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Shopping addiction is an uncontrollable need that forces a person to go shopping for temporary relief from psychological distress and depression. In this regard, the present study was conducted to investigate the reliability and validity of the shopping addiction scale in the Iranian sample. This research was a descriptive-analytical study of evaluation type. The sample consisted of 500 women (404) and men (96) in Tehran in 2021 who were selected by the available sampling method and completed the shopping addiction scale, saving inventory, and psychological well-being scale. Psychometric properties of the shopping addiction scale were analyzed by confirmatory factor analysis, divergent validity, concurrent validity, Pearson correlation, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient in R software version 4.1 at a significance level of 0.05. The seven-factor structure (Salience, Mood Modification, Conflict, Tolerance, Relapse, Withdrawal, and Problems) of the shopping addiction scale was evaluated and confirmed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFI = 0.89, RMSEA = 0.07). In examining the concurrent and divergent criterion validity, the correlation of the online shopping addiction scale with the saving inventory was positive and significant. The relationship between shopping addiction and psychological well-being was also negative and significant. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the total score of the in-person addiction scale was 0.96 and for its dimensions was 0.81 to 0.92. The findings indicate the structural validity and acceptable reliability of the shopping addiction scale, and the multidimensional structure of this scale can help to diagnose shopping addiction.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of Embodied Sense of Self Scale (ESSS).

This is a psychometrics study. Participants were 215 Iranian people (160 females and 55 males with a mean age of 33.34±10.81) who were different based on age, education level, marital status and place of residence. They were selected from the general population by a convenience sampling method in 2020-2022. After translating the Persian version of the ESSS, it was completed by the participants online, along with the dissociative experiences scale II (DES-II) and the prosocial tendencies measure (PTM). Data were analyzed in SPSS sifwaer, version 27 and R version 4.3.2 Lavaan package using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), the average variance extracted (AVE), Pearson correlation test, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, and McDonald’s omega coefficient.

The three-factor structure of the scale was not confirmed by the CFA but the two-factor solution (agency and narrative) had good fit. The AVE values for agency, narrative, and overall scale were 0.45, 0.52, and 0.42, respectively. The correlation coefficient of narrative and agency domains with subscales of DES-II were in the range of 0.33-0.55. The correlation values of agency and narrative with subscales of PTM were in the range of 0.17-0.30. The Persian ESSS had good convergent validity but had low divergent validity. Cronbach’s alpha values for narrative and agency subscales were 0.86 and 0.83, respectively and McDonald’s omega values were 0.84 for both subscales, indicating the good internal consistency of the two-factor structure of the Persian ESSS.

The Persian version of the ESSS with two subscales has acceptable validity and reliability for Iranian samples; however, exploratory factor analysis is needed to reach optimum validity.

Emotion recognition by electroencephalogram (EEG) signals is one of the complex methods because the extraction and recognition of the features hidden in the signal are sophisticated and require a significant number of EEG channels. Presenting a method for feature analysis and an algorithm for reducing the number of EEG channels fulfills the need for research in this field.

Accordingly, this study investigates the possibility of utilizing deep learning to reduce the number of channels while maintaining the quality of the EEG signal. A stacked autoencoder network extracts optimal features for emotion classification in valence and arousal dimensions. Autoencoder networks can extract complex features to provide linear and non- linear features which are a good representative of the signal.

The accuracy of a conventional emotion recognition classifier (support vector machine) using features extracted from SAEs was obtained at 75.7% for valence and 74.4% for arousal dimensions, respectively.

Further analysis also illustrates that valence dimension detection with reduced EEG channels has a different composition of EEG channels compared to the arousal dimension. In addition, the number of channels is reduced from 32 to 12, which is an excellent development for designing a small-size EEG device by applying these optimal features.

The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Body Awareness Rating Scale (BARQ) among the Iranian sample.

