Ahmad Borjali

• Allameh Tabataba'i University

Introduction and Objective: Loneliness, a subjective feeling of social isolation and disconnection, has emerged as a significant public health concern with wide-ranging implications. This review aims to comprehensively examine loneliness as a public health issue, exploring its associated health risks, underlying mechanisms, and potential interventi...

Wisdom is proposed as a bridge between leader and leadership. It is necessary to explore what characteristics wise leaders have and what approaches they use to solve problems. In this study, we suggest a unique approach involving qualitative and quantitative research methods to seek the essence of wise leadership and its styles. The research employ...

Introduction: Unlike previous generations who adhered to a standard and predictable model of marriage, the modern world may offer new opportunities and ideas for marriage to younger generations. Some of these changes in the domain of marriage align with the overarching cultural master narratives of society and are widely accepted, while others may...

Background: Research evidence indicates that several factors play a role in the academic adjustment of students, which due to the importance of parenting styles, psychological capital, quality of life and academic emotions, as well as the research gap in the field of providing a coherent model in this field, conducting more studies is necessary to...

Objective: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) can negatively impact various aspects of life, incurring significant personal and societal costs. Thus, it is necessary to identify protective factors that buffer against SAD symptoms and the mechanisms underlying their mitigation. This research aims to examine the relationship between self-compassion and so...

Introduction: Depression during adolescence can lead to various psychological and social problems that often persist into adulthood. Objective: The aim of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy based on mental imagery on depression symptoms and autobiographical memory in adolescents. Method: The present s...

Introduction: Fear of guilt is a characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder, which confirms the centrality of guilt in obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Aim: This study aims to investigate the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Iranian adaptation of the Fear of Guilt Scale. Method: This study was applied and developmental in term...

Introduction: Women with gestational diabetes face challenges with self-care and blood glucose control, leading to serious complications for both mother and fetus. The purpose of this research is to investigate the barriers and enablers of self-care behaviors and blood glucose control based on the COMB model and the theoretical domains framework in...

The study’s purpose is to design a model of wise managers based on the implicit theory of employees. In this research, the qualitative method of phenomenology has been used, which reveals the structure and implicit meaning of a phenomenon according to the implicit meaning that people have experienced in their lives. The statistical population i...

Background: Disturbance relationships are among the main problems of people with traits of borderline personality disorder. An unpleasant parent-child relationship leads to a lack of stability sense, differentiation, and self-other disturbance. Although self-other disturbance has been considered one of the main criteria for borderline personality d...

Introduction: Lack of cognitive flexibility intensifies an individual’s negative thoughts about oneself. Aim: The present study aimed to design and validate an educational program based on the posttraumatic growth model and to evaluate its effectiveness in the cognitive flexibility of leukemia patients. Method: In this quasi-experimental study with...

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the most effective coping mechanism to deal with auditory hallucinations that reduces the frequency of voice-hearing and associated distress. In the present randomized controlled trial, each of the three coping mechanisms of attentional avoidance, attentional focusing, and mindfulness were use...

Background Despite significant advances in the psychological treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), many treatment challenges remain, such as high recurrence and functional impairment after treatment. It seems that ignoring underlying factors such as cold cognitive dysfunctions plays an important role in these therapeutic challenges. Althoug...

Introduction: Although self-disturbance is considered as an essential aspect of borderline personality disorder, there is little knowledge about its nature in affected individuals. Aim: The present study aimed to determine the patterns of self in women with borderline personality disorder. Method: This study was a basic research with a qualitative...

Background: The study of micro-cultures in the field of drug use, compared to other studies, not only in Iran, but also in other countries, has given a small contribution to the studies. Despite the existence of this research gap resulting from the study of personality traits about micro-cultures and norms that encourage substance consumption. Aims...

Aim: Considering the importance of couples' relationships in the family, this study was conducted to develop a pattern of marital satisfaction during the corona period. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted on the basis of data theory. In this stage, the researcher has identified the constructive components in marital satisfaction during th...

