Applied Research in Consulting

Abstract The proliferation of social media, especially Instagram, has affected all aspects of life, and it is natural for the elderly to be sensitive to the use of these media. In recent years, various researches have been done in this regard, some of which show the improvement or weakening of the social welfare of the elderly if they use these media. It seems that other side factors should be considered in this regard. In this research, using a survey method, these factors are extracted by examining the existing background in this field and a conceptual model is designed. In this model, factors such as gender, age, field of study, rate of use, etc. can affect the social well-being of the elderly. In the research, theories of highlighting, framing, warner and representation have been used. The statistical population of this study is all elderly people in the age group of 65 to 80 years and sampling is by snowball. Regression statistical test was used to analyze the data. Research shows that Instagram has a strong and direct impact on social welfare. The elderly are 65 to 80 years old.

Abstract The purpose of this study was The effectiveness of stress management psychotherapy on the on reducing worry symptoms and metacognitive beliefs in women with type 1 diabetes in Pishva city. The research design was in two groups (experimental and control group) and included two stages of pre-test, post-test and control. The research population included all women with type 1 diabetes in Pishvain. 30 patients were selected according to the available records according to the type of drug consumed. Finally, 30 patients were randomly selected, 15 in the stress management psychotherapy and 15 individuals will be included in the control group and at the end of the follow-up session. The instrument used in this study is the Worry symptoms and metacognitive beliefs Questionnaire that the participants answered the questions. Descriptive statistical methods and analysis of covariance were used to analyze the results. The results indicate that group therapy based on stress management psychotherapy on Worry symptoms and metacognitive beliefs in the post-test is significant compared to the control group.

Abstract The present study was conducted with the aim of predicting the quality of life based on the perception of suffering in irritable bowel syndrome patients and using a descriptive correlational method. The statistical population of the study was made up of patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome in Isfahan, who were selected using the table of Karjesi and Morgan (1970) by available sampling method, 140 people. Patrick and Drasman (1998) Quality of Life Questionnaire and Scholz et al.'s (2010) Experience and Perception Scale were used to collect information. The results showed that among the variables studied in the regression, the best predictor of quality of life was existential/spiritual suffering in the first step and physical suffering in the second step. Based on the results of step-by-step regression analysis, the relationship between existential/spiritual suffering and physical suffering with quality of life was significant. Based on this, in the first step, the coefficient of existential/spiritual suffering explains 13.8% of the variance of quality of life, and in the second step, the coefficients of existential/spiritual suffering and physical suffering explain 21.5% of the variance of quality of life. Also, the beta coefficient decreases the quality of life by 0.313 units per one unit increase in existential/spiritual suffering, and the beta coefficient decreases the quality of life by 0.283 units per one unit increase in physical suffering.