Rooyesh-e- Ravanshenasi Journal(RRJ)

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The aim of this study was to providing a model for prediction of shyness through Alexithymia, feeling of loneliness and social identity in student high school girls and research method was structural equation modeling (SEM). Participants in this study were 2400 high school girls in Gorgan. The required information was extracted by Toronto alexithymia scale TAS-20, Russell Loneliness Scale (UCLA), Saffarinia ΄s social identity questionnaire and shyness revised chick-Briggs scale. The results showed that Alexithymia (0.11), the feeling of loneliness (0.12) and social identity (-0.19) have a direct impact on shyness. In general, the model was approved, and variables can predict 0.24 of shyness. Concerning the effect, it can be concluded that the students have experience in Alexithymia and feelings of loneliness in this disorder and the acquisition of a social identity can be effective in social interactions.

 

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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.

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The current investigation aimed to assess the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on the self-concept and shyness of children with stuttering disorder. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and control group. The research sample included 22 children 7 to 9 years old with stuttering disorder who visited speech therapy centers in Rasht city in the academic year of 2022-2023, who were selected by available sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental (11 people) and control (11 people) groups. the experimental group received an emotion regulation training package in 8 weekly sessions 45 minutes each. Research tools were self-concept (CSCS) by Peirs-Harris questionnaire (1969) and shyness (RSS) by Cheek and Briggs (1990) questionnaire. The research data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance test.  The finding showed that by controlling the pre-test effect, there was a significant difference between the average post-test self-concept and shyness in the two experimental and control at level 0/05. The findings suggest that Emotion regulation training is an effective strategy the heart is self-centered and shy.