The present study is a descriptive study in terms of the nature of data and data collection method and a fundamental study in terms of purpose. Among female students of Azad University, North Tehran Branch, 100 people were selected as a statistical sample using available sampling method. The research instruments were body awareness and body awareness questionnaires (BAQ). To analyze the results, correlation coefficient and confirmatory factor analysis were used.

The results showed that Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the performance component was 0.79; Mood, 0.74; Emotions are 0.80 and awareness is 0.82. The total alpha coefficient was 0.81. In the content validity test, the values related to the mean extracted variance (AVE) were also higher than 0.5, which confirms that the content validity of the body awareness ranking scale is acceptable and appropriate. Finally, the results showed that the reliability, divergent and convergent validity of this scale is desirable and acceptable.

Using the tools made and identifying the body's awareness in individuals, it is possible to support many people through educational measures, counseling and interventions.

Classification of psychosomatic symptoms has been one of the constant challenges for researchers in this field and many different categories of these symptoms have been found in different studies. This issue has made the research and treatment of these disorders a challenge, and in order to better recognize and treat these symptoms, the relationship between each group of symptoms and psychological causes should be clarified.

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between ego development and various psychosomatic symptoms using the method of discovering associative rules.

This was an exploratory cross-sectional research. For this purpose, 440 participants from the capital city of Tehran were recruited and completely answered the questions. The somatic symptoms checklist and The Washington University sentence completion test were used to collect data. The association rule mining method was used to analyze data.

At high levels of ego development, psychosomatic symptoms are not present, while at medium levels of ego development, all psychosomatic symptoms are present in a significant way. Also, at very low levels of ego development, only gastrointestinal symptoms are present.

These results indicate that gastrointestinal symptoms are developmentally similar to other psychosomatic symptoms, but they have a qualitative difference from other symptoms, which supports the theory of brain-gut axis malfunction in severe psychological disorders. The implication of these findings is that psychological and medical treatments must consider this difference it improves the treatment efficacy.

This study aimed to investigate the validity of the apparent anxiety inventory. The current research is descriptive and questionnaire construction and validation. The statistical population of the present study included all the clients to specialized skin and beauty clinics in Tehran in 2022. The sampling method in this research was purposeful. In order to test the proposed model and the hypotheses of the research, considering the number of variables, a total sample of 330 people was selected. The sample subjects completed the demographic checklist, the appearance anxiety inventory, and the body deformity disorder questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 26 software and inferential statistics of correlation, reliability coefficient, and factor loadings (using the confirmatory factor analysis method). Based on the obtained results, the apparent anxiety inventory had test-retest reliability and convergent validity in measuring apparent anxiety. It was also sensitive to change during treatment. This scale has a two-factor structure in the clinical group, one factor is avoidance and the second factor includes threat monitoring. However, in the community sample, it seems to have a one-factor structure. The results show that the appearance anxiety questionnaire has psychometric properties to determine whether changes in cognitive processes and behaviors can mediate the outcome of treatment in patients with body dysmorphic disorder. In general, the findings indicate that the apparent anxiety inventory had an acceptable construct validity and reliability in the Iranian sample, and the structure of this scale can be used to screen the apparent anxiety of patients.

Effectiveness of educational and therapeutic programs in interventional studies, need the initial evaluation of the program which is provided in the feasibility study. The purpose of this study is to provide a detailed review of the feasibility study and its components, as well as to provide a scale for researchers to evaluate the feasibility of psychological programs and protocols.

First, according to the feasibility components, a checklist was prepared in the form of 54 questions. After compiling a checklist to examine the content validity ratio and content validity index, 12 experts were selected using the purposive sampling method and scored the appropriateness and necessity of each question.

The appropriateness of the questions was obtained from 0/83 Up to 1, and the results of S-CVI/ UA and S-CVI/ Ave and Cronbach’s alph showed that the present checklist has a high content validity index and reliability.

Feasibility studies are critical to the successful implementation of randomized controlled trial interventions as one of the important studies to support the effectiveness of the intervention and provide strong evidence for the acceptability of an intervention and its implementation in the long term.

