Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Training and Assertiveness Training on Resilience and Clinical Symptoms of Students with Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Background: Generalized anxiety disorder is among the most common psychiatric disorders. We aimed to compare the effectiveness of emotion regulation training and assertiveness training on resilience and clinical symptoms of students with generalized anxiety disorder.Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study with a control group. The statistical population included all 16-18 years old male high school students in Karaj who were studying in the academic year 2019-2020, of whom 75 were selected by multi-stage random sampling and assigned to two groups of 25. Participants in experimental group 1 received eight sessions of assertiveness training for 60 minutes per week. Participants in experimental group 2 received five sessions of emotion regulation training for 60 minutes per week, and participants in the control group did not receive any intervention. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Resilience questionnaires were used to collect data.Results: Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) showed that both assertiveness and emotion regulation training programs increased resilience and reduced clinical signs of generalized anxiety disorder in the experimental groups (P < 0.001). Moreover, there was no significant difference between the effectiveness of the two training programs.Conclusion: It is suggested that assertiveness and emotion regulation training be provided for students and included in their curriculum, to enhance assertiveness and emotion regulation skills

The comparison of eating attitude and general health among native and non-native girl students of Tehran City universities, Iran

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to compare the attitude toward nutrition and general health in native and non-native students.METHODS: The statistical population of this study included all female students with emphasis on the students who were studying at Islamic Azad University of Tehran, Iran, in the year 2017-2018. According to the Morgan’s table, a sample of 320 people was selected using the convenience sampling method and was divided into two groups of 160 people. Regarding the purposefulness of the emphasis on the indigenous and non-homogeneous nature of the students by matching the groups (in order to control the variables of gender, economic status, marital status, age, and educational level), the non-native group was first identified and then the native group was matched. In this research, Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) (Garner and Garfinkel, 1979) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) (McDowell et al., 1996) were used. To analyze the data obtained from independent t-test, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), and multivariate regression, SPSS software was used.RESULTS: There was no significant difference between attitude toward nutrition and general health in native and non-native students.CONCLUSION: Higher attention should be paid to non-native students’ nutrition

The comparison of eating attitude and general health among native and non-native girl students of Tehran City universities, Iran

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to compare the attitude toward nutrition and general health in native and non-native students. METHODS: The statistical population of this study included all female students with emphasis on the students who were studying at Islamic Azad University of Tehran, Iran, in the year 2017-2018. According to the Morgan’s table, a sample of 320 people was selected using the convenience sampling method and was divided into two groups of 160 people. Regarding the purposefulness of the emphasis on the indigenous and non-homogeneous nature of the students by matching the groups (in order to control the variables of gender, economic status, marital status, age, and educational level), the non-native group was first identified and then the native group was matched. In this research, Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) (Garner and Garfinkel, 1979) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) (McDowell et al., 1996) were used. To analyze the data obtained from independent t-test, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), and multivariate regression, SPSS software was used. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between attitude toward nutrition and general health in native and non-native students. CONCLUSION: Higher attention should be paid to non-native students’ nutrition

Effectiveness of treatment based on parent-child interaction with virtual education method on the executive functions of students with hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder

Background and purpose: People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are characterized by hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention. The present study was conducted with the aim of the effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy with virtual education method on the executive functions of students with hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder. Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental, with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the study was all children aged 10 to 12 years in the 19th district of Tehran in 2021 who were suffering from hyperactivity and attention deficit. The sample size of 30 people was determined by the purposeful sampling method, this number of people was divided into two groups by the matching method, the number of each group was 15 people, and an experimental group received treatment based on parent-child interaction through virtual training. And the control group did not receive any treatment program. The research tool was the executive functions questionnaire of Gerard et al. (2000). The method of data analysis was univariate and multivariate covariance analysis and Spss.22 software. Results: The findings of the research showed that the treatment based on parent-child interaction with the virtual education method is effective on the executive functions of students with hyperactivity and attention deficit (p<0.05). Conclusion: It can be concluded that the treatment based on parent-child interaction with the virtual education method can be effective in improving the executive functions of students with hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder

A comparison on effectiveness of training cognitive self-regulation and information technology on the employees’ organizational intelligence in Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance

