maryam tofighi mohammadi

Studies suggest the positive effects of reality therapy on mood and emotional disorders. It teaches people to be aware of their basic needs and emphasizes coping with reality, responsibility, and evaluation of right and wrong behaviors. However, there is a research gap in the application of this approach to focusing and controlling their relationships and identifying and changing cognitive distortions and stress in the research community.

This study aimed to determine the efficacy of reality therapy on differentiation and distress tolerance of mothers of intellectually disabled children.

Based on a quasi-experimental design, pre-test and post-test with a control group, 30 persons of all mothers of children with intellectual disabilities (trainable) in exceptional primary schools in District 4 of Tehran in the academic year of 2019-20 were chosen as sample using a convenience non-random sampling method based on inclusion and exclusion criteria and were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The experimental group participated in reality therapy intervention sessions, while the control group did not receive any intervention. Data collection tools were Skorn and Smith questionnaires and Simmons and Gaher's (2005) distress tolerance scale. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data.

There was a significant difference between the two groups in differentiation and distress tolerance (P<0.0001). A comparison of means in the two groups of intervention and control showed that reality therapy increased differentiation and decreased distress tolerance.

Based on the obtained results, it can be concluded that reality therapy helps people acquire successful identity and increase differentiation and distress tolerance of mothers with disabled children by using techniques such as familiarity with one's responsibilities, helping to accept and increase responsibility, also reducing the importance of the past in the present behavior, and emphasizing the inner control.

The aim of the present study was to identify the role of mindfulness and corona disease anxiety in predicting the quality of professional life of employed women. The present study is a descriptive correlational study in terms of method. The research population included all employed women, referred to Abhar health centers in the last quarter of 2020, from which 156 people were selected as a sample using a convenience sampling method. The instruments of this study included the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL)(Stam, 2010), the Five-Factor Mindfulness Scale (FFMQ)(Bauer et al., 2006), and the Corona Disease Anxiety Scale(CDAS)(Alipour et al., 2019). The collected data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation test and simultaneous regression analysis in SPSS-25 software. Results revealed a significant positive relationship between mindfulness and quality of professional life and a significant negative relationship between corona disease anxiety and quality of professional life (P<0.01). The results also showed that Forty percent of the variance in the professional quality of life can be predicted based on the mindfulness and corona disease anxiety, and Both the mindfulness and corona disease anxiety predict the professional quality of life of working women.  Based on the research results, it can be one of the main priorities of managers, especially welfare organizations in crisis interventions and adopting appropriate strategies such as training of mindfulness skills to reduce anxiety in the workplace and improve the quality of life of employees to promote professional quality of life so that conditions to improve quality of services to be provided.

An individual's perception of God can reflect his cognitive transformation and moral growth. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the God’s perception and moral foundations of the parents of children with special needs. This descriptive-correlational study was carried out on parents of mental retard students studying in special girls schools at the district 4 of Tehran city in the academic year of 2016-2017. The sample size was estimated 120 couples based on Cochran's formula (120 fathers and 120 mothers). Simple random sampling method was used. The data were collected using Lawrence’s God perception and the Haidt & Graham’s moral foundations questionnaires. The data were analyzed using SPSS 20. 62 (51.7%) students were studying in elementary school, 35 (29.2%) were in middle school and 23 (19.2%) were in high school. No significant correlation was found between the God’s perceptions and components of the parents' ethical foundations (P<0/05). The findings indicate on the lack of statistical correlation between the components of God's perception with the components of moral foundations among the studied parents. Therefore, it is recommended that organizations involved in providing the necessary infrastructures and facilities and other material, spiritual and social supports provide equal opportunities for the children of these families.