جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « working women » در نشریات گروه « روانشناسی »

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of perceived stress in the relationship between mindfulness, self-compassion, and health-enhancing lifestyle in working women. The descriptive-correlational research method was structural equation modeling. The statistical population was all women working in government organizations and offices of Tehran province in 1401, from which 400 women were selected as a sample. The research tools are the Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ, Bauer et al., 2006), the Short Form Self-Compassion Scale (SCS-SF, Rais et al., 2003), the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSS, Cohen et al. et al., 1983) and the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLPII, Walker et al., 1987). The data were analyzed by structural equation analysis. The findings showed the optimal fit of the data with the proposed research model. Mindfulness and perceived stress had a significant direct effect on a health-promoting lifestyle (P<0.001) But the direct effect of self-compassion on a health-promoting lifestyle was not significant (P=0.008). Also, mindfulness and self-compassion with the mediation of perceived stress had a significant direct effect on health-promoting lifestyle (P < 0.001). From these findings, it can be concluded that increasing mindfulness and self-compassion reduces perceived stress in working women and increases health-promoting lifestyle.

in the healthcare sector affected by marital infidelity in Lorestan Province during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 

Methods and Materials: 

This quasi-experimental study was conducted using a pre-test and post-test design with control and experimental groups. The statistical population included working women in the healthcare sector of Lorestan Province who had sought counseling due to their spouse's marital infidelity during the COVID-19 period. Thirty women were randomly divided into three groups: Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, ACT, and a control group. Data collection tools included the Positive Feelings Toward Spouse Questionnaire and the Roselt Divorce Desire Questionnaire. The therapeutic interventions were conducted over eight 90-minute sessions across two months.
 

The results indicated that both approaches, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and ACT, significantly increased positive feelings toward the spouse and reduced the desire for divorce compared to the control group. Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy relatively showed more effectiveness in enhancing positive feelings toward the spouse. Repeated measures ANOVA indicated significant differences between groups and interactive effects of time and group.
 

The present study demonstrated that both therapeutic approaches, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and ACT, can effectively improve positive feelings toward the spouse and reduce the desire for divorce in working women in the healthcare sector affected by marital infidelity. These findings can aid counselors and therapists in providing more effective interventions and facilitate the improvement of quality of life and marital relationships.

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of indigenous compassion therapy package with Gilbert compassion therapy on mental health and psychological capital of working women in Isfahan. The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design with experimental and control groups. The statistical population included all working women in the age group of 25 to 45 years in Isfahan in 2019. The sample size included 45 people, of which 15 women were placed in the first experimental group, 15 women in the second experimental group, and 15 women in the control group and were selected by purposive sampling. Indigenous compassion therapy and Gilbert compassion therapy were performed for women in two experimental groups (in 8 sessions). Measurement tools included the GHQ Goldberg Questionnaire (1972) and the Psychological Capital Questionnaire by Luthans, Youssef, and Avolio (2007). Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. The results showed that there was no significant difference between the mean scores of the effect of education based on indigenous compassion therapy package and Gilbert compassion training on mental health and psychological capital. There was a significant difference between the mean scores of post-test of mental health and psychological capital of women in the experimental and control groups. There was a significant difference between the mean scores of the three stages of pre-test, post-test and follow-up test of mental health and psychological capital of working women.

Sexual distress is a destructive factor in marital relationships, so if the right interventions are used, this sexual problem can be prevented. The purpose of this study is the effectiveness of the indigenous package of enriching marital relations on sexual distress of working women in Shiraz, 2020-2021. The research method was clinical trial with pre-test and post-test design and 8 and 12 week follow-up with two experimental and control groups. The statistical population of the study consisted of all married women working in several government agencies in Shiraz in 2020. 120 women with sexual dysfunction were selected by purposive sampling method and were divided into experimental and control groups, which resulted in 79 final samples. 40 people were in the experimental group and 39 people were in the control group. All of these women applied to participate in training sessions to enrich couple relationships (4 sessions of 2 hours) which were purposefully selected and randomly divided into two groups. In this study, a sexual distress questionnaire (Dragatis, et al., 2008) was used to collect information. Analysis of statistical data was performed by SPSS22 software at both descriptive and inferential levels. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the scores of sexual distress in the research stages and the native package of enrichment of marital relationships has improved the quality of sexual intercourse and reduced sexual distress in the experimental group compared to the control group (p> 0. 001). Therefore, the indigenous package of enriching marital relations has played a significant role in promoting women's sexual relations.

