Mrs Zahra Ramezannia, Dr Hossein Zare, Dr Susan Alizadehfard,
Volume 16, Issue 3 (1-2023)
Abstract
The aim of present study is determining the fit of the obsessive beliefs model based on social perception, theory of mind or mentalization, and empathy with the mediation of emotional regulation in a non-clinical population. The sample consisted of 400 adults aged 25 to 50 in Tehran selected by using the convenience sampling method. Data collection tools included OBQ Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire, the Emotion Recognition Task (ERT), Baron and Cohen’s (2001) Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test, Baron-Cohen and Wheelwright's Empathy Quotient Scale (2004), and Kraaij and Garnefski's Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (2019). According to the results, the exogenous variables of social perception and empathy along with the mediator variable "positive emotion regulation strategies and negative emotion regulation strategies" had a significant effect on the criterion variable i.e. obsessive beliefs. Thus, social perception, empathy and positive emotion regulation strategies were able to predict obsessive beliefs. Among the path coefficients between research variables, the coefficients of the exogenous variable of mentalization on the criterion variable (obsessive beliefs) and negative emotional regulation strategies (as a mediating variable) had no significant effect. These findings have many practical implications both for prevention and providing more comprehensive and better treatments for obsessions.
Mis Fateme Sadat Mirhashemi, Dr Farideh Hossein Sabet, Dr Mahdi Khanjani,
Volume 18, Issue 1 (6-2024)
Abstract
This research was conducted to predict work well-being based on the satisfaction of basic psychological needs with the mediating role of cognitive flexibility in nurses in Tehran. The statistical population of the current research was nurses working in three shifts in 4 hospitals in Tehran, which are Razi Hospital, Azadi Hospital, Milad Hospital, and Sina Hospital in 1401, and the sample group was selected by available sampling consisting of 110 people. and were evaluated with three questionnaires, Psychological Flexibility (2010), Perma Questionnaire at the Workplace (2014), and Basic Psychological Needs Standards Questionnaire (2000). The results showed that work well-being can be predicted based on the satisfaction of basic psychological needs with the mediating role of cognitive flexibility. As a result of these findings and research results, it should be said that the existence of all kinds of problems and lack of motivation at work causes stress and lower work well-being and lowers the level of job quality. In this regard, it is suggested to hold meetings aimed at training cognitive flexibility and basic psychological needs for nurses to increase work well-being and reduce stress and problems.
Mahrokh Ajorloo,
Volume 19, Issue 1 (6-2025)
Abstract
The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of logotherapy on hope and post-traumatic growth in patients with colorectal cancer. This study was a quasi-experimental design with a pretest–posttest and follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population included patients with colorectal cancer referring to Imam Hossein Hospital in 2025, from which 30 participants were selected through convenience sampling and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (15 participants in each group). The experimental group received logotherapy intervention, while the control group received no psychological intervention. The research instruments included the Hope Scale and the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory, and data were analyzed using repeated-measures analysis of variance in SPSS software. The results showed that logotherapy significantly increased hope and post-traumatic growth in the experimental group compared to the control group, and these effects remained relatively stable at the follow-up stage. Therefore, it can be concluded that logotherapy can be considered an effective psychological intervention for improving hope and facilitating post-traumatic growth in patients with colorectal cancer.
Zahra Akhavan, Mojtaba Rahnemazadeh,
Volume 20, Issue 1 (4-2026)
Abstract
Depression and attention deficit disorders are common childhood problems that can affect children's mental health and academic performance. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness training on symptoms of depression and attention deficit disorders in children aged 7 to 12 years. This study was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test, and three-month follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population included all children aged 7 to 12 years who referred to Rahyab Counseling and Psychology Center in Amol in 1404. Among them, 30 children were selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). The experimental group received mindfulness training during eight weekly sessions, while the control group did not receive any intervention during the study period. Data were collected using the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) and the Connors Questionnaire (Teacher Form) and analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance. The findings showed that mindfulness training significantly reduced depressive symptoms and improved attention functions in children in the experimental group compared to the control group (P<0.05). Also, the results of the three-month follow-up phase showed that the effects of the intervention continued in both research variables. Based on the research findings, mindfulness training can be used as an effective complementary intervention in counseling centers and educational environments to reduce depressive symptoms and improve children's attention functions.
