intolerance of uncertainty (iu) is increasingly conceptualized as a transdiagnostic factor underlying anxiety disorders and depression. current understanding of the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and specific obsessive compulsive symptom domains remains limited. the purpose of the present study was to explore the prevalence of obsessive compulsive beliefs and intolerance of unc...

background women as active health information seekers play a key role in determining lifestyle and possible implementation of preventive measures, thereby improving the health of individuals, families and society. although studies indicate that equipping people with adequate health information leads to optimal health outcomes, sometimes the complexity of human behavior and presence of barriers ...

gaining insights into the learners’ individual characteristics such as beliefs about language learning and their relationship with learning strategies is essential for planning effective language instruction. thus, the present study investigated the relationship between beliefs about language learning and learning strategy use in iranian high school students. this study also compared the correl...

from the ancient times up to this date, it has been thought that religion and spirituality have important effects on human being's mental life. however, some psychologists and psychotherapists have ignored this role, and thus neglected to study the effects of applying religion and spirituality in psychotherapy. however, many psychologists and psychotherapists have recently studied the relations...