arezoo amini; Mahsima pourshahriyari; Abbas Abdollahi
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Purpose: This research aimed to analyze adolescents` motivational factors for using virtual social media. Method: This research was conducted using the qualitative approach of phenomenology type. For this purpose, 17 female adolescents aged 14 to 16 who were dysfunctional in the use of social media were ...
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Purpose: This research aimed to analyze adolescents` motivational factors for using virtual social media. Method: This research was conducted using the qualitative approach of phenomenology type. For this purpose, 17 female adolescents aged 14 to 16 who were dysfunctional in the use of social media were selected using a purposeful sampling method based on criteria. The research was conducted through semi-structured interviews. Finally, the data were coded and categorized and the results were expressed using the method of narrative reporting. Findings: The analysis of experiences led to the identification of 7 main themes, including the symbiotic relationship with peers, omnipresence, emotion regulation, idealization versus normalization, social comparison, function, and response to existential-humanistic issues. each of them included 5, 7, 8, 4, 5, 15, and 3 sub-themes respectively. Conclusion: The results show that adolescents' problematic use of social networks is not motivated by newness or fashion, but purposefully and motivated by the fulfillment of basic needs (autonomy, competence, and communication). Therefore, in addition to recognizing the needs and motivations of adolescents, the authorities must use the technological opportunities of social networks to respond to their neglected needs in the real world. Also, counselors can take preventive measures or design targeted technological content for them by considering the motivations of adolescents.
arezoo amini; asia shariatmadar
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy on Catastrophizing and mental rumination in mothers of mentally retarded children. Semi-experimental and two-way pre-test and post-test design were used to conduct the research. To this end, the community of ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy on Catastrophizing and mental rumination in mothers of mentally retarded children. Semi-experimental and two-way pre-test and post-test design were used to conduct the research. To this end, the community of mothers with mentally retarded children was selected in the 5th district of Tehran and 24 persons were recruited. After answering the research tools, they were randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups, while the experimental group Dialectic behavioral therapy interventions were received for 8 sessions of 1.5 hours, the control group did not receive any training. In this research, Garnsfaki, Greejeh and Spinhaven (2001) and Ruminative response scale (RRS) were used for collecting data. Finally, data were analyzed using covariance test. The results of post-test confirmed the significant reduction of the participants in the experimental group in ruminant and catastrophic components. Based on the findings of the study, dialectical behavior therapy had a significant positive effect on the reduction of catastrophizing and ruminating in mothers of mentally retarded children and can be used to improve the mental status of this group.
arezoo amini; asia Shariatnadar; Ebrahim Naeimi
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Purpose: the purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of teaching religion-based spiritual concepts on children's behavioral problems. Research method: In this study, a single-case experimental design (type AB or repeated direct observation) with one-month follow-up were used. For this ...
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Purpose: the purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of teaching religion-based spiritual concepts on children's behavioral problems. Research method: In this study, a single-case experimental design (type AB or repeated direct observation) with one-month follow-up were used. For this purpose, after available sampling of population, three female students in the third grade of primary school that gained more than 9 in the teacher form of Rutter problem behavior scale (1967), were purposefully selected and received religion-based spiritual interventions for 13 sessions of 45 minutes. In order to collect data, Rutter behavior problems scale (teacher form) in three stages of baseline, intervention and follow-up was used and finally data have been analyzed by using Graphic analysis and Percent of improvement methods. Findings: The results of percent of improvement of three references after treatment demonstrated a significant reduction in their scores in Rutter behavioral problems scale that, continued during the one-month follow-up. Conclusion: It can be concluded from research findings that teaching religion-based spiritual concepts has a significant positive effect on reducing children's behavioral problems.
