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The Effect of Positive Thinking Training on Psychological Well-being and Perceived Quality of Marital Relationship on Infertile Women
The aim of the research was to investigate the effect of positive thinking training on psychological well-being and perceived quality of marital relationship on infertile women. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest- posttest and 3 months follow up, with a control group. Among the population of infertile women, twenty infertile women (10 persons in experimental group, 10 persons in control group) were selected by purposeful sampling method and were assigned in experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 8 session (1 ½ hours for each) of positive thinking training. For data collection, Ryff Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire and Fletcher Perceived Quality of Marital Relationship Scale were used. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was used for analyzing the data. The results showed the positive thinking training was effective on the psychological well-being and quality of marital relationship among infertile women. Also, the training was effective in a 3 months follow up. Therefore, positive thinking skills can be used in prevention actions
The Effect of Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills (PAIRS) on Enhancing Sexual Satisfaction and Marital Happiness in Married Wives
The aim of this research was investigating the effect of Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills (PAIRS) training program on enhancing sexual satisfaction and marital happiness in married women. The method of the study was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up with control group. For this purpose, 22 married wives were randomly selected and assigned in to two experimental and control groups, each one 11 subjects. The Index of Sexual Satisfaction (ISS) )Hudson, Harrison & Crosscup( and Marital Happiness Scale (MHS) )Azrin, Naster, & Jones( were used to gather the data. The training sessions of intimate relationship skills was delivered for 8 weeks, each session lasting two hours. The control group has not delivered training. After finishing of training sessions, post-test was done for both groups. The results showed that the training of practical application of intimate relationship program had significantly improved both sexual satisfaction (eta2=44%) and marital happiness (eta2=37%) in experimental group. The Follow up has shown an effect size of 42% for sexual satisfaction and 36% for marital happiness. The results of this research similar to other researchers showed that marital happiness and sexual satisfaction were enhanced by the training of intimate relationship skills, in married wives, hence this program can be suggested to enhance couple's quality of relationship
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Chronic procrastination among Iranians: prevalence estimation, latent profile and network analyses
Procrastination is the deliberate, unjustified postponing of an intended course of action despite its costs or unfavorable effects. The present study used a self-report online survey and collected data from a large convenience sample of the general adult population (N = 2,076; females = 55.73%; Mage = 35.1 years [SD ± 12.7]) with diverse demographics. Following the ring-curve distribution, the results indicated a 15.4% prevalence rate of procrastination among the Iranian community, which was significantly higher among women and divorced individuals and lower among nomadic individuals and those with higher academic degrees. A latent profile analysis demonstrated two distinct profiles, one for procrastinators (high scores on chronic procrastination, psychological distress, neuroticism, and extraversion; and low scores on general self-efficacy, self-esteem, satisfaction with life, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness) and one for non-procrastinators (demonstrating a reverse pattern compared to procrastinators). Moreover, additional network analysis suggested that the examined networks were invariant across procrastination status and gender. The results indicate that procrastination differs by demographic characteristics and is associated with a unique psychological profile. However, none of the aforementioned key study variables were considered a potential vulnerability for procrastinators due to the finding that all variables were peripheral and none were central in the examined networks. Therefore, relying on the differences in mean scores on psychometric scales does not appear to be an optimal way of determining the most important variables in a therapeutic context when treating procrastination