The study explores the use of Electroencephalograph (EEG) signals as a means to uncover various states of the human brain, with a specific focus on emotion classification. Despite the potential of EEG signals in this domain, existing methods face challenges. Features extracted from EEG signals may not accurately represent an individual's emotional patterns due to interference from time-varying factors and noise. Additionally, higher-level cognitive factors, such as personality, mood, and past experiences, further complicate emotion recognition. The dynamic nature of EEG data in terms of time series introduces variability in feature distribution and interclass discrimination across different time stages.

To address these challenges, the paper proposes a novel adaptive ensemble classification method. The study introduces a new method for providing emotional stimuli, categorizing them into three groups (sadness, neutral, and happiness) based on their valence-arousal (VA) scores. The experiment involved 60 participants aged 19–30 years, and the proposed method aimed to mitigate the limitations associated with conventional classifiers.

The results demonstrate a significant improvement in the performance of emotion classifiers compared to conventional methods. The classification accuracy achieved by the proposed adaptive ensemble classification method is reported at 87.96%. This suggests a promising advancement in the ability to accurately classify emotions using EEG signals, overcoming the limitations outlined in the introduction.

In conclusion, the paper introduces an innovative approach to emotion classification based on EEG signals, addressing key challenges associated with existing methods. By employing a new adaptive ensemble classification method and refining the process of providing emotional stimuli, the study achieves a noteworthy improvement in classification accuracy. This advancement is crucial for enhancing our understanding of the complexities of emotion recognition through EEG signals, paving the way for more effective applications in fields such as neuroinformatics and affective computing.

With the increasing importance of environmental problems, environmental psychology also seeks to create a sustainable relationship between humans and nature. In this regard, the present research investigated the role of personality traits in pro-environmental behaviors to better understand this relationship. It has also investigated the mediating role of place attachment in the relationship between personality and pro-environmental behaviors.

The method of this study was descriptive-correlation. The statistical population of this study was the students of Tarbiat Modares University in the academic year 2020-2021, 250 people were selected by available sampling method. To measure the research variables, the personality traits scale of McCree and Costa (1992), the place attachment scale of Safarinia (2013), and the questionnaire compiled by Ferdowsi, Mortazavi, and Rezvani (2007) from the environmental protection behavior questionnaires of Kaiser, Wolfing and Fehrer (1999) and Tarrant and Cordell (1997) were used. To analyze the data, the path analysis method was used in the structural equation model.

Fit indices and path coefficients (p<0.05) showed that the personality factors of extroversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness play a role in environmental behavior due to the mediating role of the place dependence factor.

If a person is extroverted, agreeable, conscientious, and has attachment to their place of living, they are more likely to exhibit pro-environmental behaviors. As a result, by knowing the relationship of individuals with different personality traits and affective relationships with home, their positive environmental behaviors can be strengthened.

This study aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Family Attachment and Changeability Index (FACI8).

The sample group included 313 male and female participants (age range 12 to 71), who were selected using the available sampling method. The Persian version of the Scale was applied with Connor- Davidson Resilience Scale and Cohen et al.'s Perceived Tension Questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis and convergent and divergent validity were applied to evaluate the validity of the scale and Cronbach's alpha was used to evaluate its Internal Consistency Reliability. For examining the Test-Retest Reliability, the scale was performed on 35 subjects and Pearson correlation was used to measure it.

The results of confirmatory factor analysis indicated the fit and desirability of the two-factor model. Significant correlations between the factors of the Scale with of Resilience Scale and Perceived Tension also confirmed the divergent and convergent validity of this scale. The reliability of the scale using Cronbach's alpha coefficient calculation for the whole scale is 0.87 and the test-retest correlation coefficient of 0.9 Obtained.

In general, it can be said that the Persian version of the Family Attachment and Changeability Index, which has two factors (attachment, changeability), has a factor structure similar to the original version of the scale and has the necessary validity and reliability to use in psychological research in the Iranian sample.

