Applied Research in Consulting

Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of treatment based on acceptance and commitment (ACT) to increase the marital satisfaction . this study was in the form of a quasi-expreimental intervention in the form of pre-posttest   control  group.the  population of this study was mother’s of children with autism whom were members of autism association of Iran in Tehran city. method of sampling in this study was in access which included 20 mothers whom were appointed into experiment and control group randomly. .The experiment group received therapeutic intervention based on acceptance and commitment therapy for at least eight sessions of group therapy (each session one hour. The study’s instrument was Enrich Marital Satisfaction 1998. Data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Analyzes of multivariable variance showed that acceptance and commitment therapy can increase marital satisfaction of mothers of children with autism and average rate of marital satisfaction in experiment group was significantly higher than control group. in conclusion; The treatment of acceptance and commitment therapy can result increase marital satisfaction in mothers of children with autism.

Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine The Effectiveness of Teaching Healthy relationship with Oppositional  on Anger Control and Increasing Social Skills in Adolescent Girls. The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test with control group.The statistical population of the present study included all adolescent girls (18-12 years) in Isfahan in 2020 who were selected using a sample of 40 adolescent girls. They were selected and randomly divided into two groups of control (n = 20) and experimental (n = 20) Data gathering tools were Incredibizen & Foster's Social Skills Questionnaire (1992) and Spielberger Anger Standard Inventory (1999). The experimental group received 8 sessions of 90-minute sessions on the opposite sex. The data were analyzed using SPSS-19 software at two levels of descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (analysis of covariance). The results showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups in the mean scores of the two groups, in other words, Teaching Healthy relationship  with opposite sex had a significant effect on the improvement of Outside anger control, Internal control of anger and social skills of female adolescents.

Abstract Hope for a work future among the young people of a society, especially students is one of the most essential motivations. This is even more important given the employment conditions in the 21 century. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of designed intervention on students' work hope. The statistical population of the study includes all students of Shahrekord University and the research sample includes 80 students of mathematics and computer sciences who were selected voluntarily. The Johnton and Thurston work hope Questionnaire(WHS) and a researcher-made questionnaire to measure interest in the field of study are the tools used in the present study. Then the data were analyzed using t-test, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis . The results showed that the designed intervention had a significant effect on work hope, goals, agency and Pathway and this effect on work hope,  goals and agency was more among the students of higher semesters than the students of lower semesters.  According to the research results, it is suggested that the intervention designed for use and implementation in other centers related to youth, especially universities, be on the agenda.

Abstract Today, many young people engage in networked social activities and use Internet relationships to build their lives. One of the most important functions of academic excitement, academic performance, and the behaviors that lead to it is self-efficacy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of virtual social networks in the academic excitement and children of the present study. It is a qualitative study and of a background or basic type. Sampling was purposeful. The study population was second year high school students in 1997. The results of the research showed that virtual networks have caused negligence in academic affairs, interpersonal problems, and disrupted interpersonal communication due to lack of self-confidence in students.

Abstract This study aims to determine the effectiveness of logo therapy to the the marital satisfaction and sexual function in women with Multiple Sclerosis. This research was of a semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test experimental and control groups. included all the females with Multiple Sclerosis referring to the MS Society and Neurologists in District 4 of Tehran in 1398. By applying available sampling, 24 patients selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 8 sessions of 2 hours of logo therapy training. Sanee Marital conflict questionnaire and Arizona sexual function scale were used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (ver. 25) and multivariate analysis of covariance. The results of analysis of covariance showed that group meaning therapy significantly Increase marital satisfaction and sexual function in the post-test stage compared to the pre-test in the experimental group compared to the control group. this treatment can be used as a complementary treatment, along with medication, to improve the quality of life of these patients.
Keywords: logo therapy, Marital Satisfaction, sexual function, Multiple Sclerosis.

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of enriching relations spouses based emotionally focused therapy on marital adjustment and marital relations quality of women married.This study was a research design was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and control group with one-month follow-up. The statistical population included of married women referred to counseling center welfare organization of Karaj city in spring and summer of 1398. In this study, 30 married women were chosen as samples and randomly were divided in 2 groups of individuals as control and experimental. The experimental groups practiced the enriching relations spouses based emotionally focused therapy for 8 sessions. Then, post-test was performed for them. For data collecting, the Locke- Wallace marital adjustment test (1959) and Busby, Crane, Larson & Christensen of marital relations quality scale (1959) were used. Data were analyzed using repeated ANOVAs. Finding indicated a significant difference between the scores of the two groups in the adjustment and marital relations quality in post-test and after a one month follows up (P<0/05). According the findings of this study can conclude that, enriching relations spouses based emotionally focused therapy can be a good approach to improve the adjustment and marital relations quality women married.

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and job stress with the mediating role of the black triple. The design of the present study was correlational and structural equation model. The statistical population of the study was all nurses of ICU and psychiatry departments of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (N = 850), which using one-stage cluster sampling method among 12 public hospitals in Tabriz based on Georgian and Morgan table 280 people were selected as the sample size. Data were collected using the Young Schematic Questionnaire (Short Form) (1990), the Johnson et al. (2012) Dark Personality Scale, and the French and Kaplan (2003) Job Stress Scale. Considering the results, the value of the path coefficient obtained for the relationship between the black triple variable with job stress is equal to (0.89) and for the initial maladaptive schema variable with job stress is equal to (0.37) and the value of the significance level obtained for These coefficients are less than some desired error (0.05) and therefore there is a positive and significant relationship between the black triple and the initial maladaptive schema with job stress. Also, due to the fact that the obtained rate is higher than 1.96, the role of the black triple mediator in the relationship between the initial maladaptation scheme and job stress is confirmed.

Abstract Considering that among different periods of human life, childhood and adolescence are the most important and sensitive stages of each person's life, therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness training on girls' emotional maturity. "It was in puberty." The research method was quasi-experimental and the selected design for implementation was a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this study consisted of all first grade high school girls in Tehran in the academic year 1399-98. Thirty of these individuals were selected using available sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (15 individuals for each group). The experimental group participated in 8 sessions of 90 minutes of mindfulness training in a group manner, while the control group did not receive any intervention. Singh and Bahargawa (1974) Emotional Maturity Scales were used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software and analysis of covariance. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the mean scores of the experimental and control groups in the post-test stage and we conclude that mindfulness training was significantly useful in increasing the emotional maturity of adolescent girls.