نشریه رویش روان شناسی
سال سیزدهم شماره 11 (پیاپی 104، بهمن 1403)

The present study aimed to examine the mediating role of psychological capital in the relationship between academic support and well-being. A correlational research design with a structural equation modeling approach was employed. The population comprised students enrolled at the Cultural Revolution University in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province in the academic year 2023-2024. A convenience sample of 266 students was selected. The research instruments included the Academic Support Scale (ASS) by Sands and Plunkett (2005), the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ) by Luthans et al. (2007), and the Academic Well-being Questionnaire (AWBQ) by Pietarinen et al. (2014). Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. The results indicated a good fit for the research model. The findings revealed significant direct effects of academic support on academic well-being (p = .01), academic support on psychological capital (p = .02), and psychological capital on academic well-being (p = .005). Additionally, the results indicated a significant indirect effect of academic support on academic well-being mediated by psychological capital (p = .01). These results suggest that academic support, by influencing psychological capital, can lead to students' happiness, satisfaction, and ultimately, academic well-being in their academic and educational activities.

This research aimed to investigate the relationship between insecure attachment styles and nomophobia in emerging adult students with The mediating role of negative perfectionism. Regarding the procedure, it was a descriptive-correlation study. All Tehran universities formed the research community, and 417 people were selected as a sample in the academic year 1402 – 1403. Research questionnaires included: The revised Adult Attachment Scale (1990), the Nomophobia questionnaire (2015), and The Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (1990). The analysis method of this research is structural equation modeling, which was used to examine the causal relationships of research variables. The findings showed that the direct effect of insecure attachment styles on nomophobia was positive and significant (P = 0.001) and the direct effect of insecure attachments on negative perfectionism was also positive and significant (P = 0.001). Also, the indirect effect of insecure attachment styles with the mediating of negative perfectionism on nomophobia was positive and significant (P = 0.008). These findings show that negative perfectionism has a significant mediating role in the relationship between insecure attachments and nomophobia in emerging adult students.

This study aimed to compare the causal effect of one of the interventions to fight fake news (sending correction messages) on Persian-speaking users who spread false news by investigating the level of their engagement with this message. The study method was experimental and based on a randomized field experiment. The population was targeted by X Persian-speaking users who published specific fake news. The study sample was 334 of these users who were randomly selected within the first 48 hours of the news release and randomly assigned to 3 experimental groups. The data of the study was extracted through the application program interface (API) of X and subjected to the analysis of binominal logistic regression and chi-square test. The implementation of the intervention was that after the preparation of a neutral account by the researcher, three types of corrective messages were sent to these users and their engagement with the corrective message was studied within 24 hours. The results showed that the message that contained only the truth was significantly more effective than the message that contained the truth vs. rumors (p<0.05). Also, the characteristics of the users did not affect their engagement with the corrective message. According to the existing research gap on the efficiency of different approaches, this study showed for the first time in the world that the approach of simply stating the truth is more effective. The results of this intervention can be applied in social media to fight fake news.

The present study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of moral neuroscience training based on Dweck's growth mindset on the social skills of adolescents externalizing behavioral problems. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design, a control group, and a one-month follow-up stage. The statistical population included all male high school students in Urmia in the academic year 2023-2024. After selecting an available school and completing the youth self-report scale (YSR) and the moral growth mindset scale (MGM), 30 students classified with the symptoms of externalizing behavioral problems and fixed moral mindset were randomly assigned to two groups of 15 subjects. For 12 sessions of 90 minutes, the experimental group underwent moral neuroscience package training based on Dweck's growth mindset approach. Social Skills Rating Scale (Gresham & Elliott, 1990) was used to collect data. Data analysis was done using the statistical variance analysis method with repeated measures. The results showed that moral neuroscience training based on Dweck's growth mindset in the post-test and follow-up stages significantly affected the experimental group's self-control, empathy, and cooperation (p<0.05). However, no significant difference was observed in the component of assertion between the two groups (p>0.05). Based on the findings, the moral neuroscience training package based on Dweck's growth mindset can effectively improve the social skills of adolescent students with externalized behavioral problems.

