● All strategies that people learn in EFGT could increase their health and affect their biopsychosocial and increasing their emotion regulation.
● Unpleasant emotions like loneliness, stress and sadness can be one of the causes of Internet addiction.
● EFGT is effective in increasing mental health and social interactions and reducing isolation and depression.

Plain Language Summary 
Addiction is one of the most common problems in modern societies. One of the types of addiction is internet addiction, which involves excessive use of the Internet and leads to numerous problems in one's performance. Internet addiction has different consequences and affects everyone's lives. Internet addiction can be a behavioral response to unpleasant emotions that one experiences. Therefore, an appropriate treatment to cope with this phenomenon can be emotion-based therapy. In this treatment, people become more familiar with the nature of their emotions and learn how to deal with unpleasant emotions and accept them. In this study, researchers investigated the effectiveness of emotion-based group therapy on reducing negative emotions and symptoms of Internet addiction. The results of this study showed that emotion-based therapy can effectively regulate individuals' emotions and help reduce the negative feeling of people with internet addiction.

● Investigating on the psychometric properties of the Persian version of sexual self-efficacy scale-female functioning
● The results can be used in prevention programs and increasing the competence of legal marital relations.

Plain Language Summary 
The study investigated the psychometric properties of the Persian version of sexual self-efficacy scale-female functioning in female married students. The study sample consisted volunteer student married women living in married dormitories and non-dormitories. Then, they completed sexual self-efficacy scale-female functioning (SSES-F). Today, researchers have taken practical steps to develop multidimensional standardized clinical instruments to measure sexual functioning. Four factors were identified. Relating to the validity and reliability of the SSES-F. This scale can be used in clinical settings and research studies, particularly in prevention programs and increasing the competence of legal marital relations.

● Group therapy based on the 12-step approach of NA increases the self-control of addicted people.
● Group therapy based on the 12-step approach of NA improves the Quality of Life of addicted people.

Plain Language Summary 
Substance use disorder is a chronic problem with behavioral consequences. The 12-step approach of NA is a known therapeutic approach based on a series of principles proposed to recover from the addiction. The present research was conducted to examine the effectiveness of this approach on self-control and Quality of Life in people with substance use disorder diagnosis during recovery. The results showed the 12-step approach of NA could be an effective treatment to increase the self-control and most domains of Quality of Life of these people. 

● There is a relationship between personality traits and psychological capital and academic adjustment.
● Educational-counseling interventions oriented on personality and psychological capital could be helpful in promoting student’s academic adjustment.

Plain Language Summary 
The study is an investigation of the relationship between personality traits and psychological capital and academic adjustment. This was a cross-sectional research study. The study population comprised all male and female students were selected by cluster sampling method. The Adjustment Inventory for College Students, Personality Inventory, and Luthans Psychological Capital Questionnaire were used to collect data. The analysis suggested a significant relationship between academic adjustment and honesty-humility. The regression analysis results revealed that conscientiousness, emotionality, and honesty-humility, and indicated that hopefulness predicted 3% of the variance in academic adjustment. The study results indicated a relationship between personality traits and psychological capital and academic adjustment.

● The effects of group logotherapy on the IBS symptoms and quality of life in patients with IBS.
● The mean scores of the experimental group revealed significant changes in the studied patients’ Quality of Life and decreased IBS severity scores. 
● The results remained consistent in the follow-up study that indicated a significant decrease in the IBS severity and Quality of Life of the patients.

Plain Language Summary 
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is among the most unknown psychosomatic disorders and a chronic, disabling, and functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. It is characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, and changes in bowel habits. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of group logotherapy on the IBS symptoms and quality of life in patients with IBS. The data gathering tools and the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Quality of Life (IBS-QOL) questionnaire were used. These inventories were completed in 3 stages of pre-test, Post-test, and follow-up. The mean scores of the experimental group revealed significant changes in the studied patients’ quality of life and decreased IBS severity scores. According to the present research data, developing a treatment plan based on group logo-therapy intervention is effective in improving the patients’ quality of life, and decreasing IBS severity.

● TLE could cause various emotional symptoms due to the damages imposed on the temporal lobe.
● There are sigificace differences in emotional processing between the investigated epileptic and non-epileptic groups.
● There are more emotional processing dysfunction in patients affected by TLE, compared to the non-epileptics.

Plain Language Summary 
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE) could cause various emotional symptoms due to the damages imposed on the temporal lobe. Some patients with epilepsy were compared to patients with no epilepsy to identify emotional-processing styles in them. The obtained data were analyzed using a multivariate analysis of variance by SPSS. The results suggested significant differences in emotional processing between the investigated epileptic and non-epileptic groups. Also, emotional processing indicated significant differences in intrusion, the lack of attunement, and dissociation subscales between patients with early-onset TLE, compared to those with late-onset TLE. The data revealed more emotional processing dysfunction in patients affected by TLE, compared to the non-epileptics. This study aimed to compare emotional processing between patients with early- and late-onset TLE and a healthy group.

● Somatic symptom disorder causes distress or a significant disruption in one’s daily life.
● Its identification and treatment are of great importance because of the high prevalence and cost.

Plain Language Summary 
Somatic symptom disorder refers to symptoms that cause distress or a significant disruption in daily life. It is rrelated with poor Quality of Life and psychological distress, as well as an increased burden on health services. Therefore, its identification and treatment is important because of the high prevalence and cost . The present study aimed to evaluate the factor structure, as well as the validity and reliability of the 8-item somatic symptom scale (SSS-8). Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that gastrointestinal problems, pain, fatigue, and cardiopulmonary complaints were the general factor loadings of somatic symptoms. This scale can be used to evaluate the severity of somatic symptoms of patients referring to health clinics. It is beneficial for interested researchers to investigate this disorder and its complications.

● An investigation of the psychometric properties of the Self-criticism Scale (SCS) and Self-reassurance Scale (SRS);
● SRS and SCS form a homogenous set with the appropriate factorial structure qualified for psychological investigations and clinical application.

Plain Language Summary 
This research investigated the psychometric properties of the Self-criticism Scale (SCS) and Self-reassurance Scale (SRS). First, the original versions of SCS and SRS were translated into Persian and back-translated into English ad then reviewed and revised. The scale was presented to the students. The reliability of each factor was also calculated using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. The stability and reliability coefficients for SCR and SRS were satisfactory. In general, SRS and SCS form a homogenous set with the appropriate factorial structure qualified for psychological investigations and clinical application in Iranian society.