Habib Hadianfard

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• Doctor of Philosophy
• Professor (Full) at Shiraz University

This study aimed to identify the role of sustained attention and its interaction with task complexity in shaping high school adolescents’ search performance (satisfaction and success) during web-based information retrieval. The study sample consisted of 90 female students from the tenth and eleventh grades at Shiraz University High School. Data was...

Purpose: This research aims to understand better users' cognitive and attentional processes during web searches and provide insights for improving user experience. Methods: This research is fundamental in terms of its objective, quantitative nature, and casual-comparative data collection method. Data on users' brain waves were collected using EEG d...

Background Attention to the heterogeneous manifestations of obsessive-compulsive symptoms observed in clinical and nonclinical populations has motivated researchers to use tools to identify homogeneous subgroups of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients. The Obsessive-Compulsive Trait Core Dimensions Questionnaire (OC-TCDQ) is used to evaluat...

Background The Obsessive-Compulsive Core Dimensions Questionnaire (OC-CDQ) is the first measure created to assess the motivational dimensions of experiential avoidance in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (Harm Avoidance (HA) and Incompleteness (INC)). The OC-CDQ has been translated and validated in several languages, but not in Persia...

Aim The current study aimed at examining the ability of the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale‐Parent Report (WFIRS‐P) to discriminate between children with ADHD and controls in functional impairment and identifying optimal cutoff scores for the WFIRS‐P subscales and total scale. Methods Parents of 51 children with ADHD (90.2% male; grades 1...

Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have difficulty with emotion regulation relative to their non-ADHD peers, including the use of distraction and reappraisal to regulate emotions. The aim of the current study was to examine emotion regulation in children and adolescents with ADHD using distraction and reappraisal strategi...

Almost 30% of ADHD adults do not respond to standard pharmaceuticals. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a method for modulation of cortical excitability. On the other hand, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is a cognitive-behavioral approach that might be utilized for adults with ADHD. The effects of integration of these interven...

Background and Objectives: Metacognition as a process involved in “thinking about own thinking”, has an important role in various psychopathologies in children. This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of Metacognitions Questionnaire for Children (MCQ-C) for Iranian children. Methods: Participants were 338 chil...

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation and physical exercise on locomotor movement skill of children with DCD. Materials and Methods: The present study is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-posttest design with a control group. 80 boys aged 6-10 years (mean age: 8.68±1.2) were select...

Citation: Homayouni S, Taghavi M.R, Goodarzi M.A, Hadianfard H. The efficacy of emotion focused therapy on worry and self-criticism in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder. Background: Improving the psychotherapies for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is dependent on a deeper understanding of the relations between symptoms and associated...

One of the most common disorders among school-age children is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Although the symptoms mostly appear between the ages of five and seven, some can be traced back to early childhood. Objective: In this study, we identified and ranked early childhood characteristics that can correctly predict ADHD diagnos...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cognitive rehabilitation on Fundamental motor skills of children with DCD. The method of the present study was quasi-experimental, a pre- posttest design with experimental, and control groups. The statistical population of the study was 6 to 10 year old children in khonj city. For this purp...

Due to the climate change impact, personal thermal comfort (PTC) studies in buildings have been highlighted to reconsider previous result. PTC cause thermal adaptation )physical, physiological and psychological adaptation( that is process of acclimatization to different condition. Thermal comfort is affected by environmental, personal, mental, cogn...

Objective: The current study aimed to investigate the frequency of impairment in different functional domains of life and the relationship between sex and age and functional impairment in school-based samples of Iranian children and adolescents. Method: A sample of 270 children (ages 6-11) enrolled in two public elementary schools and a sample o...

Background Research on the psychometric properties of the Persian self-report form of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Version 4.0 (PedsQL 4.0) in adolescents has several gaps (e.g., convergent validity) that limit its clinical application and therefore the cross-cultural impact of this measure. This study aimed at investigating the psychome...

Background: The assessment of psychological symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients could play a key role in identifying the adverse effects of the disease. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the concurrent and predictive validity of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) in patients with MS. Methods: In a cross‐sectional study i...

Introduction: Despite the effects of inconstant and situational variables on aggression, relative constancy of aggression across life span was confirmed in some studies. The present study aimed to predict the university student’s aggression according to intelligence, temperament dimensions and attachment styles as constant individual variables. Met...

