فهرست مطالب somayeh aghamohamadi

The present study was conducted with the purpose of testing the structural model of relationships between insecure attachment styles and suicidal tendency, considering the mediating role of emotion regulation strategies and interpersonal cognitive distortions in married women of Isfahan city. The design of the present study was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of the research included married women referring to health centers in Isfahan city, 350 of whom were selected using the quota sampling method. The participants responded to the Experiences in Close Relationship Scale (ECR)-short form (Wei and etal, 2007), the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ; Garnefski and etal, 2001) and the Interpersonal Cognitive Distortions (Hamamci & Büyüköztürk, 2004), and Multi-attitude suicide tendency (Orbach and etal, 1991) scales. The data were analyzed by structural equation modeling using SPSS-24 and AMOS-24 statistical software. The results of testing the model showed that the fit indices related to the research model have a good fit with the experimental data. Examining the parameters of the model also showed that all the coefficients of the paths, except for the path of anxious attachment to suicidal tendency, and the indirect effects of the model are significant (p˂.01). Negative emotional cognitive regulation strategies and interpersonal cognitive distortions can explain the relationship between insecure attachment styles and suicidal tendencies as mediator variables.

Today, the tendency of people, especially women, to perform various cosmetic surgeries has increased, and it is important to identify the causes of this problem. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the role of cognitive and emotional factors in the Botox injection in women referring to skin and hair clinics.

Methods and Materials:

 Among women referring to skin and hair clinics in Isfahan city in 2020, 60 women applying for Botox injections were selected and 60 normal women were matched with the first group in terms of demographic variables. The participants in the research responded to the beliefs about appearance scale (BAAS), cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (CERQ), and body image concern inventory (BICI). The data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance and discriminate analysis.

The results showed that the mean scores of the dimensions of dysfunctional beliefs about appearance, except for the dimension of progress, rumination from the maladaptive emotion regulation strategies, and dysmorphic concern, are significantly higher in women undergoing Botox injections than normal women. Also, the results of the discriminate analysis showed that rumination from the dimensions of cognitive emotion regulation strategies and feelings from the dimensions of beliefs about appearance could predict Botox injection in women.

In general, these results showed that rumination and negative feelings towards oneself due to skin folds and wrinkles in women are the most important predictors of Botox injection in women; therefore, these findings can lead to solutions to prevent the tendency of people to apply unnecessary beauty treatments.

 The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy on reducing mother's anger and their children's behavioral problems.
The present study was a single subject study with ABA design. In this design, after the subjects reached the baseline position, the intervention was performed individually for 8 one-hour sessions and two weeks after the end of the intervention, follow-up tests were performed again. The sample of this study included 3 mothers with children with behavioral problems who were selected by purposeful sampling method. The Conner's Parents rating scale and a researcher-made checklist of mothers' anger were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using visual analysis of graphs, trending, stability, PND, POD and MPI indices.
The results showed that the intervention for two subjects reduced mother's anger (46.67 and 100% recovery rate) and children's behavioral problems (44.18 and 54.88% recovery rate) has been effective; However, this treatment was not effective in reducing mother's anger and behavioral problems in one of the subjects.
 In general, these results show that compassion-focused interventions reduce maternal anger and thus improve the mother-child relationship, and this will improve the child's behavioral problems.

The aim of this study was to predict borderline personality symptoms based on cognitive emotion regulation strategies, considering the moderating role of neuroticism in students. The research design was correlational. The statistical population of the study was all students of Payame Noor University of Najafabad in the academic year of 2019-20. Among them, 300 students were selected using convenience sampling method and answered the short form of NEO-FFI, Cognitive Emotion Regulation, and Borderline personality traits (Schizotypal Trait Questionnaire-B form) Questionnaires. Multiple regression with SPSS-24 software and structural equation modeling with AMOS-24 software were used to analyze the research data. To investigate the moderating effect, the model proposed by Arbuckle (2016) was followed. The results of regression analysis showed that adaptive and maladaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation are able to predict borderline personality symptoms in students. The results of structural equation modeling to investigate the moderating effect also showed that neuroticism is able to moderate the relationships between adaptive strategies and borderline personality symptoms. In general, these findings support the role of personality traits in applying emotion regulation strategies and setting the stage for mental health problems, especially borderline personality symptoms.

The purpose of this study was to design and test a structural model of the relationship between spiritual attitudes and symptoms of eating disorders concerning the mediating role of body image concern and self-esteem in young women. Using cluster sampling method, 298 female undergraduate students of the Islamic Azad University of Khomeini Shahr were selected as the research sample and responded to the Spiritual Attitude Questionnaire, Body Image Concern Inventory, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Eating attitude Test. To test the research model, the structural equation modeling method was used, using the maximum likelihood estimation method. Also, to evaluate the significance of the indirect effects of the model, the bootstrap method was used. Data analysis was performed with SPSS-24 and AMOS-24 software. The results showed that the research model has a good fit with the data and all direct and indirect effects of the proposed model are significant. In general, these results support the importance of the role of spiritual attitude in improving various aspects of mental health, especially the symptoms of eating disorders in women.

The present study was conducted to test the structural model of the effects of media use on young Iranian women's tendency toward cosmetic surgery, considering the mediating role of media pattern internalization, beliefs about appearance, and body image concerns.

The study design was a descriptive-correlational design performing the structural equation modeling method. In the present study, 325 female students of the University of Isfahan in the 2019-2020 academic year responded to the Media Consumption and Beliefs about Appearance Scales, Body Image Concerns Inventory, Sociocultural Attitudes to Appearance, and Compensatory Tendencies for Beauty and Fitness Questionnaires. Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling with maximum likelihood estimation method were used for data analysis.  

