Mr Mohammad Hassan Asayesh, Dr Kiumars Farahbakhsh, Dr Hosein Salimi Bajestani, Dr Ali Delavar,
Volume 18, Issue 69 (3-2019)
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify and explain the communication reactions of female victims of infidelity. Methods: The present study employed a phenomenoogical qualitative methodology. The study population consisted of female victims of infidelity in Shemiranat in the year 2016. Data collection continued through interviews until theoretical saturation was obtained. For this 18 women who were victims of infidelity were selected through purposive sampling and were investigated using semi-structured interviews, and the elicited data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings: The data analysis in regards to the communication reactions of women victimized by infidelity resulted in two main themes, 10 subthemes, and 29 initial concepts. The main theme and associated sub-themes were: A). ‘The dissociation of communications’ consisting of the following subthemes: 1. the dissociation of mother-child relationship, 2. the dissociation of father-child relationship, 3. the dissociation of marital relationship, 4. The dissociation of family relationships, 5. the dissociation of interpersonal relationships, 6. the dissociation of relationship with God; and B). "Communications continuity", consisting of the following sub-themes: 1. the continuity of spousal relationship, 2. improving the mother-child relationship, 3. getting social support, 4. improving the relationship with God. Conclusions: This study showed that infidelity has similar and sometimes different communicational effects that are experienced by female victims of infidelity. the effects of infidelity can be either maladaptive or adaptive. The results were interpreted based on the social construction and attachment theories.
Mahta Salehin, Mohammad Hassan Asayesh, Zahra Naghsh,
Volume 24, Issue 93 (3-2025)
Abstract
Aim: The Paradoxical Therapy Model (PTC) is a new and comprehensive approach to the treatment of anxiety disorders. Accordingly, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of PTC on test anxiety and self-confidence among female high school students in Tehran. Methods: The study employed a single-subject ABA design. The statistical population included all 12th-grade female students in Tehran during the 2021–2022 academic year. A convenience sample was selected from students who had referred to the school counselor at Zahra Al-Athar High School (S.A.) with complaints of test anxiety and low self-confidence. These students scored within the inclusion criteria on the Friedman and Jacob Test Anxiety Scale (1997) and the Eysenck Self-Confidence Questionnaire (1979). Four students were selected via non-random convenience sampling. After a three-week baseline assessment, participants received three individual intervention sessions, each lasting 45 minutes. During the intervention phase (B), PTC techniques were implemented. Outcomes were evaluated using visual analysis (eyeball method) and effect size calculations across multiple measurement points. Findings: The results showed significant differences in self-confidence and test anxiety scores before and after the intervention in all four students, indicating that PTC had a positive effect in reducing test anxiety and enhancing self-confidence. Conclusion: School counselors may benefit from applying this approach to help students with anxiety disorders and low self-confidence.
