Rooyesh-e- Ravanshenasi Journal(RRJ)

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The aim of this study was to Comparison of the effectiveness of immunization training against stress and self-compassion training on the tendency to masturbate and online pornography in male secondary school students. Among them, 75 male students of the 12^th grade of upper secondary school were selected using multistage cluster sampling and randomly assigned to the experimental group and the control group (25 people in each group). The experimental group underwent Meichenbaum’s (2008) stress immunization training in 8 sessions of 90 minutes and the control group received no intervention. The tools used included the Jozak Masturbation Questionnaire (2017) and the Chris and Rosenberg (2014) Internet Pornography Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. The results of data analysis showed that stress immunization training and self-compassion training had an effect on the tendency to masturbate and internet pornography compared to the control group in male adolescents and it was also found that the effectiveness of self-compassion training reduced Masturbation and pornography online have been more common than stress immunization training (P <0.001). The results showed the effectiveness of stress immunization training and self-compassion training on adolescents' tendency to masturbate and Internet pornography.

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The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of puppet play therapy in reducing shyness and loneliness and improving the behavioral problems of single-parent children in Ahvaz. The method of this quasi-experimental study was pre-test, post-test, and follow-up with a control group. The statistical population of this study included all single-parent children aged 3 to 9 years in Ahvaz in 1399. Among them, 30 people were selected by purposive sampling and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The Stanford Shyness (SSQ)(1997), Russell Loneliness (UCLA) (1980), and Shahim and Yousefi (BPQPC)(1999) Behavioral Problems questionnaires were used to collect data. Then 10 sessions of 45 minutes and two sessions of puppet play therapy were performed on the experimental group every week. While the control group did not receive any intervention. Data were analyzed by Repeated Measures ANOVA (RM ANOVA) using SPSS 24 software. The results showed that there was a significant difference between shyness, loneliness, and behavioral problems in the experimental group compared to the control group (P ≥ 0.05). The results continued after a month and a half of follow-up. On this basis we can say; Puppet play is effective in reducing shyness, loneliness, and improving the behavioral problems of single-parent children.