Rooyesh-e- Ravanshenasi Journal(RRJ)

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The purpose of the present study was to compare strategies for coping with stress and self-compassion in women with and without rheumatoid arthritis. The method of this study was descriptive and causal-comparative. The statistical population of this study was all women with rheumatoid arthritis in Ardabil city in 2018. 80 women with rheumatoid arthritis and 74 women without rheumatoid arthritis were selected through available sampling. Were. Billings & Mouse (1981) and Self-Compassion (2003) were used to collect data. Research data were also analyzed using a multivariate analysis of variance. Findings from the analysis of research data showed that women with rheumatoid arthritis used cognitive and behavioral coping and compassionate behavior less than normal women and more avoidant coping (p<0.001). Given that there are fewer strategies for coping with stress and self-compassion in women with rheumatoid arthritis, these variables can play an important role in preventing the exacerbation and relapse of rheumatoid arthritis pain. Therefore, the specialists and psychologists in this field need to pay more attention to the psychological aspects of the disease.

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This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of psychodrama training and parental behavior management skills training in the social adjustment of preschool children. The research method was experimental with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population included all preschool students in District 9 of Tehran in 2019. Schools were selected by cluster random sampling and 45 students were randomly assigned to them in two experimental groups and one control group (15 students in each group). Children's psychodrama training was held in 10 sessions of 45 minutes and parental behavior management skills training was held in 6 sessions of 90 minutes. The data collection tool was Dokhanchi's (CSAS, 1998) Social Adjustment Questionnaire. Data analysis using the analysis of covariance. The results of the analysis of covariance showed that psychodrama training is effective in the social adjustment of preschool children (P = 0.001). In addition, parental behavior management skills training was also effective in social adjustment (P = 0.001). The results of the Bonferroni post hoc test showed that parental behavior management skills training is more effective than psychodrama training in improving the social adjustment of preschool children (P = 0.001). In order to improve the social adaptation of preschool children, it will be beneficial to use psychological role-playing training and parenting behavior management skills training with the priority of parenting behavior management skills training.

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The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of time perspective therapy on physical self-concept and psychological helplessness in postmenopausal women. This study was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population was all postmenopausal women who were referred to the health-treatment centers of Meshgin Shahr in the second half of 2022, of which 36 people were selected as a sample using the available sampling method and were randomly divided into two groups of test (n 18) and control (n17). The experimental group participated in 90-minute sessions of Zimbardo's time perspective therapy (2012) for 6 weeks. Marsh's (1996) Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ) and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS) (Laubiond and Laubiond, 1995) were used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance test. The findings showed that by controlling the effect of the pre-test, there is a significant difference between the post-test mean of physical self-concept and psychological helplessness in the two groups of time perspective therapy and control at the level of 0.01. It can be concluded that time perspective therapy can effectively increase physical self-esteem and reduce psychological helplessness in postmenopausal women.

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The present study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of self-compassion‐focused therapy and emotionally-focused couple therapy on self-injury among women with domestic violence. This research was a semi-experimental type of research with a pre-test, post-test, and 2-month follow-up period with a control group. Based on this, 60 women with domestic violence referred to the welfare of Tehran city in 2022 were purposeful sampling selected and randomly assigned to groups (20 women in each group). To collect information, an inventory of statements about self-injury (ISAS) by Klonsky and Glenn (2009) was used and The research data was analyzed by mixed variance analysis (with repeated measurements). The results showed that in the post-test, there was a significant difference in self-injury between the two interventions (P<0.05).