This research was conducted to investigate the mediating role of difficulty in emotion regulation in the relationship between psychological distress and marital conflict with self-silencing in women. The current research was a descriptive-correlation type of structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the research was all the women of Rey City in 2024. Using the available sampling method, a sample of 300 people was selected and participated in the study. Research tools included: Silencing the Self Scale (STSS, Jack & Dill, 1992), Psychological Distress Scale (K10, Kessler, 2002), Marital conflict questionnaire (MCQ, Sanaei, 2001), and Difficulties in emotion regulation scale (DERS, Gratz & Roemer, 2004). The data were analyzed using the structural equation analysis method. The results of the structural equation analysis indicated the appropriate fit of the model. The findings showed that marital conflict can directly predict self-silencing (p< 0.001). Also, psychological distress and marital conflict could indirectly predict self-silencing in women through difficulty in emotional regulation (p< 0.001). These results show that psychological distress and marital conflict, due to the important role of difficulty in emotion regulation, can explain self-silencing in women, and it is necessary to pay attention to these factors in interaction with each other in programs to reduce marital problems.

The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of cognitive fusion and cognitive defusion in the relationship between rejection sensitivity and anorexia nervosa in young girls. The design of this descriptive/correlational study was a path analysis type. the statistical population of the study included all female students of the University of Tabriz in 2024, of whom 307 were selected by convenience sampling. The data collection tools included the Eating Disorders Diagnostic Scale (EDDS) (Stice et al., 2000), Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire (RSQ) (Downey & Feldman, 1996), and Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ) (Gillanders et al., 2014). To analyze the data, the Path analysis method was used. The findings showed that the final research model was a good fit. The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between rejection sensitivity and anorexia nervosa (p<0.01), also a positive and significant relationship was found between cognitive fusion and anorexia nervosa (p<0.01), but there was no significant relationship between cognitive defusion and anorexia nervosa (p>0.01). The indirect effect of sensitivity to rejection through cognitive fusion on anorexia nervosa was positive and significant (p<0.01). However, cognitive defusion did not mediate the relationship between sensitivity to rejection and anorexia nervosa (p>0.01). Mental health professionals, with reliance on this model, can use therapeutic interventions based on cognitive fusion and cognitive defusion in anorexia nervosa.

The present study aimed to examine the effects of helicopter parenting on the psychological-social health of adolescents and emerging adults. Based on specialized keywords in English databases from 2017 to 2024 and in domestic databases from 1398 to 1403, 313 articles were reviewed according to the inclusion criteria and quality assessment using the PRISMA model. After the final quality evaluation, 56 articles were included in the study based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria relevant to answering the research question. The results of various studies indicated that although helicopter parenting has positive effects (psychological adjustment and well-being) in some research, the majority of the literature highlights its negative impacts on the psychological aspects (eating disorders and sleep disturbance, anxiety and depression, risky behaviors, self-inflation and impulsivity, problems in the components related to individuality, academic problems, job problems, poor life skills) and on social health aspect (lack of trust and alienation between peers, negative interactions, lack of mastery and reduced competence in relationships, moral disengagement) in adolescents and emerging adults. Considering the findings of the present study, the effects of helicopter parenting on the psychological-social health of adolescents and emerging adults are generally assessed as negative.

The present study aimed to explore the lived experiences of female students from conflicts between them and their parents. The research method was qualitative and used a phenomenological approach in the academic year 2022-2023. The participants in this study were 10 female students from the first and second levels of secondary school in Qain and Nehbandan cities of South Khorasan using a purposive sampling method. The research data reached theoretical saturation after interviewing these 10 people. The data extracted from the interviews were analyzed using the seven-step Claise method. The four criteria of Guba and Lincoln were used to validate the findings. The experiences of female students were classified into two main categories, six subcategories, and twenty codes, the main categories of which included causes of conflicts and consequences of conflict, and the subcategories of independence, generational gap, cultural and religious prejudices, gender discrimination, emotional and psychological consequences, and educational consequences. From the research findings, it can be concluded that the causes of parent-child conflicts are due to two categories of adolescent characteristics, such as independence and the development of individual identity, excessive contact with the media, which leads to a generation gap, and cultural and religious prejudices, in addition to the aforementioned issues, cause differences in the views of children and parents and conflict, which leads to conflict and emotional-psychological educational consequences.

