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The Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters-II (MESSY-II) and Its Adaptation for Iranian Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability
Bakhtiyar Karami, Mojtaba Gashool, Ali Tayarani Rad, Shoaib Qasemi,
Volume 1, Issue 4 (Autumn 2013-- 2013)
Abstract

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters-II (MESSY-II) in a community population in Iran.

Methods: The Iranian version of the MESSY-II was administered by interviewing care staff of all children and adolescents (n=355) with administratively defined intellectual disabilities (IDs) living in Tehran, Esfahan, Karaj & Kurdistan.

Results: Exploratory factor analysis showed two factor structures (Inappropriate Assertiveness/ Impulsiveness and Appropriate Social Skills) for the MESSY-II. MESSY-II subscales demonstrated high internal consistency reliability.

Conclusion: The present study indicates that the Persian form of MESSY-II is applicable to research on populations with varying mental functioning, diagnoses, ages, and living arrangements.


Personality Traits, Emotion Regulation and Impulsive Behaviors in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder
Mozhgan Lotfi, Mehdi Amini, Asghar Fathi, Adel Karami, Saleh Ghiasi,
Volume 2, Issue 1 (Winter 2014 -- 2014)
Abstract

Objective: The purposes of this study were to examine the relationships between personality traits, cognitive emotion regulation strategies and impulsive behaviors of borderline personality disorder, and to explore which personality traits and cognitive emotion regulation strategies can better predict and explain the impulsive behaviors in borderline personality disorder.

Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study design. The participants consisted of 78 patients with borderline personality disorder. Patients were recruited from health and medical centers in Tehran, Iran. The Sample was selected based on judgmental sampling. The SCIDII- PQ, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II (SCID-II), NEO-PI-R, Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) and Impulsive Behaviors checklist were used for diagnosis and assessment. Pearson Correlation and Multivariate Regression Analysis has been used for data analysis. All statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS 16.

Results: Findings indicated that neuroticism and openness significantly correlated with impulsive behaviors (r=0.312 and 0.280 respectively, P<0.001, P<0.05), and can predict impulsive behaviors in borderline personality disorder. The results also showed that, selfblame, other blame and positive refocus positively correlate with impulsive behaviors (r=0.32, 0.31 and 0.27 respectively, P<0.001, P<0.05). Also significant beta weights were positive for self-blame and other-blame. Those results partially confirmed existing studies.

Conclusion: Overall, findings showed that neuroticism, openness, self-blame and other blame were significant predictors of impulsive behaviors in borderline personality disorder


Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Behavior Problems Inventory in Iranian Elementary Students with Intellectual Disability
Mojtaba Gashool, Shoeayb Qasem, Bakhtiyar Karami, Hamid Alizadeh, Amin Arkan, Mahdi Fooladgar,
Volume 3, Issue 4 (Autumn 2015-- 2015)
Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties and the factor structure of the Behavior Problems Inventory (BPI-01) among students with intellectual disabilities in Iran.
Methods: The Persian version of BPI-01 was administered to the care staff of Iranian children and adolescents (n=591) who had been detected as suffering from intellectual disabilities. Iranian children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities in the present study lived in one of the 4 provinces of Tehran, Esfahan, Karaj, and Kurdistan. Cronbach α and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used for analyzing the data. 

Results: The results of the study showed that the scale could reach an acceptable level of internal consistency (Cronbach α ranged from 0.83 to 0.94). Furthermore, CFA supported the unidimensionality of the subscales as well as 3 factor structure proposed in the original BPI-01.
Conclusion: The Persian version of BPI-01 enjoys an acceptable level of reliability and is explained by the same factor structure proposed in the original BPI-01. The limitations and some applications of the present study will be discussed too.


Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies in Prisoners With Borderline Personality Disorder
Mozhgan Lotfi, Mahdi Amini, Asghar Fathi, Adel Karami, Saleh Ghiasi, Shahin Sadeghi,
Volume 6, Issue 3 (Summer 2018)
Abstract
Objective: The main aim of this study was to examine the cognitive emotion regulation strategies among prisoners with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and compare those with the normal population, by achieving the patterns of the implemented strategies between the BPD prisoners.
Methods: Ninety prisoners with BPD and 92 non-clinical individuals participated in this study. A Structured Clinical Interview (SCID-II) was used to diagnosis of BPD, and the cognitive emotion regulation strategies were evaluated by the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). The data were analyzed by independent t test and correlation coefficient via SPSS-16 software.
Results: Independent t-test and correlations analyses showed that cognitive emotion regulation strategies differed in BPD as compared to normal samples, and also showed that self-blame, catastrophization, other blames and rumination strategies exhibited the largest associations with BPD (rs=0.40, 0.38, 0.34 and 0.33, respectively).
Conclusion: The findings showed that the cognitive emotion regulation strategies, especially maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies, had significant relation with BPD symptoms. So, these maladaptive cognitive-emotional components may, therefore, play an essential role in the interventional strategies.

Explaining Anger in Atypical Social Anxiety Disorder Based on Impulsivity and Risk Perception
Tooraj Sepahvand, Khalil Karami,
Volume 8, Issue 4 (Autumn 2020)
Abstract
Objective: The present research aimed at explaining anger in individuals with the atypical pattern of Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) based on impulsivity and risk perception. 
Methods: The present study used a cross-sectional design. The research population included all students of Arak University; of which, 450 individuals were selected by convenience sampling method. Firstly, the Social Phobia Inventory, Dickman Impulsivity Inventory, Risk Perception Scale, and Novaco Anger Scale were performed in them. Then, based on their obtained scores in social anxiety, 124 individuals with scores ≥19 were selected as the final research sample.
Results: Multiple regression data indicated that impulsivity and risk perception predict 36% of the variance of anger in individuals with social anxiety (F2, 121=33.70, P<0.001); impulsivity directly (Beta=0.423) and risk perception inversely (Beta=-0.297) presented a significant contribution in predicting the study subjects’ anger. 
Conclusion: It is necessary to pay serious attention to impulsivity and risk perception in understanding and treating individuals with SAD and their anger.
Investigating the Relationship Between Differentiation and Moral Justice in Sexual Satisfaction
Avisa Khabiri Pooya, Mohsen Mohammadi, Abolfazl Karami, Isaac Rahimian Boogar,
Volume 10, Issue 4 (Autumn 2022)
Abstract
Objective: This study aims to investigate the model of the relationship between differentiation and moral justice in sexual satisfaction.
Methods: This descriptive and applied research was done based on structural equations. The statistical population consisted of 300 individuals who were selected via the convenience sampling method. The differentiation questionnaire moral justice questionnaire were distributed to the individuals online.
Results: The results indicated that differentiation (0.243) (P<0.01), and moral justice (0.175) (P<0.01) are related to sexual satisfaction.
Conclusion: The individual and interpersonal dimensions of human beings can affect sexual satisfaction. According to different human dimensions, it is suggested that cognitive issues, interpersonal relationships, and moral dimensions be trained even before starting marital life as a model. Meanwhile, conditions can be provided to promote sexual satisfaction and its continuation in a safe and healthy environment to help maintain this path.

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