Despite the increasing importance of emotion regulation, there are limited scales for its assessment. Mentalized affectivity theory proposes a novel perspective on emotion regulation. This study aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of briefmentalized affectivity scale (B-MAS).  

This is a descriptive psychometrics study. Participants were 414 students from Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran University, and Shahid Beheshti University in the academic year 2022-2023, who were selected by a convenience sampling method. They completed the Persian versions of B-MAS, ten-item personality inventory (TIPI), satisfaction with life scale (SWLS), Beck anxiety inventory (BAI), and difficulties in emotion regulation scale (DERS). Construct validity was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Convergent and divergent validity were assessed by the Pearson correlation test. Internal consistency (using Cronbach’s α), test re-test reliability, and composite reliability were also evaluated.

The CFA results confirmed the three-factor solution (identifying, processing, and expressing) and showed the good fit of the model. The significant correlation of the Persian B-MAS score with the BAI, TIPI, SWLS, and DER scores confirmed its convergent and divergent validity. Cronbach’s α for the three factors was from 0.86 to 0.88. Test re-test reliability for the three factors was from 0.75 to 0.80. Composite reliability was from 0.79 to 0.82.

The Persian version of B-MAS with three subscales has acceptable validity (construct, convergent, divergent) and reliability for psychological studies on the Iranian population.

  Since psychological texts in recent decades have witnessed the expansion of meta-diagnostic approaches in examining psychopathology, so the aim of the present study was The effectiveness of transdiagnostic intervention package based on emotion regulation according to Iranian culture on reducing insomnia Intensity.

The present study single-subject (single-case) design was used. Participants in this stage included people with insomnia disorder in Kermanshah in 2021, three of them were selected by purposive sampling method. For this purpose, in the baseline stage and before any intervention, the questionnaire insomnia Intensity was performed Two times per week on three participants separately, then presented the meta-diagnostic intervention based on emotion regulation in one session per week and each session 60 Minutes. At the end of the third, sixth and eighth sessions, the mentioned questionnaire was presented to each of the 3 participants and finally, completed by the participants in a 1-month and 2-month follow-up. The findings of this section were analyzed using visual analysis, recovery percentage and other related indicators.

The results showed that the symptoms of insomnia Intensity. in each of the three participants, following the sessions of meta-diagnostic protocol based on emotion regulation in the intervention phase and even follow-up period (Relative to the position of the baseline) a decreasing trend, which is evidence of the effectiveness of the intervention.

The implementation of the transdiagnostic intervention package based on emotion regulation appropriate to Iranian culture led to the reduction of insomnia Intensity, therefore, due to the transdiagnostic nature of the intervention, it is suggested to mental health professionals that the results of the present package in It can be used to help with other psychological disorders.

 Religion and religious beliefs play an important role in human life in many societies, Therefore, the present study aimed to qualitatively analyze the opinion of Iranian experts about the role of spiritual and doctrinal beliefs affecting emotion regulation.

 The present study had a qualitative design and was conducted by content analysis. The participants were specialists and experts working in the field of emotion regulation in Iran and were selected through purposeful sampling method. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 experts until the saturation point was reached. In this study, all ethical considerations were observed and the authors reported no conflict of interests.

 After conducting the interviews, similar and duplicate codes were removed and matched. The results of data analysis yielded three main categories with six sub-themes. The main categories included religious and spiritual attitudes, taught spiritual/religious emotion regulation, and differentiating beliefs from superstitions.

 The results showed that spiritual and doctrinal beliefs played a significant role in the way individuals regulated their emotions. Therefore, counselors and mental health therapists are recommended to pay attention to this important issue while interacting with the clients during treatment sessions.

Although conflicts and disagreements are inevitable in emotional relationships, they have many impressions on the quality and durability of the relationship. Clarifying the conflicts between the partners, in addition to being an effective step in evaluating the relationship, is a critical step of relationship assessment and a necessary factor in dissatisfaction intervention programs. Therefore, this study aims to prepare and standardize the Persian version of the Reasons for Disagreement in Romantic Relationship Scale (RDRRS).