The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment-based therapy on emotional regulation and psychological well-being of women with vitiligo skin disease. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The statistical population of this research included all patients suffering from vitiligo (spots and psii) referred to specialized skin and beauty clinics in Tehran in 2023, of which 30 people were selected using the purposeful sampling method and randomly assigned to two groups (15 people were placed in the experimental group and 15 people in the control group). The measurement tools included the Garnevsky and Kriage Emotion Regulation Questionnaire-short version (CERQ, 2006) and the Riff Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire-short version (RSPWB, 2002). The experimental group underwent group therapy based on acceptance and commitment during 8 sessions of 90 minutes twice a week, and the control group did not receive any therapeutic intervention. Multivariate analysis of the covariance test was used for analysis. The results of covariance analysis showed that by controlling the pre-test effect, there is a significant difference between the average emotional regulation and psychological well-being in the two experimental and control groups (P<0.001). The findings of this research showed that group therapy based on acceptance and commitment was effective in reducing negative emotion regulation and increasing positive emotion regulation and the psychological well-being of women with vitiligo.

The present study was conducted to determine the mediating role of interpersonal sensitivity in the relationship between integrative self-knowledge and self-injurious behaviors in adolescents. The current descriptive-correlation research was of structural equation modeling type. The statistical population of this research included all students of the second secondary level in Tehran in the second semester of the academic year 2023. 419 people participated in this study using the available method and were administered the Inter Personal Sensitivity Measure (IPSM; Boyce & Parker, 1989), Orbach and Mikulincer Mental Pain Scale (OMMP; Orbach et al., 2003), the Integrative Self-Knowledge Scale (ISKS; Ghorbani et al., 2008) and the Inventory of Statements About Self-Injury (ISAS; Klonsky & Glenn, 2009) responded. Data analysis was done by structural equation modeling method. The results showed that the proposed model is a good fit. The results showed that the direct effect of integrative self-knowledge on self-injurious behaviors was negatively significant; On the other hand, interpersonal sensitivity had a positive direct effect on self-injurious behaviors. Also, the results showed that integrative self-knowledge had a negative direct effect on interpersonal sensitivity (P<0.05). The results of the bootstrap test showed that interpersonal sensitivity had a significant mediating role between integrative self-knowledge and self-injurious behaviors (P<0.05). The results of this study indicate that integrative self-knowledge affects self-injurious behaviors directly and through the mediation of interpersonal sensitivity.

This research was conducted to determine the mediating role of accepting gender roles in the relationship between character strengths and happiness in women. This descriptive-correlation research was of structural equation modeling type. The statistical population of this study was female students in Tehran in 2021; 300 people participated in this study by available sampling method from 5 universities. Data collection using the Attitude Toward Gender Role Questionnaire (ATGRQ; Kiani et al., 2008), The Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS; Peterson and Seligman, 2004) and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ; Argyle, 1989) was done. The results showed that the proposed model has a good fit; Also, the results showed that character strengths and acceptance of gender roles had a significant direct effect on happiness (P<0.05); Also, character strengths had a positive effect on the acceptance of gender roles (P<0.05). Another result of the bootstrap test showed that acceptance of gender roles had a significant mediating role between character strengths and happiness (P<0.05). The results of this study indicate that character strengths have a direct effect on women's happiness through the mediation of accepting gender roles.

The present study was conducted to investigate the structural model of the relationship between mindfulness and loneliness with the mediating role of psychological distress among students with emotional breakdown experiences. The present research method was the descriptive-correlation type of structural equation modeling. The statistical population of this research were all female students of Rasht Azad University in the academic year 2022-2023; among them, 314 students were selected as samples by purposive sampling method. Research questionnaires included: the loneliness scale (LS) (Asher et al., 1984), The mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) (Baer et al., 2006), and the psychological distress scale (K10) (Kessler et al., 2002). The data was analyzed by structural equation analysis method. The findings showed that the model had a good fit. The estimating of the direct effect of mindfulness on loneliness was negative and meaningful; the direct effect of mindfulness on psychological distress was negative and significant; and the direct impact of psychological distress on loneliness was positive and significant (P<0.05). Also, the indirect impact of psychological distress in the relationship between mindfulness and loneliness was negative and significant (P<0.05). From the above findings, it can be concluded that the mediating role of psychological distress in the relationship between mindfulness and loneliness in students with emotional breakdown experiences was confirmed.

