S, Safari, M, Jadidi, S, Jamali, S, Faramarzi, M, Jadidi,
Volume 7, Issue 2 (3-2014)
Abstract
Purpose of the present study was to compare the hypochondria and the mental health of the mothers of children with the special needs and the mothers of normal children in Isfahan. It was a descriptive causative-comparison study and by using convenience sampling method, 90 mothers of disabled children (30 children with Down syndrome, 30 with autism and 30 with cerebral palsy) from the rehabilitation centers in the north of Isfahan were selected as the experimental group and by multistage random sampling method, 30 mothers of normal children of primary schools in Isfahan were selected as the control group. Ahwaz Hypo-chondriasis Test and Goldberg's General Health Questionnaire were applied to assess the participants' status and the gathered data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Tukey test. Results revealed that, in general, there was a meaningful difference between the mothers of children with special needs and the mothers of normal children in terms of hypochondria and mental health. Moreover, paired comparisons indicated that there was a significant difference between the mothers of disabled and normal children in terms of the mental health. Furthermore, in comparison to the mothers of normal children, there was a significant difference between the mothers of children with cerebral palsy and autism in terms of hypochondria however, there was no significant difference between the mothers of children with Down syndrome and the mothers of normal children in this term. According to the findings of this research, stresses resulting from having disabled children could endanger the mothers' mental and physical health and the specialists should consider this issue when they deal with such families.
Zohreh Tayyebi, Mohsen Jadidi, Parvaneh Godsi,
Volume 18, Issue 1 (Volume18, Issue 1 2024)
Abstract
| The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of emotion-oriented couple therapy on the marital distress of women affected by infidelity. The research method is practical in terms of purpose and quasi-experimental in terms of data collection method with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group with baseline measurement after intervention and three-month follow-up. The statistical population of this study included the statistical population of the present study, including all women affected by the betrayal of Tehran in 1402, who had referred to counseling centers in the 1st district of Tehran. According to the research design, a sample of 30 people was selected by purposive sampling and randomly replaced in the experimental group (15 people) and the control group (15 people). Marital burnout questionnaire was used in three stages to collect data. The experimental group received 8 sessions of 90 minutes of emotion-oriented couple therapy program, and the control group, which was on the waiting list, did not receive any training. The data were analyzed using analysis of variance with repeated measurements and Bonferroni's post hoc test. The results showed that after controlling the effects of the pre-test, there was a significant difference between the post-test average of the two groups in marital despondency, which can indicate the effectiveness of the mentioned intervention on the mentioned variable and Also, the stability of the effectiveness is in the follow-up phase. The results of this research showed that emotion-oriented couple therapy can be used as a psychological intervention in reducing the marital despondency of women affected by infidelity. |
Kumars Moradi, Houshang Jadidi, Ali Taghvaeinia,
Volume 19, Issue 1 (Volume 19, Issue 1, Spring 2025)
Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a quality-of-life enhancement educational package on loneliness and death anxiety among older adults. The study employed a quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest and control group. The statistical population consisted of older adults residing in the Social Security Nursing Home in Kermanshah, Iran. Thirty participants were selected through simple random sampling and randomly assigned into experimental and control groups (15 participants in each group). The experimental group received the quality-of-life enhancement educational package in 10 sessions, while the control group received no intervention. The research instruments included the UCLA Loneliness Scale and the Templer Death Anxiety Scale. Data were analyzed using univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The findings showed that the quality-of-life enhancement educational package significantly reduced loneliness and death anxiety among older adults in the experimental group compared to the control group (P<0.001). Furthermore, the effect sizes were 0.51 for loneliness and 0.41 for death anxiety, indicating the substantial effectiveness of the intervention. The findings suggest that the quality-of-life enhancement educational package can be used as a comprehensive and evidence-based intervention to improve older adults’ mental health and reduce loneliness and death anxiety.
