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Habibeh Khatoon Ghobadi Asfarjani, Tayebeh Sharifi, Ahmad Ghazanfari, Maryam Chorami,
Volume 21, Issue 84 (12-2022)
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to comparison of effectiveness of group training anger management and psycho-social empowerment on prosocial behaviors and social adjustment of girl high school students in Tehran city. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with control group and follow-up after two months. The statistical population of this study included all the high school girl students Tehran city to 125110 people were in year academic 2020-2021 and 90 girl students by random sampling were considered as the sample size in two experimental groups (each group of 30 girl students) and control (30 girl students). The experimental groups underwent group training anger management (12 sessions 90 minutes) and psycho-social empowerment (12 sessions 90 minutes), but the control group received no training and remained in the waiting list. To collect data prosocial personality questionnaire (PPQ) of Penner (2002) and adjustment inventory for school students (AISS) of Sinha and Singh (1993). Data analysis was performed using SPSS-24 software in two sections: descriptive and inferential (analysis of variance with repeated measures and Bonferroni). Findings:The results of the study showed that both types of treatment in post-test and follow up had a significant effect on prosocial behaviors and social adjustment of girl high school students (P<0.05).  Also, group training anger management had stronger effects in improvement of aggression and social self-efficacy (P<0.05). Conclusion:  Based on the results of this study, it can be said that group training anger management and psycho-social empowerment can be used as a treatment to improvement of prosocial behaviors and social adjustment of girl high school students in Tehran city in counseling centers and psychological services
Azam Rahbarian, Tayebeh Sharifi, Ahmad Ghazanfari,
Volume 22, Issue 86 (5-2023)
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 Aim: Due to the lack of proper training, female-headed households are suddenly faced with a lot of responsibilities without prior training, as a result of which they suffer stressful conditions and psychological pressure, and finally, the self-efficacy of these females is affected. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based compassion therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy on female-headed households' self-efficacy. Methods: The design of this research was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and three-month follow-up with a control group. The statistical population of research included female-headed households in Shahrekord in the year 2022. In this research, 60 women whose self-efficacy questionnaire score were between 17 and 34 were selected through purposive sampling and were randomly assigned to 2 experimental groups and one control group (20 persons in each group). Then, the experimental groups were treated with eight 120-minute mindfulness-based compassion therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy. The data were collected from the GSE-17 self-efficacy questionnaire, and finally, were analyzed through repeated measure analysis of variance. Findings: The findings showed that in the two stages of post-test and follow-up, the average score of self-efficacy in the two experimental groups was significantly different from the control group. Also, the results of the findings indicated the greater effectiveness of positive cognitive-behavioral therapy. Conclusion: Based on the results of this research, it is suggested to use positive cognitive-behavioral therapy along with other treatment methods to increase the self-efficacy of female-headed households.
Mrs Fatemeh Kafinia, Mrs Tayebeh Sharifi, Mr Ahmad Ghazanfari,
Volume 24, Issue 93 (3-2025)
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Purpose: The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of mindfulness therapy based on compassion and mentalization therapy on the resilience of mothers with children with a teachable intellectual disability. Method: This research was conducted using a semi-experimental method and using a pre-test, post-test and follow-up plan with a control group. The statistical population included mothers with children with educational intellectual disabilities in Farsan city in the second half of 1402, 45 of them were selected by available sampling and randomly assigned to 3 groups (15 people in each group). Then the experimental group (1) received 8 sessions of 90-minute mindfulness therapy based on compassion and the experimental group (2) also received 8 sessions of 90-minute mentalization therapy. The measuring tool of the research was resilience questionnaire (Connor and Davidson, 2003) and short clinical interview. Findings: The research data were analyzed using variance analysis with repeated measurements on one factor (mixed design). The results showed that the two intervention methods had a lasting effect on increasing the mean of resilience and its subscales (P<0.01), while it was found that there is no significant difference between the effectiveness of mindfulness intervention based on compassion and mentalization therapy on resilience and its subscales. (P < 0.05). Conclusion: According to the results obtained from the research, it was concluded that by using both methods of treatment, the resilience of mothers with children with a teachable intellectual disability can be increased.
 

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