Shima Khajevand, Dr Abdolmagid Bahreinian, Dr Maryam Nasri, Dr Fatemeh Shahabizadeh,
Volume 17, Issue 4 (Volume17 Issue 4 2024)
Abstract
The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of treatment based on mentalization and therapy based on parent-child relationship on emotion regulation and eating behaviors of anxious children. The present research method was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The statistical population of the research included all the mothers of anxious children of the Bandar Abbas Oil Refining Company in 1402, and based on the entry and exit criteria, 45 eligible people were included in the study using available sampling and randomly selected into two experimental groups and a control group. were assigned Subjects were evaluated using Shield and Kiketi's (1997) emotion regulation questionnaires, Wardell et al.'s (2001) children's eating behavior, and Spence-Parent Form's children's anxiety scale (1998) in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up stages. The results of analysis of variance showed that there is a significant difference between the control group with treatment based on mentalization and treatment based on parent-child relationship in emotional regulation and eating behaviors of anxious children, and treatment based on mentalization and parent-child relationship leads to a decrease Emotional negativity and eating behavior problems and increased adaptive emotional regulation in anxious children.
Feresheh Reza, Javanshir Asadi, Arastoo Mirani, Afsaneh Khajevand Khoshli,
Volume 19, Issue 1 (Volume 19, Issue 1, Spring 2025)
Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy in reducing anxiety and enhancing tolerance of uncertainty in women with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This research employed a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population included all women diagnosed with OCD who referred to the Sarvahana Counseling Center in Tehran in 2025. A purposive sample of 30 participants was selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (15 participants in each). The experimental group received ten sessions of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy, while the control group received no intervention. Data were collected using the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), the Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (MOCI), and the Freeston Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale. The results of covariance analysis indicated that short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy significantly reduced both state and trait anxiety and increased tolerance of uncertainty in the experimental group compared to the control group (p < 0.01). These findings support the effectiveness of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy in improving emotional and cognitive components associated with OCD in women, and highlight its clinical utility in enhancing emotion regulation, uncertainty acceptance, and reducing rumination in this population.