The aim of this study was to investigate the development of identity of Iranian male adolescents in the context of counter-nar- rative of their lives. The research method was qualitative and correlational. In the qualitative phase, the population consisted of male adolescents aged 15-20 years old, as well as psychologists and sociologists in Tehran...

To investigate a model about body image of Iranian’s female students and determining structural relations of physical and psychological factors related to body image, 497 female students from Islamic Azad University Zarand Branch randomly selected. After measuring weight, height and calculating body mass index of participants, they assessed by body...

In this study we examine the effect of relaxation training on anxiety reduction and on working memory capacity (WMC). In an experimental study the students of a secondary school in Tehran were selected using random cluster sampling. Through an anxiety test based on the Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (1970), 40 girl students were divided into two te...

Sexual satisfaction is one of the most important issues in marital singular that can affect its survival. The purpose of this study is to predict and examine sexual satisfaction by psychological concepts such as attachment styles, identity styles and Sternberg love triangle. The research method is correlational with the help of Stepwise regression...

Introduction: There is numerous evidence showing the fundamental behavioral changes in Iranian adolescents. These changes can probably be attributed to their identity issues. The aim of this study was to identify and validate the psychosocial model of Iranian adolescents' identity and determine its probable relationship with their behavioral change...

Introduction: Decision-making is an area of human life that the cognitive sciences have long dreamed of drawing a complete profile of it. Aim: Considering the importance of identifying the role of priming money in everyday decision-making and also the lack of focus on this area, this study was conducted to investigate the mentioned priming on aspec...

Introduction: Anxiety disorders are the most common problems among children, with several adverse consequences. Aim: The present study aimed to develop and validate a psychomotor intervention program and to investigate its effectiveness on anxiety, working memory, and attention in anxious female students. Method: This study was performed in two sta...

Introduction: Depression is a significant, growing and prevalent issue, one of the chronic disorders and the leading cause of disability worldwide. Aim: The present study aimed to develop a psychological intervention protocol based on systemic theory in depressed individuals. Method: The research method was qualitative content analysis, and the sta...

Introduction: Depression can be characterized by rumination that is featured by spontaneity and perseveration of internally oriented thoughts. At the same time, depressed subjects complain about abnormal slowness and lack of power/energy in their thoughts, suggesting abnormal "thought dynamics." The relationship between rumination and thought dyna...

Many believe that depression is one of the most important psychological challenges of the 21st century. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between childhood trauma and anger with depression. This research is in the category of correlational research in terms of applied purpose and methodology. The statistical population of th...

The purpose of this research is to investigate and analyze the content characteristics of the parent-child interaction pattern based on Quranic teachings, focusing on the sharing approach. The method of this research is qualitative content analysis and written documents were used to collect data. The society studied in the research was the Holy Qur...

Introduction: Conventional psychiatric treatments have weaknesses in the treatment of schizophrenia spectrum disorders and have little effect on skill-training and community-based areas. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the role of the Community Re-entry Program as a community-based complementary therapy in increasing therapeutic c...

Introduction: Suicidal and self-harm behaviors are among the topics that have long been considered by clinical psychologists. Aim: The present study aimed to compare suicidal and self-harm behaviors and the guilt and shame proneness among individuals with the "dark tetrad personality traits" and the "vulnerable dark triad" Method: The present cross...

Aims: Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) have very low psychological flexibility that can lead to severe pain, depression, and other psychiatric disorders. This study aims to evaluate the effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on depression, chronic fatigue and pain intensity in patients with FMS. Methods & Materials: This is a qu...

Background and Aim: Considering Voluntary Function, the purpose of the present study was to predictthe addiction potential among some members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS). Materials and Methods: The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of the present study was all members of the Iranian Red Crescen...

Introduction and Aim: Conventional psychiatric therapies have shortcomings in the treatment of schizophrenia spectrum disorders and have little effect on skills and community-based areas. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the role of community return program (CRP) as a community-based complementary therapy method in increasing readi...