The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral game therapy on working memory, sustained attention, impulse control, and aggression in hyperactive adolescents. The present study was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group with a two-month follow-up phase. The statistical population of the research included all hyperactive adolescents who were referred to counseling in the city of Tankabon in the academic year 2023-2024. The research sample consisted of 30 people who were selected by purposive sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). To collect data, the computerized Continuous Performance Test (CPT Rosold (1956), Damine and Carpenter Working Memory Test (DCAMT) (1980), Wilcoxon Impulsivity Questionnaire (WIQ) (1970), Bass and Perry Aggression Questionnaire (AQ, 1992) were used. The data were analyzed using the method of analysis of variance with repeated measurements and Ben Feroni's post hoc test. The findings showed that the difference between the pre-test and the post-test (educational intervention effect) and the difference between the pre-test and the follow-up (time effect) were significant in all components. was (P<0.001) and the difference between the intervention group and the control group is significant in terms of the average scores of active memory, sustained attention, impulse control, and aggression in the entire study stages (P<0.001). Cognitive-behavioral is one of the effective methods in promoting active memory and sustained attention and reducing impulsiveness and aggression in hyperactive teenagers.

The present study was conducted to predict self-acceptance after cosmetic surgery based on personality traits and emotional schemas. The present research method was descriptive-correlation. The statistical population of the current study included all women and men with cosmetic surgery experience who referred to the beauty clinics of Tehran in the first six months of 2022, and according to the available sampling method, among the people who referred to these clinics, the number 300 people were selected. Research tools include the Unconditional Self Acceptance Questionnaire (USAQ, Chamberlain & Haaga, 2001), NEO Personality Questionnaire (NEO, Costa & McCrae, 1989), and Emotional Schema Scale (ESC, (Leahy, 2002). To analyze the data, Pearson's correlation test and multiple linear regression were used simultaneously. The results have shown that there is a negative and significant relationship between neuroticism, extroversion, and maladaptive schemas with self-acceptance, and there is a positive and significant relationship between empiricism, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and adaptive schemas with self-acceptance. has (p>0.01). Also, the results of the regression analysis showed that the personality traits and emotional schemas explained 0.79 percent of acceptance. Therefore, it is suggested to examine and evaluate self-acceptance, personality traits, and emotional schemas in the implementation of prevention and treatment programs.

The aim of this study was a compare the effectiveness of group training based on emotional regulation and adolescent-centered mindfulness group training on academic procrastination and academic buoyancy of adolescent girls. The research method was a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test design with a control group and a follow-up period. The research population was adolescent girls with high procrastination in Isfahan in 2024. According to convenience Sampling, 60 people were selected and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. The research tools were the academic persistence scale of Martin and Marsh (2008, ABS) and the academic procrastination questionnaire of Solomon and Rothblum (1984, APQ). The first experimental group underwent emotion regulation training and the second experimental group underwent adolescent-oriented mindfulness training in 8 90-minute sessions. Statistical data analysis was done using the method of analysis of variance with repeated measurements. The findings showed that the difference in academic procrastination and academic persistence between the pre-test and post-test (P<0.001) and the follow-up pre-test was significant (P<0.001). which indicates the effectiveness of research interventions in these variables; Therefore, group training based on emotional regulation and adolescent-centered mindfulness group training can be used to reduce academic procrastination and increase academic persistence.

The purpose of this research was to investigate the mediating role of academic anxiety in the relationship between mindfulness and academic adjustment. The research method was a descriptive-correlation type of structural modeling. The statistical population included female students in the second year of high school in Bushehr City in the academic year 2022-2023, and 257 of them were selected as a statistical sample using random cluster sampling. To collect information, Drutman et al.'s Mindfulness Scale (2018, AAMS), Sinha and Singh's Adaptability Scale of High School Students (1993, AISS), and Pakran et al.'s Academic Emotions Scale (2002, AEQ) were used. The obtained data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient test and structural equation modeling. Based on the findings of the research, the proposed model was a good fit. The results showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between academic anxiety and academic adjustment (p<0.01). It was also found that the emotion of academic anxiety has a mediating role in the relationship between mindfulness and academic adjustment (p<0.01). From the above findings, it can be concluded that to increase academic adaptation in academics, attention should be paid to academic anxiety and mindfulness.

