https://modernpsy.rahman.ac.ir/ Journal of Modern Psychology en daily 1 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0330 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0330 https://modernpsy.rahman.ac.ir/article_242399.html Objective: This study aimed to investigate the role of resilience and personality traits in the job performance of nurses working in hospitals in Astara city. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study adopted a correlational approach. The statistical population included all nurses employed in the medical centers of Astara city in 2024. Simple random sampling was used, with 179 nurses participating as the study sample. Data were collected using standard questionnaires and analyzed using Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression in SPSS version 26. The research instruments included the Nurse Team Resilience Scale, Big Five Inventory-2, and Individual Work Performance Questionnaire. Results: Resilience, situational awareness, adaptive capacity, and conscientiousness showed positive and significant correlations with job performance (p < 0.001), whereas key vulnerabilities exhibited a significant negative correlation (p < 0.001). Multiple linear regression indicated that the predictor variables significantly predicted job performance (p < 0.001). Situational awareness, environmental adaptation, and resilience were the strongest positive predictors, while key vulnerabilities had a significant negative effect (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The findings underscore the importance of psychological factors such as resilience, situational awareness, and psychological flexibility in enhancing nurses' job performance. Concurrently, the adverse impact of vulnerabilities highlights that reducing stressors and improving environmental conditions can play a key role in performance improvement. https://modernpsy.rahman.ac.ir/article_244808.html Objective: This study aimed to examine the mediating role of online fear of missing out in the relationship between nomophobia and aviator gambling symptoms severity. Methods: The study’s methodology was associative and cross-sectional in nature. Its population included all university students who resided in the Senga suburb of Gweru, Zimbabwe, during semester time (academic year 2025). 253 students were recruited using convenience and snowball sampling methods. Students completed the Nomophobia Questionnaire (Yildirim & Correia, 2015), Online Fear of Missing Out Inventory (Sette et al., 2020) and the adapted Online Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale (Kalkan & Griffiths, 2021). Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product moment correlation and structural equation modelling were used to analyse data at p < .05 level of significance in the JASP software (version 0.18.3). Results: Nomophobia was positively correlated with online fear of missing out (p < .001). Online fear of missing out was positively correlated with aviator gambling symptom severity (p < .001). Nomophobia’s correlation with aviator gambling symptom severity was non-significant (p = .057). The direct effect of nomophobia on aviator gambling symptom severity was not statistically significant (95% CI [-0.071, 0.026]) while its total effect was marginally significant (95% CI [0.002, 0.097]). Nomophobia’s indirect effect on aviator gambling symptom severity through online fear of missing out was significant (95% CI [0.037, 0.115]). Conclusion: This study demonstrates that nomophobia predicts aviator gambling through online fear of missing out. Interventions to reduce students’ vulnerability to aviator gambling should target the cognitive-emotional experience of fear of missing out. https://modernpsy.rahman.ac.ir/article_239745.html Objective: The present study aims to investigate the factors influencing marital stability, considering the mediating role of we-ness. Methods: The research method was descriptive-correlational study employed structural equation modeling (SEM) and and the statistical population was all married individuals residing in Varamin and Pishva cities in 2025. Using a purposive sampling method, 388 participants were selected. Data was collected using the following standardized questionnaires: the Marital Instability Index (MII), the Bell Object Relations Inventory (BORI), the Ego Strength Scale (ESS), and the We-ness Questionnaire (WQ). Data analysis was performed using structural equation modeling and correlation tests. Results: The final model demonstrated an acceptable fit to the data, with indices such as RMSEA = 0.076 and CFI = 0.899. All observed variables loaded significantly onto their respective latent constructs, with factor loadings exceeding 0.3 (p < .05). In addition, the mediating role of we-ness in the indirect relationship between primary object relations and ego strength with marital stability was confirmed. Conclusion: The results highlight the importance of primary object relations and ego strength, as well as the key role of we-ness as an influential mechanism on marital stability. Consequently, designing educational interventions for parents (particularly mothers) focusing on primary object relations and fostering a sense of we-ness could contribute to enhanced marital durability. https://modernpsy.rahman.ac.ir/article_244458.html Objective: The family, as the first and most fundamental social institution, plays a pivotal role in shaping children’s personality as well as their emotional and social development. In this context, parents—particularly mothers—provide the foundation for healthy psychological growth by creating a secure and accepting environment for their children. However, when a child develops a psychological disorder, this delicate balance is profoundly disrupted, and the family faces complex challenges that affect not only the child but the entire family system. