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M Aliakbari Dehkordi
Volume 4, Issue 16 , October 2015, Pages 7-18
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Objective: Investigations imply that many of children and adolescents have kinds of behavioral problems and disorders. In this case, externalized problems have been distinguished as central problems. On the one hand overweighting prevalence has strongly increased in this age range. Therefore, the aim ...
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Objective: Investigations imply that many of children and adolescents have kinds of behavioral problems and disorders. In this case, externalized problems have been distinguished as central problems. On the one hand overweighting prevalence has strongly increased in this age range. Therefore, the aim of this study is the comparison of externalized behavioral problems in overweighting and normal children. Method: Statistical population consist of all Tehran city elementary students that were selected by cluster sampling; in the way that among education and training sections, section 6 was selected and among schools in this section two male school and 220 students were selected as research sample. Children Behavioral Check List (CBCL) was research tool. Findings: Results of multivariate Variance (MANOVA) showed that behavioral problems have significant difference in overweighting and normal children (p<0/05) and this difference was observed in Conduct and Oppositional Defiant problems, whereas there wasn`t significant difference between Attention Deficiency-Hyperactivity Disorders and Oppositional Defiant problems (p>0/05). Conclusion: According to the results of this research awareness and parents attitude changing is needed in prevention of overweighting and obesity and finally behavioral problems. As deviation of normal weight is related to risky and inappropriate behaviors, on-time interventions and appropriate planning are necessary and effective at childhood sensitive period.
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N Hajilo; I Jafari
Volume 4, Issue 16 , October 2015, Pages 19-30
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Objective: Factors those associated with addiction, are psychological and social. These factors that related to drug investigations appropriate a wide range of data. The purpose of this study is distinguish addict from non-addict persons by considering some variables such as social support, perceived ...
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Objective: Factors those associated with addiction, are psychological and social. These factors that related to drug investigations appropriate a wide range of data. The purpose of this study is distinguish addict from non-addict persons by considering some variables such as social support, perceived stress and sensation seeking in Ardabil city. Methods: In this correlational study, a sample of 60 subjects (30 addicts and 30 normal) from community centers drug addiction and Ardabil University students are randomly selected. The data collected by these questionnaires: Fleming social support, Cohen perceived stress and Zuckerman sensation seeking. The obtained data were analyzed by using the technique of discriminate analysis. Results: The results showed that levels of sensation seeking, social support and negative perceived stress in addicts are more than in non-addicts but the level of positive perceived stress and social support are more in non-addicts, in this study by knowing of sensation seeking level, social support and positive and negative perceived stress we could classified both addict and non-addict persons. Conclusion: The results of this study emphasized on relationship between psychological and social variables with addiction, thus psychological and social variables are very important factors in preventing and treating addiction.
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mohammad oraki; maryam Amir Abadi; shima heidari
Volume 4, Issue 16 , October 2015, Pages 31-42
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Objective: The present research was fulfilled aiming on study of relation between life quality and anger indices with the mental health in Tehran ostomy patients. Method: In this research which was of correlation type, 169 ostomy patients member of Ostomy Association were selected that less than 6 months ...
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Objective: The present research was fulfilled aiming on study of relation between life quality and anger indices with the mental health in Tehran ostomy patients. Method: In this research which was of correlation type, 169 ostomy patients member of Ostomy Association were selected that less than 6 months of their surgery has been passed, they participated voluntarily and with (COH-QOL), trait- state Spilberger Anger Expression (STAXI-2) and general health (GHQ) Golberg and Hillier, the required information were collected and Spearman correlation and regression tests were used. Results: The results show, corporal and social dimensions have a significant correlation with all the mental health indices. Mental dimension with anxiety and insomnia, and depression, intellectual dimension with anxiety and insomnia, social insufficient interaction, and depression, life quality with physical signs and depression, introvert anger with physical signs, anxiety, insomnia and depression, extrovert anger with physical signs and anxiety and insomnia, general anger with physical signs have significant correlation. In prediction discussion the amount of fixed adjustment coefficient was calculated 58%. This means that two variables, anger index and life quality have predicted 58% variance of general health variable. Conclusion: With consideration to relation of anger and life quality with the general health of Ostomy Patients, it is better to improve the health of their body and mind by education of life skills and anger control to promote the life quality of these patients.
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M Nanegh; mehravar momeni javid; Simin Hosseinian
Volume 4, Issue 16 , October 2015, Pages 43-58
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Objective: Nowadays family as an important social factor that effects chronic pain is being considered by researchers. Family is an effective environment in physical and mental health of people that provides the necessary conditions for development and achieve physical, mental and social balance. Methods: ...
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Objective: Nowadays family as an important social factor that effects chronic pain is being considered by researchers. Family is an effective environment in physical and mental health of people that provides the necessary conditions for development and achieve physical, mental and social balance. Methods: Family provides this conditions through a series of common actions which named family function. The aim of present study was to exam the contribution of dimensions of family function in fear of movement at patients with musculoskeletal chronic pain selected randomly. Family Assessment Device (FAD) and TAMPA questionnaire for assessing fear of movement is completed by participants. Results: It was found that there was a relation with family function dimensions and fear of movement variables and this relation was direct and among family function dimensions, problem solving, affective involvement, and affective responsiveness. Conclusion: Communication were the most related dimensions with fear of movement and problem solving is the most related one (9.1).
