Research Paper
Conseling
Maryam Sayad Shirazi; Mohamad Bahreini
Abstract
Currently, the increasing number of divorces and marital dissatisfaction in various societies, especially in Iran, indicates the need to pay serious attention to premarital counseling as an effective solution to reduce social harms and strengthen the foundation of the familyAccordingly. This study was ...
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Currently, the increasing number of divorces and marital dissatisfaction in various societies, especially in Iran, indicates the need to pay serious attention to premarital counseling as an effective solution to reduce social harms and strengthen the foundation of the familyAccordingly. This study was conducted using thematic analysis. In this study, 15 experts and activists in the field of family counseling were selected using purposive sampling.Open The findings of this study show that the requirements for premarital counseling in Iran can be categorized into three main themes:1-Clarifying marriage criteria: Examining the couple's individual and cultural expectations, beliefs, and values to reduce future misunderstandings.2Clarifying marriage criteria: Examining the couple's individual and cultural expectations, beliefs, and values to reduce future misunderstandings.3-Raising awareness among couples: Providing essential education about marital rights, family responsibilities, and life skillsThe results of this study emphasize that premarital counseling is not only a preventive measure, but also a social necessity to reduce divorce rates and increase satisfaction with married lifeHowever, numerous structural, cultural, and implementation challenges, including the lack of unified standards, traditional resistance, and limited access to specialized services, have presented the premarital counseling process with serious obstaclesThis research suggests that by developing well-documented educational programs, extensive cultural awareness, and support from policy-making institutions, an effective step can be taken in institutionalizing premarital counseling in Iran.
Research Paper
Individual emotions and feelings
Fatemeh Saberi Modaber; marzieh madani far; Masoumeh Esmaiili
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Children raised in welfare centers receive less social interaction compared to those growing up in families, and they are more likely to experience persistent emotional and behavioral problems throughout their development. Therefore, in Iran, a temporary child-hosting program has been implemented for ...
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Children raised in welfare centers receive less social interaction compared to those growing up in families, and they are more likely to experience persistent emotional and behavioral problems throughout their development. Therefore, in Iran, a temporary child-hosting program has been implemented for several years to ensure that, in addition to physical care, these children’s emotional needs are also fulfilled.In the summer of 2025, during the twelve-day war between Iran and the usurping Zionist regime, to ensure the safety of infants, the Welfare Organization facilitated the transfer of children to families for temporary hosting. This process involved unique challenges and experiences for both the Welfare Organization and the host parents. Accordingly, the present study aimed to explore the lived experiences of host mothers during this war.This qualitative study employed semi-structured interviews with 11 mothers, and the data were analyzed using Colaizzi’s method. In total, data analysis yielded 67 open codes, 23 axial codes, and 7 themes. The extracted themes included: post-hosting beliefs during the war, emotional patterns of hosting during the war, functional transformations in the hosting process, hosting motivation during the war, hosting challenges during the war, development of maternal identity and hosting during the war, and welfare facilitation strategies for hosting during the war.Overall, the findings suggest that the hosting experience is an existential, profoundly transformative, and complex process that not only provides the necessary care for the child but also empowers the host mother, transforming her into a stronger and more capable woman than before.
Research Paper
Conseling
Fahimeh Shadabmehr; Atefeh Heyrat; Zahra Amanollahi
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AbstractThis study aimed to identify the factors contributing to couples’ reluctance to have children and to examine the influence of their emotional maturity on this decision. Employing a qualitative approach and a phenomenological methodology, data were collected through semi-structured interviews ...
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AbstractThis study aimed to identify the factors contributing to couples’ reluctance to have children and to examine the influence of their emotional maturity on this decision. Employing a qualitative approach and a phenomenological methodology, data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 12 couples who had consciously decided not to have children. Participants were selected based on predetermined inclusion criteria from the cities of Tehran and Isfahan in 2024. Thematic analysis, following Braun and Clarke’s (2006) framework, was used to analyze the data. The analysis revealed three Central categories, nine Main categories, and 47 subcategories. Key findings highlighted that insufficient emotional regulation skills, limited resilience and sense of responsibility, and poor couple relationship quality were among the most significant factors associated with the reluctance to have children, all closely related to the couples’ levels of emotional maturity. The results suggest that, beyond social and economic influences, couples’ emotional maturity plays a pivotal role in their childbearing decisions. Accordingly, the development of intervention programs aimed at enhancing emotional maturity—particularly emotional skills, resilience, responsibility, and relationship quality—appears essential.
Research Paper
family counselling
Amirhossein Sobhaninia; Zabihollah Abbaspour; Sarah Kiyan Ersi
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This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Marriage Enrichment Program for Couples’ Transition to Parenthood on tolerance and relationship maintenance in couples undergoing the transition to parenthood in Yasuj. The research employed a quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test, ...
