Applied Research in Consulting

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of functional psychoanalysis on self-differentiation and quality of thematic relationships in people with narcissistic personality disorder. The research design was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population of this study consisted of all men with narcissistic personality disorder who referred to psychological clinics in District 5 of Tehran in 1400, from which 30 people were selected by available sampling method and randomly. They were replaced in two equal groups of 15 people. Data collection tools in this study were Bell (1985) Thematic Relationships Questionnaire and Skorn and Friedlander (1998) Self-Differentiation Questionnaire. In data analysis, multivariate covariance test was used to test the main hypothesis and univariate for lateral hypotheses with SPSS software. The results showed that functional psychoanalysis has a significant effect on self-differentiation and the quality of thematic relationships in people with narcissistic personality disorder.

Abstract The present study was conducted with the aim of predicting the attitude towards marriage based on internal and external religious orientation and time perspective in young people. The research was of the correlation type and the statistical population of the study was all students of Azad University of Roudhen in the academic year of 2019-2019 in Tehran province, and a sample of 373 students was selected by cluster sampling method. The tools used in the research were Zimbardo and Boyd's (1999) time perspective questionnaire, Allport and Ross' (1950) religious orientation, and Rosen Viratien's (1998) attitude towards marriage. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (multiple regression and Pearson correlation coefficient) and using spss 20 software. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between the attitude towards marriage with religious orientation and time perspective (P<0.001). Also, internal religious orientation and positive time perspective positively have the ability to have a positive attitude towards marriage (P<0.001). Also, external religious orientation and negative time perspective have the ability to predict negative attitude towards marriage (P<0.001). The results of the present research can be used to develop educational packages to reduce the change in young people's attitude towards marriage and increase the desire to get married in young people.

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of visual accuracy training on improving the reading performance of students with special learning disabilities with the type of reading (dyslexic) of elementary school in Mashhad in the academic year 1396. The population of this study is all female students with dyslexia in the second and third grades of Mashhad's randomly selected and then by available sampling method 30 students with reading disorders were selected and divided into experimental and control groups. In the pre-test, both groups were assessed by the diagnostic test of Isfahan reading level. The experimental group then received accurate visual training in eight (8) sessions while the control groups received no training. Finally, both groups were measured again with the questionnaire. The results showed that teaching visual accuracy and purity has improved the reading performance of students with special learning disabilities with the type of reading (dyslexia) and the main hypothesis of the research is confirmed at a significance level of 0.05.

Abstract The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of group narrative therapy on improving parent-child relationships and academic vitality in female students of the first secondary level. The current research was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The research sample was 40 people from among all the students of the first secondary level of the 12th district of Tehran province, selected and randomly replaced in two experimental (20 people) and control (20 people) groups. In the pre-test and post-test stages, the participants completed the parent-child relationship evaluation scale (Fine, Moreland and Schoebel, 1983) and academic vitality (Dehghanizadeh and Hossein Chari, 2013), and the subjects of the experimental group were exposed to 8 sessions of 120 minutes of narrative therapy. They were placed in a group. Data analysis was done using covariance analysis. The results showed that group narrative therapy leads to the improvement of parent-child relationships and increases the academic vitality of students in the post-exam phase. According to the results, group narrative therapy is effective in improving parent-child relationships and academic vitality of first secondary students.

Abstract The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between social support and self-confidence, the effect of variables such as gender, birth order and education level of Sari city employees. It is a correlation research project. The statistical population of this research was made up of male and female employees of various organizations such as municipalities, banks, education and private companies, who were randomly selected. Based on the restrictions of the corona virus and the shifting of government bodies, according to Morgan's table, 148 people were selected from 250 people, and based on the incompleteness of a number of questionnaires, 110 people (50 women and 60 men) were selected as samples. The data collection tool in this research was Phillips' social support questionnaire (1986) and Chen and Yang's (2006) self-esteem questionnaire. In data analysis, correlation and regression were used with spss software.The results of this research showed that social support (family and other people) had a positive and significant relationship with self-confidence. Also, in the variables of gender (women), education (bachelor's degree) and birth rank (second children), there was a positive and significant relationship with people's self-belief.

Abstract Discovering job resources and decision-making process and factors affecting adolescents' career choices is involved in identifying their career plans and can help implement interventions based on appropriate career planning.This research has been done with a qualitative approach and with a phenomenological method. Participants in this study included 19 high school students in Kamyaran who were selected in the academic year 2020-2021. Also, the participation of these people in the research was based on personal satisfaction. Data were collected using in-depth interviews and analyzed in three stages of open, axial and selective coding. The analysis of the results led to the identification of 3 general categories of factors affecting selection (with the subcategories of job satisfaction, low job responsibility, job security, prominent role in the career path, high income, lack of interest in education, reaching a job at a young age, not being unemployed, Sense of power and grandeur, sense of strength, social self-efficacy, high social status, social influence, job excitement, job effectiveness, attention to community conditions, social responsibility, career excitement); Resources and faciliti (with the sub-categories of power to interact with others, motivation for creativity and initiative, courage and risk-taking, stability, honesty, curiosity, self-confidence, perseverance, talent, desire) and decision-making process (with the sub-categories of family role modeling, financial support The family, the realization of ideas, the lack of purpose and plan, the necessity of choice, competition with peers, planning, imitating others, exploring). The results of this study explain the effective factors, decision-making process and job resources in identifying adolescent career-plans.