fereshte momeni; shahriar shahidi; fereshte mootabi; mahmood heydari
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The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of Cognitive- Behavior (CBT) group therapy (Borkovec model) and mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on signs and symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and cognitive mediators. An experimental design with control group and random ...
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The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of Cognitive- Behavior (CBT) group therapy (Borkovec model) and mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on signs and symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and cognitive mediators. An experimental design with control group and random assignment using pre and post-test and a four month follow up was used. The statistical population comprised of women with generalized anxiety disorder who had at least one primary school age daughter in Tehran. Participants’ selection was based on availability. First of all, several primary girl schools were purposefully selected from all primary girl school of Tehran. All mothers were asked to complete the GAD-7 questionnaire. Those mothers who scored above the cut- off point of seven were selected as generalized anxiety disorder (91 women). This was confirmed by a diagnostic structured interview after which participants were asked to take part in the research (32 women). In this research the following measurement tools were used: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), Pennsylvania State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ), Why Worry Scale (WW-II), data were analyzed using repeated measure analyze of variance. Results showed that both CBT and MBCT were effective in reducing GAD signs and symptoms and its cognitive mediators in post- test and follow up. so these two methods were effective in reducing GAD signs and symptoms and its cognitive mediators
Nazanin Abed; Shahla Pakdaman; Mohammad Ali Mazaheri; Mahmoud Heidari; Karineh Tahmassian
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of “listening to children respectfully” package on enhancing 5 and 6-year-old children’s well- being. 42 mother and child pairs were selected. They were initially tested with CBCL and SCL90 questionnaires to make sure none of them ...
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of “listening to children respectfully” package on enhancing 5 and 6-year-old children’s well- being. 42 mother and child pairs were selected. They were initially tested with CBCL and SCL90 questionnaires to make sure none of them are suffering from behavioral or psychological disorders. They were accidentally divided to experiment and control groups. Children of both groups filled the children’s psychological well-being scale in 3 stages: pre-test, post-test and follow up, and the package was taught to mothers of experiment group in 6 sessions. Analytical method was MANOVA for analyzing data. Findings revealed that well- being scores of children in experimental group significantly increased after intervention for their mothers. The scores were still high after two-month follow up. Findings of this research were discussed considering previous research. Limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are also given.
Somaye Ahmadi; Mahmood Heidari; Fatemeh Bagherian; Abdolrasoul Kashfi
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Despite the numerous studies that have been conducted on meaning in life, there is still an ambiguity that what are the sources of meaning in an adolescent’s life and how adolescent girls and boys differ regarding these sources and dimensions of presence and search for meaning. The present study ...
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Despite the numerous studies that have been conducted on meaning in life, there is still an ambiguity that what are the sources of meaning in an adolescent’s life and how adolescent girls and boys differ regarding these sources and dimensions of presence and search for meaning. The present study has investigated the sources and domains that gives meaning to adolescents’ lives from their point of view, presence of and search for meaning and differences between girls and boys in these components. In this regard 416, 12 to 18 years old adolescents (M: 15.94, Std: 1.32, 54.3 % females) have completed the Schedule for Meaning in Life Evaluation and Meaning in Life questionnaires. Chi-square and independent t tests were used to analyze the data. The results show that among the sources of meaning regarding to The Schedule for Meaning in Life Evaluation respectively the “family” (91.3%), “social relations” (53.4%) and “occupation and education” (53%) are the areas that most frequently have been reported as a source of meaning by adolescents. Moreover, seven new categories of sources of meaning in life have been identified in this study of which “information technology” (15%) and “future” (12.3%) had the highest frequencies. Female and male participants differed in the frequency of mentioning some of these sources and also their satisfaction from these areas as well as the dimension of presence of meaning. These findings have been discussed in the context of developmental and meaning in life theories.
Somayeh Babaei; Ali.Reza.Abedin Abedin; Shahryar Shahidi; Mahmoud Heydari; Fatemeh Bagherian
Volume 5, Issue 17 , May 2015, , Pages 97-119
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Psychodynamic school is sensitive to socio-cultural factors. Namely its theoretical and practical applicability in non-western cultures had been always arguable. The aim of this study is to identify compatibilities and incompatibilities of psychodynamics in Iran. Theoretical applicability considers based ...
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Psychodynamic school is sensitive to socio-cultural factors. Namely its theoretical and practical applicability in non-western cultures had been always arguable. The aim of this study is to identify compatibilities and incompatibilities of psychodynamics in Iran. Theoretical applicability considers based on literature review and experts' references. Practical applicability will design based on facilities, barriers, compatibilities and incompatibilities, adjustments and suggestions that psychodynamic psychotherapists had in their practices with Iranian samples. According to Grounded theory methodology developed through codification process showed that applicability of psychodymics in Iran can be demonstrated by three connected elements. Executive mechanisms such as systematic vicious cycles, adjustments, preparatory items and the best selected approaches could determine applicability of psychodynamics in Iran, on the one hand, and redefining limits of psychodynamics and contextual changings in Iran, on the other hand. Although this school is an opportunity to investigation psychic dymics in Iran, but considering new approaches such as assimilative self, decentered self or median Islamic orientation could increase its flexibility, applicability and coverage faced with psychic dynamics in Iran.