The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of schema therapy on self-blame and cognitive avoidance in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The statistical population of the study was all women referring to neighborhood counseling centers in District 22 of Tehran in 1402, from which a sample of 30 women who scored high on the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Questionnaire (Y-BOCS, Yale-Brown, 1986) was selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two groups (experimental group and control group) with 15 women in each group. First, both groups were assessed using the Self-Blame Scale (SBS, Gilbert et al., 2004) and the Cognitive Avoidance Scale (CAQ, Sexton and Dugas, 2008). Then the experimental group underwent the schema therapy intervention of Young and Klosko (2003) for 8 sessions. The collected data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance tests. The results of the data analysis showed that by controlling the pre-test effect, there was a significant difference at the 0.05 level between the mean post-test of self-blame and cognitive avoidance in the two groups. Therefore, it can be concluded that schema therapy was effective in reducing self-blame and cognitive avoidance in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy with compassionate mind-based therapy on sleep quality in hospitalized patients who recovered from COVID-19. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group with a three-month follow-up period. The statistical population of this study included all recovered patients from COVID-19 who were discharged from Qaem Hospital in Mashhad in the second quarter of 1400 AH, of whom 45 were selected by convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and a control group. The measurement tools included Buysse et al's Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire (PSQI, 1989). The emotion-focused intervention by Greenberg et al and the compassionate mind-based therapy by Gilbert were implemented in 8 two-hour sessions, twice a week in groups for the first and second experimental groups. The repeated measures analysis of variance method was used to analyze the data. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the post-test and follow-up sleep quality (P<0.05), and compassionate mind-based therapy was significantly more effective than emotion-focused therapy on sleep quality, and a significant difference was observed between the two treatments (P<0.05). As a result, it can be said that there was a significant difference between the two emotion-based therapies and the compassionate mind-based therapy in increasing sleep quality.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of self-efficacy in the cultural intelligence and social adjustment of students. The research method was descriptive-correlation of structural modeling type. The statistical population included the students of the Gorgan unit of Azad University in the academic year 2022-2023, and 384 people were selected as the sample size by random cluster sampling. The research tools included the Social Adjustment Questionnaire (SAQ) by Sohrabi and Samani (2013), the Cultural Intelligence Questionnaire (CIQ) by Ang et al (2004), and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE-10) by Schwatzer and Jerusalem (1991). Structural equation analysis was used to analyze the data. The results showed the optimal fit of the research model. The results showed a significant direct effect of cultural intelligence on self-efficacy (P=0.002) and a direct effect of self-efficacy on social adjustment (P=0.008). However, the direct effect of cultural intelligence on social engagement was not significant (P>.0.05). Also, the results indicated the indirect effect of cultural intelligence on social adjustment with the mediation of self-efficacy (P=0.004). These results show that self-efficacy can explain the social adjustment of students according to the role of cultural intelligence.

This research was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on academic self-regulation and procrastination of students with special learning disabilities. The present research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group with a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population included all students with special learning disabilities studying in the elementary school in 2023-2024 in the 16th district of Tehran, among whom 30 people were selected by available sampling and randomly replaced in two equal groups of 15 people. To collect information, A regulation learning questionnaire (SRQ-A, Bouffard et al, 1995) and an Academic procrastination questionnaire (APQ, Sevari, 2019) were used. For the participants of the experimental group, emotion regulation training was implemented according to the Gross (2002) protocol during 8 sessions, but the control group did not receive training. Data analysis was done by analysis of variance with repeated measurements. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the groups in the post-test and follow-up in academic self-regulation and procrastination at the (p≤0.001) level. Since emotion regulation training improves individual and interpersonal skills and more appropriate management of emotions, it can be used as an effective intervention method to improve the performance of students with special learning disorders.

In the context of the Corona epidemic crisis, the mental health of individuals has been affected and has led to many issues, especially in the discussion of drug use. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between coronavirus anxiety and coping skills with substance use in Ardabil in 1400. The research method was case-control. So by referring to addiction treatment centers, 80 people using drugs were selected by the available sampling method and then 80 people as a control group were matched and compared with them in terms of some demographic variables. Subjects answered online forms of Weed’s Addiction Acknowledgement Scale (1992), Lee’s Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (2020), and Lazarus and Folkman’s (1984) Coping Skills Questionnaire, and the data were analyzed using t-test and logistic regression in SPSS-25 software. Substance users experienced a higher level of coronavirus anxiety compared to controls and used more emotion-oriented strategies to cope with stress. 79% of the variance of substance use tendency was explained by coping skills and coronavirus anxiety, of which emotion-oriented strategy (51%) had the largest share in prediction. Coronavirus anxiety and the use of ineffective stress management strategies, especially emotion-oriented strategies, play a role in drug addiction. Therefore, in the COVID-19 epidemic crisis, in addition to medical interventions for this disease, it is necessary to be aware of the psychological consequences of this crisis to prevent drug use.

