Applied Research in Consulting

Abstract This study determined the effectiveness of problem solving training by empowerment approach to social work on educational relations of Girls In Residetal Care Center.
The study was semi-experimental design and used pretest – posttest plan with a control group. 30 girls Girls In Residetal Care Center. girls were selected from the Residetal Care Center neyshabour city and random way in both intervention and control groups. The intervention group participated in 8 session's problem solving training by empowerment approach to social work, and a control group received no intervention. To gathering information from California questionnaire were used. To examine significancies, independent Ttest were used.
The finding show teaching problem solving by empowerment approach to Social work, meaningful impact on the educational relations of Girls In Residetal Care Center. between the intervention and control group mean, in the educational relations, there are significant differences in mean and it’s a effective way to promote a level’s educational relations of girls.

Abstract the aim of this study was to investigate career indecision making in 12th grade students focusing on the role of family functioning, parenting styles، parents' education and employment. The method of the present study was a descriptive of causal-comparative. The statistical population of the present study initially included all fourth-grade high school students in the city of Borujen,. The sample size was 320 people based on Krejcie and Morgan table and multi-stage cluster sampling method. In the first stage of the research, the sample answered the career indecision scale. The data obtained from career indecision in the sample were then converted to standard Z scores and then to T scores. Individuals with 1 standard deviation above the mean were screened as an indecisive group and individuals with 1 standard deviation below the mean were screened as a decisive group . Parents in both groups answered questionnaires . Summary of the results of analysis of covariance showed that family functioning is different in the two groups of indecisive and decisive (P<0.01). Also, parenting styles were different in the two groups of indecisive and decisive (P<0.01), so that authoritative parenting style is associated with career decision making .

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The aim of this study was the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy on tolerance of mental disturbance in women suffering from premenstrual dysphoria. This was semi-experimental research with pre-test and post-test design with control group. The statistical population was all comprised of female dental students of Islamic Azad University with premenstrual dysphoria disorder selected in 2022. Thirty of these available women were selected for the statistical sample. The experimental group received 12 sessions of meta-cognitive instructions for 60 minutes, once a week, and the group waiting for treatment was placed on the waiting list. The data were collected using the disturbance tolerance scale of Simmons and Gaher (2005) and premenstrual symptoms screening. Research data was analyzed by multivariate covariance analysis using SPSS. The results showed that the metacognitive therapy was effective on tolerance of mental disturbance.

Key words: metacognitive therapy, tolerance of mental disturbance, suffering from premenstrual dysphoria

Abstract The Purpose Of This Research Was To Investigate The Role Of Active-Inhibitory Brain Systems, Acceptance-Commitment Traps, And Attentional Capture In Predicting The Tendency Towards Extramarital Affairs Among Educated Married Women. The Statistical Population Of The Study Consisted Of All Married Women Who Referred To The Counseling And Psychology Clinic In Karaj In 2022, With A Sample Size Of 150 Subjects Selected Through Convenience Sampling. The Measurement Tools In This Study Included Mark Whately's Extramarital Affairs Questionnaire, Carver & White's Behavioral Activation/Inhibition Systems, Yang And Vishwar's Acceptance-Commitment Traps And Attentional Capture. Data Were Analyzed Using Multiple Regression Analysis In SPSS Version 26. Findings Showed That The Standardized Coefficients (Β) Indicated That The Variables Of Active-Inhibitory Brain Systems, Acceptance-Commitment Traps, And Attentional Capture Can Predict And Explain The Tendency Towards Extramarital Affairs In Women Who Refer To The Counseling And Psychology Clinic (Β=0.199, Β=0.371, P < 0.01). The Findings Of This Study Emphasize The Importance Of Understanding Extramarital Affairs And Strengthening Intimate Relationships In Families, And Promoting Emotional And Affective Bonding In Couples.

Abstract This study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy and reality therapy on the psychological capital and mental health of mothers of mentally retarded children. The research was practical in terms of purpose and quasi-experimental in terms of execution method with two test groups and one waiting group along with pre-test-post-test. The statistical population included all mothers with mentally retarded children referring to exceptional schools and rehabilitation institutions in Qom city. Among them, 39 people who met the entry criteria were selected as the research sample and randomly placed in three groups of 13 people. The experimental groups received cognitive-behavioral group counseling and reality therapy. To collect data, the revised list of psychological symptoms ofDerogatis et al (1984) and psychological capital questionnaire Luthans et al (2007) were used. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the average pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental and control groups (p<0.0001). The comparison of treatment groups shows the higher effectiveness of reality therapy in improving mental health compared to cognitive therapy. had a behavior However, no significant difference was observed in the variable of psychological capital between the two groups. Based on this, these two treatment approaches can be used as a suitable, reliable and effective model in preventing mental problems and improving the psychological capital of mothers with mentally retarded children.

Abstract The present study investigates the causal relationship among marital satisfaction, internet addiction, and psychological well-being with lifestyle mediation. The research method is a descriptive correlation of structural equations. The available sampling method (due to the Coronavirus outbreak) was chosen for 300 faculty members of the Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz to complete questionnaires via Email and WhatsApp in 2021. Data analysis with the goodness-of-fit index of structural equations, standard and non-standard path coefficients, and Bootstrap was conducted by SPSS and AMOS softwares. Path coefficients of internet addiction with negative psychological well-being β= -0.22, p= 0.01, marital satisfaction with positive psychological well-being β= 0.21, p= 0.01, and lifestyle with positive psychological well-being β= 0.26, p= 0.01 are significant. Path coefficients of marital satisfaction with positive lifestyle β= 0.11, p= 0.04 were significant, and path coefficients of internet addiction with lifestyle β= -0.14, p= 0.04 were not significant which confirms the hypotheses. In the indirect path, the lower and upper limits of the confidence interval were, respectively, marital satisfaction 0.04, 0.12, internet addiction -0.08, -0.14 with psychological well-being were significant. An increase in internet addiction decreases psychological well-being while an increase in marital satisfaction and lifestyle score boosts psychological well-being.