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Patients experience cognitive, emotional, psychological, and physiological disruptions as well as body shame as a result of the emergence of physiological disorders such as cancer and the treatment process. Accordingly, the present study aimed to identify a structural model of body shame based on mindfulness, with the mediating role of self-compassion in people with cancer.

The applied research was conducted based on correlation through structural equation modeling. The statistical population included individuals with cancer disease who were referred to Bandar Abbas Medical Centers in 2022. In this research, 200 patients with cancer were selected using the available sampling method. The research instruments were the Body Shame Questionnaire (Duarte et al, 2015), the Mindfulness Skills Questionnaire (Baer, Smith, Allen, 2004), and the Self-Compassion Questionnaire (Neff, 2003). SPSS software and Amos software were used to analyze the data using structural equation modeling.

The results showed that mindfulness had a significant direct effect on self-compassion and body shame of people with cancer, accounting for 21.3% and 25.3% of the variance of these variables, respectively. Besides, self-compassion had a significant direct effect on the body shame of people with cancer, which also accounted for 22.1% of the variance of this variable. Self-compassion had a significant mediating role in the relationship between mindfulness and body shame (P<0.05).

Considering the significant mediating role of self-compassion, the occurrence of body shame in people with cancer could be reduced by implementing effective interventions, such as self-compassion training. Since self-compassion could act as a buffer against the effects of negative events. Individuals with self-compassion accepted negative life events more easily, and their self-evaluations and reactions were more accurate and based on their performance.

Teenage drug addiction is one of the most severe issues, leading to various physical, social, and educational damage and consequences. The present study determines the effectiveness of emotional regulation training on quality of life (QoL), self-efficacy, and problem-solving skills in substance-dependent adolescents.

This semi-experimental study utilized a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population was male adolescents who reported to addiction treatment centers of the Tehran Welfare Organization between November and February of 2018 in Tehran City, Iran. The statistical sample of the research consisted of 30 teenagers (aged 15 to 19 years) who were drug addicts. They were selected for treatment based on the stage of change screening. The present research data were collected using the World Health Organization (WHO) QoL (1996), self-efficacy (Schwartz and Jer Vasalem, 1983), and problem-solving skills (Hippner and Peterson, 1982) questionnaires. The data were analyzed using the repeated measure analysis of variance method via the SPSS software, version 22.

Emotional regulation training was effective in increasing the QoL (F=39.49, P<0.001), self-efficacy (F=136.80, P<0.001), and problem-solving skills (F=71.59, P<0.001) in substance-dependent adolescents.

Emotional regulation training is practical for the QoL, self-efficacy, and problemsolving skills of substance-dependent adolescents. This training can be used to reduce the psychological problems of substance-dependent adolescents.

Iranian youth encounter numerous stressors, including accidents, suicide, and unemployment, heightening their risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It's crucial to assess, diagnose, and treat PTSD in this demographic.

This study aimed to evaluate the factor structure and validate the Post-Traumatic Symptom Scale (PTSS).

A cross-sectional approach was employed for the validation of the PTSS in Bandar Abbas, 2022, with a sample of 901 young residents selected via random cluster sampling. Data were gathered using the PTSS and the Mississippi Scale for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (MSPSS). Validation of the scale encompassed content validity, concurrent validity, and factor analysis. Reliability assessments included internal consistency, test-retest, and split-half reliability. The optimal cut-off point was identified through receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis and the Youden Index.

The PTSS demonstrated robust face and content validity, evidenced by impact factor (1.6 < impact factor< 3.6), content validity ratio (CVR = 0.68 to 0.91), and Content Validity Index (CVI = 0.70 to 0.94). The PTSS's concurrent validity with the MSPSS was positively strong (r = 0.64, P < 0.001). Factor analyses, both exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA), substantiated a four-factor model of the PTSS, accounting for 56.288% of the variance (19% for arousal and reactivity, 14% for negative alterations in cognitions and mood, 11% for avoidance, and 11% for intrusion). The scale's overall Cronbach's alpha was 0.87, with subscales ranging from 0.77 to 0.88. Test-retest reliability stood at 0.81 (P < 0.01), and split-half reliability at 0.81. The PTSS's optimal cut-off for PTSD diagnosis was 60, delivering a sensitivity of 0.70, specificity of 0.99, and Youden Index of 0.69.

The PTSS proves to be a reliable and valid instrument for assessing posttraumatic stress symptoms among young Iranians, offering a useful resource for researchers and practitioners in the prevention and treatment of PTSD.

