فهرست مطالب maryam behnam moradi

 Disability of any type and in any form often leads to mental crises by causing anxiety, worry, reduced self-confidence, and psychological difficulties. The present study aimed to predict mental health and self-esteem based on perceived social support in youth with physical disabilities in Tehran.

Methods and Materials: 

The research method was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population consisted of youth aged 20-35 with physical disabilities from seven centers for individuals with disabilities in Tehran in 2023, totaling approximately 1500 individuals. Of this population, 400 were accessible samples (characteristics of the samples included: having only physical disabilities and being aged 20-35), of which 250 were male, and the rest were female. From this number, 196 young people, both male and female, were randomly selected and participated in the tests according to the Morgan table. The research instruments included the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support by Zimet et al. (1988), the General Health Questionnaire by Goldberg (1972), and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (1967). Data analysis was performed using multiple regression analysis with SPSS version 27.

 The results of the study showed that the components of family, others, and perceived social support could predict mental health. The findings indicate that perceived social support (b=2.170) was identified as the strongest predictor of mental health. Additionally, perceived social support and its components could not predict self-esteem, and thus the second hypothesis was not confirmed with 95% confidence.

 Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that perceived social support can predict mental health.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common debilitating disease in adults. It occurs due to the inflammatory process of demyelination of the central nervous system and has a great impact on the quality of life of these patients. Therefore, the present study was conducted to examine the impact of training positive thinking skills with emphasis on the Quran and Islamic teachings on psychological hardiness, self-compassion and body image dissatisfaction in patients with MS.

This was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test and control group design and a follow-up stage. Out of the patients with MS who referred to Milad Hospital in Tehran during 2020, 40 were selected by available sampling method, and were randomly divided into experimental (n=20) and control (n=20) groups. Data were collected using a checklist of demographic information and Multidimentional Body-Self Relation Questionnaire, Short form of the Self-compassion Scale and Ahvaz Psychological Hardiness Questionnaire. In the experimental group, the training of positive thinking skills with emphasis on the Qur'an was performed in 10 sessions (two 1-hour sessions per week). After the training, the groups were retested. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. In this study, all ethical considerations were observed and no conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

The results showed that the educational intervention of positive thinking combined with Islamic teachings had a positive and significant effect on increasing the psychological hardiness and self-compassion of the experimental group in the post-test stage. There was a significant difference between the two groups in the mean scores related to body image on the post-test (P<0.05). This effectiveness was also maintained during the follow-up period.

The results of this study showed that a positive thinking educational intervention combined with Islamic teachings can be effective in improving the psychological status of people with MS, and researchers and therapists can use this approach to improve health-promoting behaviors in MS patients.

What is worrying is that despite the existing knowledge about the importance of how adolescents interact and educate, many adolescents around the world continue to grow up in environments that are punishable, emotionally, physically and emotionally abused. Get special attention; In this regard, the present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of parental compassion and therapy on adolescents' empathy and self-confidence.

The research method is quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design and control group. The statistical population of the study included female students in District 4 of Tehran and their parents (parents) from which 30 students were purposefully selected and divided into two groups of intervention and control based on random block allocation. (Each group includes 15 people). The parents of the experimental group received 7 sessions of compassion and group therapy. During this period, the control group did not receive any intervention. Data were collected using an empathy questionnaire and a self-esteem scale; and data were analyzed based on analysis of covariance.

The results showed that in the adolescent girls of the experimental group there was a significant change in improving the variables of self-confidence and empathy dimensions (empathetic concern, personal grief, perception) in the post-test compared to the control group under the influence of parental compassion intervention. (p<0.05).

In general, it can be said that parental compassion therapy has the potential to improve self-confidence and empathy in children.

Pregnancy and childbirth are exciting and enjoyable events in the life of women and are considered as the most sensitive periods in the life of every woman. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of online medical and psychological consultation on the mental health of pregnant women.

 The present semi-experimental research was conducted with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The statistical population consisted of pregnant women of the Niniban website (http:www.niniban.com) in the winter of 2019 in Tehran, Iran. A sample of 50 pregnant women who were in their first to sixth months of pregnancy was selected. They were randomly divided into 2 groups of control and experimental (25 individuals in each group). Data were obtained using the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) (1990).

 The results showed that online medical and psychological consultations were fruitful in the experimental group and that the mental health of the experimental group improved (P < 0.001).

 It can be concluded that the online medical and psychological consultations were effective on the mental health of pregnant women.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of educational intervention based on health belief model and self-efficacy on psychological and physical health promotion behaviors of menopausal women working in Tehran's nongovernmental schools in 1396. The statistical population consisted of all girls' non-governmental schools in Tehran. Among them, 60 menopausal women were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly were assigned in two experimental and control groups (each group 30). The research method was semi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with control group. Data were collected by Walker Standard Questionnaire (2014). The experimental group was trained in 6 sessions of 2 hours each on health promoting behaviors. The data were analyzed using multivariate covariance analysis (MANCOVA) and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results showed that education was effective in improving the health promotion behaviors in experimental group and there was a significant difference between the menopausal women of the two groups (P <0.01).