As the research sample, 285 men and women living in Tehran, completed RDRRS, Relationship Assessment Scale(RAS), Relationship Quality Scale(RQS), and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire(OHQ) among which the last 3 ones were carried out for assessing the RDRRS validity. The construct validity was examined with the methods of confirmatory factor analysis and convergent and divergent validity through Pearson correlation. To check its validity by calculating Cronbach's alpha, the main test was re-administered for 30 participants after two weeks.

The factor analysis of RDRRS revealed six main factors: Inadequate Attention or Affection; Jealousy & Infidelity; Chores & Responsibilities; Sex; Control & Dominance; Future Plans & Money. The reliability coefficients using Cronbach Alpha were equal to 0.75 to 0.90 for the main factors, 0.82 for the total score, and 0.39 for the test-retest sample. Also, to check the convergent validity, a significant correlation was obtained between the factors of RDRRS with the relationship evaluation questionnaire and the divergent validity with the happiness questionnaire.

According to the acquired results, the Persian edition of RDRRS has a factorial structure the same as the original scale. The Persian edition of RDRRS is a suitable scale for studying disagreements among Iranian couples.

This study aimed to investigated The Effect of Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy Based on Core Conflictual Relationship Theme on Improvement of Mother-Child Interactional Patterns.The study was a quasi-experimental design. The participants included three mothers who lived in Tehran. All three participants took part in a 12 session that administered as one hour sessions per week and experienced brief psychodynamic psychotherapy. The participant were assessed eight times (2 baseline assessments, 5 during therapeutic session assessments, and 1 follow up assessment) by the Parent-Child Relationship Scale (Pianta, 2011) and the Maternal Caregiving Quality Scale (Ghanbari, Khodapanahi, Mazaheri, & Lavasani, 2012). Visual analysis Within-condition and Between-condition used to analyze the acquired information. The results revealed that the intervention improved the mother – child interactions. According to the research findings, many of the parent – child conflicts, rooted in the unconscious self-object mental representations of parents. 

Since the concept of mental health is very much related to culture and is affected by it, also Cultural practices and beliefs may influence coping with psychological distress and sometimes assist to cope with mental disorder. On the other hand these cultural factors can be the source of distress and conflict and underlie the mental disorders, therefore the present study done aims to the role of historical and cultural context affecting of emotion regulation in Iranian society. The present study was Inductive qualitative content analysis and latent analysis method. Target community includes specialists and experts emotion regulation in Iran was by purposeful sampling to saturation with 11 experts, a semi-structured interview was conducted. qualitative analysis of the findings leads to the extraction of three main categories such as: a) Ethnicities and the role of language (subcultures), B) The role of myths and stories, J) Intergenerational differences, as well as six sub-floors. The results showed that components related to historical and cultural contexts such as ethnicity, Myths and stories also, intergenerational differences affect the people emotion regulation.

The present study aimed to investigate the psychometric ‎properties of the Persian version of the Romantic Love Myths Questionnaire (RLMQ) developed by Lara and Gómez-Urrutia (2021). The research method is validation and the research population includes all individuals aged 18-24 born and resident in Iran in 2021-2022. 364 individuals‎‏ ‏were ‎selected through the convenience sampling method. Being translated and back-translated, the Persian version of RLMQ ‎was prepared and administered with other scales- The dating Violence questionnaire (Rodríguez-Díaz et al., 2017) and Perceived Relationship ‎Quality Components Short Form (Demir, 2008). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was implemented to investigate the validity of the questionnaire ‎and convergent and divergent validity of the questionnaire were evaluated with other scales. CFA results point out that the ‎Persian version of RLMQ has a two-factor structure (idealization and love–abuse) like the original form. The reliability of ‎the questionnaire was assessed by Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability‏.‏‎ The significant correlation of factors with the ‎used scales pointed to the content validity and divergent validity of the questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the ‎entire questionnaire was 0.70. The composite reliability for idealization and love abuse were respectively 0.81 and 0.83. ‎Regarding the fact that the composite reliability was greater than 0.80 and the average variance extracted (AVE) for both ‎factors was above 0.5, the convergent validity of the factors was confirmed. According to the results, the Persian version of ‎RLMQ is a valid questionnaire for use in Iranian populations.‎

