فهرست مطالب seyed hossein salimi

The psychological health and well-being of military personnel affect their performance at the individual and national levels. One of the variables that can affect mental health and improve the quality of life of military personnel is happiness. In order to assess the level of military happiness or to evaluate the related educational and medical interventions, standardized tools are needed. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire in the military.

This study was a descriptive methodological study. For this purpose, three military units in Tehran were selected by available sampling. Then 403 servicemen were selected by available sampling and completed the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, Life Satisfaction Questionnaire, NEO Personality Questionnaire (60-NEO) and the researcher-made demographic questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, Pearson correlation by SPSS-22 and Amos-22 software.

The results of exploratory data analysis showed that the Persian version of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire in the military has a four-factor structure (life satisfaction, welfare, sociality, control and self-efficacy). Together, these four factors accounted for 41% of the variance in happiness. These factors were confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis (RAMSEA = 064, CFI = 0.91, FIF = 0.92). The face validity of the test was also confirmed. The results of convergent validity showed that all sub-components and total score of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire and Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (r = 0.56, P <0.001) and Neo Personality Questionnaire (extroversion subscale) had a positive and significant correlation (r = 0.59, P <0.001). Divergent validity was also confirmed through a significant negative correlation between the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire and the Neo Personality Questionnaire (Neuroticism subscale) (r = -0.61, P <0.001). The reliability results of the questionnaire with the test-retest method during two weeks (0.79-0.82) and internal consistency with Cronbachchr('39')s alpha (0.84) showed the time reliability and good internal consistency of this instrument.

The findings of the present study showed that the Persian version of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire in the military has good validity and reliability and can be used to measure happiness and psychological studies in the military.

Due to the high prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms in veterans, the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy as a new treatment with long-term exposure therapy as a recommended and conventional treatment in the treatment of war veterans with chronic PTSD and symptoms of anxiety and depression as comorbidity.

This quasi-experimental study with a control group (waiting for treatment) was performed as a pre-test and post-test with a follow-up of 3 months on 57 veterans referring to some psychiatric wards of military hospitals in Tehran, Iran. Seventeen people were randomly assigned to the experimental group 1 (receiving metacognitive therapy), 17 to the experimental group 2 (receiving long-term exposure therapy) and 23 to the control group. Research tolls included, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Index (PCL-M - Military Edition), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI-II), and a demographic Researcher-made questionnaire.

By considering the matching of the groups, the findings showed that the effectiveness of both interventions on reducing depression and anxiety symptoms was the same. However, there was a significant difference between the groups receiving metacognitive therapy and long-term exposure therapy with the control group in the field of variables, which indicates the effectiveness of both therapeutic interventions on the variables (P=0.001).

The current findings showed that metacognitive therapy can also be considered one of the most effective new therapeutic interventions in the field of chronic PTSD caused by war along with other psychological therapies of PTSD (long-term exposure therapy).

The stressful resources have a significant impact on students’ mental health which may cause dysfunction in both educational and professional performances in military students. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between students' stressful factors and psychological problems (stress, anxiety and depression) among Students at a military medical sciences university in Tehran, Iran.

This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 319 subjects from medical, pharmaceutical, nursing and health schools in a Military Medical Sciences University, who were studying at the university during the academic year of 2017-2018. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire. Students Stressors Questionnaire (SSQ) was used to assess the sources of stress in the students and to assess the anxiety, stress and depression, the DASS-21 questionnaire was used. Data were analyzed using descriptive and correlation methods and pathway analysis using SPSS-16 and Amos software.

Of the 319 students, 273 (86%) were male and 46 (14%) were female. The mean age of students was 22.32±1.97 years. 22.64% of students had severe to very severe stress, 34.27% had severe to very severe anxiety and 35.65% had severe to very severe depression. Three stressful resources, such as academic conditions, academic environment and graduation stresses had significant relationships (P≤0.05) with stress, anxiety and depression. The stressors of the dormitory environment had a direct relationship with stress and anxiety, but was not found with depression.

The existence of direct and indirect relationships between student stressful resources and psychological variables in medical students indicates the importance of controlling the types of psychological stress related resources associated with university education in order to manage mental health of students.

Present research attributions mapped at the comparative scrutiny of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) impacts on depression amongst the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients.

Present study counted as a clinical trials or treatment trials with pretest, post-test and also 1.5 months phase follow up by use of input criteria and neurologist expert from [that for] sample selection population [MS patients] after the list preparation of an outpatient clinic of Baqiyatallah hospital visitors and call on them, 30 persons with regard to the downsizing and reduction of them, selected via convenience sampling method and randomly put in order as two control groups and one group with no therapy.the used material were; Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 DASS-21 that face-to-face completed by two experimented groups in pre-therapy (pretest), after-therapy (post-test) and 1.5 months two follow up (afterthought) phases and finally participants considered 30 patients. Then; the first experimental group received 60 minutes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) per 8 sessions particularly/ especially chronic pain and the second one; received 60 minutes Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) per 10 sessions, also following along with outcomes analyzed and scrutinized by use of variance and co-variance analysis.

outcomes showed that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) with a little difference and as the same lead/cause to progression and improvement of depression amongst the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients.

results indicated that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) as same as the other can effective on progression and improvement of depression amongst the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients.

