Saide Khojaste,
Volume 17, Issue 67 (10-2018)
Abstract
Background: Studies have shown that therapeutic games play a role in improving the symptoms of hyperactivity and attention deficit attention disorder. The research issue is whether it can help to reduce the symptoms by performing mental games. Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of intellectual games on reduced symptoms of hyperactivity and attention deficit in primary school students in Kerman. Method: The present study is a semi-experimental interventional research and pre-test post-test design with control group. The statistical population consisted of all primary school children who referred to the counseling center and their number was155. The sample size was compared to two groups; each group was considered as 15. Sampling was done as available. Conner's Grading Scale (1969) was used to diagnose hyperactivity disorder and attention deficit. For data analysis, mean, standard deviation and covariance analysis were used. Results: The findings illustrated showed that there was a significant difference between experimental and control groups. Conclusions: This means that the group that participated in the therapeutic game had fewer symptoms of hyperactivity and attention deficit attention disorder.
Reihaneh Firoozikhojastehfar, Karim Asgari, Mehrdad Kalantari, Firoozeh Raisi, Zahra Shahvari,
Volume 20, Issue 99 (5-2021)
Abstract
Background: Numerous studies have addressed the impact of cognitive-behavioral therapy and treatment based on acceptance and commitment to depression. However, there is a research gap between comparing the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and treatment based on acceptance and commitment to depression and increased sexual activity behavior of patients with sexual addiction. Aims: The aim of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and acceptance-based therapy. Depression and hyperactive sexual behavior of patients with sexual addiction. Method: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest-follow-up design with a control group The statistical population of this study was men over 18 years of age with sexual addiction living in Tehran in 2019. Thirty patients were selected as a sample by snowball method and were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group (10 patients). The tools of the present study are: Behavioral Cognitive Therapy Sessions (Location, 2014), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Sessions (Crossbow, 2011), Beck Depression Questionnaire (Beck et al., 1961) and Sexual Increase Sexual Questionnaire (Reid et al., 2011). ). Data analysis was performed by mixed variance analysis methods with repeated measurement, multivariate analysis of variance, Bonfroni test and Toki test. Results: Cognitive-behavioral therapy and treatment based on acceptance and commitment were effective in reducing depression and increased sexual activity in these patients (P< 0/05). there was no significant difference between the two treatment methods. Conclusions: Patients who participated in cognitive-behavioral and acceptance therapy sessions based on acceptance and commitment had fewer depressive symptoms and increased sexual activity
Reza Khojastehmehr, Sara Shirmardi, Morteza Omidian, Mansour Sodani,
Volume 20, Issue 103 (10-2021)
Abstract
Background: Intimacy refers to the interaction between couples that leads to feelings of closeness and love. Couples need skills to maintain and increase intimacy in their relationship. There are various approaches to enriching marriages to teach couples these skills. Wile studies indicate that these programs are effective and by considering the increasing apply of these preventive intervention, no meta-analysis has been accomplished on marriage enrichment programs and to identify a program that will be more effective on couples' intimacy.
Aims: The aim of this study was to answer two basic questions including determining whether marriage enrichment programs are effective and in this case, which marriage enrichment program has a large effect size.
Methods: In this study of Meta-analysis methods was used. The statistical population of this meta-analysis included 44 articles related to the research topic that were identified in Iranian and Latin databases. The sample consisted of 17 studies and (18 effects size). Then, base on the present research interior measure criterion, 17 articles (18 effect sizes) were selected as a sample. The research tool was a meta-analysis checklist and related research.
Results: A meta-analysis findings showed that marriage enrichment programs on marital intimacy were, overall, effective with a weighted effect size of 1. 295. Moderator analysis of the overal effect size showed that Emotion- focused of marriage enrichment program had the highest effect size on in promoting intimacy (d= 4/080).
Conclusion: The final finding of the present study indicated the effectiveness of marriage enrichment programs on promoting marital intimacy. Furthermore, marriage enrichment programs specialy emotion-focused marriage enrichment program for promoting intimacy is suggested to the family and marriage counsellors.
