Papers by abolfazl karami
Practice in Clinical Psychology
Objective: This study aims to investigate the model of the relationship between differentiation a... more Objective: This study aims to investigate the model of the relationship between differentiation and moral justice in sexual satisfaction. Methods: This descriptive and applied research was done based on structural equations. The statistical population consisted of 300 individuals who were selected via the convenience sampling method. The differentiation questionnaire moral justice questionnaire were distributed to the individuals online. Results: The results indicated that differentiation (0.243) (P<0.01), and moral justice (0.175) (P<0.01) are related to sexual satisfaction. Conclusion: The individual and interpersonal dimensions of human beings can affect sexual satisfaction. According to different human dimensions, it is suggested that cognitive issues, interpersonal relationships, and moral dimensions be trained even before starting marital life as a model. Meanwhile, conditions can be provided to promote sexual satisfaction and its continuation in a safe and healthy envir...
Biannual Journal of Applied Counseling, Feb 20, 2012
Quarterly Social Psychology Research, Nov 22, 2019
آموزش و ارزشیابی, Feb 1, 2019
Muṭāli̒āt-i Ravān/Shināsī-i Bālīnī, 2018
Postpartum anxiety and depression are harmful conditions that negatively affects not only mothers... more Postpartum anxiety and depression are harmful conditions that negatively affects not only mothers but also their infants. Therefore, this study aimed to determine and compare the effectiveness of psychological treatments in reducing the above-mentioned problems in mothers at risk. This is a randomized clinical trial with control group. After assessing 75 mothers who were admitted to infants' care unit, 45 mothers who had anxiety and depression levels above the cut-off point and conditions of participation in the design were identified and then randomly divided into three groups of 15, two intervention groups And a control group. For the first intervention group, the CBT program and the intervention group of the ACT program were administered in 8 sessions and the control group received the usual training. To determine the effect of the intervention program, a pre-test and post-test were conducted using the Zung anxiety test and Edinburgh post-partum depression test. The scores of...
Ravānshināsī-i Afrād-i Istis̠nāyī, 2013
The Effectiveness of Hope Therapy on Improving Depression and Quality of Life among Mothers of In... more The Effectiveness of Hope Therapy on Improving Depression and Quality of Life among Mothers of Intellectual Disability Children This study aims at investigating the effectiveness of hope therapy on improvement of depression and quality of life among mothers of intellectual disability children. The research procedure is quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design and control group. Research population consists of mothers of intellectual disability whose children have been students of 28 exceptional schools in the academic year of 2011-2012 in Mashhad. 30mothers of intellectually disable children are selected by using multistage cluster sampling and are and randomly assigned in two experimental (15 persons) and control groups (15 persons). The experimental group receives hope therapy training for 6 sessions. The data are gathered by using Beck Depression Inventory-Õ and the brief form of quality of life questionnaires. Questionnaires are completed by both experimental and co...
Muṭāli̒āt-i Ravān/Shināsī-i Bālīnī, 2012
The purpose of this research is to study the family communication patterns (conversation-oriented... more The purpose of this research is to study the family communication patterns (conversation-oriented and conformity-oriented) and stress-coping strategies (emotional-focused and problem-focused) as the predictors of dependence of 13–18 year-old male smokers and non-smokers to cigarette in Mashhad. A statistical sample of 182 male teenagers (91 smokers and 91 non-smokers) residing in Mashhad were randomly selected through the process of multistage cluster sampling from two regions (regions 2 and 5) among seven regions of Mashhad and from 14 districts in these two regions. A revised version of Koerner-Fitzpatrick Scale (1990) and Karami-Zinalkhani Scale were used to evaluate the aspects of family communication patterns and stress-coping skills (2010), respectively. In addition to descriptive statistics methods, discriminant analysis method was used for data analysis. The results confirmed all the hypotheses of the research and showed that the teenagers' tendency to smoking could be p...
Faṣlnāmah-i Farhang Mushavirah va Ravān/Darmānī, 2011
The relationship between life satisfaction with general health and adjustment. Purpose of present... more The relationship between life satisfaction with general health and adjustment. Purpose of present study was to determine the relationship of life satisfaction with general health and adjustment. Static population of present study was including male high school students of tenth educational region of Tehran. The samples were including 225 student (75 students from ever grade ) which were selected by random sampling. Participants complete dyner life satisfaction questionnaire (a- %85), general health questionnaire (GHQ- 28) (a=%92) and sing and sinha adjustment questionnaire (a=%94). The results of person correlation show that the tree variables have high significant relationship with each other. Variance analysis shows that there was a significant difference in adjustment in first and second grade. Step by step regression analyses show that physical symptoms are the most important predictor of affectional and social adjustment have significant role in prediction of life satisfaction ...