  Resilience is the process by which families are able to maintain or regain positive outcomes despite stress and negative emotional experiences. Assessing family resilience is important to identify families’ strengths and vulnerabilities. There are currently no family resilience instruments available for Iranian families. This paper describes the translation and validation of Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire (WFRQ) for being used with Iranian families. The WFRQ was translated into Persian and back-translated. Proportional simple random sampling was used to recruit a representative sample of 350 families selected from a military center in 2017 in Tehran. Total scale and subscale reliability were examined using Cronbach alpha. Test- retest reliability was conducted with 350 adolescents who completed the WFRQ twice with a two-week interval in between and assessed using Intra-class Correlation Coefficients (ICC). Cronbach alpha coefficients were equal to or greater than 0.70 for all scales. Test-retest reliability for the overall WFRQ score was excellent (ICC = 0.83, 95%CI, 0.76–0.93) and very good for family belief system subscales (ICC = 0.70–0.79). The present study provides evidence of good validity, reliability and test-retest reliability of the WFRQ for Iranian families. Further testing, including construct validity, and testing across different contexts will strengthen the evidence. The instrument will have applications in resilience research, educational and clinic settings and could facilitate the development and evaluation of intervention programs to build resilience in Iranian families.

Aim: Police is one of the most important organizations in the countries that has missions and important tasks. The scientific pre-employment selection of candidates ensures the selection of suitable people and access to the goals of the organization. The purpose of this study was to construct and validate the personality characteristics questionnaire of traffic police.
This 5-step research was carried out with a mixed method of exploratory sequential designe on all of the staff and police commanders of the Iran and knowledgeable psychologists in this field in 2015. Using cluster-random sampling, 380 samples from traffic polices participated in the final stage of the questionnaire. NEO personality inventory, job motivation questionnaire, organizational commitment scale, job performance questionnaire and job satisfaction scale were used to data collection. The data were analyzed using simple correlation, multivariable stepwise regression, and also factor analysis in AMOS 23 software.
Four factor questionnaire of personality characteristics of traffic police was constract in 75 questions and all 4 factors as traits (β=0.91), psychosocial skills (β=0.85), professional skills (β=0.66) and attitudes (β=0.70) with 95% confidence, were subscales of personality characteristics of traffic police (p = 0.001). Reliability and validity of the questionnaire were at an acceptable level.
Personality characteristics questionnaire of traffic police has a good reliability and validity for pre-employment selection in traffic police.

The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on quality of life among students of a military educational center.
The method of this study was quasi experimental (pretest posttest with control group). 50 students were randomly assigned in experimental and control group. Quality of life questionnaire was used as tool in pre and post test. For experimental group a program based on acceptance and commitment therapy was conducted. Analysis of repeated measures was used to analyze the data.
acceptance and commitment therapy could improve quality of life and acceptance and commitment index immediately after intervention which this affect continued after one month.
acceptance and commitment therapy can improve quality of life of armies.

Retirement is concerned as an important transition playing an effective role in life on which has a signiificant influence. Retirment is usually alonge with anxiety and other psychological problems. The main aim of the present study was to compare the general health in the high rank police officers before and after retirement in order to provide the enhencement of health psychology of the police officers.
Statistical population of the study consisted of all the high rank police officers occupied at the latest two years of their careers and also the high rank police officers who had been retired during the recent four years among which 120 retired and 50 would-be retired police officers were selected through Convenience Sampling method and filled the questionnaire of GHQ. Data were analyzed by Manova and other statistical methods.
Results revealed that the group of officers who were going to retire in the next two years significatly showed higher scores than both gorups of retired officers (with and without jobs) in GHQ. It indicated that the group of officers who were going to retire in the next two years was healthlier than the two other groups.
According to the findings, it can be concluded that having a job may preserve health psychology of individuals who come to retire and prevent them from negative effects of retirement in high rank police offices.

The present study focuses on the effectiveness of problem-solving training program on female and male PTSD survivors of Bam earthquake in Iran. Female and male subjects were requested to fill in several questionnaires including clinical interview, coping skills questionnaire, and a demographic form. The subjects also participated in a problem-solving training program. The results showed that the training program was effective for both sex groups. The sex groups did not show significant differences on PTSD symptoms in the post-test phase. Females tended to maintain their emotionfocused skills in post-test phase while the males did not. However, for both groups the mean scores of problem coping skills similarity increased. Although the mean scores of some PTSD symptoms were increased for the female group, the majority of PTSD symptoms decreased for both sexes in the posttest phase. It may be concluded that females are more likely to show PTSD symptoms than males. In addition, they may predispose to maintain negative attitudes towards life events than males.