Background:  The experience of stress disrupts the balance of human mental organization, as a result the individual experiences unpleasant emotions so that low capacity to regulate these emotions leads to psychological and physical symptoms. But whether could be help them to reduce the level of anxiety  and enhance psychological capacity, which is assumed to be nurtured through self-regulation to better cope with their difficult experiences to have better function. Aims: This study aimed  to investigate the effectiveness of  group self-regulation triple strategies training including integrative self-knowledge, self-control, and self-compassion(Ghorbani and  colleague , 2012., Neff, 2009) on adverse physical and emotional consequences resulted from stress including  physical symptoms, unpleasant emotions, and self-destructiveness. Method: This research was a quasi-experiment study with pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population included mothers with children suffering from cancer refering to Imam Reza hospital and Namazi hospital in the city of Shiraz in 2017. Among 245 mothers who completed  the perceived stress scale (Cohen et al., 1983),  the physical symptoms checklist  (Bartone, 1995), the unpleasant emotions scale (Leary et al., 2007), and the chronic self-destructiveness scale (Kelley et al., 1985), 30 mothers were selected through convenience sampling and placed into three paired groups including experimental group, control group, and waiting list group. Data were analyzed at two levels of descriptive and inferential (multivariate analysis of covariance). Results: The results of MANCOVA showed that group self-regulation triple strategies training significantly reduced the mean scores of physical symptoms, unpleasant emotions, and self-destructiveness of experimental group in post-test compared to the control group and waiting list after controlling for pre-test scores. Conclusions: Based on the results, group self-regulation triple strategies training including integrative self-knowledge, self-control, and self-compassion could increase individuals’ mental capacity engaged in chronic stress to adaptive cope with stress and thereby reduce the devastating consequences of stress in these individuals.

Background: Marital commitment and its various dimensions are among the most important factors in the sustainability of a shared life. Much research has been done using paired therapeutic approaches of theory of choice, acceptance, and commitment, and coupled therapies. But which of these could be more effective? Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of couple therapy methods of selection, acceptance and commitment theory and coupled couples therapy in promoting couples' commitment. Method: The present study was a pilot study with pre-test and post-test design with one month control and follow-up group. The study population was all couples in Ardabil city in 2018. The sampling method was available, 60 couples whose scores on the Commitment Questionnaire were lower than the average were selected and randomly divided into four groups. The Adams & Jones (1997) Cognitive Commitment Inventory was used to evaluate and compare Glasser's group therapy (Abbasi Mollid et al, 2015) in 8 sessions of 120 minutes, one session per week on the 15 couples, acceptance and commitment based therapy (Hayes, 2006) A 2-hour session was conducted in 8 sessions per week on 15 couples and paired therapy (Feldman's, 1979) was conducted in 8 sessions in 1.5-hour sessions on 15 couples and covariance analysis was used to analyze the hypotheses. Results: The results of covariance analysis showed a significant difference between the experimental and control groups. This difference showed that there was a significant difference in the experimental groups in post-test (P<0/05) and follow-up (P<0/01) compared to the pre-test mean marital commitment scores and also the effectiveness of choice therapy education in couple therapy. Compared with the other two groups. Conclusions: From the results obtained in this study it can be concluded that couples therapy methods of choice theory, acceptance and commitment and couples therapy therapy have been effective in promoting couples' commitment.

Background: So far, several interventions in the field of non-suicidal self-injury(NSSI) have been carried out under the title of schools silent crisis, however, no research has been found to develops and validates the integrated interventions approach on NSSI and its important consequences.
Aims: The aim of the present study was to develop and validate an integrated interventional approach for NSSI, emotion regulation difficulties, mother-daughter relationship and negative automatic thoughts of adolescent girls.
Methods: A quasi-experimental and pre-test,post-test research design with a control group were applied. The statistical population of the study was all first and second year high school students with NSSI. Using chain sampling, 32 participants were selected and randomly assiged to control and experimental groups in Ardabil in 2019-2020. Both groups were pre-tested and post-tested by Sansone, Wiederman, & Sansone Self‐harm inventory (1998), Gratz & Roemer Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (2004), Hollon & Kendall Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (1980), and Fine, Moreland & Schwebel Parent-Child Relationship Survey-Mother (1985).
Results: The results showed that the integrated interventional approach is effective in reducing the difficulties of emotion regulation, improving the mother-daughter relationship, reducing negative automatic thoughts, then reducing NSSI in adolescent girls )p<0.05(.
Conclusion: The approach of integrated interventions is effective on research variables and could be used as an appropriate intervention by school counselors and therapists for adolescent girls with NSSI.