Muṭāli̒āt-i Ravān/Shināsī-i Bālīnī, 2013
The presence of one of the couple (wife) in therapy with intensive short-term dynamic psychothera... more The presence of one of the couple (wife) in therapy with intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy approach can improve the marital relationship. The purpose of present study is to determine the effectiveness of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy in decreasing the marital conflict in women. The study was administered with a quasi-experimental design and case study in the centers of psychology and counseling in Tehran. Five women who had marital conflict and were appropriate for short-term dynamic psychotherapy were sampled purposefully. They participated individually in 12–15 therapeutic sessions with Davanloo's Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy. Marital conflict questionnaire was completed by participants in two stages, before and one week after intervention. The data were analyzed by dependent t-test. The results showed that the marital conflict of women of case study (n=5) was less than that before the intervention. Intervention treatments, based on the inte...
Journal of Research & Health, 2015
This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of cognitivebehavioral stress inoculation training o... more This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of cognitivebehavioral stress inoculation training on increasing coping skills in female adolescent students. This quasi-experimental applied study had pretest-posttest and control group. A total of 30 students were selected by two-stage cluster sampling method and randomly divided into trial and control groups. The trial group received 10 sessions of educational intervention, and the control was placed on a waiting list. Data were collected through Endler & Parker coping styles and Cohen's perceived stress questionnaires in pretest-posttest stages, and were analyzed in SPSS-18 software using descriptive statistics and univariate covariance analysis. Study results demonstrated effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress inoculation training on students’ coping styles. However, this educational approach showed a significant effect on increasing problem-based coping styles, but was ineffective on emotion-based coping styles in students...
Razavi International Journal of Medicine, 2021
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder in the body whose prevalence is constantly ... more Background: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder in the body whose prevalence is constantly increasing. Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy and behavioral activation on executive functions of elderly people with type 2 diabetes.Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest, and control group design, and a three-month follow-up. The statistical population included people with type 2 diabetes who were referred to five endocrine clinics located in area 11 and were at least 60 years old and 75 years old at most. Forty-five women and men participated in this study through a purposeful and voluntary sampling method. Wisconsin card was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics by analysis of covariance and repeated measure ANOVA with SPSS.25 software. Results: The results showed that show that there is no sta...
Conflict in a marital relationship is inevitable; however, positive emotions can help a married l... more Conflict in a marital relationship is inevitable; however, positive emotions can help a married life. Therefore, this study aimed to compare positivist therapy and meaning therapy on positive feelings towards the spouse and marital conflicts in married women. The research was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design with a control group. By multi-stage cluster sampling, 60 people (in three groups of 20) were selected as the sample. The research instruments included a positive feelings questionnaire and a marital conflict questionnaire. Positive therapy sessions consisted of 8 sessions based on the Chan, Kaufman, and Silberman protocols. Logo therapy sessions included eight sessions based on Schellenberg et al. The control group did not receive any intervention during the study. In addition to descriptive statistics, analysis of covariance and Bonferroni pair comparison were used to analyze the data. Regarding marital conflicts, the results showed that positi...