The results of structural equation modeling showed that the fit indices of the model are good. Also, the results of the direct effects test using the maximum likelihood estimation method showed that all the direct effects of the model, except the effect of beliefs about appearance on the cosmetic surgery tendency, are significant (P˂ 0.01). Finally, the results of the indirect effects using the parametric bootstrap method showed that all the indirect effects of the model are significant (P˂ 0.01).

In general, the results support the importance of internalization of media patterns and body image concerns in the tendency of Iranian women for cosmetic surgery.

Cognitive-spiritual group therapy of addiction is a 12-session treatment which has recently been developed based on spiritual care and Iranian – Islamic culture. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of cognitive-spiritual group therapy of addiction considering the effects of spiritual care on craving, emotional regulation and mental health of patients under methadone maintenance treatment.

24 individuals under methadone maintenance treatment in Khomeynishahr addiction clinics were selected by purposive sampling method. These 24 individuals were divided into two matched groups and group intervention was provided for one group (experiment) and the other one was considered as control group. Prior to the intervention, general health questionnaire (GHQ-12), emotional regulation subscale of Schuute Emotional Intelligence Scale and visual analogue scale for craving were administrated as pre-test to both control and test groups. After the intervention, the same questionnaires were also used as post-test for both groups.

Results of analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) showed that cognitive-spiritual group therapy of addiction based on spiritual care improved the mental health and emotional regulation of experimental group and reduced their cravings compared to the control group.

The aspects of the mentioned therapy and its components such as focus on responsibility and changing the lifestyle spiritually, safe and enduring relationship with God, trust, praying, thanksgiving, accepting and forgiving one’s self, patience, spiritual problem solving skill, finding one’s own identity in the world and building effective relationships with others improve mental health and emotional regulation and thus reduce craving.

This study aimed to design and test a structural model of eating disorders symptoms in women based on the internalization of media models with the mediating role of eating-related beliefs and body dysmorphic concern in female students. The research design was correlational. 298 female students of the Islamic Azad University of Khomeini Shahr in the academic year 2019-2020 were selected as the research sample using cluster sampling method and responded to the Body Image Concern Inventory (BICI, Littleton and et al., 2005), Socio-cultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire-third edition (SATAQ-3, Thompson and et al., 2004), Eating Disorder Belief Questionnaire (EDBQ, Cooper and et al., 1997), and Eating Attitudes Test (EAT, Garner and et al., 1982). To test the model of the research, the structural equation modeling method was used. In this analysis, the maximum likelihood method was used to estimate the model parameters, and the bootstrap method was used to investigate the significance of the model effects. Data were analyzed using SPSSV24 and AMOSV24 software. The results showed that the fit indices of the model are desirable. Examination of the model parameters showed that all direct effects of the model are significant; the indirect effects of internalization of media models on the symptoms of eating disorders through eating-related beliefs and body dysmorphic concern are also significant. In general, these results show that the internalization of media patterns leads to the strengthening of dysfunctional beliefs of people about eating and body dysmorphic concern, and thus, the symptoms of eating disorders intensify in them. These results show the special importance of internalization of media models in the occurrence of eating problems and incompatibilities in Iranian women. Therefore, by managing the effects of the media, these problems in the women's community can be reduced.

The prevalence of cosmetics from the beginning of their production in women is much higher than men, and the content produced in the media usually teaches women to meet the socially constructed standards of beauty. Today, the excessive use of cosmetics among Iranian women and girls has become a critical psychosocial issue. Therefore, the present study aimed to test the media use model to use cosmetics concerning the mediating role of internalization of media patterns, beliefs about appearance, and body image concerns. For this purpose, 324 female students of the University of Isfahan were selected as the research sample using cluster sampling method and responded to the Media Consumption (Revised) and Beliefs about Appearance Scales, Body Image Concerns Inventory, and Socio-Cultural Attitudes to Appearance (Third Edition) and Compensatory Tendencies and Behaviors for Beauty and Fitness Questionnaires. The research model tested using structural equation modeling analysis, and the significance of the model effects evaluated using the bootstrap method. Data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS software. Testing the model showed that the size of the fit indices for the model is desirable and this model has a good fit with the experimental data. Also, bootstrap results showed that all model effects are significant. In general, the results of the present study support the importance of the role of internalizing media patterns and body image concern in the tendency of Iranian women to use cosmetics. These results explained in the research and theoretical context, and suggestions made in this regard.

The cognitive-spiritual therapy group of addiction is a 12-session treatment based on spiritual care and based on Iranian-Islamic culture, which has been recently developed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive-spiritual addiction therapy group with spiritual care approach on temptation, emotion regulation and mental health of methadone maintenance clients.

Thirty individuals treated with methadone maintenance in addiction treatment centers in Khomeini Shahr were selected as the research sample using purposive sampling. These 30 individuals were divided into two peer groups and the group intervention was randomly performed on one group (experiment) and the other group was considered as the control group. Before the intervention, the general health questionnaire, the emotional regulation subscale of the shot emotional intelligence scale and the visual analog scale for temptation were administered to the experimental and control groups as a pre-test. Also, after the intervention, the same questionnaires were administered as a post-test in two groups.

The findings of analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) showed that the cognitive-spiritual therapy group of addiction with spiritual care approach significantly increased mental health, improved emotional regulation and reduced temptation in the experimental group compared to the control group.

According to the findings, the results showed that in general, the characteristics of the treatment and its components, including focusing on responsibility and changing the lifestyle to a spiritual style, safe and continuous relationship with God, trust, prayer, gratitude, acceptance and forgiveness. Patience, spiritual problem-solving skills, finding one's identity in the universe, and effective communication with others lead to increased mental health, emotional regulation, and reduced temptation.