation increase significantly in experimental group than control group.
Discussion and Dialectical behavior therapy could help the patients with OCD, by training emotion regulation strategies, tolerance acceptance of negative emotion, to learn how to work effectively on their obsession.

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of  differentiation of self in predicted of family function in women with marital conflict. The population consist of all women referred to counseling centers and dementia clinics in Tabriz. 120 women were selected with sampling method. The students answered the same questionnaire including: questionnaire of marital conflict, Family Assessment Device (FAD), and differentiation of self.  Data analysis included multivariate regression, pearson’s r correlations, regression analysis, ANOVA analyses with SPSS software (package of Spss / pc + + ver18). The results of this study show the there is a significant relationship between differentiation of self  in predicted of family function in women with marital conflict. According to the results there is a significant relationship between differentiation of self with problem solving, communication, emotional companionship, emotional involvement, overall performance and predicted of family function in women with marital conflict.

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of intimacy and communicative dynamics in predicted of family function in women with marital conflict. This research is descriptive and correlational. The population consist of all women referred to counseling centers and dementia clinics in Tabriz. 120 women were selected with sampling method. The students answered the same questionnaire including: questionnaire of marital conflict, Family Assessment Device (FAD), intimacy scale and communicative dynamics scale.  Data analysis included multivariate regression, pearson’s r correlations, regression analysis, ANOVA analyses with SPSS software (package of Spss / pc + + ver18). The results of this study show the there is a significant relationship between intimacy and communicative dynamicsin predicted of family function in women with marital conflict.

The object of this study is to examine the influence of profit quality on wage cost of shareholders based on comparative approaches of high profit quality and low profit quality on accepted company is Tehran stock exchange. in order to achieve research targets ,we have used of 50companies information in which has been accepted in Tehran stock exchange on 8yeras duration(2002-2009)we have used of compound regression analysis on examining the relation among study variables and we have tested the influence of profit quality on earning cost of shareholders by figurative variable. Based on findings, we indicate by increasing profit quality of accepted companies in Tehran stock exchange, the shareholders’ wage cost decreases. The result showed profit quality is influential on decreasing and or increasing shareholders earning cost.

Stressful life events may cause initiation of drug use among people. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of stress management skill training on depression, anxiety and stress levels in drug addicts after withdrawal.. The population included all drug addicts after withdrawal in 2012 on Alborz province.. The study was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with a control group. Levels of emotional reactions (depression, anxiety and stress) in all referrals to a counseling center for drug withdrawal in 2012 using the Depression, Anxiety, Stress (DASS-21) questionnaire was assessed. The study population included drug addicts after withdrawal. The sampling method was available sampling and random assignment. 30 people who had higher emotional reactions were randomly selected and divided into two test (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. For the test group, a stress management skill training course was held in twelve 90-minute sessions, but the control group received no intervention. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS19 software with analysis of covariance.. The results showed that stress management skill training has a significant effect on reducing emotional reactions (P< 0.01). It was noted that after 2 months test group follow-up, stress management training has retained its effect.. Apparently, training addicts about life skills, particularly stress management seems to be a good idea..

The aim of this research was to compare cognitive flexibility and adjustment between two groups of students with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and typically developing students (TDS). Fifty students with DCD and 50 TDS were chosen from 12 primary schools. The Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCD-Q), Adjustment Inventory for School Students (AISS) and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) were used to measure the research variables. The results of the multivariate analysis of variance (M-ANOVA) showed that the mean scores of cognitive flexibility, emotional, educational and social adjustment were significantly higher in the students with DCD (P<001). The results of multivariate regression analysis also showed that a 25 variance in cognitive flexibility and adjustment that can explain the variance of DCD in people with such a disorder (p<.001). The results of the present study provide further evidence on low cognitive flexibility and adjustment observed in students with DCD.

The aim of the present research was to compare the efficacy of Beck’s cognitive therapy and Teasdale’s mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in reducing depression and modification of meta-cognitive beliefs in dysthymic patients. The sample consisted of 30 subjects randomly selected from patients with dysthymia who consulted 6 clinics in the city of Mashhad. The subjects were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and each group was treated for a three month period using either Beck’s cognitive therapy or Teasdale’s mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. The instruments employed in this research were the Beck Depression Inventory, Psychological Interview, and Meta-cognition Questionnaire. Subjects completed the tests through pretest, posttest and follow up intervals. A repeated measure of analysis of variance showed that Beck’s cognitive therapy and Teasdale’s mindfulness-based cognitive therapy were effective in reducing depression and modification of meta-cognitive beliefs. However, no significant difference was found between Beck’s cognitive therapy and Teasdale’s mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in reducing depression and modification of meta-cognitive beliefs in dysthymic patients.

This study examined the relationship between the predictive variables of Machiavellianism and perfectionism, and the criterion variable of life satisfaction through a sample of 472 university students (230 men and 242 women). Three instruments were used: Machiavellianism Scale, Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale and The Satisfaction with Life Scale. According to the results, Both Machiavellianism and Perfectionism were negatively correlated with life satisfaction. Furthermore, the multiple regression analyses showed that for students the socially prescribed perfectionism, Machiavellianism and other–oriented perfectionism were the best predictors of life satisfaction. The results of this study support previous findings suggesting that Machiavellianism and perfectionism are associated with life satisfaction. In addition, it is specified that Machiavellianism and perfectionism are the factors that significantly predict reported levels of life satisfaction.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationships of goal orientations, role conflict and ambiguity to competitive anxiety of athletes. The sample consisted of 224 male volleyball players of Iran Universities. The athletes representing 20 different teams participated in the study. Three instruments were used: Goal Orientations in Sport Questionnaire, Role Conflict and Ambiguity Scales, and Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2. Role ambiguity, role conflict, and ego orientation had positive and significant correlations with competitive anxiety of athletes, 0.25, 0.26, and 0.24, respectively; while the correlation of task orientation with competitive anxiety was significant and negative, -0.23. The multiple regression analyses showed that role conflict, role ambiguity, ego orientation and task orientation were the best predictors for competitive anxiety.