مجله پژوهش های روان شناسی بالینی و مشاوره
سال یازدهم شماره 2 (پاییز و زمستان 1400)

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of desuggestopedia teaching method based on two hemispheres of the brain on the mathematical attitude and anxiety of first high school students (a single subject study).

The present study was an experimental study with a single subject design. From the population of eighth grade female students in Mashhad, two students were selected using purposive sampling method. These two subjects, respectively, received 4 and 7 sessions of traditional teaching and completed the mathematical attitude and anxiety scales after each session of education. The data were then used to determine the baselines for each subject. After determining the baselines of each student, rhythmic breathing along with math training was presented to the subjects and music and relaxation were also used. The two subjects were trained in this way for 6 and 3 sessions, respectively. At the end of each session, the subjects were asked to complete the study measures. Moreover, in order to follow up the effects of the intervention, about one month after the completion of training, the subject answered again the scales of mathematical attitude and anxiety.

According to the results, the desuggestopedia teaching method based on two hemispheres of the brain was effective in increasing the scores of attitude towards mathematics (with delta indices equal to 48/68 and 3/11, respectively for two subjects) and decreasing the scores of mathematical anxiety (with delta indices equal to 2/18 and 2, respectively for two subjects).In general, the results showed a positive effect of desuggestopedia teaching method on a positive attitude towards mathematics and reducing mathematical anxiety.

  The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on the difficulty of emotion regulation in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The method of the present study was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest-follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder referred to the psychology and psychiatric clinics in Mashhad. Of these, using convenience sampling technique, thirty clients who met the research criteria were selected and randomly assigned into two groups: the experimental group (15 individuals) and the control group (15 individuals). To collect the data, the subjects completed the Emotion Difficulty Regulation Questionnaire developed by Gratz and Roemer (2004). Analysis of variance with repeated measures was then used to analyze the data.

The results confirmed the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on reducing the difficulty of emotion regulation in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Based on the research findings, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy helps clients with obsessive-compulsive disorder to be able to effectively regulate and manage their emotions. Therefore, considering the essential role of emotions in the continuation and exacerbation of this disorder, therapists can increase the effectiveness of therapy sessions by using this treatment method.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of positive psychology in general, and the flourishing education on anxiety, depression, and resilience of gifted school students in particular.

In order to achieve the research purpose and to determine the effectiveness, a pre-test-post-test design was used with the control group. The statistical sample of this study included 50 female students of Farzanegan High School in Torbat Heydariyeh. The Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale were first administered to the statistical population, which included all high school students. The 50 students with the highest score on DASS and the lowest score on the resilience scale were selected as the participants of the study and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. For the experimental group, flourishing education was performed in 14 sessions of 60 minutes (two sessions per week). But the control group did not receive any treatment at first and at the end of the research, treatment was conducted for the control group. Data were analyzed using SPSS-26 through covariance analysis.

The results of the covariance analysis showed that due to the significant F value, the research hypothesis was confirmed at the confidence level of 99% based on the efficacy of flourishing education protocol on anxiety, depression, and resilience variables. Flourishing education reduces anxiety and depression and increases the resilience of students in the experimental group, compared to the control group.

The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of transdiagnostic treatment on anxiety sensitivity, thought fusion, and reduction of symptoms in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The study design was semi-experimental and it was implemented through the pretest-posttest along with a control group. In this study, the voluntary sampling method was applied. Therefore, among the statistical population of the study, 30 women that all of them with obsessive-compulsive disorder who settled in Isfahan province in 2020 were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups according to inclusion and exclusion criteria derived from the study and clinical interview. The instruments applied in the current study encompassed the Yale-brown Obsessive Scale, the Anxiety Sensitivity Scale, and the Thought Fusion Questionnaire. After implementing the pretest, the participants in the experimental group were exposed to transdiagnostic treatment training collaboratively during 10 sessions for 60 minutes. Eventually, after implementing the post-test, the data were analyzed by using an analysis of covariance.

The results obtained from data analysis demonstrated that transdiagnostic treatment has paved the way for reducing anxiety sensitivity, thought fusion, and symptoms of the people with obsessive-compulsive disorder in the experimental group and in the post-test phase, and at last these changes are statistically significant. Consequently, this method can be used as an interventional and therapeutic method in order to reduce the symptoms of anxiety sensitivity, thought fusion, and symptoms of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The purpose of this study was to predict the occurrence of high-risk behaviors based on behavioral and psychological control of parents and helicopter parenting in emerging adulthood.

The research method was a descriptive correlation. The statistical population consisted of all students of Kashan’s high schools in the academic year of 2019-2020. 375 persons were elected as the sample size using the cluster sampling method. For data collection, the Behavioral control scale, Psychological control scale, Helicopter parenting scale, and a questionnaire of high-risk behaviors were used. Data analysis was done by SPSS - 20 software in two parts: descriptive and inferential (Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression).

The correlation results showed that risky behaviors had a significant relationship with behavioral control, psychological control, and helicopter parenting (p <0.05). The results of regression analysis also showed that among the above factors, parental psychological control predicts 10%, and behavioral control predicts 10% of high-risk behaviors in emerging adults (p ≤0.05). According to the results obtained from this study, the need to inform parents and provide them with appropriate education to raise healthy children becomes apparent.

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of group schema therapy on the fear of negative evaluation of girls with social anxiety.

The design of the present study was quasi-experimental with control and experimental groups with pre-test and post-test with a follow-up period. The statistical population included all female students with social anxiety referred to Allameh Tabatabai University Counseling Center. Available sampling method was selected from 30 people and they were assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent a 10-session group schema therapy and the follow-up period continued until two months after the end of treatment. In order to collect data in the pre-test and post-test stages for the two groups, the Young Schema Scale, the Social Anxiety Inventory (LSAS), and the Fear of Negative Assessment Questionnaire (FNE) were used. The obtained data were analyzed using a mixed analysis of variance test with repeated measures.

The results of evaluations at the end of treatment showed that schema therapy significantly reduced the fear of negative evaluation and continued its effect in the two-month follow-up phase in the experimental group. In general, it can be said that group therapy based on schema has the necessary efficiency and effectiveness in reducing the main goal of treatment, namely fear of negative evaluation in the sample of Iranian female students with social anxiety.

Split conflicts play a key role in the quality of the marital relationship. The purpose of the study was to investigate the mediating role of sexual satisfaction in the relationship between split conflicts and the quality of marital relationships.

The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included all married people living in Tehran. Of this population, 308 people were selected using the convenience sampling method and completed the online survey icluding three questionnaires; Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire, Sexual Satisfaction Index, and Self-Critical Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling by Amos software.

The results of this study showed that sexual satisfaction and reassured-self have significant positive relationships with all components of marital satisfaction and its total score and inadequate-self and hated-self have significant negative relationships with all components of marital satisfaction. Inadequate-self and hated-self have significant negative relationships with sexual satisfaction. Moreover, reassured-self has a significant positive relationship with sexual satisfaction. The structural equation modeling analysis showed that hated-self and reassured-self have no significant effect. For inadequate-self, the direct and indirect effects were found significant with -0.22 and -0.12 beta sizes, respectively, after modifying the model (p <.01). This is concluded that split conflicts can be an important variable related to the quality of marital satisfaction, because in addition to being related to it, it can explain changes in the quality of the marital relationship by affecting sexual satisfaction.