Background: Child abuse is a sexual deviation and a mental disorder that is widespread in Afghanistan. The used treatment methods only focus on one of the causes of this disorder, and the need for more integrated treatments is felt.
Aims: The purpose of the present study was to compare the efficacy of the combined treatment package of child-desiring disorder with cognitive-behavioral therapy on the sexual self-concept of Afghan men.
Methods: The current research design is included in the semi-experimental designs of pre-test-post-test-follow-up with a control group and two experimental groups. The statistical population included all Afghan men with child-desiring disorder, 30 of whom were randomly selected into the integrated treatment group (10 people), the cognitive-behavioral therapy group (10 people), and the control group (10 people). 10 people were placed. The measurement tool in this research was Snell's (1995) multifaceted sexual self-concept questionnaire. The participants in the combined therapy group developed by the researcher (therapy based on acceptance and commitment, therapy based on mindfulness, and schema therapy), received the content of the treatment package for pedantic disorder individually during 20 sessions. Also, the participants in the cognitive-behavioral group received training in this treatment during 8 sessions and individually.
Results: The results of the repeated measure analysis showed that both combined therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy were effective in increasing the positive sexual self-concept scores of the subjects, but the combined therapy of pedantic disorder was more effective (0.05 >P). In addition, only the combined treatment of pedantic disorder was effective in reducing the subjects' negative sexual self-concept scores (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The most important distinguishing feature of the integrated treatment of child-loving disorder compared to cognitive-behavioral therapy was that in the integrated treatment, at the same time as freeing thinking from the constraints of automatic negative habits and accepting these thoughts, the individual's strengths, abilities, and He focused on the real values of the person and examined and treated the root problems of communication and sexual skills. Therefore, the integrated treatment of pedophile disorder should be used to help change incompatible schemas and reduce the symptoms of criminals with pedophile disorder.

Background: Personality traits are one of the most important factors in preserving and disintegrating the family. People who have adaptive behaviors and can manage their unpleasant and negative emotions experience better relationships. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the role of psychological factors in the quality of couples' relationships.
Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between character strengths and marital relationship quality using structural equation modeling, with integrative self-knowlege as a mediator.
Methods: The current descriptive and correlational research was conducted using structural equation modeling. The statistical population of this research consisted of all married men and women living in Tehran in 1402. The sample was 392 people who were randomly selected in a multi-stage cluster. In order to collect data, questionnaires of the quality of couple relationships were used by Kundi et al. (2016), Patterson and Sigelman's character abilities (2004), Ghorbani et al.'s (2008) cohesive self-knowledge. In order to evaluate the proposed model, structural equation modeling was used using AMOS and SPSS-27.
Results: The results indicated that the structural model of the relationship between character strengths and marital relationship quality with integrative self-knowlege as a mediator fit the data well. Both character strengths and integrative self-knowledge were found to have direct and positive effects on marital relationship quality. Additionally, character strengths indirectly influenced marital relationship quality through integrative self-knowledge (β= 0.174, P< 0.001). These findings suggest that enhancing character strengths, both directly and indirectly through the influence of integrative self-knowlege, can play a significant role in improving marital relationship quality.
Conclusion: The findings of the present study contribute to a clearer understanding of the concept, dimensions, and factors influencing marital relationship quality. This knowledge can serve as a basis for strategic decision-making aimed at strengthening families. Moreover, the study can lead to a deeper understanding of the concept of marital relationship quality and complement existing theories in this field.

Background: Individuals with gender dysphoria often face challenges, social discrimination, and difficulties in defining their own identity. The existing literature highlights the need for therapeutic interventions tailored to the unique psychological needs of this population. Unified group psychotherapy, which incorporates multiple therapeutic approaches, offers a promising solution to support individuals with gender dysphoria in exploring and affirming their identities and improving their positive self-concept and resilience. However, empirical research on the effectiveness of such interventions in addressing identity crises and improving self-concept in individuals with gender dysphoria is still limited.
Aims: The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of unified group psychotherapy on identity crises and self-concept in individuals with gender dysphoria.
Methods: The present research employed a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population comprised all individuals with gender dysphoria in Isfahan province in the year 2022. Thirty individuals were selected using convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to two groups: experimental (n= 15) and control (n= 15). The research instruments used in this study were the Identity Crisis Questionnaire (Ahmadi, 1999) and the Self-Perception Profile (Harter & Pike, 1984). Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was employed to analyze the data using SPSS version 25.
Results: The results indicated that in both the identity crisis and self-concept variables, the psychotherapy group in the posttest phase showed significantly lower means compared to the control group (p< 0.05).
Conclusion: Based on the findings, it can be concluded that with the assistance of unified group psychotherapy, variables such as identity crisis and self-concept in individuals with gender dysphoria can be influenced. This approach in this field can contribute valuable practical knowledge and experience to clinical practice and aid in improving therapeutic methods.