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This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Marriage Enrichment Program for Couples’ Transition to Parenthood on tolerance and relationship maintenance in couples undergoing the transition to parenthood in Yasuj. The research employed a quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up phases, including a control group. The study population comprised 88 individuals (44 couples) in the transition to parenthood who attended the Shahid Ashrafi and Shahid Madani health centers in Yasuj. From this group, 60 participants (30 couples) who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were randomly assigned to experimental (n=30) and control (n=30) groups. Participants completed the Relational Maintenance Strategy Measure (Stafford & Canary, 1992) and the Tolerance Scale in Spouses’ Relations (khojastehmehr et all, 2020) across three phases: pre-test, post-test, and follow-up. The experimental group attended eight 90-minute sessions of the couple relationship enrichment program, Data were analyzed using repeated-measures analysis of variance. Results indicated that the Parenting Transition-Based Couple Enrichment Program significantly improved relationship maintenance strategies (F= 36/08, P < 0/001) and tolerance (F = 28/27, P < 0/001) in the experimental group compared to the control group, from pre-test to post-test and follow-up. These findings suggest that the Marriage Enrichment Program for Couples’ Transition to Parenthood is an effective method for enhancing relationship quality and tolerance among couples transitioning to parenthood.
Research Paper
mental health
Alireza Nakhaei; Hosnie Shahriari
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The present study aimed to investigate the effect of life skills training on the multidimensional adaptability and responsibility of new students entering male the dormitory of Zabol University. The study was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test, and control group design. The statistical ...
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The present study aimed to investigate the effect of life skills training on the multidimensional adaptability and responsibility of new students entering male the dormitory of Zabol University. The study was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test, and control group design. The statistical population included all new male students entering the dormitory of Zabol University who were studying in the academic year 1403-1404. And their number was 468 people. The statistical sample consisted of 30 people. The sampling method was a multi-stage cluster random method, in which 15 students were randomly assigned to each group from the sample. The data collection tools were the Sinha and Singh Social Adaptation Questionnaire (1993), Lewis Responsibility (2001), and the instructions for life skills training sessions (Teacher's Guide, written and compiled by Emami Naini, (2011)..The findings showed that training in self-awareness, decision-making, and communication skills was significant for each of the variables of students' multidimensional adaptability and responsibility (P<0.001). As a result, this study clearly showed that life skills training, including self-awareness, decision-making, and communication components, has a positive and significant effect on promoting adaptability (emotional, social, and educational dimensions) and multidimensional responsibility (self and others) of new male students in the dormitory of Zabol University.
Research Paper
mental health
Zahra Sadat Pour Seyyed Aghaei; Pegah Tashakori Movahed; fatemeh ghaseminiyaei
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The present study aimed to explain the psychological and spiritual components of family resilience in the conditions of war between Iran and Israel. This research was conducted with a qualitative approach and using the grounded theory method.The study population was Tehran families living at the time ...
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The present study aimed to explain the psychological and spiritual components of family resilience in the conditions of war between Iran and Israel. This research was conducted with a qualitative approach and using the grounded theory method.The study population was Tehran families living at the time of the war, who were interviewed using purposeful and theoretical sampling with 19 families. The data analysis method used was Strauss and Corbin's systematic method, The results of this study showed that the creator-centered ontology with the axes of (the creature's continuous influence from the creator; giving meaning to the philosophy of life; the crystallization of moral values) is a causal condition of family resilience; existential and conscious resistance with the axes of (existential responsibility; social participation and Jihadi action; redefining family rules in war conditions; rereading collective identity) family resilience strategy; historical insight of resistance with the axes of (extensive information resources; mythologizing martyrs and successful models; transferring wisdom) a factor in creating family resilience; managing media discourse with the axes of (agency in arranging news and controlling the limits and quality of news) a mediating factor in creating and maintaining family resilience; family balance and cohesion based on the context of collective resistance with the axes of (cooperation and alignment of parents; rebalancing in the family system; education focused on maintaining the health and growth of children; positive impact on social interactions; collective peace and promotion of social cohesion and national unity with religious patriotism) was the consequence of implementing the strategies.
Research Paper
Psychology
Shamim Oraizi Samani; Masoud Kiani; Nasim Malekpour
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Orphaned and abandoned children growing up in a loveless and unsafe environment are endangered, facing social, mental, and ethical crises. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of art therapy with a humanistic approach on the theory of mind and self-concept of the orphaned and abandoned ...
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Orphaned and abandoned children growing up in a loveless and unsafe environment are endangered, facing social, mental, and ethical crises. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of art therapy with a humanistic approach on the theory of mind and self-concept of the orphaned and abandoned children in Isfahan. The research was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population was made up of 7- to 12-year-old orphaned and abandoned children in Isfahan. The samples have been collected in a convenient manner among 3 orphanages located in Isfahan, and at least thirty-two 7- to 12-year-old children were put in control (16 children) and the experimental group (16 children). The theory of mind test (1999) and children's self-concept scale (1963) were used as pre- and post-tests. Ten 90-minute sessions were held for the experimental group, with homework in every session. The results were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance and Pearson correlation methods using SPSS 26 software. The results show that art therapy with a humanistic approach has a meaningful effect on the self-concept and theory of mind of orphaned and abandoned children. In addition, there is a meaningful relationship between the theory of mind and the self-concept of these children. The results indicated that using art as a humanistic therapy can be a good foundation for therapy based on child, environment, and therapist cooperation and improve the self-concept and theory of mind of orphaned and abandoned children.
