Psychotherapy
Hassan Jorfi
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The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of mandala coloring on exam anxiety, mental health and attention. The research design was experimental and of pre-test-post-test type with experimental and control groups. The statistical population of the research included all female ...
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The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of mandala coloring on exam anxiety, mental health and attention. The research design was experimental and of pre-test-post-test type with experimental and control groups. The statistical population of the research included all female students of the first secondary level in Isfahan city in 1402-1401, among them there were 30 students who scored higher in the test anxiety questionnaire (Friedman and Bendas-Jacob, 1997). They were randomly selected from the cut-off point and assigned to two experimental and control groups in the same way. In the next stage, both groups were pre-tested and the subjects completed the mental health questionnaire (Goldberg, 1972) and the attention questionnaire (Brown and Ryan, 2003). Then the subjects of the experimental group were exposed to the intervention (mandala coloring), but the subjects of the control group did not receive any intervention. After the end of the interventions, the post-test was done again for both groups. The data were analyzed by multivariate covariance analysis and univariate covariance analysis. The results showed that mandala coloring has a significant effect on reducing exam anxiety and improving students' mental health and attention . It is suggested that by disseminating the results and applying more of this treatment to counseling and psychotherapy centers of schools, it will help to reduce the anxiety of the exam to the favorable state of mental health and mindfulness of students.
Psychotherapy
Esmaiel Soleimani; ammar jahanbakhsh farman
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The purpose of this research was the effectiveness of mindfulness-based training on sleep problems and emotional regulation of employees with chronic fatigue syndrome. The quasi-experimental research design was pretest-posttest and follow-up with the control group. The statistical population of this ...
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The purpose of this research was the effectiveness of mindfulness-based training on sleep problems and emotional regulation of employees with chronic fatigue syndrome. The quasi-experimental research design was pretest-posttest and follow-up with the control group. The statistical population of this research included all employees of Urmia University in 2022. The sample size includes 30 subject (15 subject in the experimental group and 15 subject in the control group) from the statistical population were selected by available sampling method and they were placed in two control and experimental groups. For the experimental group, psychological resilience intervention was implemented, while the control group did not receive training. The research tools included the DePaul Symptom Questionnaire (Jason et al, 2010), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory (Boyce et al, 1989) and the Cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (Garnefski, Kraaij, 2006). The data was analyzed using the analysis of variance test with repeated measurements. The results showed that the mindfulness-based training had a significant effect on improving sleep problems and emotional regulation in the post-test and follow-up stages (P<0.001). The findings of this research provide useful information about mindfulness-based training, and counselors and psychologists can use this intervention to improve sleep problems and emotional regulation of employees with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Psychotherapy
Faezeh Rahaei; Ilnaz Sajjadian; marzieh karimian
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The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness based cognitive therapy on perceived stress and care burden of mothers with children with cancer. The research method was quasi-experimental and of pre-test, post-test with a control group type. For this purpose, 24 mothers with ...
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The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness based cognitive therapy on perceived stress and care burden of mothers with children with cancer. The research method was quasi-experimental and of pre-test, post-test with a control group type. For this purpose, 24 mothers with cancer children in Omid Hospital in Isfahan in 2000 who had entry criteria and willingness to participate in the study were selected and randomly assigned to two experimental (12 subjects) and control (12 subjects) groups. Subjects in two groups, responded to research tools before and after intervention, and one month later, in the follow-up phase: Cohen et all Perceived Stress. (1983) and Zarit et al Care Burden (1988). The experimental group received eight 90-minute of mindfulness based cognitive therapy sessions. No intervention was carried out on the control group. Multivariate covariance analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings indicated a reduction in perceived stress and care burden in the experimental group compared to the control group. According to the findings, mindfulness based cognitive therapy can be used to decrease stress and anxiety and to increase care in mothers with cancer children.
Psychotherapy
Maryam Kooraki; Seyad Esmaeil Hashemi; mahnaz mehrabizadeh honarmand; Bahram peymannia
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral psychodrama group therapy (CBPGT) on the fear of negative(FNE) and positive evaluation(FPE) and social anxiety in socially anxious Adolescents. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral psychodrama group therapy (CBPGT) on the fear of negative(FNE) and positive evaluation(FPE) and social anxiety in socially anxious Adolescents. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and one-month follow-up with the control group. The statistical include 250 females in ninth grade in Sirjan City in the academic year 2021-22 after screening and initial diagnosis, 24 persons were conveniently selected and randomly assigned to the experimental and the control groups. Before any intervention, a pre-test was taken from groups and then the experimental group received integrated CBPGT for 9 sessions (120 minutes per session) (Treadwell et al,2016) per week. The research tools included the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents(Puklek, 2008), fear of negative evaluation (Leary, 1983), and fear of positive evaluation (Weeks et al., 2008) and The data were analyzed using SPSS-24 software and the statistical method of MANCOVA and ANCOVA. The results of Multivariate analysis of covariance demonstrated that after the control of pre-test effects, there was significant difference in the linear combination of fear of negative and positive evaluation and social anxiety of the two groups (Wilks' lambda= 0.048, F= 71/45, P= 0.001). The results of ANCOVA showed a significant decrease in FNE and FPE and social anxiety in the experimental group participants compared to the control group(P≤0/01). The findings of this research provide useful information about the Integrated and counselors and psychologists can use this integrated intervention to improve SAD in adolescents.
Psychotherapy
Hamid Hamid Nabi; AZAD Tapeh rashi; Harem Mohamed Abdulkarim Abdulqadr
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The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of executive functions training program on sleep quality and moral judgment of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and follow-up with a control ...
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The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of executive functions training program on sleep quality and moral judgment of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and follow-up with a control group. The statistical population of the research included all 9-12-year-old boys with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Urmia city in 2022. The sample size includes 30 subjects from the statistical population were selected by available sampling method and they were placed in two control and experimental groups. The research tools included the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire and the moral judgment Test. The results showed that the training program of executive functions had a significant effect on improving sleep quality and moral judgment in the post-test and follow-up stages. The findings of this research provide useful information related to the executive functions program, and counselors and psychologists can use this intervention to improve sleep quality and moral judgment in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
