Neda Farahini; Gholam Ali Afrooz; Bagher Ghobari Bonab; Ali Akbar Arjmand Nia
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Various researches have shown that the presence of exceptional child could reduce parental marital satisfaction. In the present research, the effectiveness of Logotherapy program based on Islamic-Iranian values with the aim of improving marital satisfaction among parents of exceptional children was studied. ...
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Various researches have shown that the presence of exceptional child could reduce parental marital satisfaction. In the present research, the effectiveness of Logotherapy program based on Islamic-Iranian values with the aim of improving marital satisfaction among parents of exceptional children was studied. The research method of this study was quasi-experimental design with pre/post and two months follow up and a control group. The population included all mothers of slow-paced children who were accidentally assigned to experiment (11 participants) and control (9 participants) groups. Before beginning the Logotherapy program based on Islamic-Iranian values, the participants were asked to answer Afrooz Marital Satisfaction Scale (AMSS). The findings of the research revealed that the interventional program could significantly improve marital satisfaction which was stable in two-month follow up stage. Based on research findings, the mentioned program could increase marital satisfaction in parents of exceptional children and can be used by the psychologists, counsellors and families of exceptional children.
Baharak Bayati; Gholamali Afrooz; Anita Baghdassarians; Sogand Ghasemzadeh; Assadollah Rajab
Volume 4, Issue 1 , September 2017, , Pages 29-40
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The prevalence of type one diabetes is rising all around the world. After diagnosis, family system faces many stressful problems and tensions; Specially mothers, as main caregivers, experience psychological, emotional and social challenges. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship ...
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The prevalence of type one diabetes is rising all around the world. After diagnosis, family system faces many stressful problems and tensions; Specially mothers, as main caregivers, experience psychological, emotional and social challenges. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between parent anxiety, and mental wellbeing and , life quality in mothers of children with type one diabetes. 107 mothers were selected from among Tehran Diabetes Association clients and completed the Parenting Stress Scale (PSI- SF), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and the Iranian Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL). The results of data analysis showed that parent stress would have a negative correlation with both variables of quality of life and mental health and their subscales. Besides, parenting stress could predict the mothers` quality of life and mental health. It can be concluded that parent anxiety has a considerable effect on the life quality and mental wellbeing of such mothers so that it would be desirable to design and practice interventions for reducing parental anxiety and improving the mothers` life quality and mental wellbeing.
Fariba Ravaei; GholamAli Afrooz; Simin Hosseinian; Mohammad KhodayariFard; Valliolah Farzad
Volume 3, Issue 1 , September 2016, , Pages 17-30
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Abstract: Thinking of making a family is reaching at psychological peace and internal safety and experience of true happiness; and marital satisfaction is an important step for receiving this peace. The objective of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of Family- based psychological ...
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Abstract: Thinking of making a family is reaching at psychological peace and internal safety and experience of true happiness; and marital satisfaction is an important step for receiving this peace. The objective of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of Family- based psychological program on the basis of Islamic Iranian Pattern in marital satisfaction. The study was a quasi- experimental research with pre- test, post- test and follow up with control group. The participants of this study were 40 couples assigned to experimental (n = 20) and control (n = 20) groups. The instrument used in this study was Afrooz Marital Satisfaction Scale (AMSS). The experimental group experienced ten (90-minutes) sessions of instructional intervention held once a week. The results demonstrated that there was a significant difference between experimental and control groups in improving marital satisfaction in pre-test, post-test and follow up steps. The Family-based program on the basis of Islamic Iranian Pattern has been effective in improving marital satisfaction. The findings of this study point to the key role of communication skills, self- consciousness, sex relationships, anger management, problem- solving, positive thinking, parenting and time management in the Islamic Iranian pattern and it,s effect on marital satisfaction. This program is recommended for training couples in counseling centers.
Behnaz Sadat Javadi; Gholamali Afrooz; Simin Hosseinian; Masood Gholamali Lavasani
Volume 2, Issue 2 , November 2015, , Pages 3-14
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: Marital satisfaction is defined as the degree of correspondence between an individual current status<span style="font-family:;" dir="RTL" new="" b="" nazanin";="" roman";="" "times="" roman";"="" 9pt;=""> in couple relationships with his/her expected one. The objective of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of communicative skills and emotional interactions instruction on improving marital satisfaction with focusing on religious aspects. The study was a quasi-experimental research with pre-test, post-test with control group. The participants of the study were 20 couples which placed in the experimental (10) and the control (10) groups. The instrument of the study was Afrooz Marital Satisfaction Scale (AMSS). The experimental group experienced an 8 session, 1.5 hour instructional intervention which held once a week. The results demonstrated that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental group while there was not in the control group. It should be mentioned that the effects of intervention remained for two months. The findings of this study point to the key role of communication skills and religious values in marital success and can be used by psychologists and family counselors.