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on the communication patterns of mothers with children diagnosed with Separation Anxiety Disorder.Methods: This study employed a descriptive, quasi-experimental pretest–posttest design with a control group and a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population consisted of mothers of children with Separation Anxiety Disorder who attended counseling centers in Isfahan during the 2025 year. A total of 30 mothers were selected through purposive sampling and were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group. Data were collected using the Child–Parent Relationship Scale (CPRS) developed by Pianta (1992). The ACT intervention was administered to the experimental group in the form of eight weekly 60-minute group sessions. The collected data were analyzed using repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) in SPSS version 24. Statistical significance was considered at p < .05.Results: The results indicated that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy had a significant effect on all three communication patterns across all stages of the study (p < .05). Furthermore, the interaction effect of group and time was significant for all three components (p < .05). These findings demonstrate the effectiveness of ACT in improving communication patterns at both the posttest and follow-up stages compared with the control group.Conclusion:By emphasizing committed and value-oriented action, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy enables mothers to shape their communication behaviors based on long-term goals and personal values rather than immediate emotional reactions or situational pressures. This process contributes to greater stability and predictability in their communication patterns. https://modernpsy.rahman.ac.ir/article_242768.html Objective: The aim of the present research was to investigate the prevalence of nomophobia among students and examine its relationship with social media engagement and demographic factors.Methods: The methodology of the present study was descriptive and correlational in nature. The study’s population included all students at Midlands State University in the academic year (2024-2025). Out of this population, 176 students were selected using a convenience sampling method. The Digital Social Network Engagement Questionnaire and the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) were then administered to them. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation and Chi-square tests. The significance level was set at p ˂ 0.05. All analyses were performed using SPSS27 software. Results: The overall prevalence of nomophobia was 98.9%. 51% of participants reported symptoms of severe nomophobia, 29% moderate symptoms, 19% mild symptoms and 1% no symptoms. There was no significant relationship between nomophobia and age or gender. However, a significant relationship was found between nomophobia and students’ academic year (p = .007). In addition, there was a significant relationship between nomophobia and social media engagement (p < .001). Conclusion: Nomophobia is a prevalent concern among Zimbabwean university students and is strongly linked to higher levels of social media engagement and academic year. The study highlights the need for interventions to promote healthier digital habits and adaptive coping strategies among students. https://modernpsy.rahman.ac.ir/article_246471.html Objective: The present study aimed to predict students’ speech anxiety based on social intelligence and resilience.Methods: A descriptive-correlational research design was employed. The study population consisted of students at Islamic Azad University, Bandar Anzali International Branch, during the 2025-2026 academic year. Using convenience sampling, 150 participants were selected. Data were collected via the Speech Anxiety Questionnaire (PSAS), the Social Intelligence Questionnaire (TSIS), and the Resilience Scale (CD-RISE). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS-27, utilizing correlation and simultaneous regression analyses at a significance level of α=0.05\alpha = 0.05α=0.05.Results: The findings revealed a significant negative correlation between social intelligence and speech anxiety, as well as between resilience and speech anxiety. Furthermore, the regression model indicated that social intelligence and resilience accounted for 35% of the variance in speech anxiety.Conclusion: The results suggest that enhancing social intelligence and resilience may effectively reduce speech anxiety among students. https://modernpsy.rahman.ac.ir/article_237565.html Objective: This research was conducted in two studies with the aim of investigating the mental health of adolescent girls who have relationships with opposite sex.Methods: The first study used a qualitative approach and a phenomenological method, and the second study used a quantitative approach and a