family counselling
Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi; Shohre Rowshani
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Objectives: The present research was conducted with the aim of studying intensive parenting, parenting goals and parental perfectionism in two groups Iranian mothers and fathers.Methods: A total of 706 parents (532 women and 174 men) were selected to participate in the research by volunteer. The measurements ...
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Objectives: The present research was conducted with the aim of studying intensive parenting, parenting goals and parental perfectionism in two groups Iranian mothers and fathers.Methods: A total of 706 parents (532 women and 174 men) were selected to participate in the research by volunteer. The measurements were included Parenting Goals Scale (PGS), intensive parenting questionnaire (IPS) and parental perfectionism scale (MPPQ).Finding: The results of t-test showed that mothers were significantly different from fathers in intensive parenting in general and specifically in essentialism and challenging (p< .05) and fathers had a significant difference in child-centered with mothers (p< .01). The results also showed that fathers were significantly different from mothers in child development (p< .05) and parental image (p< .05) of parental goals and perfectionism in both self-oriented and social-oriented dimensions (p< .05).Conclusion: The results of this study highlight the special role of fathers and mothers in the outcomes of parenting, focusing on reinforced parenting goals with the aim of shaping the child's social identity, paying attention to the special responsibility of fathers in raising children, considering the components of parenting in Iranian culture.
Motahhareh Abooie Mehrizi; Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi; Fariborz Bagheri
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The aim of current study is the comparison of attachment styles, mindful self-care and relational maintenance strategies in Married People with & without Marital Conflict. The research method is descriptive and causal–comparative. The statistical population included two groups of married men ...
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The aim of current study is the comparison of attachment styles, mindful self-care and relational maintenance strategies in Married People with & without Marital Conflict. The research method is descriptive and causal–comparative. The statistical population included two groups of married men and women who living in Tehran city and the other group was married men and women referring to counseling centers located in Tehran city, the sample size was 181 people (group1: people and group 2: 85 people) who voluntary participated in research. Both groups have individually answered to Mindful Self-care Scale from Cook-Cottone (2015), Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised Questionnaire from Fraley, Waller & Bernan (2000), and Relational Maintenance Strategies Measure from Stafford (2011). The results from running MANOVA test showed that in compare to non-distressed married people, the distressed married people had lower scores in mindful self-care and relationship maintenance strategies and higher scores in avoidant and anxious attachment styles. Unresolved conflicts in couple’s relationship can weaken their self-care behaviors, relationship maintenance strategies and lead to acquire avoidant and anxious attachment styles. Therefore, improving the quality of couple’s relationship by means of their training and awareness about relationship maintenance strategies can help them with their self-care behaviors and attachment style improvement.
