Rooyesh-e- Ravanshenasi Journal(RRJ)

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The aim of present research was to investigate the role of perfectionism and experiencial avoidance in predicting psychological symptoms of poor female-headed household. This prospective study was performed using Pearson correlation.90 questions to gather information from the checklist (SCL-90), perfectionism and questionnaires reception and operation. As well as data collected using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis were analyzed. The correlation coefficients showed that psychological symptoms of perfectionism (51/0= r; 001/0> p) and experiential avoidance (65/0= r; 001/0> p), positive relationship. Regression analysis showed that 48 percent of the total variance of psychological symptoms people through experiential avoidance and perfectionism is explained by two factors. This study suggests that perfectionism and avoid negative and harmful experiments on the causes and consequences associated with traumatic events can contribute to psychological symptoms among poor female-headed households.

Key words: perfectionism, experimental avoidance, psychological symptoms, poor, female-headed households.

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Juvenile delinquency is a growing social phenomenon that occurs in various forms in society. In this regard, the perpuse of this research was determining the role of the dark triad of personality (machiavellianism, narcissism and anti-socialism), intolerance of uncertainty, expression of excitement and empirical avoidance in predicting high-risk sexual behaviors of delinquent adolescents in Tehran. This study was correlational and the statistical population of the study included juvenile delinquents in Tehran. 60 juvenile delinquents (30 boys and 30 girls) were selected by convenience sampling method. Data were collected by questionnaires of high-risk sexual behaviors (Zarei et al., 2010), dark personality traits (Johnson & Webster, 2010), intolerance of uncertainty (Friston et al., 1994), emotion expression (King and Amons, 1990), and acceptance and action (Bond et al., 2011).  data were analyzed using correlation and multivariate regression test with step by step method. The results showed that there was a relationship between the dark triad of personality (machiavellianism, narcissism and anti-socialism), intolerance of uncertainty, expression of emotion and empirical avoidance with high-risk sexual behaviors of delinquent adolescents (P <0.05). The results also showed that expressing emotion, anti-socialism and intolerance of uncertainty predicted 0.30, 0.30 and 0.22 of high-risk sexual behaviors, respectively. Based on the research findings, it can be said that anti-socialism, intolerance of uncertainty and expression of emotion are able to explain high-risk sexual behaviors in delinquent adolescents, so to change the high-risk sexual behaviors of these adolescents, these variables can be considered.

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The main purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of rational-emotional behavior therapy (REBT) on behavioral activation/inhibition systems (BAS / BIS), high-risk sexual behaviors, and experimental avoidance in adolescents with a history of running away from home. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with the control group. The statistical population of the study included adolescents referring to transient harm reduction centers and night shelters for men and women in the Shush-Harandi area of Tehran in the first 6 months of 1400. Using the available sampling method, 30 people were selected and randomly selected. The experimental and control groups (15 people in each group) were assigned. The scale measuring tools were Inhibition / Behavioral Activation Systems (BIS/BAS) (Carver and White, 1994), the High-Risk Sexual Behaviors Questionnaire (RSBQ) (Zarei et al., 2010), and the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ- II) (Band et al., 2011). Behavior therapy with REBT approach on behavioral activation/inhibition systems, high-risk sexual behaviors, and experimental avoidance was performed on the experimental group for 8 sessions of 90 minutes. The results of multivariate analysis of covariance showed that group counseling with the REBT approach had an effect on reducing the symptoms of behavioral activation/inhibition systems, high-risk sexual behaviors, and experimental avoidance (P<0/05). Due to the effectiveness of rational-emotional behavior therapy on the symptoms of behavioral activation/inhibition systems, high-risk sexual behaviors, and experimental avoidance, it is recommended to conduct training workshops based on these concepts in harm reduction centers.