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 (Volume20, Issue 1 2024)
Abstract
The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of emotion-oriented couple therapy on the marital dissatisfaction of women affected by infidelity. The present study is a semi-experimental type in which a pre-test-post-test design was conducted with a control group with measurement at baseline after intervention and 3 months follow-up. The number of 105 women affected by the infidelity of their husbands referred to the counseling centers and psychological service clinics of the welfare department of the 1st district of Tehran in the period from April to September 1402, taking into account the entry criteria, 30 of those willing to participate in the research were selected through random replacement in the following manner and were randomly assigned to the experimental group. The participants completed and measured the Marital Boredom Questionnaire in three stages. The mentioned treatment sessions were emotional-oriented couple therapy (8 sessions of 90 minutes) as a group. The results of this research showed that emotion-oriented couple therapy can be used as a psychological intervention in reducing the marital distress of women affected by infidelity.
