this study investigated how group formation method, namely student-selected vs. teacher-assigned, influences the results of the community model of teaching creative writing; i.e., group dynamics and group outcome (the quality of performance). the study adopted an experimental comparison group and microgenetic research design to observe the change process over a relatively short period of time. ...

The purpose of this study was to compare of the effectiveness of emotion-focused couple therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction program on the emotional divorce of couples. This semi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with a control group and follow-up for two months. The statistical population included all the couples referring to counseling and psychologica...

Background & Aim: Due to hazardous working conditions, firefighters are exposed to different types of stress which might cause occupational burnout and impact their quality of life. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of stress management training on the life quality and occupational burnout among firefighters in Tehran. Methods: Current study is a quasi-e...

Introduction: The covid-19 pandemic has caused a lot of anxiety and stress among all students, especially medical students. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of communication skills training on the anxiety and stress of Covid-19 in students of medical sciences unit. Methodology: This was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test desi...

Background & aim: Mindfulness-based interventions are considered as one of the cognitive-behavioral therapies that reduce the psychological stress resulting from diseases such as high blood pressure in patients. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction training on tolerating helplessness, failure and anger control in wome...

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of group intervention based on the Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) on job stress among personnel of judicature in Tehran. Methods: Thirty personnel of judicature in Tehran were selected by available volunteer sampling method and assigned randomly to experimental and control groups. During eight 1.5 hour sessions, the experimental...

Aims: This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of schema therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based stress reduction on reducing the symptoms of anxiety and depression in spouses of the veterans. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The statistical population included 44 spouses of the Iranian veterans wi...

Background & aim: Stress in any physical illness makes its symptoms worse. Hypertension is a common illness that psychological factors such as stress can worsen its symptoms and complications; the present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Roy's adaptation model on alexithymia and diet adherence in people with hypertension comorbid with stress. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental s...