This study aims to compare the extent of effectiveness of training cognitive self-regulation and information technology on the organizational intelligence of employees in Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. The statistical population consisted of all employees of Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which were 1050 staff in Tehran according to the statistics office of this ministry in 2017-2018. Given the semi-experimental nature of the research, 60 employees were chosen randomly and after matching based on the criteria of age, gender, and working background, they were assigned into three 20-indivudal groups. The first group was trained information technology(According to Bayir & Keser, 2009, the electronic government and computer for all(, while the second group was trained cognitive self-regulation(According to the sociological cognitive theory of Bandura, 1993), with the control group receiving no training. The experimental and control groups responded to Albrecht organizational intelligence questionnaire (2003). For data analysis, correlated t-test and covariance analyses were used. The data were analyzed by SPSS 22. The research findings suggested that the difference between the experimental groups and the control group is significant at 0.001 level. This means that both educational methods for training information technology and cognitive self-regulation have caused enhanced organizational intelligence, while no significant difference was observed between the experimental groups (p>0.05). This, suggests that both trainings have had the same effectiveness on organization intelligence

نقش پیش‏‌بینی‌کنندگی محبوبیت والدین و نشاط معنوی از احساس خودارزشمندی در نوجوانان دارای والد با آسیب بینایی در خانواده‌های تحت پوشش سازمان بهزیستی

سابقه و هدف: نشاط معنوی مقوله‏ای است که با وجود اهمیت فراوان آن به‏عنوان موضوعی مجزا کمتر به آن توجه شده است. نشاط لازمۀ زندگی و عامل محرکی برای نیل انسان به سلامت روانی و قُرب الی‏الله است. در عین ‏حال، عامل خانواده به‏ویژه محبوبیت والدین با بهزیستی روانی و کاهش آسیب‏های اجتماعی-روانی ارتباط معناداری دارد. ازاین‌رو، این پژوهش با هدف بررسی نقش پیش‏بینی‏کنندگی محبوبیت والدین و نشاط معنوی با احساس خودارزشمندی نوجوانان انجام شد. روش کار: پژوهش حاضر توصیفی از نوع همبستگی است. جامعۀ آماری همۀ نوجوانان دارای والد نابینای تحت پوشش سازمان بهزیستی در 31 استان ایران در سال 1400 بود که 240 نفر از آنان به‌روش نمونه‏گیری هدفمند و برحسب مراجعات متوالی به مراکز بهزیستی انتخاب شدند و پرسش‏نامه‌های احساس خودارزشمندی روزنبرگ، نشاط معنوی افروز و محبوبیت والدین افروز و اسدی را تکمیل کردند. برای تحلیل داده‏ها از ضریب همبستگی پیرسون و رگرسیون چندگانۀ سلسله‌مراتبی استفاده شد. در این پژوهش همۀ موارد اخلاقی رعایت شده است و مؤلفان مقاله تضاد منافعی گزارش نکرده‌اند. یافته‌ها: نتایج پژوهش نشان داد بین نشاط معنوی با احساس خودارزشمندی (63/0=r و 011/0>P) و همچنین بین محبوبیت والدین (52/0=r و 017/0>P) با احساس خودارزشمندی همبستگی مثبت و معنادار برقرار بود. تحلیل رگرسیون نشان داد به‏ترتیب نشاط معنوی توان تبیین 20% از واریانس احساس خودارزشمندی، نشاط معنوی و محبوبیت والدین با هم توان تبیین 28% از واریانس احساس خودارزشمندی؛ و محبوبیت والدین مستقل از نشاط معنوی توان تبیین 7% از این واریانس را داشتند. دو عامل محبوبیت مادر و پدر نیز توانستند 8% از واریانس احساس خودارزشمندی را پیش‏بینی کنند. در میان متغیّرهای مربوط به محبوبیت مادر و پدر، محبوبیت مادر با ضریب بتای 26/0=β قوی‏ترین پیش‏بینی‌کننده بود. نتیجه‌گیری: ازآنجایی‌که محبوبیت والدین و نشاط معنوی میزان بالایی از تغییرپذیری احساس خودارزشمندی را تبیین می‏کنند، می‏توان توجه به این عوامل را در بهبود احساس خودارزشمندی نوجوانان مهم دانست و در برنامه‏های ارتقای سلامت در جامعه مدنظر قرار داد