In line with reported research, parental communication patterns have been shown to significantly impact adolescents' mental health. Additionally, instability, emotional fluctuations, and low levels of mindfulness have been linked to psychological issues such as anxiety, depression, and emotional well-being in adolescents. However, within the prevailing cultural context of Iran, there is a lack of native and contextually relevant models for elucidating intra-familial relationships. Hence, there is a perceived need to establish a native model tailored to the Iranian context.

The objective of the present study was to propose a model for parental communication patterns and adolescent mental health with the mediation of cognitive emotion regulation and mindfulness.

The research employed a descriptive correlational design with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The population consisted of all adolescents aged 14 to 17 attending the second cycle of secondary education in the academic year 2021-2022. A sample of 314 individuals was selected using convenience sampling. Participants completed revised questionnaires assessing family communication patterns (Corner & Fitzgerald, 2004), mental health (Goldberg, 1979), cognitive emotion regulation (Garnefski & Kraaij, 2006), and mindfulness skills (Baer et al., 2004). Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling analyses were conducted using AMOS version 24 and SPSS version 26.

The results indicated significant positive relationships between parental communication patterns and mental health (p< 0.05), parental communication patterns and cognitive emotion regulation (p< 0.05), and parental communication patterns and mindfulness (p< 0.05). However, there were significant negative relationships between cognitive emotion regulation and mental health (p< 0.05), and mindfulness and mental health (p< 0.05).

Based on the findings of this study, it can be inferred that appropriate relationships in society are shaped based on appropriate relationships within the family. The more appropriate the relationships within the family, the more stable and resilient the family and subsequently the society will be. Given the importance of cognitive emotion regulation and mindfulness in parental communication patterns and their influential role in adolescent mental health, educational programs and workshops aimed at promoting mental health should be developed for implementation in schools.

Computer anxiety can significantly impact students' academic performance and technology usage. This study examines the psychometric properties of the Persian Abbreviated Technology Anxiety Scale (ATAS). This cross-sectional study was conducted among students from five public and private universities in Hormozgan province, Iran, from October to December 2022. A total of 1158 students were selected to respond to the ATAS (having two dimensions with scores ranging from 11 to 55) and the Computer Anxiety Scale (CAS) (having six dimensions with scores ranging from 22 to 110). The CAS was used to establish concurrent validity with the ATAS. The ATAS underwent expert review, including back-translation and content validation. Structural validity was analyzed through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) using SPSS 25 and LISREL 8.8 software. Reliability was determined using split-half, test-retest, and Cronbach's alpha methods, with a significance threshold of 0.05. The majority of participants were female (62.5%) and at the undergraduate level (46.5%). The ATAS demonstrated strong content validity, with all items exceeding the required Content Validity Ratio (CVR) and Content Validity Index (CVI) thresholds. A significant positive correlation with the CAS (r=0.51, p<0.001) supported its concurrent validity. Factor analysis confirmed a two-factor structure—technology change anxiety (23.26±9.15) and technology incompetence anxiety (8.78±3.61)—accounting for 60.9% of the variance. The model's fit indices were acceptable. High reliability was evident, with an overall Cronbach's alpha of 0.96 and subscale ranges from 0.90 to 0.96. Test-retest reliability was 0.88 (p<0.01), and split-half reliability scored 0.92 and 0.93 for each half. The ATAS, with its 11 questions and two dimensions, possesses high validity and reliability. Therefore, it can serve as a credible and dependable tool for assessing technology anxiety and its facets among Iranian students.

The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of group therapy based on reality therapy and group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on the self-efficacy of parenting of adoptive couples of orphaned welfare children.

This research was practical in terms of purpose and in terms of semi-experimental method with two experimental groups and one control group, in which a pre-test-post-test design with follow-up was used. From among all adoptive couples referring to the welfare organization of Tehran city in 2023, 45 people were selected using available sampling method and randomly assigned to three groups (two experimental groups and one control group). The first experimental group received group therapy based on reality-therapy for 10 sessions and the second experimental group received group therapy based on acceptance and commitment for 10 sessions. The participants of all three groups completed the parenting self-efficacy scale of Dumka et al. (1996) in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up stages. The obtained findings were analyzed using ANOVA with repeated measures and Bonferroni's post hoc test in SPSS-26 software.

