Abstract Background: Forgiveness is one of the newest issues in the realm of positive psychology and family studies that has come to the lime light of counselors and psychologists due to its impact on the well-being and mental health of individuals. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between forgiveness, personality characteristics and family of origin features. Material & Methods: The present study employed correlation method. The study population comprised all the students(2500) studying at Ardebil University of Medical Sciences in the academic year of 2014-2015, out of which 124 students (56 males and 68 females) were selected using random cluster sampling method and completed the research tools. To collect data, three questionnaires were used, including Forgiveness Inventory, the Big Five Personality Index (BFI) and Family of Origin Scale (FOS). The obtained data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression. Results: The study results suggested that the of factors extroversion, acceptance, consistency, loyalty and the family of origin have significant positive relationship with forgiveness. Neuroticism also showed a negative relationship with forgiveness. Neuroticism and extroversion could explain 20% of the variance of forgiveness in two steps. Conclusions: personality characteristics and family of origin can explain the changes of forgiveness hence, regarding the obtained results and their employment can be of crucial importance in the preventive and therapeutic programs.

Introduction and purpose: Feelings of frustration and deprivation due to lack of normal children can cause isolation and lack of interest in the relationship with the mother of the outcome of self-esteem depression, and endangerment Mental mother. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment based on acceptance and commitment to increasing the resiliency of the mothers of children with learning difficulties. The study sample consisted of all mothers of children with learning difficulties referred to Raha learning center (Hashtgerd) in 1393. Methods: Method of study, was experimental with pretest-posttest control group. Group Training (Acceptance and Commitment) 9 sessions over 9 weeks for the experimental group was given. Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and the analysis of covariance was used. Results: The results indicate that the training program is based on acceptance and commitment to increase the resiliency of mothers of children with learning difficulties was effective (F= 63/78 and P< 0/01). Discussion: This study confirms the effectiveness of group-based acceptance and commitment to increase the resiliency of mothers of children with learning difficulties, Showed that training is based on acceptance and commitment applicability and can be used as a psychological intervention used in conjunction with other interventions.

Family is the most important pillar of a society, whose stability requires the couples’ commitment to each other. Difficulties and disagreements in married life are natural and how to resolve these conflicts can cause either stability or instability of the couples’ life. This descriptive-correlational study was conducted to investigate the predictive role of conflict resolution styles in marital commitment. The population included all married staff working in Farabi hospital in Tehran. Among all, 221 participants were selected through random sampling method based on the sample size formula. To collect data, the marital commitment questionnaire and the Rahim organizational conflict inventory-B were used. The results showed that there was a significant correlation between the constructive and non-constructive conflict resolution styles and the marital commitment and conflict resolution styles predict about 14% of changes in marital commitment that is statistically significant. By teaching the conflict resolution styles to couples, we can indirectly increase their marital commitment in addition to helping them solve their conflicts.

The aim of current research was to investigate the effectiveness of solution-focused brief therapy in the improvement of communication patterns and marital intimacy among married women. This quasi-experimental research used pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population consisted of married women referred to the one of the health houses of Tehran city in 2015. A sample of 24 women was selected according to available sampling method. Based on the obtained score on communication patterns scale and marital intimacy scale the subjects were assigned randomly in two experimental and control groups (12 subjects per group). The experimental group participated in 7 sessions of group solution-focused therapy and the control group received no treatment. The gathered data were analyzed by analysis of covariance. The results show that there were significant differences between the pretest and post-test scores of the experimental group, indicating that the solution-focused brief therapy could significantly improve communication patterns and increase marital intimacy among married women (p>0.05). Thus, interventions based on solution-focused brief therapy could be useful in improving the communication patterns and increasing the marital intimacy.