Culture plays an important role in psychological health via shaping social norms, values and beliefs. Hence, the purpose of this study was to design and assess the feasibility of a transdiagnostic protocol based on emotion regulation in Islamic-Iranian Culture.

The current research is a qualitative study that uses the content analysis method. Via semi-structured interviews with experts in the field of emotion regulation, the cultural components of emotion regulation were extracted. Subsequently, content validity ratio coefficient (CVR) (CVI) was evaluated by ten psychologists with at least five years of experience in emotion regulation therapy. In the next step, the contents of the therapy sessions package was adjusted based on the obtained components in eight weekly sessions.

Finally, the framework of the designed protocol was sent to six experts with at least 15 years of clinical experience in the field of psychology. Due to the meta-diagnostic nature of the study, this stage was necessary to investigate the application of the protocol in terms of: acceptability and appropriateness, utility and demand, integration, compatibility, resources and applicability, and generalizability. . The results indicated a high average for the mentioned dimensions.

It can be concluded that the possibility of implementing the present protocol is necessary. Therefore, it is suggested that cultural guardians of health promotion in the country pay special attention to the results of such researches.

The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of Persian version of the Religious and Spiritual Straggles Scale.

The population included Iranian adults in Tehran in the age range of 14 to 75 years old, who were selected using the available sampling method. The Persian version of the Scale applied with the Elliott (1983) Spiritual well-being and Cohen et al.'s (1994) Perceived Tension Questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis and convergent and divergent validity were used to evaluate the validity of the scale and Cronbach's alpha was used to evaluate its reliability. For examining the reliability of the Religious and Spiritual Struggles Scale, it was performed on 37 subjects and Pearson correlation was used to measure it.

The results of confirmatory factor analysis indicated the fit and desirability of the six-factor model. Significant correlations between the factors of the Scale with of Spiritual Well-being and Perceived Tension also confirmed the divergent and convergent validity of this scale. The reliability of the scale using Cronbach's alpha coefficient calculation for the whole scale is 0.8 and the test-retest correlation coefficient of 0.9 Obtained.

In general, it can be said that the Persian version of the Religious and Spiritual Struggles Scale, which has six factors, has a factor structure similar to the original version of the scale and has the necessary validity and reliability for using in psychological research in the Iranian sample.

An intervention mapping approach is a systematic approach for designing and formulating theory-based interventions in various fields and areas. This six-step approach defines the path of formulating an intervention in a regular and precise manner, from identifying a need or problem to identifying and testing potential solutions and evaluating its effectiveness. The activities identified at each step provide a logical and conceptual basis for how behavior changes and conditions are affected to promote the health, prevention, or improvement of an issue. Therefore; Researchers, creators, and implementers of an intervention can explain how an intervention succeeds or fails. Using the intervention mapping approach increases the possibility of success and achievement of an intervention to its goal. This approach applies to any intervention aimed at changing behavior. The purpose of this study is to carefully study this approach and its steps for designing psychological interventions that, if used properly, can be formulated and implemented as effective interventions

Since the family as a social institution plays an important role in reducing or increasing the psychological problems of individuals; therefore, the present study was done with the aim of  qualitative analysis of family factors affecting emotion regulation in Iranian society.

A qualitative study through inductive content analysis and analysis of latent content was performed. The statistical population included specialists and experts in the field of emotion regulation in Iran. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with purposive sampling method with saturation of 11 specialists.

The analysis of findings led to two main categories of efficient communication processes in the family and dysfunctional communication processes in the family. The results were also divided into six subcategories, including effective family relationships, parenting styles emotion regulation, safe emotional atmosphere andsupport in the family, inappropriate relationships within the family, parenting styles emotion dysregulation and insecurity, and lack of support in the family.