The results of covariance analysis showed that there is a significant difference between the scores of the control and experimental groups (P<0.001). Compared to the control group, the experimental groups improved the parenting self-efficacy of adoptive couples of welfare orphans. Although there was no significant difference between the two experimental approaches; But the effect of therapy based on acceptance and commitment was slightly higher than reality therapy.

Group therapies based on reality therapy and based on acceptance and commitment have significant effectiveness in improving the self-efficacy of parenting of adoptive couples of orphaned welfare children. Therefore, experts, researchers and therapists in this field can use these interventions, especially treatment based on acceptance and commitment, as effective options to improve the self-efficacy of these people.

 This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle promotion educational package based on Iranian and Islamic culture on treatment adherence and health in diabetic patients.

 This quasi-experimental study employed a pre-test and post-test design with a control group and a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population included all visitors to a psychotherapy center in District 5 of Tehran. The sample consisted of 30 individuals (15 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group) selected through purposive sampling. Research instruments included the Diabetes Treatment Adherence Questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). The experimental group participated in ten educational sessions covering topics such as healthy nutrition, physical activity, stress management, medical care, religious teachings, and family and social relationships.

  Results from repeated measures ANOVA indicated that the educational package significantly improved treatment adherence and general health in diabetic patients. The experimental group showed substantial improvement in treatment adherence and general health scores in the post-test and follow-up phases, while the control group did not exhibit significant changes. The educational package based on Iranian and Islamic culture positively impacted treatment adherence and health in diabetic patients. These results highlight the importance of designing educational interventions that consider local culture and values (P<0.001).

 Implementing such programs can aid in better diabetes management and reduce its complications.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the meaning of life as a mediator between interpersonal alienation and smartphone addiction in the COVID-19 pandemic among students in Bandar Abbas City. The descriptive-correlational research method was structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the research included all male and female students studying at Bandar Abbas Azad University in the academic year 2021-2022, of which 378 were selected and studied using a purposive sampling method. The meaning of life questionnaire (Steger et al., 2006, MLQ), interpersonal alienation (Bani Fatemeh et al., 2013, SAQ), and smartphone addiction scale (Ko, 2009, SAS) were used to collect data. The data was analyzed by structural equation analysis method. The research findings showed that there is a significant direct effect of interpersonal alienation on smartphone addiction (P<0.05). Also, the meaning of life has a direct and significant effect on smartphone addiction (P<0.05). Also, the results showed that interpersonal alienation has an indirect effect on smartphone addiction through the mediation of the meaning of life. The final model also had a good fit. Therefore, it can be concluded that to reduce smartphone addiction, one should focus on the meaning of life and reduce interpersonal alienation.

The present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the structural relationships of rumination with the mediation of body image on the anxiety of people with bulimia nervosa disorder. This study was a descriptive from type of correlation. The statistical population of this research was all women with bulimia nervosa disorder who referred to counseling and psychology centers of Tehran city in the spring of 2022 year. The sample of the present study was 260 people who were selected according to the inclusion criteria with using the purposeful sampling method. The research tools were included the rumination questionnaire of Nolen-Hoeksema and Morrow (1991), anxiety subscale of the stress, anxiety and depression scale of Lovibond and Lovibond (1995) and body image concern inventory of Littleton et al (2005). The data of this study were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and path analysis methods in SPSS-21 and LISREL-8.8 software. The findings showed that there were a positive and significant relationship between rumination, anxiety and body image concern in people with bulimia nervosa disorder (P<0.01). In addition, rumination model with the mediation of body image concern on the anxiety of people with bulimia nervosa disorder had a good fit. Also, the effect of rumination on the anxiety was significant (P<0.001), but the effect of rumination on the body image concern and the effect of body image concern on the anxiety was not significant (P>0.05). In addition, the effect of rumination with the mediation of body image concern on the anxiety was not significant (P>0.05). According to the results of this study, in order to reduce the anxiety of people with bulimia nervosa disorder can be used by educational workshops prepare the ground for reducing rumination.

The current research was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on psychological distress syndromes, rumination, and self-compassion in students experiencing psychological distress.

Methods and Materials: 

This study was applied in nature and employed a quasi-experimental design, specifically a pretest-posttest control group design with a three-month follow-up period. The statistical population consisted of all female medical science students in Tehran during the academic year 2020-2021, from which 30 individuals were selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned into two groups of 15 (15 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group). Data were collected using the Lovibond and Lovibond (1995) Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales, the Nolen-Hoeksema and Morrow (1993) Rumination Scale, and the Neff (2003) Self-Compassion Scale. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy sessions were conducted in 8 weekly 90-minute group sessions. Data were analyzed through analysis of variance.