Research Paper
Psychology
Saeide Mohamadi Ahmadabadi; Ahmad Zandvanian; Kazem Barzegar Bafrooei; Hossain Hassani; Zohreh Karami
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The aim of the research was to study the perspectives of school principals regarding the dimensions and components of risky behaviors among high school students in the city of Ardakan. The research approach was qualitative, and the research method was grounded theory. The potential participants were ...
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The aim of the research was to study the perspectives of school principals regarding the dimensions and components of risky behaviors among high school students in the city of Ardakan. The research approach was qualitative, and the research method was grounded theory. The potential participants were the administrators of high schools in Ardakan during the academic year 2023-2024. The sampling method was purposive. Sampling continued based on theoretical saturation of the data until 10 participants were reached. The data collection method was semi-structured interview. The data were analyzed through coding and categorization at three levels: open coding, axial coding, and selective coding. To determine the validity of the data, the triangulation method was used. The results indicated that the causal factors included psychological-biological causes, belief-related factors, technological, cultural and social factors, adolescent identity formation, sociological, and economic factors. The intervening conditions included institutional factors, generational and communicative factors, while the contextual conditions encompassed general conditions, predisposed family conditions, disciplinary conditions, clinical conditions, and cognitive-communicative conditions. The strategies included effective intra-institutional therapeutic strategies, ineffective intra-institutional communicative strategies, extra-institutional strategies, and combined strategies. The outcomes included an increase in risky behaviors, clinical-psychological consequences, developmental consequences, and harmful consequences. The present study offers a comprehensive paradigmatic model from the perspective of Ardakan high school principals regarding students' high-risk behaviors. While emphasizing the systemic and complex nature of high-risk behaviors, this model reveals the necessity of simultaneous attention to individual, familial, institutional, and environmental factors in designing preventative and therapeutic interventions.
Research Paper
Psychology
Yasaman Amiri; Mahdi khanjani; Abdollah Motamedi
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This study aimed to explore the lived experience of homesickness and coping strategies among female students residing in the dormitories of Allameh Tabataba'i University. Employing a qualitative approach based on Colaizzi's descriptive phenomenology, the research engaged twelve purposively selected female ...
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This study aimed to explore the lived experience of homesickness and coping strategies among female students residing in the dormitories of Allameh Tabataba'i University. Employing a qualitative approach based on Colaizzi's descriptive phenomenology, the research engaged twelve purposively selected female participants. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using Colaizzi's method. The findings revealed that homesickness is a multidimensional phenomenon influencing students' mental health, adaptation, and personal growth. From the data analysis, six main themes, nine subthemes, and forty-eight initial codes emerged. The main themes included "emotional and cognitive fluctuations", "inner transformation and change", "stepping out of safe boundaries", "lack of emotional connection", "structural limitations", and "individual and institutional coping strategies". The results indicated that although homesickness is accompanied by psychological distress, it can also serve as an opportunity for personal growth and independence. Coping strategies at individual level (such as goal reminder and inner dialogue) and institutional level (such as access to counseling services and provision of semi-private spaces) played a significant role in reducing tensions and enhancing the overall quality of students' lives.
Research Paper
family counselling
fatemeh hoseini; zahra naderi nobandegani; Hasan Zaree mahmoodabadi
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Couple coping enhancement training is one of the new trainings for couples, which trains them how to cope with stress as a couple. Therefore, the aim of the research was the effectiveness of couple coping training (CCET) on we-ness and marital distress of distressed couples. The semi-experimental research ...
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Couple coping enhancement training is one of the new trainings for couples, which trains them how to cope with stress as a couple. Therefore, the aim of the research was the effectiveness of couple coping training (CCET) on we-ness and marital distress of distressed couples. The semi-experimental research method was a single-case analysis, and the participants were evaluated in the stages of baseline, training, and follow-up; Data analysis was done using Excel software for visual drawing, Reliable Change Index, and recovery percentage. The studied population was all distressed couples of Isfahan city in 1401, from among them a sample of eight people (four couples) was selected with purposeful sampling method. participants were evaluated using the Topco-Uzer we-ness questionnaire (2020) and the Marital distress Questionnaire of Wishman et al. (2009). The findings showed that people were able to experience a slight improvement in we-ness because of CCET, and these values were higher in women, but the effectiveness of couple confrontation training on the marital distress of 6 people (the first, second and fourth couples) Significant results were obtained in the follow-up phase. As a result, the couple coping enhancement training program was able to help reduce the marital turmoil of troubled couples; But in the case of we-ness, which is a deep feeling in a marital relationship and its requirement is to reach a common meaning and vision in the relationship, this training alone did not show the necessary effectiveness.
