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Mrs Zahra Farazi, Dr Ebrahim Namani, Dr Hamid Nejat, Dr Mohammadreza Safarian,
Volume 21, Issue 82 (5-2022)
Abstract
Aim: The present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of combining contextual and structural family therapies on cohesion and coping strategies of couples with marital dissatisfaction. Methods: This experimental research study utilized a pretest-posttest and two-month follow-up, with control group design. The research population consisted of all couples with marital dissatisfaction who referred to family counseling centers in city of Birjand during the first 6 months of 2019. Furthermore, 20 couples with marital dissatisfaction were selected as the participants of the study using convenience and purposive sampling and were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control groups (10 couples in each group). The experimental group received the treatment for ten 90-minute weekly sessions and the control group received no intervention during this time. The research instruments included the Lazarus and Folkman (1988) Coping Strategies Questionnaire and The Olson, Portner and Levy (1996) Cohesion Questionnaire, which were administered to the participants in the pretest, post-test and follow-up. To analyze the data, repeated-measures ANOVA was used. Results: The research findings demonstrated that the combination of contextual and structural family therapies was effective regarding cohesion and coping strategies of couples with marital unsatisfaction. It should be noted that the persistence of the treatment effect was maintained after two months (p<0.05). Conclusion: Based on the findings of the study, it can be concluded that the combination of contextual and structural family therapies increased cohesion and problem-oriented coping strategies of maladjusted couples in the experimental group, compared to the control group.
Rasoul Heshmati, Soleh Amani, Shirin Ahmadi,
Volume 21, Issue 84 (12-2022)
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Aim: Today, considering the growing divorce and its consequences in society, it is important to examine it in different aspects. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of narrative medical exposure on quality of life and emotional regulation of divorced women in zarrinshahr city (Iran). Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest and control group. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all divorced women of Zarrinshahr Relief Committee. A sample of 30 women under the Imam Khomeini Relief Organization was selected by voluntary sampling method and randomly divided into two experimental groups (15 subjects) and control (n = 15). Data were gathered in two stages: pre-test and post-test. World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire Group of Experts of the World Health Organization (1996) and Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (Gross, et al., 2003) were used. The experimental group received 7 days of treatment and 90 minute treatment group (NET); while the control group received no intervention. The collected data were analyzed using univariate covariance (ANCOVA) and analyzed by SPSS-23 software. Findings: The results showed that after controlling the effects of pre-test, there was a significant difference between the post-test scores of the two groups in the dimensions of physical health (F = 369.965; P <0.001), mental health (F = 75.457; P <0.000), Social health (F = 52.905; P <0.003) and environmental health (F = 320.321; P <0.001) and dimensions of cognitive reassessment (F = 260.901; P <0.001) and subduction (1/359; F= P> 0.005). Conclusion: The results of this study show that oral exposure can be a suitable health plan for improving the quality of life and emotional problems of divorced women.
Vida Hoseini, Ahmad Amani,
Volume 22, Issue 87 (10-2023)
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Aim: The purpose of this meta-analysis study was to determine the effectiveness of premarital education programs on marital expectations. Methods: This study uses meta-analysis technique and integrates the results of different researches to determine the effect size of premarital education programs. A total of 8 methodologically acceptable studies were selected and meta-analysis was performed on them. Data search sources were Scientific Database, Iranian Journal Database and Comprehensive Humanities Portal. Data analysis and effect size calculation were performed using CMA3 software and hedge g index. Findings: The findings of this meta-analysis showed that the effect of premarital education programs on marital expectations is (1.55) (P <0.001) which is evaluated as a large effect according to Cohen's table. Conclusion: It seems that premarital education programs can be used as a suitable way to reduce marital expectations in medical and educational centers.
Mahnaz Ghatreh Samani, Mahmoud Najafi,
Volume 23, Issue 91 (11-2024)
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Aim: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is one of the common disorders and there are many interventions for this disorder, but some patients do not get the desired results from the interventions. The aim of this research was to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy along with exposure and response prevention (ACT+ERP) with schema therapy along with exposure and response prevention (ST+ERP) of the intensity of obsessions and obsessive beliefs of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental having pre-test and post-test with a control group. The statistical population included all patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder in the year 2023 in Isfahan city. Sixty people were selected through convenience sampling and were randomly assigned to 2 experimental groups and one control group (20 people in each group). The experimental groups received eight 60-minute sessions of ACT+ERP and ST+ERP. In this research, Obsessional Beliefs Questionnaire -44 (Group of Experts Working on Obsessive-Obsessive Cognitions, 1997) and Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) (Goodman et al., 1989) were used. Multivariate analysis of covariance statistical tests was used to analyze the hypotheses. Results: compared to the control group, ACT+ERP and ST+ERP had significant effect on the intensity of obsessions and obsessive beliefs of patients (p<0.001). Conclusion: Based on the research findings, ACT+ERP and ST+ERP are effective in reducing the severity of obsessions and obsessive beliefs of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Also, ACT+ERP compared to ST+ERP had a greater effect on reducing the severity of obsessions and compulsions in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
