فصلنامه روش ها و مدلهای روان شناختی
سال سوم شماره 10 (زمستان 1391)

Family is the first and the most important communicative system for children; therefore, using appropriate parenting methods could have considerable effects on the psychological and social development of children. This study investigated the effectiveness of problem solving training on parent's interactive style with their children. This research used pseudo- experimental method, single group with pre & post tests design, on 28 subjects selected via available sampling procedure from mothers of elementary students in the city of Tehran. Mothers participated in the problem solving training workshops held for 9 sessions once a week, 2-hours each. Parents completed two instruments of Parenting Style and Parent-Child Relationship Inventory before and after the workshop. Results of the repeated measure analysis of variance indicated that participation in the problem solving workshop increased the mean of problem solving subscale and reduced the punishment subscale of the Parenting Style Questionnaire. Data obtained from the Parent- Child Relationship Inventory showed a significant increase in the mean of Limit Setting subscale. Problem solving skills training for parents can increase the use of problem solving strategies as a parenting style and may control children in the family through the rule setting

The Purpose of the present study was to evaluate reliability and validity of Persian version of drive for muscularity scale in Gorganian Body builder men. After a rigorous translation and back-translation procedure, 400 men completed, Drive for muscularity scale, Exercise Dependence Scale, Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, And Clinical Impairment Assessment. Exploratory factor analysis revealed 3 factor solution named muscularity- oriented body image attitudes, muscularity-oriented behaviors, and drug use in order to developing muscles. These factors showed good to satisfactory internal consistency and convergent validity. The study provides primary evidence toward validity and reliability of Persian version of Drive for Muscularity scale. However, further studies need to establish validity of drug use in order to developing muscles. In addition, psychometric properties of the scale in other athletic majors and women should be assessed.

The aim of the study was to exam the relationship between mental health and marital satisfaction with depression for pregnant women. The sample consisted of 100 pregnant women. Marital satisfaction questionnaire, mental health questionnaire and depression scale were used in this study. The results of multiple regression showed that marital satisfaction and mental health are two significant predictors for depression.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of psychodrama on General Health of divorced women. A randomized pre-test post-test with control group design was used in this study. The sample consisted of 30 divorced female who were assigned randomly in experimental and control group. Goldberg and General Health Questionnaire were used in this study (pre-test and Post-test). After eight session's psychodrama, experimental group was compare with control group. The results showed that psychodrama is an effective treatment to increase General Health for divorced female in experimental group. Indeed, the treatment has reduced the mean scores of the experimental group compared to the control group on somatic symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction and depression. In sum, this study revealed the role of psychodrama as an effective intervention for divorced female to keep their mental health.

The Main purpose of the present study was assessing psychometric properties of Persian version of Acceptance and action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II). After forward- translation and backward-translation, data was gathered at three stages. At first stage, The AAQ-II was administered to 192 students of Tehran University and students of Tehran University of Medical science. At second stage, 158 of Tehran inhabitant completed AAQ-II, BDI-II, BAI, GHQ-28, and DERS. At third stage, two clinical groups Diagnosed with Depression Disorder (n=30) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (n=30) answered the questionnaires. Exploratory Factor Analysis identified two factors of Avoidance of Emotional Experiences and Be in Control of Life. Internal consistency was satisfactory (0.71 to 0.89). Moreover, avoidance of emotional experiences correlated significantly with depressive and anxiety symptoms as well as poor mental health. Furthermore, Discriminate Validity revealed that there is a significance difference between two clinical and nonclinical groups in avoidance of emotional experiences, but there is no significance difference between these groups in Be in Control of Life. This research provides promising evidence about psychometric properties of Persian version of Action and Acceptance Questionnaire-II in Iranian general population as well as patients with depression disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.

Islamic mysticism as one of the most important and effective Moslems’ thinking approach during the history, discusses on love explicitly. Virtual and real love and their role in episteme and also human achievement to God, is as one of the basic foundations of Islamic mysticism. On the other hand, family is the most common and initial institution which human involves it. So, the main aim of this study is to deduce the Islamic mystical implications for area of psychology of marriage and family. The following question of this paper is: what are the Islamic mystical implications for psychology of marriage and family? The analytical-deductive method which is related to philosophical studies has been used in this study. The results show that, the essence of marriage and family is to emerge the love and then it’s development according to Islamic mystical approach. In the other words, marriage and family is recognized as a context for moving from virtual love to achieve real one. Also, love in marriage and family is a suitable way for self-awareness through considering" others". Therefore, self-awareness is an introduction for God-awareness

Loveisone of theimportantissuesthat in several ofthe past decadesin social psychology been raisedand a processthrough which people canbea­ttracted toeach other.This studycomparesLove Attitudes betweenmale and female students.280students among all faculties of Shahid Chamran University by multistage random sampling were selected, according to Krejcie and Morgan table and theLove Attitudes Scale Short Form Hendrickand colleague completed. Cronbach alpha coefficients were for the six of style 0.15 to 0.80, and Concurrent validity coefficients of Love-Making Styles with Passionate Love Scale 0.10 to 0.42. Independent group’st-test analysis’sshowed that there are significantdifferencesbetween male and female students in love styles of Pragma and agape.(Girl’s in Pragma lovestyle and boysin the Agapelovestyle),But there are no differencebetween the male and female studentsin the love stylesof Ludus, Eros, Storge, and Mania.