The results showed that both efficient communication processes and dysfunctional communication processes in the family they can affect the way people regulate their emotion in two different ways. Therefore, family counselors and therapists are advised to pay special attention to this issue.

Psychotherapy is one of the most important and attractive directions in psychology. Most of the researches are concentrating on the statistical and clinical significance of psychological treatment in comparing a given treatment group with the other groups or placebo ones. It is worth noting that therapy leads always to no positive outcome. Sometimes it makes some clients worse and some of them remain without any change (no change). The therapy failure has been ignored. The focus on statistical and clinical significance which is predominantly evaluated using quantitative pre-post outcome questionnaires remains unclear what this means for clients in their real situations. To do this, it is needed to combine treatment evaluation with quantitative and qualitative outcome measures. This paper aimed to provide a theoretical view and practical steps for inquiring therapy failure: “no changing” and “deteriorating” after receiving therapy. Finding the roots of this failure improvement the theoretical basis in explanation of a psychological disorder and the related psychotherapeutic package. This paper stayed away from theoretical and practical ignorance.

People go beyond the meta personal self-construal dimensions to find the meaning of life and self-definition, the sense of identity in these people goes beyond self-focus and includes a sense of connection with all beings. In order to study the cognitive, motivational, emotional, and behavioral effects of this dimension of self-interpretation, it is necessary to have a tool that has acceptable validity and credibility. The aim of the present study is to validate and validate the Persian version of the meta-personal scale (MPS) and to examine its psychometric properties.

The sample of the present study included 200 students studying in the academic year 2020-2021 at the University of Tehran and Shahid Beheshti and was selected using the available sampling method. The Persian version of the Metapersonal self-scale (MPS) was prepared after the translation process and was administered along with the interpersonal reactivity index questionnaires and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale. In this study, to evaluate the validity of the scale, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, concurrent validity, and divergent validity were used. Correlations between the meta personal scale scores and Interpersonal Reactivity Index and DASS-21 scale were used to assess concurrent and divergent validity respectively. The reliability of the Persian version of the Metapersonal scale was assessed via Cronbach’s alphas and ordinal theta.

The results of confirmatory factor analysis confirm the one-factor structure in the Iranian sample and indicate the good fit and desirability of the one-factor model (χ2⁄df= 2.607, GFI= 0.917, RMSEA= 0.069, SRMR= 0.053). Significant correlations between the transpersonal self-scale with the interpersonal reactivity index scales and the depression, anxiety, and stress scales also confirm the convergent and divergent validity of the transpersonal self-scale (p <0.05). The validity of the scale was obtained by calculating the Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the whole scale 0.86 and the sequential theta of the whole scale equal to 0.84.Discussion and

In general, the results of this study indicated that the Persian version of the meta personal scale is unidimensional, which has appropriate reliability and validity for application in psychological studies conducted for Iranian samples.

Children’s screen time is increasing and has devastating effects on various aspects of their development and health. This systematic review study was conducted to investigate the role of family and shortcomings in interventions to reduce children's use of digital media. PsycNet, ScienceDirect, Medline, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ISC, SID and IranDoc were searched from 2000 to 2019. All research studies that were RCT with children under age 12 and aimed to reduce ST in children were eligible to study. 18 of them were eligible and were included in the review. Most of the strategies used were behavioral and cognitive, and family factors, including communication between family members and child- parent relationship as an important and influential factors in managing child behavior were largely neglected across the articles reviewed. Awareness of parents about the negative consequences of children's over- use of digital devices and training them to perform alternative and joint activities as two main elements can make interventions be more effective than when they focus only on teaching skills to children. In addition, involving parents in interventions is more effective when other influential factors such as child and parent characteristics, quality of parent-child interaction, patterns of parenting behaviors, parenting styles and influencing factors in home environment should also be considered.