The purpose of this study was to educate and develop a package of indigenous compassion therapy on mental health, psychological capital and lifestyle of working women in Isfahan. The research method was qualitative research methods of with two experimental and control groups. The statistical population included all working women referring to counseling centers in the age group of 25 to 45 years in Isfahan and the sample size included 30 people, 15 of whom were placed in the experimental group and 15 in the control group and selected by purposive sampling. Indigenous compassion therapy for women in the experimental group (in 8 sessions) was performed twice a week for 90 minutes. Measurement tools included the Goldberg General Health Questionnaire (1972), the Lutatz Psychological Capital Questionnaire (2007), and the Miller Smith Lifestyle Questionnaire (1988). Multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance and repeated measures analysis of variance were used to analyze the data. The results showed that there was a significant difference at the level of ⍺ = 0.05 between the mean scores of lifestyle tests, mental health and psychological capital of women in the experimental and control groups. The effect size indicates that in the post-test scores, the lifestyle variable is 33%, the mental health variable is 66%, and in the psychological capital variable is 40%, it is affected by the indigenous compassionate education package. Therefore, it can be concluded that indigenous compassion education has an effect on lifestyle, mental health and psychological capital of women working in the present study.

The present study was a qualitative study with the aim of studying the role of cross-border network drama films on how homemaking and working women interact with their husbands. The research society included working housewives living in Tehran through 2020, who watched movies on Persian-speaking channels based outside of the country. Among the aforementioned population, sampling was done in a targeted manner in form of snowballs and to the extent of saturation. Using semi-structured interviews, information related to the sample was collected and the research findings were analyzed by content analysis. After analyzing the content of the interviews and coding them, 9 themes on housewives and 9 more themes on working wives were extracted from the channels that directly affected their interactions with their husbands. Findings showed that the role of the channel movies on how housewives and working women interact with their husbands contains two nuclear themes including "although the instability of families in foreign movies is blamed by housewives but their lifestyles and interactions are influenced by these films" and "although the instability of families in foreign movies is blamed by working women but wanton communication among characters is their ideal type of communication they expect in their lives. "According to the results, such films affect women's interactions in their married life.

This study aimed to examine the role of psychological distress and tolerance of ambiguity in the loneliness of women who were quarantined during Coronavirus conditions.

The present study is descriptive and correlational, and the statistical population contains all working women in Karaj city who experienced quarantine for at least 38 days. According to Cochran's formula, 248 people were selected among the population using the convenience sampling method. The Kessler et al. (2002) Mental Disorder Scale, the Macaulay Ambiguity Tolerance Questionnaire (1993), and the Di Tommasso et al. (2004) Loneliness scale were used to assess the participants. The data were analyzed using simultaneous multiple regression by SPSS software version 23.

The results suggest that by increasing the standard deviation of the scores of psychological distress 0.465, the standard deviation of the scores of loneliness increases (P = 0.05). Also, by increasing the standard deviation on the scores of tolerance of ambiguity 0.237, the standard deviation of the loneliness score decreases. Psychological distress has a greater unique role in predicting loneliness (P = 0.05).

The results indicated that tolerance of ambiguity and psychological distress played a role in the loneliness of working women who were quarantined during Coronavirus conditions. According to the obtained results, the need to pay attention to psychological distress and tolerance of ambiguity plays a significant role in the intensity of loneliness among working women who were quarantined during Coronavirus conditions.

According to the academic literature,infertility is a feeling of helplessness thataffects the general Psychological health inwomen. Psychoanalytic theories believethat infertility is a defensive response toambivalent feelings about maternity andindividual goals. This research aims toinvestigate the discriminating power ofwork family conflicts questionnaire andDefensive Styles Questionnaire (DSQ) ininfertile and fertile women. Work family conflicts questionnaire andDSQ, were administered on a sample of47 working infertile women (52.8%) inNovin infertility clinic and 42 (47.2%)fertile women. Discriminant functionanalysis result showed that 67.7% ofsamples can be differentiated accordingthese two variables (Wilks’ Lambda=0.85, X2= 10.14, p<0.05). Results showedthat infertile women, compared to fertileones have more conflicts and more defensivemechanisms. According to psychoanalytictheories these results can beexplained as psychological suppression offertility. Intolerance of ambivalence andconflict between career goals and desiresfor parenthood has a psychologicalsuppressing impact in fertility.

