Social Psychology Research

Abstract Introduction: Menopause is a natural stage of women's lives and occurs when women lose their fertility. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of psychosocial education along with stress relief techniques on psychological well-being and social isolation in postmenopausal women. Method: The research method was carried out using a two-group matched design with pre-test and post-test. The statistical population of the study included all women with premenopausal symptoms in Karaj in 2022-2023. The sample of this study included 30 women with premenopausal symptoms who were selected through purposive sampling. Results: The research tools were: Psychological Well-Being and Social Isolation Questionnaire. The results showed that psychosocial education along with stress relief techniques is effective in improving psychological well-being and social isolation (p<0.05). Conclusion: This training, due to the feeling of relaxation in the individual, can improve the well-being and social isolation of menopausal women and enable them to cope with the stress and anxiety of menopause. Therefore, it is suggested that in future research, people of different ages should also be studied.  

Abstract Introduction: Virtual space generates a wide array of information and semantic expressions, creating a sense of abundance. Individuals become suspended in the construction of their identity when confronted with the vastness of this space and its plethora of resources. The present study aims to determine the mediating role of life orientation, self-expression, and psychological well-being in the relationship between moral intelligence and the prevention of virtual identity.
Method: The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population consisted of all female students in the second year of high school in Shiraz who were studying during the academic year 2022-2023. Among the statistical population, 382 people were selected using a multi-stage cluster sampling method with the Morgan and Karjesi formula. For data collection, self-expression was assessed using the Gambrill and Reiji (1975) questionnaire, psychological well-being with Rief's (1989) measure, moral intelligence using Link and Keel's (2008) instrument, and life orientation through Shier and Carver's (1985) scale. Data were analyzed using path analysis.
Results: The findings revealed a significant positive correlation between moral intelligence, life orientation, self-expression, and psychological well-being with the prevention of virtual identity (P < 0.01). Moreover, moral intelligence was positively and significantly related to life orientation, self-expression, and psychological well-being (P < 0.01). The results further demonstrated that life orientation, self-expression, and psychological well-being acted as significant mediators in the relationship between moral intelligence and the prevention of virtual identity (P < 0.01).
Conclusion: Conclusion: The findings indicate that moral intelligence influences the prevention of virtual identity through self-expression, life orientation, and psychological well-being as mediators. Based on the obtained indices and coefficients, it can be concluded that the proposed model of the causal relationships between moral intelligence and prevention of virtual identity, with the mediation of self-expression, life orientation, and psychological well-being, adequately explains the data.

Abstract  Introduction: Addiction is one of the social harms that society is always involved with. By improving some social and psychological characteristics in addicted people, the treatment process can be facilitated more favorably. With Farish's cognitive-behavioral therapy approaches, it is possible to help in various ways to improve the social and psychological capabilities of addicted people and to facilitate the treatment process. Therefore, this research was conducted with the aim of the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy based on Michael Frisch's model on social responsibility and psychological well-being in drug addiction treatment centers. Method: The research was semi-experimental, with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included all the treatment-seeking drug addiction treatment centers under the supervision of the Welfare Organization Mashhad, from which 30 people were voluntarily selected and randomly placed in two groups of 15 people, experimental and control. To collect data, the Salkovskis Social Responsibility Questionnaire (Salkovskis, 2000) and the Riff Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire (1989) were used. The experimental group received 8 sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy based on Michael Frisch's model. The data were analyzed based on multiple covariance analysis. Results: The results of the research showed that cognitive-behavioral therapy based on the Michael Frisch model led to accountability improvement (F=7.943, P<0.05) and improved cognitive well-being (F=9.971, P<0.05), and seeking treatment to get rid of addiction. Conclusion: Based on this, counseling centers and addiction treatment camps can also use non-drug treatment methods to help addicts, according to the results of the present study.  

Abstract The purpose of this study was to analyze the state of corruption on the basis of mental health and mediating the role of psychological well-being. The research method was descriptive-correlational modeling of structural equations. The statistical population consisted of all employees of Ardebil University of Mohaghegh who were selected by using stratified random sampling method in proportion to the size of each class. 280 subjects were selected as the statistical sample. Three general health questionnaires, a corruption inventory questionnaire and a psychological well-being questionnaire were used to collect the data. To analyze the data, correlation matrix and structural equation modeling (path analysis) were used. The findings of the research showed that there was a significant and positive relationship between mental health and administrative corruption (-0.54) and the psychological well-being (0.49). The relationship between psychological well-being and administrative corruption (-0.39) was negative and significant. Also, the relationship between mental health and administrative corruption with the role of mediation of psychological well-being (-52 / 0) was reversed and significant. Based on the findings of this research, the mental health of the organization's staff can be effective both in reducing administrative corruption and psychological well-being of employees.

Abstract Introduction: this research has been carried out among drug-quitting addict women to study the effectiveness of self-encouragement training on social and psychological well-being. Method: This research is of semi-experimental kind accompanied by pretest – post-test and follow-up with an experimental group. The statistical universe includes 20 of addict women under, so 10 people were placed in experiment group randomly. Experiment group was exposed to a self-encouragement training for 10 sessions of 120 minutes. They were evaluated before and after training intervention by Kizz social well-being questionnaire (1998) and Reef psychological well-being questionnaire (1980) and then 3 months after training, again they were followed up. The data were analyzed by variance analysis test with repeated measurement and post test. Results: self-encouragement training showed a significant difference in social and psychological scales as compared with before training. Conclusion: self-encouragement training can greatly help to situation of social and psychological well-being of drug-quitting women.