Background: Various studies have shown the effect of Adler's cognitive-social program on parents or children and adolescents in order to reduce adolescent anxiety and improve parent-child interactions. But many of these Adlerian cognitive-social therapies have applied only limited aspects of the theory. In addition, these therapies have been perfor...

Introduction: The prevalence of Covid 19 disease in all countries of the world has endangered the psychological and physical health of individuals. This situation due to mysterious, uncontrollable, unpredictable, and rapidly spreading nature, it has spread to psychological problems in the mental health dimension of individuals. Provided. The purpos...

Background: Improving cognitive abilities is one of important goal for many educational systems. In this regard, successful intelligence theory has a variety of educational implications. Past researches has shown the effectiveness of training the components of successful intelligence in various variables, but in relation to the effectiveness of suc...

Background: Individual factors that can lead to psychological disorders, including early maladaptive schemas, sexual self-esteem, and anxiety, and their impact on the female orgasmic disorder (FOD), has not yet been thoroughly examined. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare these factors in women with FOD to those without the conditi...

Objective: Self-harm was classified to show forms like non-suicidal self injury and indirect risky behaviors and drug abuse. The aims of this study were to compare suicidal tendencies indexes and difficulty in emotion regulation skills in mixed groups of adolescents with direct and indirect forms of self-harm. Methods: In a casual-comparative desig...

Evolutionary definitions of altruism are only concerned with reproductive consequences and not motives or other psychological mechanisms, making them ideal for generalization to all forms of organisms. Hamilton's inclusive fitness theory explains altruistic behavior toward genetic relatives and has generated extensive empirical support. Trivers' th...

Background: Considering the many problems of conventional psychiatric therapies in the treatment of severe psychiatric disorders especially schizophrenia spectrum disorders, the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of CRP in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders during the acute phase hospitalization of the...

Aim: The purpose of the present study was to discuss the implications of the lessons from the Quran in managing the roles and relationships in couples. Methods: Using the qualitative method and applying content analysis, all verses related to couples from Quran were explored. Results: According to the results of the study, the main identified theme...

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of coping strategies in the relationship between family communication pattern and addiction potential in the youth. Method: The present study was descriptive-correlational of structural equation modeling type. The statistical population of the present study included members of t...

In this manuscript we describe an original study testing two competing hypotheses on intentions to rescue kin members in risky life-saving scenarios. The Cultural Hypothesis predicted an overall favoritism towards female kin compared to male kin, based on Atari et al.’s (2020) account of Qeirat and Ghayrah values more generally. Atari et al. (2020)...

Background This study aims to design and validate ten projective images of Young’s Early Maladaptive Schema ( EMS ) domains. For this purpose, two questions are to be addressed. (1) How is the factorial structure of the projective images of EMS domains? (2) Do the images designed in the domains of disconnection and rejection, impaired autonomy and...

Background: Considering Voluntary Function (VF), the purpose of the present study was to prognosticate the addiction potential (AP) among some members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) in Iran. To get the research done, we made use of both correlative and descriptive methods as research methods. Methods: The statistical population of the c...

Aim: The aim of this study was to identify and validate the master narrative model of identity of Iranian adolescents. Method: This study was a basic research with a mixed approach. In the qualitative phase, the population consisted of male adolescents aged 15-20 years old, as well as psychologists and sociologists in Tehran in 2020. Nineteen adole...

Developing the quality of employees' work life results in the improvement of service delivery to the clients of the organizations. This research is ultimately intended to design a model for the quality of work life of employees of the Welfare Organization. Participants in this study included official and staff managers and employees of welfare offi...

Grief is one of the most common human reactions that occurs in all cultures and age groups in response to various types of depression, especially the death of a dear. From this study, issues related to grief are important, therefore, the aim of this study was to extract of factors for dynamic initiation of shrine defenders martyrs' wives of Tehran'...

Background: Providing quality services to clients of the Welfare Organization requires attention to the quality of work life of its staff; But no research has been done on improving the quality of work life of welfare staff. Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the Effectiveness of training components of quality of work life on improvin...