The results of the data analysis indicated that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy was effective in reducing rumination, psychological distress syndromes, and in increasing self-compassion among students in the experimental group experiencing psychological distress, compared to the control group students who also experienced psychological distress.

Based on the results of this study, health professionals can use Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to improve rumination, psychological distress syndromes, and self-compassion among students experiencing psychological distress.

This research aims to identify the knowledge management infrastructure due to reducing employee absenteeism based on data mining. Examining the status and reports of employees using data recording systems, creating information dashboards, and applying data mining techniques is important for the transparency of the mental state of employees. The mixed research method (qualitative-quantitative) has been done in two phases. The first phase was conducted with a qualitative-inductive approach using the Delphi method and a semi-structured interview tool. In the second step, codes were grouped in a common axis and 13 axis codes based on the similarity and distinction between the extracted codes. The interview sample was 10 people selected using the purposeful sampling method. In the second phase, the quantitative research method was data mining; Then, according to the research literature and experts' opinion, the researcher-made questionnaire was designed with a five-point Likert scale. The data mining technique is based on neural networks and decision trees in Rosseta and Weka software. The results showed that knowledge management can increase the quality of organizational processes based on data, increase the empowerment of employees, and reduce absenteeism. The knowledge obtained from the data mining of organizational information dashboards is important for strengthening the mental health systems of employees and increasing productivity.

Objective: 

The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of self-compassion-based therapy on a health-oriented lifestyle and mindfulness in students with psychological distress.

Methods and Materials: 

The study was applied in purpose, utilized a quasi-experimental method, and employed a pretest-posttest control group design with a three-month follow-up period. The population consisted of all female medical science students in Tehran during the academic year 2020-2021, from which 30 participants were selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned to two groups of 15 (15 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group). Data were collected using the Lovibond and Lovibond's (1995) Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, Walker et al.'s (1987) Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile, and the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills by Baer et al. (2004). Gilbert's (2009) self-compassion-based therapy sessions were conducted over eight sessions, twice a week for four weeks, each session lasting 90 minutes in a group setting. Data were analyzed through covariance analysis.

Findings: 

The results showed that self-compassion-based therapy was effective in improving a health-oriented lifestyle and mindfulness among the experimental group students with psychological distress compared to the control group students with psychological distress.

Conclusion: 

 Based on the findings of this study, health professionals can utilize self-compassion-based therapy to improve the health-oriented lifestyle and mindfulness in students with psychological distress.

This research was conducted with the objective of examining the relationship between maladaptive thoughts and stress, mediated by body image, in individuals diagnosed with Bulimia Nervosa.

Methods and Materials: 

The methodology employed in this study was correlational, utilizing path analysis. The statistical population comprised all women diagnosed with Bulimia Nervosa who visited psychological and counseling centers in Tehran during the first three months of 1401 in the Persian calendar. The sample studied included 260 women from these centers, who were selected after explaining the research objectives and obtaining their informed consent, in compliance with the study's inclusion and exclusion criteria. The Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS-26) by Weissman and Beck, the Body Image Questionnaire by Littleton et al., and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) were used for data collection. The data were analyzed using path analysis methodology; SPSS version 21 and LISREL software were utilized for data analysis.

While establishing the assumptions for path analysis, the results indicated that: the direct path from maladaptive thoughts to stress is significant; the indirect effect of maladaptive thoughts on stress through fear of body image is also significant.

Given the findings of this research and the results of related studies in this field, it can be concluded that maladaptive thoughts directly affect the emergence of stress in individuals with Bulimia Nervosa. Moreover, the mediating effect of body image is significant in this relationship, increasing the severity and occurrence of stress in affected individuals. These findings could form the basis for designing intervention programs aimed at improving body image and reducing maladaptive thoughts in affected individuals, thereby preventing the creation of a vicious cycle of these interacting factors.

 Due to the various challenges that elderly individuals experience, their mental health requires greater attention, particularly in respect to resilience and aging-related death anxiety. This study compared the effects of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and spirituality therapy on elderly participants' resilience, sleep quality, and death anxiety.