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abbas bayat asghari; banafsheh gharaee; hassan heydari; javad javaheri; sahar mousanejad; ahmad aramon
Volume 4, Issue 16 , October 2015, Pages 59-68
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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics and personality dimensions extraversion vs. introversion, neuroticism versus emotional stability characteristics with adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 100 type II diabetes' patients ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics and personality dimensions extraversion vs. introversion, neuroticism versus emotional stability characteristics with adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 100 type II diabetes' patients were recruitment by convenient sampling method. Patients checked-out revised questionnaire of Eysenck Personality (short form) and questionnaire to treatment adherence. The data were analyzed by Spearman correlation test and a linear regression model and for spss software was used for data analysis. Results: there was a significant inverse correlation between the personality neuroticism traits and adherence and a significant positive correlation between personality traits - emotional stability and consistency of treatment of modes. There was not correlation between introversion and extroversion. Conclusion: The results of this study emphasize the influence of personality traits, emotional stability, and neuroticism on the adherence and treatments follow-up among diabetic patients.
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hojat damiri; Abdolkazem Neysi; Nasrin Arshadi; Abdozzahra Na-ami
Volume 4, Issue 16 , October 2015, Pages 69-78
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to effectiveness of comprehensive stress management training on depression symptoms and psychosomatic symptoms in employees. Methods: The design of the study was quasi experimental, and of pretest-posttest-with-control group kind. The population of the study included ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to effectiveness of comprehensive stress management training on depression symptoms and psychosomatic symptoms in employees. Methods: The design of the study was quasi experimental, and of pretest-posttest-with-control group kind. The population of the study included all employees of Iranian National Drilling Company and the sample included 30 employees that selected via randomly sampling method that were involved in two groups: experimental (15 employees) and control (15 employees). The instruments that used in this study were Beck ҆s depression index (BDI-II) and Moher psychosomatic symptoms in nonclinical context. The experimental groups were taught comprehensive stress management training (individual an organizational interventions) for eleven 60-minute sessions. Findings: Multi-variable covariance (Mancova) analyze showed that there was a significant difference among two groups in the case of depression symptoms and psychosomatic symptoms (p< 0/001). Conclusion: Results of this study showed that comprehensive stress management training decreased depression symptoms and psychosomatic symptoms of employees. Thus this training method can be used for target groups and general population as an interventional program.
Gh Rajabi; E Maghami
Volume 4, Issue 16 , October 2015, Pages 79-96
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the model of self-compassion as mediator between attachment dimensions with mental well-being in male and female personnel Sepidar prisoner city of Ahvaz was conducted. Method: 115 men and female from personnel Sepidar prison city of Ahvaz were selected by voluntary-available ...
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the model of self-compassion as mediator between attachment dimensions with mental well-being in male and female personnel Sepidar prisoner city of Ahvaz was conducted. Method: 115 men and female from personnel Sepidar prison city of Ahvaz were selected by voluntary-available sampling method, and completed the Experience Close Relationship, Attachment Dimensions, Self-compassion, and Warwick-Edinburg Mental Well-being scales. The present study is descriptive-correlation and analysis of data was carried using simple correlation coefficient and h regression analysis by Baron and Kenny (1986), using SPSS-21 software. Results: The finding of self-compassion model was confirmed as mediating between anxiety and avoidant attachments and mental well-being both for direct paths and both for indirect paths. Conclusion: In result can suggest that safe attachments has role of important in health and well-being, but should not neglected of unique role of self–compassion that mediating between attachment styles and mental well-being.
M. Mehdiyar; S.F Nejati
Volume 4, Issue 16 , October 2015, Pages 97-108
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Objective: Suicide is one of the mental health problems and the tendency to suicide is one of the most important indicators of the population's mental health. Since this phenomenon can be prevented, early detection is very important. The present research aimed at ...
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Objective: Suicide is one of the mental health problems and the tendency to suicide is one of the most important indicators of the population's mental health. Since this phenomenon can be prevented, early detection is very important. The present research aimed at constructing and validating the Resilience to Suicide Questionnaire. Method: To this end, 200 students in Shiraz University participated in the analysis of the psychometric properties of this questionnaire. Results: The reliability of the questionnaire was investigated through test, retest and the Cronbach’s alpha and the reliability coefficients were calculated to be 0.93 and 0.83 respectively. To study the validity of this questionnaire, 4 methods were used. The construct validity of the Resilience to Suicide Questionnaire was investigated by determining the correlation coefficient between this questionnaire and the Beck Depression Inventory Π and the correlation coefficients were calculated to be of -0.60 (p
M. Hatami; F. Farmani; S. Safavi; A. Najafizadeh; Mahdi Asadi Qale Shidi
Volume 4, Issue 16 , October 2015, Pages 109-120
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Objective: Psychological aspects of chronic diseases, due to their suddrn oneset and uncontrolability of symptoms, couse varioty of stresses and negative emotion and mood in patient. This issue, have attracted many professional's attention. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of ...
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Objective: Psychological aspects of chronic diseases, due to their suddrn oneset and uncontrolability of symptoms, couse varioty of stresses and negative emotion and mood in patient. This issue, have attracted many professional's attention. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group therapy with emphasis on choice theory on reducing loneliness feeling in patients with MS (multiple sclerosis). Method: This study is semi-experimental with pretest-posttest and control group. The study population included all patients with MS referred to MS Society of Iran located in Tehran. At first the UCLA questionnaire was performed and who was scored higher than the mean of 40 was selected assigned into two experimental (20 subjects) and control groups (N=20 subjects) by random. Both groups were tested by pre-test and post-test. The data of pre-test and post-test were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (analysis of covariance). Results: Findings demonstrated that the significant reduction in mean of loneliness feeling score was occurred after the intervention in the experimental group (P
