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  The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of emotion-oriented therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy on emotion regulation and psychological well-being of divorced women.

The present study was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test and two-month follow-up with a control group. The study population consisted of divorced women under the auspices of social service bases in District 2 of Tehran in 1398. The sample of this study was 60 women who were selected by available sampling method from absolute women covered by social service bases in District 2 of Tehran and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group (20 people in each group). The research instruments were the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnefsky and Craig, 2006) and the Psychological Well-Being Scale (Reef, 1980). For the first experimental group, emotional therapy (Mirzazadeh et al., 2012) and for the second experimental group, cognitive-behavioral therapy (Monaz et al., 2007) was held in 9 sessions of 120 minutes, but the control group did not receive any intervention. To analyze the data, repeated measures analysis of variance and Banferroni post hoc tests were used.

  Both treatments improved emotion regulation and psychological well-being of divorced women at the end of the intervention and follow-up period (p <0.01), but emotion-oriented therapy was more effective in improving their emotion regulation than cognitive-behavioral therapy (0.01). 0> p). There was no difference between these two treatments in increasing the psychological well-being of divorced women (p <0.05).

These two therapies are useful interventions to improve emotion regulation and psychological well-being of divorced women.

One of the variables that is considered before the beginning of married life and is related to the next performance of couples is the attitude towards marriage. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of premarital education based on premarital interpersonal choices and knowledge Program (PICK) and Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP) on attitudes toward marriage in couples on the verge of marriage.

The research method was quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with a control group with a two-month follow-up. The statistical population of couples on the verge of marriage referred to private counseling centers in districts 1, 3 and 5 of Tehran that 60 people (three groups of 20) were selected by available methods as a research sample. First, Bratton and Rosen (1998) Attitude to Marriage Attitude Scale was tested, then the Interpersonal Choices and Knowledge Program (PICK) and the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP) were applied to the experimental groups. Follow-up test was performed. The collected data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc test. The software used was SPSS version 25.

The results showed that both PICK and PREP programs have a significant and lasting effect on attitudes toward marriage (P = 0.001). The results also showed that the use of PICK program is more effective than PREP program on the attitude towards marriage of couples on the verge of marriage (P = 0.001).

The results of this study indicated that the PICK program is a priority over PREP as a more efficient and short-term intervention to improve the attitude towards marriage.

the present study was to design a structural model for mothers’ character strengths and girls’ flourish with the mediating role of parenting styles.

The research method in terms of applied purpose and research design was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of this study is all female students of the second year of urban high school in the academic year of 2018-19 along with their mothers. The sample size (465 subjects) was selected based on the multi-stage cluster sampling method. The research tools included the flourish questionnaire of Soleimani et al. (2015), character strengths questionnaire of Patterson and Seligman (2004), and parenting styles questionnaire of Baumrind (1991).

Findings indicated that the direct effect of authenticity, open-mindedness, appreciation of beauty, and gratitude on flourishing, as well as kindness, social intelligence, fairness, leadership, self-regulation on authoritative parenting style was confirmed. The direct effect of mothers’ parenting style on girls’ flourishing showed that just mothers’ authoritative parenting style has a direct effect on girls’ flourish. The results confirmed the indirect effect of kindness, social intelligence and leadership on girls’ flourish with the mediating role of authoritative parenting style.

Strengthening and applying meaningful character strengths in mothers can both directly and indirectly through the authoritative parenting style can improve the flourishing of their girls

The purpose of this study was investigating the effectiveness of training marital skills based on Gottman model on women's communication patterns. The present study is a quasi-experimental one with pre-test and post-test with control group. The sample of this study consisted of 15 eligible women from Shahriyar city in 1397 who were selected by voluntary method and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. In the pre-test phase, the two groups were assessed by Christensen & Sullaway (1984) communication patterns questionnaire. Then communication skills based on Gottman model were performed for 10 sessions, 90 minutes for the experimental group, but the control group did not receive any intervention. After the end of the training sessions, post-test was taken from both groups. The methods of Descriptive statistics and covariance analysis were used for analyzing data. Data analysis showed that there was a significant difference between women of two experimental and control groups regarding the style of communication patterns, and the training of marital skills based on Gottman’s model improved the communication patterns and their components in women of experimental group. Training of martial skills based on Gottman model improves women's communication patterns. This educational method can be used to improve communication skills between couples.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the causes of marital infidelity in women.

The method of this research was qualitative. The 17 women who experienced marital infidelity and were willing to cooperate with the researcher were selected through targeted sampling. They were deeply studied using semi-structured interviews. The study used the Grounded Theory approach to explain and analyze the findings.

Three major categories were found about the causes of female marital infidelity. The causes of marital infidelity Included the boredom of life after each other's discovery, the inherent weaknesses of marriage, vulnerability when sexual or emotional need blocked, and Society transformation, The conservator factors Included the desire to experience excitement, the disclaimer of self and the emphasis on spouse features, to earn much creativity in gaining time for a relationship and hiding it, gaining courage for discovering new features in yourself, And responding to infidelity Included desire for divorce, Restoration of marital life, endurance of stress.

To prevent marital infidelity, family education and enrichment of premarital relationships, these categories should be considered.