 The present study was an applied and semi-experimental research with a pretest-posttest design, follow-up, and control group. The statistical population of the study included all elderly residents of nursing facilities in Shiraz, Iran, in 2019. The sample consisted of 45 individuals from the aforementioned community who participated voluntarily. They were randomly divided into the spirituality treatment (n = 15), ACT (n = 15), and control groups (n = 15). Data were gathered using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale (CL-FODS), ‎and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). MANCOVA and repeated measures ANOVA were used to examine the data in SPSS software.

 According to the findings, ACT and spiritual treatment had a positive impact on sleep quality, resilience, and fear of dying (P < 0.001). However, resilience and sleep quality were improved more by ACT. Spirituality treatment was more effective on death anxiety.

 It can be concluded that ACT was more successful in improving resilience and sleep quality and spiritual counseling had a greater impact on death anxiety.

Substance abuse is considered one of the most important factors that threaten well-being and health, so it is important to identify the factors related to this disorder. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between behavioral activation and inhibition systems (BIS/BAS) and effortful control (EC) or clinical symptoms and personality disorders in patients with substance abuse disorders.

The descriptive research method was correlation type. The researched population was all the people suffering from substance abuse in 2022 who had visited Jask City addiction treatment centers in the first half of this year, 112 of them were selected using the cluster random sampling method. The measurement tools include the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-20), Carver and White's BIS/BAS Scale (1994), short form of Adult Temperament Questionnaire (ATQ), Symptom Checklist 90-R (SCL-90-R), and Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory – Third Edition (MCMI-III). Finally, the collected data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation test and multiple regression under SPSS-23 software.

The research data analysis revealed a significant correlation between clinical symptoms and personality disorders. BIS/BAS and effortful control were predictive variables, and their role in predicting most clinical and personality variables was meaningful.

In general, the results of this research showed that there is a relationship BIS/BAS and EC with clinical symptoms and personality disorders in patients with substance abuse disorders.

Inefficient spiritual patterns of our adaptation to God's laws cause problems in the society in living environments, the present study aims to formulate an intervention program based on attachment to God and examine its effectiveness on ineffective spiritual patterns and spiritual well-being.

From a methodological point of view, the current research was a quasi-experimental research design with a pre-test-post-test with a control group. The statistical population of this research was made up of all employees of Continental Plateau Oil Company in 2019. The sample of this study was 60 people who were randomly selected in two experimental and control groups (20 people in each subgroup) based on the criteria of entering and exiting the study. The research tool was the questionnaire of ineffective spiritual schemas, attachment to God and spiritual well-being, which was completed by all participants in the pre-test and post-test phases. God attachment sessions were held for experimental group participants in nine 120-minute sessions, while control group participants did not receive any intervention. Research data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance and using SPSS-22 software.

The results showed that the intervention based on the quality of attachment to God has an effect on all the components of ineffective spiritual schemas and spiritual well-being (P<0.01).

According to the results of this study, the intervention based on the quality of attachment to God led to the improvement of all the components of ineffective spiritual schemas and spiritual well-being

At the end of 2019, the coronavirus quickly turned into a global pandemic, which increased anxiety and panic among people. This disease caused a lot of damage to society and people. The aim of the current research is the effectiveness of reality therapy on stress and anxiety of Corona in patients with covid-19.

The research method is semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test and follow-up design. The statistical population of this research included all the patients with covid-19 in Mazandaran province, from whom 30 people were selected as a sample by random sampling. In this research, the Corona Stress Questionnaire (2019) and the Corona Anxiety Questionnaire (2018) were used. The data were analyzed using variance analysis with repeated measurements and through SPSS-24 software program.

The difference in the average scores of the components and the total score of Corona stress, like the components and the total score of Corona anxiety in the pre-test-post-test and pre-test-follow-up stages, is statistically significant, but the average difference of those scores in the post-test-follow-up stages is The 0.05 level is not significant.

Reality therapy reduces the stress and anxiety of corona in patients with covid-19 in a stable manner. that reality therapy training has a favorable effect on reducing anxiety caused by Corona and Corona stress and ultimately mental health problems; Therefore, managers and officials of health and treatment systems can use these treatment methods.

The coronavirus outbreak has affected the use of printed forms tools, so validating the family functioning scale online can help solve problems in this area; therefore, this study aimed to validate the electronic form of the Family Togetherness Scale (FTS).

