fariba saeedpoor

Students face many obstacles during their studies, which can lead to procrastination and overshadow their academic self-efficacy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive and metacognitive learning strategies training on procrastination and academic self-efficacy of medical students.

The research method was Semi-experimental and pre-test-post-test with control group. To do this research, 40 students were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. For data collection in pre-test and post-test, the Educational Procrastination Scale and Educational Self-Esteem Questionnaire were used. For the experimental group, the cognitive and metacognitive learning strategies training program was applied in a grouped manner for 10 sessions. Collected data were analyzed by SPSS-23 software using covariance analysis.

The findings showed that the research hypotheses based on cognitive and metacognitive learning strategies training on procrastination and academic self-efficacy of students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences have been confirmed. Students in the experimental group have significantly less academic procrastination and more academic self-efficacy.

Therefore, it can be concluded that teaching cognitive and meta-cognitive learning strategies is effective on reducing academic procrastination and increasing academic self-efficacy in medical students.

Dysfunctional relationship beliefs are one of the factors affecting marital dissatisfaction in couples applying for the divorce. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of McMaster and Bowen family therapy approaches on the relationship beliefs of couples applying for the divorce.

This study was a quasi-experimental method including a pretest-posttest with a control group. The statistical population consisted of all couples applying for the divorce and referred by the family court to counseling centers of Rasht city in 2017. Through the available sampling method, forty-eight couples who meet research entering criteria were selected as study and randomly assigned to three groups of sixteen people; in the end, the number reduced to ten people in each group due to Exit criteria. Two methods of McMaster and Bowen family therapy approaches were performed for Eight sessions of one hundred twenty minutes each for two experimental groups; while the control group did not receive any intervention. After completing the sessions, the post-test was applied to all groups. The instrument of this study was the Edelson & Epstein’s Relationship Beliefs Inventory. Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance and LSD post hoc test by SPSS22.

The results of the analysis of covariance and LSD post hoc test showed that Bowen Family Therapy and McMaster’s model had a significant effect on couples’ relationship beliefs while Bowen’s approach was more effective. (P = 0.037)

The results showed that Bowen family therapy was more effective than McMaster’s model on relationship beliefs in couples applying for the divorce. Therefore, this approach can be used to reduce dysfunctional relationship beliefs in couples applying for the divorce.

Happiness and life expectancy are important to the mental health of community members. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of religious-based cognitive-behavioral group therapy on increasing life expectancy and happiness in infertile women.

This study is an applied research in terms of purpose and is a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test with the control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all infertile women in Lahijan city who referred to infertility centers in 2018. 30 infertile women were selected through convenience sampling method according to the research method, based on the selection criteria and were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). The experimental group received cognitive-behavioral religious-based training during 10 sessions of 60 minutes once a week, but the control group did not receive any training. Data were collected using the Munsch Happiness Scale and Miller Hope Scale. SPSS 22 software and descriptive and inferential statistics indices were used for data analysis. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to test the main hypothesis of the study.

There was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the dependent variables of life expectancy (F=15/74, P<0.001) and happiness (F=14/36 and P<0.001), so that the life expectancy and happiness of the experimental group were significantly improved compared to the control group.

Religious-based cognitive-behavioral group therapy is an effective way to increase life expectancy and happiness in infertile women.

The purpose of this study was comparing the effectiveness of McMaster and Bowen family therapy on intimacy, cognitive emotion regulation and family function in couples who exposed to divorce. This study had a quasi-experimental method including pre-test - post-test with control group and three-month follow up. The statistical population consisted of all couples applying for divorce who referred by family court to counseling centers of Rasht city in 1396. From this community, 48 couples with the criteria for entering the research were selected through available sampling and were randomly assigned to three groups of 16 people. But due to the drop in the number of subjects, the number of people in each group reached 10. Two methods of McMaster and Bowen family therapy approaches were performed for 8 sessions of 2 hours and the control group did not receive any treatment. After completing the sessions, three groups were subjected to post-test and follow-up trials. Instruments included Walker and Thompson intimacy scale, Garnefski cognitive emotion regulation and Epstein family assessment. The results of multivariable analysis of covariance showed that McMaster and Bowen family therapy had a significant effect on intimacy, cognitive emotion regulation and family function (P <0.001). Also, the results of follow-up test showed that there is no significant difference between the effectiveness of Bowen and McMaster family therapy on intimacy, cognitive emotion regulation and family function. According to the findings, considering Intimacy, cognitive emotion regulation and family functioning variables in working with couples who applying for divorce recommended to counselors and psychologists.