Hamid Krgar Barzi; Asgar Choubdary; Jafar Samari Safa
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Depression in women can negatively affect their mental and physical health and offspring. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of family therapy based on Bowen's emotional treatment on developmental functions of family and reducing maladaptive emotional schemes among ...
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Depression in women can negatively affect their mental and physical health and offspring. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of family therapy based on Bowen's emotional treatment on developmental functions of family and reducing maladaptive emotional schemes among women with major depressive disorder. The research method was quasi experimental with pretest-posttest and follow-up with control group design. From all the women with major depressive disorder who referred to Tehran psychiatric hospitals, 40 women with major depressive disorder that were under medical treatment, selected and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (20 each). The experimental group received Bowen's emotional Family therapy and the control group did not receive any intervention. Both groups completed the Emotional Schemes Scale (ESS) and Developmental Family Functioning Assessment scale (DFFAQ) in three stages of pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Findings showed a significant difference between the performance of both experimental and control groups in the scores of developmental functions of family and emotional schemes in post-test and follow up stages. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that family therapy based on Bowen's emotional treatment is effective in improving developmental functions of family and reducing maladaptive emotional schemes among women with major depressive disorder.
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.
Fatemeh Bahrami; Kourosh Goodarzi; Noraali Farrokhi
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Couples' beliefs and thoughts are included among the most important factors that should be considered in the process of consulting with couples. This study aimed to develop, validate and determine a scale for measuring couples' beliefs and thoughts. In the first study, 39 couples were selected. ...
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Couples' beliefs and thoughts are included among the most important factors that should be considered in the process of consulting with couples. This study aimed to develop, validate and determine a scale for measuring couples' beliefs and thoughts. In the first study, 39 couples were selected. Using semi-structured interviews and literature review, 67 beliefs and thoughts were identified and 52 items were prepared after the process of data validation. In the second study, 65 couples were randomly selected and answered a scale of 52 items. After data was analyzed using correlation coefficient between each item and the whole scale, 48 items were selected. In the third study, 201 couples were selected and answered a scale of 44 items. The results of the factor analysis of the scale showed that 44 questions had a factor loading of more than 0.4 and that the scale is saturated with 8 factors. In the fourth study, 53 couples were selected to measure the final reliability of the scale. They completed the final scale of 44 items. Internal consistency coefficients were obtained for all calculated factors using Cronbach's alpha. In the fifth study, 37 couples were selected in order to determine the reliability of the retest and the simultaneous validity of the scale. The reliability of the test and retest with a two-week interval was calculated. To measure the simultaneous validity of couples' beliefs and thoughts, the couples' Relationship Attributions Measure(RAM) were used. All correlation coefficients were significant. Therefore, based on the results, the scale has appropriate psychometric properties and can be used in the related researches and in family counseling services.
Faizollah poursardar; Masoud Sadeghi; Koroush Goodarzi; Mehdi Roozbehani
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The Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) and the Integrated Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT)are among the treatments that are focused on negative interactional cycles. The current study was conducted aiming at determining the effectiveness of the EFCT and the IBCT on restructuring communication ...
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The Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) and the Integrated Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT)are among the treatments that are focused on negative interactional cycles. The current study was conducted aiming at determining the effectiveness of the EFCT and the IBCT on restructuring communication patterns in couples with marital conflict. The statistical population of the study consisted of all couples referring to Mehravaran clinic in Ahvaz. 6 couples were selected using purposeful sampling based on their scores in the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) regarded as distressed couples. In this study, the non-congruent multiple baseline experimental single case was used. The EFCT and IBCT protocols were carried out in two to four stages of the base line, 16 one-hour intervention sessions were held and, after a two-month follow-up. The subjects completed the Communication Patterns Questionnaire (CPQ). Data were analyzed using visual inspect, reliable change index and the formula of improvement percentage. Findings showed that the rate of the improvement in the variable of communication patterns in the Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy group at the post-treatment and follow-up stages were 50.66 and 53.27 % and 38.80% and 41.21% for the Couple Integrated Behavioral group.Therefore, the research findings showed that Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy and the Integrated Behavioral Couples Therapy are effective on the restructuring and improvement communication patterns of the couples through changing the negative interactive cycles.
Mehdi Rostami; Shokouh Navabinejad; Valiyolah Farzad
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The nomination period is an intermediate period that prepares a person to choose the right one and to enter a common life. Accordingly, the aim of the present study was to investigate the pathology of couples' problems in the stage of engagement. The study was conducted in a qualitative method using ...
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The nomination period is an intermediate period that prepares a person to choose the right one and to enter a common life. Accordingly, the aim of the present study was to investigate the pathology of couples' problems in the stage of engagement. The study was conducted in a qualitative method using a phenomenological approach. theoretical saturation criterion, 13 couple’s engagement participated in this study. The semi-structured interview method was used to collect information. Then the data was collected, recorded, coded and categorized as main and sub themes. Analysis of the experiences of the interview with the candidate's couples resulted in the identification of 243 primary codes, 19 sub-themes and 5 main themes including ineffective communication patterns, patterns of inefficiency in relationship management, value system of couples, schematic mentality, and the destructive effects of the main family. The results showed that factors such as lack of understanding and interaction, communication problems, lack of originality, inability to encourage and reassure, inability to manage conflicts, lack of transparency of roles, inability to manage personal and personal boundaries, disability in social network management, attitude towards religion and spirituality, culture and traditions, beliefs, needs, traps, self-knowledge, emotional mood, dependency, negative family modeling, unsuccessful experiences in the family, and negative role of the family in problems and injuries. The nomination period for married couples plays an important role on the verge of marriage. Therefore, it is imperative to pay special attention to these important factors in pre-marital enrichment programs for young people.
Iman Baharvand; Mansour Sodani; Zabihollah Abaspour
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Mindfulness-based stress reduction is a group program that uses a combination of mindfulness meditation, body awareness and Yoga asanas with the aim of increasing mindfulness. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction training on mother-child ...
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Mindfulness-based stress reduction is a group program that uses a combination of mindfulness meditation, body awareness and Yoga asanas with the aim of increasing mindfulness. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction training on mother-child conflict and bullying in single mother-headed adolescents in Ahvaz. The research method was experimental with pretest-posttest and one month follow-up with control group design. In this research 30 mother-headed students from among all the students in the academic year of 2017-2018, selected and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (15 persons per group). The experimental group received 8 sessions with 90 minutes of the training of mindfulness-based stress reduction and the control group did not receive any intervention. Both groups completed the parent-child conflict scale (PCC) and Illinois bullying scale (IBS) in three stages of pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Finding showed a significant difference between performance of both experimental and control groups in the scores of parent-child conflict and bullying in post-test and follow-up stages. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that training program of mindfulness-based stress reduction is effective in reducing parent-child conflict and bullying among single mother-headed adolescents. Regarding the effectiveness of training, implementation of such educational programs by Psychologists, school counselors and other family therapists is recommended.