The aim of present research was to study working women's strategies when exposure to role strain. Study population were all working married female in Babol city. Purposive sampling method was used, so according to research qualitative method, theoretical saturation method was performed for subject's number.18 participants were selected for qualitative analysis. Study design was qualitative of the content analysis type. Data were gathered by field and library methods. Then data were collected by semi-structured interview with working women and were analyzed by theoretical coding method using MAXQDA software based on theories of social role and work-family conflict. Concepts and catagories were obtained from participants and their significant statements. In another word, deductive reasoning was performed for content analysis. So that, in some part according to theoretical sensitivity, important concepts were extracted and denominated. Then, by summarizing technique, the basic topics were determined based on common aspects. Results showed that women adopt strategies such as denial or concealment of role strain, adaptability, physical and mental empowerment, planning, use of service centers, decrease traditional and social roles when exposure to role strain.

Family is the most important element of society that is necessary for the survival of society. Women's housekeeping and employment may affect life satisfaction and marital satisfaction, which are important factors in strengthening the family.

The aim of this research was to study the life satisfaction and marital satisfaction of working and housewives.

In this study, a qualitative approach was used in a phenomenological way. For this purpose, using semi-structured interviews, lived experience of 13 employed women and 13 housewives who were selected heterogeneous and purposive sampling method. Colaizzi method was used to analyze the data.

From the analysis of the interviews, 34 codes were obtained. Employed and housewives in 8 experiences including relationship satisfaction with husband, spouse support role, life satisfaction, relationship satisfaction with main family (s), child satisfaction, planning to have a child, richer meaning of life by having a child were common to building a mutually constructive relationship; but They had different experiences in terms of time together, activity, adaptation, hedonism. Examination of lived experiences revealed passivity and hedonism for housewives and role-playing, lack of time with family, and lack of receiving attention for self-employed women.

The results of this study showed that the disadvantages of working for women are more than the disadvantages of being a housewife, so psychological interventions are necessary to improve negative employment experiences for working women and also to moderate hedonism and avoid passivity for housewives.

The main purpose of this study was to determine the predictive contribution of family communication styles and lifestyles on the tendency to marital infidelity in working women. The present study was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of the study consisted of all working women in Lar city in 1397. From the statistical population, 200 people were selected and studied by single-stage cluster sampling. Questionnaires on family communication styles, lifestyles and marital infidelity were used to collect data. After collecting and extracting data, participants' scores were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between the dimensions of family communication styles and the dimensions of lifestyle with the tendency to marital infidelity in working women. The results also showed that the dimensions of family communication styles (dialogue and compliance) and lifestyles (environmental health and social health) significantly have the power to predict the tendency to marital infidelity in working women.

The aim of this study was to compare anxiety tolerance and sexual intimacy in employed and housewives in Shiraz. The research method was descriptive causal-comparative. The statistical population of this study was all working women and housewives in Shiraz in 1397. 140 of them (70 working women, 70 housewives) were selected by purposeful sampling method and normal women by purposive sampling method and answered the question of intimacy questionnaire and Simmons and Gahr distress questionnaire. They gave. Data were analyzed using Spss software at two levels: descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (multivariate analysis of variance and one-way analysis of variance). Findings indicated that the tolerance of anxiety and components (tolerance, evaluation and adjustment) of working women were significantly higher than housewives. The data also showed that the sexual intimacy of working women was significantly lower than that of housewives.

the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between family structure in terms of adaptability and cohesion with marital satisfaction in working women The research was a correlation study. The statistical population of this study was all working women in Karaj. The sample consisted of working women in Karaj who were selected by based on multi-stage cluster sampling method. The instrument used in the research was a questionnaires, family structure Olson et al (1985), marital satisfaction Olson, Forrins and Drakeman (1982). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (multiple regression, Pearson correlation coefficient) and analyzed using SPSS20 software. showed that family structure in terms of adaptability and cohesion positively predict the marital satisfaction of working women. Also, there was a positive and significant relationship between of adaptability and cohesion with marital satisfaction of working women (p<0.001). The results of this study indicate that a positive and significant relationship between of adaptability and cohesion with marital satisfaction of working women. And the results of the present study can be used in the development of treatment protocols.

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between job self-concept and marital satisfaction of female official employees working in Tehran. There were 163 subjects in this study who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. To collect the required data, 18-item Super Job Self-Esteem Questionnaire and 47-item Enrich Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire were used. Data were analyzed by Pearson torque correlation and regression. The results showed that there is a positive relationship between job self-concept and marital satisfaction, but it is not significant and there is no significant relationship between job self-concept and marital satisfaction components in the components of leisure, sexual relations, marriage and children. There is a positive result between job self-concept and the components of marital satisfaction in the components of marital relationship, conflict resolution, financial management, relatives and friends and religious orientation, but there is no significant relationship and only high correlation and positive and significant relationship with personality issues Is observed. In general, job self-concept is not a significant predictor of marital satisfaction, which can be due to the lack of priority of job issues over family in the women under study.