This descriptive study was conducted using a psychometric method. The statistical population consisted of all students of the Islamic Azad University of Tehran in 2020. The number of samples was determined based on psychometric criteria to 100 people for the convergent validity section and 695 for the construct validity section. The students were selected through cluster sampling method. Research data were collected through Family Togetherness Scale (FTS) and Family Assessment Device (FAD) in printed and electronic form by sending a questionnaire link to the participants' mobile phones. To examine the validity of the scale, content, concurrent, convergent, divergent, and factor analysis methods were used. We investigated its reliability using internal consistency and split-half reliability methods.

The findings of exploratory factor analysis showed that the electronic form of the Family Functioning Scale consists of five factors and has appropriate validity and reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis also confirmed the five-factor model. This questionnaire was performed along with the Family Assessment Questionnaire. The results indicated the positive significant correlation between two scales (r= 0.67; P< 0.001).

Based on the results, Family Togetherness Scale (FTS) can be used to assess family functioning in Iranian populations.

Cancer disease can cause body shame in patients by causing physical changes, which needs to be researched. Therefore, the present study was done aimed to investigate the structural relationship model of mindfulness and self-compassion with body shame through body appreciation in cancer patients.

The research method was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population included all cancer patients who referred to the treatment clinics of Bandar Abbas city in 2022 that 200 patients were selected by purposive sampling. Body Image Shame Scale (BISS), Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS), Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) and Body Appreciation Scale (BAS) were used for gathering data. Data were analyzed through structural equations modeling and SPSS-26 and Amos-23 software.

The results showed that there is a relationship between body appreciation and body shame with a rate of -0.426. There is a relationship between mindfulness and self-compassion with body appreciation with 0.481 and 0.453, respectively. Also, the results showed that there is a direct relationship between mindfulness and self-compassion with the rate of -0.276 and -0.411 and indirectly with the rate of -0.205 and -0.193 with body shame.

According to the findings of this research, it can be concluded that mindfulness and self-compassion can reduce body shame in cancer patients by increasing body appreciation. Therefore, the obtained findings highlight the importance of interventions based on mindfulness and self-compassion to improve body shame in cancer patients.

Validity Scale Validation can help identify coronavirus disease patients; therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the validation of the electronic form of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire in patients with COVID-19.

This study is instrumental psychometrics that the statistical population includes all patients in 19 cases in Tehran. The number of samples was determined based on psychometric criteria to be 100 for the predictive validity section and 251 for the convergence validity section. Samples were selected by cluster sampling. Research data were collected electronically through two questionnaires of happiness (Oxford) and happiness of positive psychological characteristics by sending the questionnaire link to the participants' mobile phones. To evaluate the validity of the scale, content validity, convergence, and factor analysis methods were used. The reliability of the scale was assessed by internal consistency methods and class reliability.

The results of exploratory factor analysis showed that the researcher-made questionnaire consists of three factors and has good validity and reliability. The second-order confirmatory factor analysis also confirmed the three-factor model. This questionnaire was administered along with the short form of the Oxford Happiness Scale, which had 13 items of good reliability and validity.

The Oxford Happiness Scale in COVID-19 patients can be used to assess happiness in COVID-19 patients.

Validation of the tools used for assessing the quality of life (QoL) can help address the problems of patients with COVID-19 in Iran. Therefore, this study aims to validate the electronic form of the Persian version of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaire for Iranian patients with COVID-19.

This is a psychometric study. The study population included all patients with COVID-19 in Tehran, Iran. Samples were selected by a cluster sampling method. In this regard, 100 patients were selected for determining the criterion validity and 330 were selected for assessing the convergence validity. The research data were collected electronically by using Hlubocky et al.’s HRQoL questionnaire and the World Health Organization quality of life-BREEF (WHOQoL-BREF) questionnaire. Content validity, convergence validity, and factor analysis methods were used to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian HRQoL. The reliability was assessed by internal consistency and split-half methods.

The results of exploratory factor analysis showed that the questionnaire had two factors. It had also good validity and reliability. The second-order confirmatory factor analysis confirmed its two-factor structure. Its score had good relationship with the score of WHOQoOL-BREF.

The electronic form of the Persian HRQoL can be used to assess the QoL of patients with COVID-19 in Iran.

Substance abuse in adolescents is considered one of the most serious problems leading to various physical, social, and educational damages and consequences. This study aimed to improve the effectiveness of resilience training on quality of life, self-efficacy, and problem-solving skills in drug-dependent adolescents.

