Applied Research in Consulting

Abstract The aim of the present study was to Designing a Structural Model of Marital Burnout Based on Alexithymia with the Mediation of covert relational aggression in Married Women. This study was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of methodology in the correlational study group. The statistical population of this study was all married women in District 4 of Tehran in the summer of 1403. The sample size was 400 people who were selected by convenience sampling. In this study, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (Bagby et al, 1994), the Couples' covert relational aggression Scale (Nelson and Carrol ,2006) and the Marital Burnout Scale (Pines ,1996) were used as assessment tools. The relationship between variables was tested with the Pearson correlation coefficient and the research model was tested with the Structural equation modeling (SEM) technique using SPSS 28 and AMOS 24 statistical software. The results of this study showed that alexithymia could directly predict covert relational aggression and marital burnout. Also, covert relational aggression could directly predict marital burnout. Finally, covert relational aggression could mediate the relationship between alexithymia and marital burnout in married women (p<0.05). According to the findings of this study, it can be concluded that psychologists and family counselors can reduce marital burnout in married women by improving alexithymia and covert relational aggression.

Abstract In terms of study method,this study is a three-group quasi-experimental study with pre-test,post-test,and one-month follow-up.The statistical population of the study included all veterans with mental illness Mashhad in 1403,from which 60 people were selected as samples using purposive sampling based on study inclusion and exclusion criteria.In this study,the social relationships questionnaires of McCarthy and Madson(2005),social belonging questionnaires of Hagerty and Patosky(1995), and cognitive flexibility questionnaires of Dennis and Vanderwaal(2010) were used.Also,interpersonal psychotherapy training for the first experimental group and mindfulness for the second experimental group were implemented in 12 separate parallel sessions,but the participants in the control group did not receive any training.Finally,after the measurement stages,data analysis was performed using repeated measures analysis of covariance and Bonferroni post hoc test.The results of the study showed that interpersonal psychotherapy training and mindfulness-based therapy are effective in improving social relationships,sense of social belonging,and cognitive flexibility among veterans of mental and psychiatric disorders.Also,pairwise comparison of experimental groups and time series,no difference was found between the effectiveness of the interventions for all three dependent variables mentioned and the measurement stages,meaning that the effect of both training methods remained the same over time.Consequently,considering the lasting impact of two educational interventions on social relationships,sense of social belonging and cognitive flexibility,the use of these two educational methods in educational centers to enrich the quality of life of neuropsychiatric veterans can be considered.

Abstract The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of teaching self-regulated learning strategies on students' working memory and academic identity. This study is an applied study in terms of purpose and a field experimental study in terms of method with a pre-test-post-test design and follow-up with a control group. The statistical population of this study consisted of all eleventh grade female students in the four education districts of Qom city who were studying in the academic year 2024-2025.In this study, a multi-stage random sampling method was used to select the subjects. In this study, the Pentrich and De Groot self-regulated learning strategies training program, the digit span and letter-number sequence tests of the fourth edition of the Wechsler-Abedi Intelligence Scale, and the Vaz and Isaacson Educational Identity Status Questionnaire were used to collect data related to the variables.The results showed that training in self-regulated learning strategies has an effect on working memory and academic identity, and on working memory subscales and academic identity subscales of eleventh-grade female students in Qom's Education Department at the post-test and follow-up stages.

Abstract The aim of the present study is to investigate the effectiveness of teaching the concepts of choice theory on students' satisfaction and responsibility. The method of the present study was a quasi-experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the study included undergraduate students at Yadegar Imam Azad University, Tehran, during the academic year 2019-2020. The sample of the study included 40 subjects among students who had low scores on the satisfaction and responsibility scale. Data related to the variables were collected using the Memorial Newfoundland Satisfaction Questionnaire (Kuzma and Stones, 2000) and the Responsibility Questionnaire in two stages. The data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance method in SPSS software. The results showed that by controlling the pre-test scores of the variables, the effect of the satisfaction and responsibility pre-test on the post-test was not significant. That is, the satisfaction and responsibility scores of the subjects in the two groups did not differ significantly before the research. As a result, the changes in the post-test are the result of educational interventions. Because by controlling for this non-significant relationship, it was observed that the difference in mean satisfaction between the two groups was statistically significant at the (P<0.002) level.

Abstract This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of career adaptability in the relationship between positive parenting schemas and tolerance of ambiguity in career decision-making. A convenience sample of 327 individuals (201 women and 126 men) aged 18 to 26 from Neyshabur city completed online questionnaires, including a demographics questionnaire, the short form of the Career Adaptability Scale (Sou et al., 2021), the Career Decision Ambiguity Tolerance Scale (Xu and Tracy, 2015), and the Positive Parenting Schema Questionnaire (Louis et al., 2018). The results of Pearson's correlation coefficients utilizing SPSS26 showed a positive and significant relationship between parenting schemas with career adaptability (r(325)= .41; p< .001) and career decision ambiguity tolerance (r(325)= .43; p< .001), as well as a positive relationship between career adaptability and career decision ambiguity tolerance (r(325)= .52; p< .001). The results of variance-based structural equation modeling using bootstrapped confidence intervals (with AMOS24) showed that from the total effect of positive parenting schemas on the tolerance of ambiguity in career decision-making (β= .53, 95%CI [.39, .65], p< .001), career adaptability can mediate more than half of this effect (β= .27, 95%CI [ .18, .39], p< .001). These findings demonstrate that over half of the impact of parents' positive performance in meeting their children's basic emotional needs on their tolerance amidst the complexities and ambiguities of career decision-making is attributed to the development of psycho-social abilities that enhance their self-regulation when faced with various career challenges.

Abstract This research was conducted with the aim of women's lived experience of continuing married life after the disclosure of the husband's breach of contract. The research method was a qualitative type of phenomenological type. The statistical population of the research was all the women living in Tehran in 1402 who preferred to stay in married life after experiencing their husband's breach of contract. The research sample included 8 women from this community selected in a purposeful sampling. A semi-structured interview was used to collect the data. The obtained information is the steps of information analysis based on the data obtained from the research questions raised in the form of the interview. From the analysis of the data obtained in this research, 2 main themes and 6 sub-themes including intrapersonal (unforgiveness, experience of inner feelings, personal changes) and interpersonal (interpersonal injury, relationship improvement, perception of support) from The view of the participants regarding the experience of breaking the contract of the wife has been revealed, which can show women's understanding of the phenomenon of breaking the contract from the interviewees' point of view. Therefore, it is suggested to design and implement programs in medical centers to reduce the psychological problems of women who had the experience of breaking the contract with their husbands.