Introduction: In recent years, many studies focused on emotion regulation in conceptualization, explanation, and treatment of mental disorders. Problematic patterns of emotional reactivity and regulation are prominent factors in various mental disorders, specially internalizing disorders. The present study aimed to identify the role of emotion regu...

Introduction: During cancer treatment, parents are faced with a number of challenges that require making difficult decisions. The aim of this project was investigating effectiveness of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) on posttraumatic stress symptoms in parents of children with cancer. Methods: The present research will be an experimental stud...

Objectives The present study investigated the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Pain Perception (PP) in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Methods This was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test and a control group design. The statistical population was all individuals wi...

Objective: The Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale–Self-Report Form (WFIRS-S) was developed as a measure of functional impairment in adolescents and adults with ADHD. This study reports the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the WFIRS-S in a sample of normal Iranian adolescents. Method: Internal consistency and factor structure...

Introduction: The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of teaching to avoid cognitive errors through narrative therapy on depression and dysfunctional attitude in primary-school girls. Methods: This experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design and a one-month follow-up. The assessment tool consisted of the Depres...

Introduction: Despite the high prevalence and unpleasant consequences of social anxiety disorder in university students, little research has been done to determine the most effective treatment for SAD. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the effectiveness of rational-emotive and solution-focused brief therapy on reducing socia...

This study assessed quality of life, emotional and behavioral problems, prosocial behavior, and functional impairment in a sample of Iranian children based on their attention and behavioral control skills. The sample consisted of 280 male and female children aged between 6 and 12 years old who were divided into strong, moderate, and weak groups bas...

Background This study evaluates the descriptive and psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale-Parent Report Form (WFIRS-P) in a normal sample of Iranian children. Method Parents of 282 students (grades 1–6) completed the WFIRS-P. Means and standard deviations were computed for the total scale, e...

INTRODUCTION: The term sleep disorder refers to difficulty in initiating sleep, maintaining it or a relaxing sleep despite having enough time to sleep. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a non-drug multi-dimensional treatment that targets behavioral and cognitive factors of this disorder. Some studies have shown that psychiatric and neurological disor...

Background Mindfulness‐based interventions improve a variety of clinical outcomes. Executive functioning (EF) and emotion dysregulation are among the proposed transdiagnostic mechanisms that such interventions are proposed to target. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the impact of mindfulness meditation training on EF and emotion dysregu...

Objectives: New cognitive theories of delusions have proposed that deficit or bias in inference stage (a stage of normal belief formation) is significant in delusion formation. The aim of this study was predicting the severity of delusions based on jumping-to-conclusion bias in patients with schizophrenia. Methods: The sample consisted of 60 delude...

Objective: This cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the impact of the disability status, psychological resilience, and treatment adherence on health-related quality of life (QOL) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: One hundred MS outpatients, 80 women and 20 men, referred to a clinic of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, were...

Recent advances in brain and cognitive science studies have revolutionized concepts in neural dynamics, regulating mechanisms, coding systems and information processing networks which govern our function and behavior. Hidden aspects of neurological and psychiatric diseases are being understood and hopes for their treatment are emerging. Although...

4.6 Effect of Electromagnetic Radiation on Cognitive Functions Cognitive Functions One of the other areas of interest in BCSG-Shiraz is the study of the possible detrimental effects of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation in microwave frequency range on brain health and cognitive functions. Over the past years, the ‘Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiat...

Background: Children suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are very difficult to handle. It can be very frustrating and needs an outstanding tolerance. Behavioral difficulties in ADHD children may increase the risk of child abuse for them. The aim of this research was to compare child abuse, and neglect between ADHD group and...

Objective: Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not process most information due to inattention and loss of the opportunity to save and retrieve information. Therefore, these children experience memory impairment. Although visual memory has been previously studied in children with ADHD, iconic memory in these children h...

Background: Scrupulosity is one of the mental disorders with a history richer than any other disorder. However, much of the published literature lacks a thorough clinical coverage of the issue. Based on previous studies, most patients with scrupulosity particularly follow dysfunctional thinking patterns related to moral and religious issues. The ma...

Background: Shoulder pain is a common complication of hemiplegia, and many risk factors may predispose astroke patient to shoulder pain. The aim of this study was to find out the factors that can predict the hemiplegicshoulder pain (HSP) after stroke. We used explorative design methods based on Logistic Regression.Methods: The sample of this study...