This research was conducted to determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy on feelings of inferiority, fear of body image, and self-worth in cosmetic surgery applicants. The method of the current research was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The statistical population was all women applying for cosmetic surgery in Mahabad city in one month in 2022. 30 people were selected as a sample using the available sampling method and were randomly selected into 2 groups of 15 people (experimental and control group). Comparative feeling of inferiority index (CFII, Strano & Dixon, 1990), Body Image Questionnaire (BIQ, Cash & et al, 1991), and Contingencies of Self-Worth Scale (CSWS, Crocker & et al, 2003) as well as from the 8-session protocol (one session per week and each session 60 minutes) of group cognitive behavioral therapy was used for intervention. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance test. The results showed that by controlling the pre-test effect, there is a significant difference between the post-test mean of feeling of inferiority, fear of body image, and self-worth in the two experimental and control groups (p<0.001). It can be concluded that cognitive behavioral therapy has been effective in the process of feeling of inferiority, fear of body image, and self-worth in cosmetic surgery applicants.

The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on brain fog in patients with long COVID-19. The present research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the study was made up of all patients suffering from brain fog caused by prolonged long COVID-19 referring to psychiatry and psychology clinics in Kerman in 2023. Among them, 30 patients (19 women and 11 men) were selected purposefully and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). In the experimental group, the subjects were treated with tDCS for 15 sessions (3 sessions per week, and each session was 40 minutes), and the control group received sham tDCS. To investigate the brain waves involved in the subjects' brain fog was recorded quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) from 19 locations of their brains before and after the treatment and the data were analyzed using dependent t-test and one-way analysis of covariance in SPSS-26 statistical software. The results obtained from the study of brain wave changes showed that tDCS reduced delta and theta waves in the anterior (Fz, Fp1, Fp2, F3, and F4) and midbrain (Cz, C3 and C4) regions and improved brain fog at a mean level (p<0.05) These results emphasize the effectiveness of tDCS to reduce the hyperactivity of slow waves in the anterior and central regions of the brain and to improve the brain fog of corona patients.

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between the dark triad of personality and marital infidelity with the mediation of self-control. The research method was a descriptive correlation of the path analysis type. Among them, 280 people were selected by targeted sampling method. The statistical population included all the couples referred to counseling centers in Miandoab City in 2021. Among them, 280 people were selected by purposeful sampling method. The questionnaires were Marital Infidelity Questionnaires (MIQ Merami and Khademi, 2012), Self-Control Questionnaire (SCQ, Tanji et al., 2004) and Dark Triad Personality Test (SD3, Jenson and Webster, 2010). Pearson's correlation coefficient and path analysis were used to analyze the data. The results showed that dark personality traits have a direct effect on marital infidelity (p<0.01). Also, dark personality traits have an effect on marital Infidelity indirectly and through mediation self-control (p<0.01). The fit indices also showed that the research model had a good fit. Therefore, it can be concluded that self-control plays a mediating role in the relationship between the dark triad of personality and marital infidelity.

The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Johnson and Greenberg's emotion-oriented couple therapy on enriching intimacy and preventing couples' marital frustration. The method of this research was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included all the couples who were referred to counseling centers in the 5th and 6th regions of Isfahan City in 2023. An available sampling method was used to select the sample and 16 couples were randomly divided into two experimental (8 couples) and control (8 couples) groups. The experimental group received emotion-oriented couple therapy intervention in 9 sessions of 60 minutes, and the control group did not receive any intervention. The research tools included the marital intimacy questionnaire (MIQ; Oliya et al., 2015) and the Marital Disaffection Scale (MDS; Kayser, 1993). Multivariate covariance analysis was used to analyze the data. The results showed that by controlling the effect of the pre-test, there was a significant difference between the post-test of the experimental and control groups in marital intimacy and marital frustration. Based on the results of the present study, it can be said that Greenberg and Johnson’s couple therapy is an effective treatment for reducing marital frustration and increasing marital intimacy.