There is increasing evidence that people with depression disorder have emotional expressiveness problems that may play a key role in the pathology and continuity of this disorder. Some experts say suppressed emotions can lead to traumatic symptoms, including depression. So, the aim of this study was to develop of treatment program based on dynamic...

Objective This study investigates the mediating role of behavioral inhibition system in the relationship between alexithymia and perceived pain intensity in patients with chronic pain, and the moderating role of anxiety in the relationship between behavioral inhibition system and the perceived pain intensity in such patients. Methods The research...

Introduction: Food craving is a strong and most uncontrollable desire to eat. some new evidences suggest that changes in cortical irritability cathode and anode could be effective in reducing food craving. The aim of this research assess the effect of these methods; transcranial Direct Current Stimulation(tDCS), dietary and combination of them...

Objective Chronic pain has a great prevalence in the society of adults which causes important problems for health and quality of life. The present study aims to investigate a hypothetical model of pain perception in patients with chronic pain, considering the role of unconscious, emotional, behavioral and meta-cognitive factors. Methods A total of...

Introduction: Food craving is a strong and most uncontrollable desire to eat. some new evidences suggest that changes in cortical irritability cathode and anode could be effective in reducing food craving. The aim of this research assess the effect of these methods; transcranial Direct Current Stimulation(tDCS), dietary and combination of them on f...

Background: Mindfulness-based interventions have shown to be efficient in managing chronic pain. Cognitive factors play a prominent role in chronic pain complications and negative cognitive contents about pain are often the first issues targeted in cognitive-based therapies, which are known as first-line treatment of chronic pain over the past deca...

Objective Chronic pain has a great prevalence in the society of adults, which causes important problems for health and quality of life. The present study aims to investigate a hypothetical model of pain perception in patients with chronic pain, considering the role of unconscious, emotional, behavioral and meta-cognitive factors. Methods A total o...

Background and Objective: In patients with multiple sclerosis, pain is a common phenomenon and plays an important role in mental health and quality of life of these individuals. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of cognitive behavioral group therapy and hope-based group therapy on perception of pain in patients with M...

Aim and Background: The expansion of internet and creation of social networks in its context, has caused a lot of interactions among people. Relationship with different sex is one of the phenomenon which is very common through cyberspace so that today these relationships has also been extended to adolescence. The purpose of this study was to study...

Background: Primary headaches are one of the most troubled chronic diseases. Headaches interfere within the various dimensions of the patient's life. Coping strategies that aim to be attention focused (e.g., mindfulness) may moderate pain-related emotional and physical interference. Objectives: This investigation examined the relationship betwee...

Introduction: Pain-related mental images have an important role in pain experience of the patients and processing of sensory information through cognitive and emotional processes. The treatment protocol for rescripting of pain mental image has recently been complied and validated in order to change the pain perception. This study has been conducted...

Background Mindfulness-based intervention has been found efficacious in reducing primary headaches and negative cognitive-related pain. However, little is known about the potential moderators in this regard. One of the most important moderators affecting the headaches is Alexithymia. Objective The present study investigated the moderating role of...

A B S T R A C T Objective. – This study investigates the mediating role of behavioral inhibition system in the relationship between alexithymia and perceived pain intensity in patients with chronic pain, and the moderating role of anxiety in the relationship between behavioral inhibition system and the perceived pain intensity in such patients. Met...

The quality of life is mainly measured by multiple conceptual frameworks which neglect the cultural-religious context of the societies. Hence, there is not a unique instrument to assess life quality. The present study strives to develop and validate a quality of life questionnaire in light of Javadi Amoli’s view. In this study, the researcher-made...

Background Primary headaches are the most common cause of absence from work and school and one of the most common reasons for referring to the neurologists. Objectives The present study was designed to investigate the relationship of cognitive processing style and mindfulness with pain intensity and the ultimate aim was to provide the role of pain...

Objective Because burns are one of the traumatic events that causes Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the scar caused by an accident causes changes in the skin and the appearance of the patient, these people will have problems in their social relationships that affect their lives and social skills. Therefore, the present study was conducted...