بیماری مولتی اسکلوروریس MS یکی از مهمترین علل مرگومیر و ناتوانی در کشورهای پیشرفته و درحالتوسع... more بیماری مولتی اسکلوروریس MS یکی از مهمترین علل مرگومیر و ناتوانی در کشورهای پیشرفته و درحالتوسعه است؛ بنابراین تعیین تأثیر روشهای درمانی که بتواند بر کاهش مشکلات روانشناختی این بیماران بیانجامد از اهمیت زیادی برخوردار است. بر این اساس هدف این مطالعه تعیین اثربخشی درمان گروهی بر مبنای تئوری انتخاب بر کنترل عواطف و امید به زندگی بیماران مبتلا به MS بوده است. این پژوهش نیمه تجربی با طرح پیشآزمون و پسآزمون با گروه کنترل بوده و جامعة آماری آن را همة بیماران مبتلا به MS مراجعهکننده به انجمن MS استان تهران در سال 1396 تشکیل دادهاند که از میان آنان 30 نفر بهصورت داوطلبانه انتخاب و بهصورت تصادفی ساده به دو گروه آزمایش و کنترل تقسیم شدند. در این پژوهش از پرسشنامة کنترل عواطف ویلیامز و همکاران، (1997) و پرسشنامه امید به زندگی میلر (1988) استفاده شده است. نتایج نشان داد واقعیت درمانی بر پایة تئوری انتخاب بر کنترل عواطف و امید به زندگی بیماران مؤثر بوده است (01/0˂P). واقعیتدرمانی زمینهساز بهبود وضعیت روانشناختی بیماران مبتلا به MS است و با نزدیک نمودن دنیای کیفی به دنیای واقعی بیمار...
The current research is aimed to analyze the relationship between Myers Briggs personality types ... more The current research is aimed to analyze the relationship between Myers Briggs personality types and occupational stress among the statistical society including all the bank staff in Iran from the Tehran City bank that working in the year 2011. For this purpose, by the help of multistage cluster sampling , 300 individuals were randomly chosen. This research is of solidarity type and for gathering the data, responds from Myers Briggs and Philip L. Rice tests were used to evaluate the level of occupational stress of employees. For statically analysis of data, descriptive statistics including setting the data table, calculating the mean value, standard deviation, etc. and for hypothesis tests, inferential statistical methods including Pearson correlation coefficient. Findings demonstrated that there is a significant relationship between Myers Briggs personality types and occupational stress and by a %99 certainty this assumption is proved. [Maryam khodabakhshi. Predictor occupational s...
In this article, the role of cultural capital in strengthening social trust in Iran has been stud... more In this article, the role of cultural capital in strengthening social trust in Iran has been studied. Social trust is one of the most important components of social development. It is one of the important aspects of social relations. Cultural capital, which is an indicator of cultural development, is used objectively and the scientific and cultural qualities of a person can affect social trust. The research approach in this study is descriptive-causal and has been conducted in a cross-sectional and temporal manner. The statistical population includes women and men over 18 years of age in Zanjan. Findings showed that there is a relatively high correlation between cultural capital and social trust and this correlation is statistically significant. Household income showed a negative relationship with social trust, so that by increasing the income level of families, their level of social trust was reduced. But there was a positive and direct correlation between the education of citizens...
1 Psychology PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semna... more 1 Psychology PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran 2 Psychology PhD Associate, Nursing Care Research Center, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran 3 Psychology PhD Associate, Faculty of Psychology, Allameh Tababa’i University, Tehran, Iran * Corresponding author: Nemat Sotodeh Asl, Psychology PhD Associate, Nursing Care Research Center, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran. E-mail: [email protected]
Journal School of Psychology, 2021
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of perceived justice and organ... more Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of perceived justice and organizational norms on teachers' psychological well-being. Methods: In 2017-2018, from high school graduates in Varamin County, 120 teachers were selected by simple random sampling and randomly assigned to eight groups. The instruments included the Holland vignette aimed to manipulate justice and organizational norms and psychological well-being questionnaire. The data were analyzed by multivariate covariance analysis. Results: The results indicated that perceived justice and organizational norms based on confirmation of positive behaviors and disapproval of negative behaviors affect admission, positive relationship, and teachers' psychological well-being growth. Conclusion: Regarding this finding, it seems necessary to pay attention to justice and reinforcement of positive organizational norms to improve teachers' psychological well-being.
Avicenna Journal of Neuro Psycho Physiology, 2019
Background and Aims: Generalized anxiety and depression are prevalent in patients with type 2 dia... more Background and Aims: Generalized anxiety and depression are prevalent in patients with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases leading to many complications. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy and behavioral activation on depression in the elderly with type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted based on a pretest-posttest design using a follow-up and control group. The study population consisted of elderly with type 2 diabetes who referred to five endocrine and metabolism clinics in region 11 of Tehran, Iran, during 2017. A total of 45 males and females were selected by purposive sampling method based on the inclusion criteria. Then they were assigned randomly to one control and two case groups. The Beck Depression Inventory (Second Edition) was utilized to measure the depression scale. In total, eight 90-min group intervention sessions were held weekly. The data were ana...
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