The Role of Mediating Positive and Negative Affect in the Relationship between Mindfulness and Psychological Well-Being of Ilam Students

The present study investigates the mediating role of positive and negative affect in the relationship between mindfulness and psychological well-being of Ilam students. The statistical population of the study included all male and female students of Ilam universities (Azad and State) studying in these universities during the academic year 2019–2020. Therefore, 400 students were selected among these students through multistage cluster sampling method. The study method was descriptive-correlational and purposive. The research data were analyzed by structural equation modeling method using SPSS25 and Amos20 software. The tools used in this study to analyze the variables are: Reef Psychological Well-Being Scale (RSPWB), Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), and Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS). The standard coefficient of the indirect effect of mindfulness on students’ psychological well-being was 0.27 by positive affect and 0.20 by negative affect, which is significant at the P=0.001 level. These results suggest that the variables of positive effect and negative effect mediate the relationship between the variables of mindfulness and psychological well-being. Based on these results, it can be concluded that mindfulness can affect the psychological well-being of individuals by influencing the formation of positive and negative affect

Predicting number of traumas using the seasonal time series model

Background: Road accidents and casualties resulted are among the current challenges of human societies, which have imposed a high cost on the economies of countries. Objectives: Prediction of accidents caused by driving incidents helps planners achieve a suitable model to reduce the occurrence of traumas resulted from the driving accidents. Materials and Methods: In this study, a seasonal time series model was used for predicting the number of road accident traumas. Data related to the patients referring to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ilam Province were evaluated from March 2012 to June 2017. Results: The results showed that during November and October in 2015 and 2016, we had the highest number of accidents due to high traffic during New Year's Vacation, summer trips, and religious pilgrimages including the Arbaeen. Moreover, the results depicted that the seasonal Arima model was effective in predicting the number of traumas due to accidents. Furthermore, forecasting the model showed an ascending trend in the number of accidents in the following 3 years. Conclusion: The number of accident traumas in the forthcoming months can be predicted through time series models. Of course, these models can be used by managers as appropriate tools for traffic analysis. Furthermore, the increasing trend in the number of traumas indicates that serious consideration for planning and managing such events seems necessary for the administrators in the near future

A comparison of difficulties in emotional regulations of patients with mild traumatic brain injury and normal controls

Background: Many individuals with traumatic brain injury experience difficulties with social behavior, some of which are attributed to difficulties in regulation of emotions. Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the difficulties in emotional regulations of patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and normal controls. Patients and Methods: In this cohort study, 72 patients with MTBI and 72 normal controls with similar gender were selected. Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) questionnaires were completed for both the study groups at the beginning of the study and 6 months later. The data were analyzed using multiple linear regression, Chi-square, and paired t-test. Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between MTBI patients and normal controls in all subscales 6 months after MTBI, and in the total score of DERS, except for the nonaccepted scale and PANAS (P = 0.001), in which no significant difference was observed. In addition, the results of multivariate regression showed that trauma (β = 0.493), age (β = 0.196), familial history of mental disorders (β = 0.185), and financial status could predict emotional regulation (β = 0.148). Conclusions: It seems that mild traumatic brain injuries may be the cause of problems in social behaviors

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Biological Standards Survey of Radioactive Materials Concentration in Ilam City Wheat Fields Soil with Gamma Spectrometry 1 Elham Shafiei and Arash Nademi: Biological Standards Survey of Radioactive Materials Concentration in Ilam City Wh

ABSTRACT Radionuclide radiation can effect on the human and creature's health. Currently, soil radioactivity levels of Ilam 's wheat champs is not clear. To determine the degree of safety it's necessary to specify the activity levels of the mentioned environment for persons. HPGe detector for measuring consistency of activities and in soil samples taken from wheat was used in Ilam province. 20 soil samples from Ilam provience from wheat fields were collected during Autumn of 2009, spring 0f 2010. From each location of an approximately 10×10 area, 5 sub samples were collected. The sub sample materials were hipandthigh combined and homogenized.In soil samples, the average activity concentrations o

The Effectiveness of Transdiagnostic, Emotion- focused Treatment for Emotional Regulation and Individual-social Adjustment in Female Students

Abstract Background: Students face a lot of emotional problems and psychological stress that affect their individual and social adaptation as well as their quality of life. Therefore, examining treatment models for these problems is very important. One of these models, the Fractal Diagnostic Treatment Model, is based on emotional regulation skills for a wide range of emotional disorders that can be used properly. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of integrated diagnostic therapy on individual and social adaptations and emotional adjustment. Materials and Methods: A total of 70 female students were selected and assigned into two diagnostic groups (35 patients) and control (35 people). The experimental group received 12 sessions of diagnostic diagnosis weekly. Data were gathered in this study by Social Compliance Scale and Graz's Regulatory Emotion Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multivariate covariance analysis (MANCOVA). Results: The results showed that transdiagnostic treatment focused on the dimensions of emotional regulation, including: refusal of emotional responses (F = 120.69, p < 0.01), impulse control problems (F = 14.57, p < 0.01), lack of emotional awareness (F =104.82, p< 0.01), lack of emotional resolution (F=42.64, p< 0.01), participation problems (F = 41.00, p<0.01), and limitations in achieving emotional regulation (F = 85.33, p<0. 01) is effective. Also, the results showed that exacerbation-based fetal diagnostic therapy was effective on individual adaptations (F = 146.76, p < 0.01) and social (F = 85.02, p<0.01). Conclusion: Regarding the effect of Fract-Intervention therapy based on emotional adjustment on personal and social adaptation and student's emotional adjustment dimensions, these results are applicable to clinical practitioners, counselors and practitioners in academic counseling centers