Background: The ability to understand and being able to profoundly and deeply understand the within-person differences entail profile analysis which is considered to be a serious challenge in psychometrics area. Aim: This study was aimed at applying Profile Analysis via Multidimensional Scaling (PAMS) procedure in order to extract prototypical prof...

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common chronic diseases of the central nervous system. This disease can deeply affect patient’s occupational and social activities. The goal of this psychological intervention is to help these people cope up correctly and efficiently with the challenges posed by this disease. Objectives: This p...

Objectives Owing to the fact that interpersonal bonds of social support can improve health under stressful situations, social support can have a protective and moderating role against the harmful effects of stress. The present research aims to predict the relationship between psychological well-being and the ability to manage stress and social supp...

Transition through puberty is marked by an increased risk for the onset of a range of health problems, particularly those related to the control of behavior and emotion. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of training puberty (physical and psychological matters) in general well being and its dimensions in girl adolescents. This...

Introduction: Since non-compliance is one of the challenges faced by clinicians working with schizophrenics, and given that the attitude toward treatment is one of critical factors responsible for this non-compliance, it is essential to study this phenomenon and its possible contributing factors. For this reason, this research was designed and cond...

The World Health Organization ranks migraine among the top 20 disabling diseases. Effects of migraine headache on patients and society as a whole are substantial and are an important issue in public health. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on reducing migraine headache impact on women and...

Background:Limb amputation is often an inevitable procedure in the advanced condition of various diseases, which may result in trauma or infection with a dramatic impact on a patient’s life. After the physical loss of a limb, patients experience several limitations. Limp amputation disturbs the integrity of the human body and causes low self-esteem...

Background The prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) has been reported to increase in recent decades. Therefore, scientific studies should be performed to specify psychological variables, which may contribute to the etiology of this disorder. In this study, we examined the role of body image and perfectionism in predicting BDD symptoms among...

Divorce is an event affecting couples, children, families, and community. Little is known about the perception of Iranian couples who intended to get divorced with regard to the process of decision making on divorce. The purpose of this study was to build a theory about the process that leads the couples to get divorced. The grounded theory in qual...

Background: This study investigated the association between Iranian university students perception of their fathers and their object-relations and defense mechanisms. Materials and Methods: Participants were 438 students between 18-22 years from Tehran Police Science University, who voluntary agreed to fill the Fatherhood Scale (Dick, 2004), Bell o...

Background Rumination is one of the extreme negative cognitions in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). It is assumed that some cognitive problems such as attentional control can facilitate rumination and some internal capabilities such as resiliency can reduce engaging in these ruminations. Objectives The present study investigated...

Much of the research in recent decades has associated religiousness with positive psychological outcomes. Recently, it has been shown that scientific belief can substitute religion as a source of comfort. In a sample of 474 Iranian Muslim university students, we examined how religious and scientific attitudes predicted life satisfaction, happiness,...

این پژوهش با هدف بررسی مدلی درباره ی تن انگاره وتعیین روابط ساختاری عوامل جسمی و عوامل شناختی ـ رفتاری دخیل در تن انگاره دانشجویان مونثایرانی انجام شد. به این منظورنمونه ای به حجم 497 نفراز دانشجویان دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد زرند به طورتصادفی انتخاب شدند و پس از اندازه گیری قد، وزن و شاخص توده بدنی با استفاده ازمقیاس حالت تن انگاره، مقیاس عزت نفس آ...

Introduction: psychodynamics disorders result in inabilities and abnormality of social and individual activities; which in fact lead to incoherency with the environment. In addition to physical symptoms, the disorders are featured with mental aspects that have great effects on personal life. Therefore, along with diagnosing and treating the disorde...

Introduction The prevalence of disordered eating behaviors has been reported to increase in recent decades; therefore, the search for specific psychological variables that may contribute to the etiology of this disorder is of great importance. The current study examined the mediating role of the emotion regulation difficulties on the relationship b...