The present study was one of the applied and quasi-experimental designs of pre-test-post-test with the control group. This study's statistical population included all male adolescents referred to Tehran welfare organizations for addiction treatment between November and February 2020. The statistical sample consisted of 30 adolescents (15-19 years old) addicted in Tehran who were selected from among the patients for treatment based on screening the change stage. After screening, 30 subjects who were consented to participate in the treatment group were randomly assigned to the two groups. This study's data were collected using the world health organization quality of life questionnaire, self-efficacy questionnaire, problem-solving skill questionnaire. Data were analyzed by MANCOVA using SPSS.22 software.

The results showed that resilience training was effective on quality of life (P<0.001), self-efficacy (P<0.001), and problem-solving skills (P<0.001) in substance-dependent adolescents.  

It can be concluded that resilience training affects the quality of life, self-efficacy, and problem-solving skills in substance-dependent adolescents.

Identity Marital satisfaction, as one of the important and determining indicators in the strength of the family, is a situation in which the husband and wife feel happy, satisfied with marriage and satisfied with each other most of the time. The purpose of this research is to investigate the moderating role of self-differentiation in the relationship. There was a correlation between emotional abuse and attachment with marital satisfaction of couples in Bandar Abbas city. The research method was descriptive-correlation and structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all the couples of Bandar Abbas city in 2022-2023, out of which 240 people were selected by available sampling method. Data collection tools include self-differentiation questionnaire, Skorn and Friedlander (2003), childhood trauma, Mohammadkhani et al. (2003), adult attachment scale, Collins and Reed (1990) and Olson's marital satisfaction scale (1994) were used. And data analysis was done using hierarchical regression method and SPSS software version 24. The findings showed that self-differentiation can moderate the effect of emotional misbehavior and infatuation style dimensions on marital satisfaction at the level of p < 0.01 with regression coefficients of 0.1424 and -0.370, respectively. Based on the findings of this research, it can be concluded that self-differentiation affects the intensity of the effects of emotional abuse and attachment on marital satisfaction.

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Neurofeedback (NFB) Therapy with Play Therapy in improving attention and cognitive function in students with Learning Disorder (LD). This study was a quasi-experimental research with a pre-test and post-test design. The statistical population of the research was about 600 elementary school students with LD in Lar city in 2017 (N=212). A sample of 60 LD children who were identified in schools was selected by multistage cluster random sampling and randomly divided into four groups fifteen-three experimental and one control group. The tools used in the study were the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-R) (Wechsler, 2003) and integrated visual and auditory continuous performance (IVA) (Sandford and Turner, 1995). NFB training was done according to the guidelines recommended by Monastra et al. (2005) in 20 sessions and play therapy cognitive performance and attention therapy were done according to the guidelines recommended by Drewes (2009) in 20 sessions, while no intervention was performed in the control group. Data were analyzed by the covariance analysis method. The results showed that NFB and play therapy were effective in increasing cognitive performance (p<0.01) and attention (p<0.01) compared to the control group. The combination of play therapy and NFB intervention was more effective on cognitive performance and attention rather than the two interventions separately. According to the results, it is recommended that therapists and clinical psychologists use NFB and play therapy to increase the sustained attention and working memory of students with LD.

Couple satisfaction is a major and complicated aspect of marital life inside a family. Various factors are involved in it and affect it. The goal of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of boredom and mentalization in the relationship between attachment and marital satisfaction of women and men in the city of Bandar Abbas.
The study method falls under descriptive and correlative research. The statistical population of the study consisted of all married people in the city of Bandar Abbas in 2021-2022, out of whom 350 people were selected via the convenience sampling method. To gather data, Pines’ Marital Boredom Scale (1996), Fonagy’s Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (2016), Attachment Questionnaire, and Olson’s Marital Satisfaction Scale (1994). To evaluate the hypothetical model and indirect effects, the maximum likelihood estimation and Bootstrap test were used. To analyze data, SPSS (version 23) and LISREL (Version 8.8) Software were used.
Secure and avoidant attachment styles with the standard coefficients of -0.37 and -0.24 were found to affect mentalization and marital boredom; mentalization and marital boredom with the standard coefficients of -0.17 and -0.14 affected marital satisfaction. In addition, secure and insecure attachment styles with the standard coefficients of 0.20 and -0.47 affected marital satisfaction (all effects were significant at p˂0.001).
According to the findings of the present study, it can be stated that couples’ attachment (secure or avoidant) styles and other variables affecting attachment, i.e., mentalization and boredom can affect couples’ marital satisfaction.