Being diagnosed with breast cancer is usually associated with stress, and the overflow of this stress in the form of marital stress affects the marital relationship of couples. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of an education program based on rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) on marital stress of couples coping with breast cancer in Qazvin. The method of this study was semi-experimental and its design was pretest and posttest with a control group. The population of the present study included all the couples with breast cancer who visited Velayat hospital in Qazvin province in October 2018. Sixty women were selected via available sampling and tested. Of them, 18 women, along with their husbands (18 couples), who had a score above average on the marital stress scale were selected and randomly assigned to two groups. The experimental group received 8 2-hour sessions of education based on REBT. The research instrument was the Stockholm-Tehran Marital Stress Scale (STMSS). Data were analyzed using covariance analysis. The experimental group had significantly lower marital stress compared with the control group (p < 0.001). Based on the findings of this research, it can be concluded that education based on REBT reduces marital stress of couples who are coping with breast cancer.

The aim of the current study was to present the conceptual model of underlying psycho-social factors of crime perpetration. This research conducted via qualitative design using systematic grounded theory method (Strauss' and Corbin's approach). The field or community of the present study included male prisoners in the central prison of Hamadan who met research criteria; using purposeful sampling, interviews with 30 male prisoners were analyzed until achieving theoretical saturation. Then, based on the result, the conceptual model of underlying psycho-social factors of crime perpetration obtained. The results showed that the causal circumstances of crime perpetrating were: addiction of himself, communication with offended friends and having addicted or offended parents, brothers, and uncles; Intervening factors in crime perpetrating include psychological factors such as impulsivity, sensation seeking and low self-esteem; Family factors such as: low attachment to the family poor parental supervision, neglect and punishment, Parental Conflict; And social factors such as: poor economic status, low school attendance, poor education and leisure. The response or strategy of offenders in dealing with these conditions includes adopting criminal life style and attachment to the offending friends; and ultimately, the consequences of the crime are: the rejection of the family and society, punishments such as imprisonment, the humiliation of parents and the insecurity of society.

Objectives: Considering the phenomenon of aging population in societies like Iran, and increasing pressure of caring for elderly people on middle-aged generations, as well as the need to have a regional view to the subject, this study aims to identify psychological distresses in married children who should take care of their elderly parent(s). Methods & Materials: This research was carried out qualitatively by means of phenomenological approach. The study field was the married caregivers of their parent(s) who lived in Qom City, Iran, in 2016. The participants (13 males and females) were selected with purposeful sampling method through referring to the related institutions. Sample size was determined through theoretical saturation. The relevant data were collected using deep interview with the participants, and data analysis was carried out using 7-step method of Colaizzi. Results: The psychological distresses experienced by the participants were categorized into 3 main categories, 7 subcategories, and 39 concepts. The first category contains unpleasant excitements that includes two subcategories of emotions and concerns. The second category embraces the neurotic states, which includes three subcategories: depression, anxiety, and obsession. And the third category embodies conflicts, which covers the two subcategories of role conflict and doubts. Conclusion: The care of the elderly parent(s) for married children who are already involved in several tasks have undesirable psychological outcomes which were identified in this study. The results of this research can be considered as the basis for providing psychological services and counseling to the target population. They can also motivate quantitative and statistical research based on existing findings

Effective relationship is an absolute prerequisite for marital stability and a successful life. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to identify the indices of effective marital relationship. This study was done with qualitative research and grounded theory method. 15 men and women were studied using voluntary, and snowball sampling method and semi-structured interviews and according to the criteria for entering the research until theoretical saturation was obtained. The data were recorded, coded and classified in the form of concepts, sub-categories and categories. The analysis of the participants’ experiences led to the identification of 270 secondary codes, 36 concepts, 12 sub- categories and 4 main categories including individual, couple, family and spiritual indices. Given the prevention and treatment, perceiving the indices of effective marital relationship can be useful in delivering the necessary information for couples’ effective relationship training and also providing the couples who have ineffective marital relationship with appropriate interventions.

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of training of self-efficacy in improvement of married women adjustment. In this study, the population of married women participating in training sessions was from the health house of district 6 in 1391. The sample size was 30 people which were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Both groups were subjected to pre-test and self-efficacy training was conducted to test group. After training, both experimental and control groups were tested. The data collection tool in this study was Bell adjustment questionnaire. In this study, five hypotheses, the effectiveness of self-training method to improve adjustment (family, health, emotional, social, and general), of married women were studied. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. The results show there is a significant difference between the performance of the experimental and control groups after the training. The results show that training of self-efficacy can improve the adjustment of family, health, emotional, social, and general issues of married women.

The aim of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of life skills training program on the improvement of students’ life quality.The pretest-posttest with control group design was used. Thirty students with the lowest score in the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36; Warosherbon,1992) were selected from management and accounting faculty of EslamShahr branch of Islamic Azad University in 2011-2012 academic year. The participants were randomly assigned to either experimental or control groups. The experimental group received nine life skills training sessions weekly for 90 mintues.The results of covariance analysis indicated that the life skills training program increased the mental and physical healths of the students significantly. The findings suggested the effects of life skills training on improving the life quality of the students.