objectives: the present study has been conducted to determine the effectiveness of cognitivebehavioral group-therapy on the development of visually impaired adolescents' self-concept. methods: this study is a semi-experimental pre-test and post-test model. the study population consisted of visually impaired male students of the primary and secondary high school at the omid-e-mashhad educational...

The process of sexual response is defined in four phases: Desire, Excitement or arousal, Orgasm and Resolution. This model was introduced by Mr. Masters and Mrs. Johnsons for the first time and then completed by Mrs. Kaplan. At that time, this classification was so practical and valuable for understanding sexual response and thereupon defining sexual dysfunctions, even being still used as a cri...

Sexual risk taking among female delinquents represents a significant public health problem. Research is needed to understand the pathways leading to sexual risk taking among this population. This study sought to address this issue by identifying and testing two pathways from child maltreatment to non-condom use among 329 White and 484 African American female adolescent detainees: a relational p...

objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the role of five major personality factors and sexual self-schema in body image dissatisfaction.  methods: in this study, a correlational design was used and 270 individuals (male: 135, female: 135) with age of 17 to 40, citizens of tehran, who were selected by the available random sampling were included. they completed neo-pi questionnaire, f...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationships between risk and protective factors and health outcome in a sample of adult females who had been victims of child sexual abuse. METHOD Both person- and variable-oriented analyses were applied to questionnaire data from a non-clinical group of women (n = 152) reporting sexual abuse during childhood. RESULTS Six groups with different patterns of risk...

objective: to determine the prevalence and correlated factors of self-reported oral malodor in thai dental patients from chulalongkorn dental hospital. materials and methods: a self-administered questionnaire was developed to assess the self-reported perception of oral malodor in 839 patients. significant associations between self-perceived oral malodor and sociodemographics, oral problems and ...

background thalassemia is among the most common hematological diseases, but it has no definitive cure. the self-concept in adolescents with thalassemia major changes due to changes in their facial form. among the factors affecting the patient’s self-concept is social capital. objectives the study aims to examine the relationship between social capital and self-concept in adolescents with thalas...