causal-comparative method. In the first study, 12 adolescent girls aged 12 to 18 years old from Amlash city in 2025 who had a regular, daily, and at least one-year emotional relationship with the opposite sex were selected through purposive sampling and subjected to semi-structured interviews. In the second study, 30 adolescent girls who were in a romantic relationship with the opposite sex were selected and compared with 30 girls who were not in such a relationship. The research instruments in the second study were the Ryff Scale Psychological Wellbeing–Short Form (RSPWB-SF) and the Mental Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Finding: The coding of the interviews in the first study revealed 3 main themes and 27 sub-themes. In the second study, the findings showed that girls who have an emotional relationship with a opposite sex partner experience a significantly lower level of mental health and psychological well-being than girls who do not have such a relationship (P < 0.05).Conclusion: According to the findings, it can be concluded that adolescent girls have their own concerns, fantasies, and worries about emotional relationships with an opposite sex partner, which requires the attention of families, schools, and culture-building in society to prevent psychological harm and reduce their mental health. https://modernpsy.rahman.ac.ir/article_244807.html Introduction: Secondary school students constitute one of the most vulnerable segments of society, as they are situated at a critical stage of growth and personality development. Adolescents aged 13 to 18, while transitioning from childhood to adulthood, encounter numerous challenges across various domains of life. Objective: The present study aimed to predict academic procrastination based on psychological well-being, self-concept, and academic anxiety. Method: The study employed a descriptive correlational design. The statistical population comprised all female students in the first cycle of secondary education in Isfahan during the 2024–2025 academic year. Using convenience sampling, 235 students were selected as the sample. Data collection instruments included Savari’s (2011) Academic Procrastination Questionnaire, Ryff’s (2014) Psychological Well-Being Scale, the Academic Anxiety Questionnaire developed by Friedman and Jacob (1997), and the Self-Concept Questionnaire by Liu and Wang (2005). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis. Findings: The results indicated a significant negative relationship between psychological well-being and academic procrastination, as well as between self-concept and academic procrastination. Conversely, academic anxiety demonstrated a significant positive relationship with academic procrastination. Furthermore, these three variables collectively explained 38% of the variance in academic procrastination. Conclusion: Accordingly, enhancing self-concept and promoting psychological well-being, alongside reducing academic anxiety, may serve as effective strategies for decreasing academic procrastination and improving students’ academic performance. https://modernpsy.rahman.ac.ir/article_241849.html Objective: Among psychological problems, mood disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorders impose huge costs on the society every year due to their recurring nature. In this regard, the present study was conducted with the aim of comparing parenting styles and psychological distress in patients with obsessive-compulsive and bipolar disorders.Methods: The present study was applied in terms of its purpose and employed a causal-comparative (ex-post facto) design for data collection. The statistical population consisted of all patients diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) who referred to psychiatric clinics in Ardabil during the second half of 2024. Participants were selected based on clinical interviews conducted by specialists according to DSM-5 criteria and their confirmed medical records. A total of 100 individuals (50 with Bipolar Disorder and 50 with OCD) were selected through purposive sampling based on the inclusion criteria. Data were collected using the Parenting Practices Questionnaire (PPQ) and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21). The collected data were analyzed using Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA).Results: The findings indicated that although the OCD group reported higher mean scores in psychological distress and the bipolar group reported higher levels of authoritative parenting, multivariate analysis (MANOVA) did not reveal any statistically significant differences between the two groups (Wilks’ Lambda = .921, F(12, 284) = 1.00, p = .44). Similarly, univariate analyses (ANOVA) showed no significant differences in individual variables, including Depression (p = .35), Anxiety (p = .69), Stress (p = .42), Authoritative (p = .15), Authoritarian (p = .62), and Permissive parenting (p = .57). These results suggest that overall patterns of psychological distress and perceived parenting styles are largely similar across these two disorders, and the type of disorder alone does not account for substantial differences in these variables.Conclusion: Therefore, the current research emphasizes the importance of paying attention to parenting styles and psychological distress of the system in obsessive-compulsive and bipolar disorders. https://modernpsy.rahman.ac.ir/article_244961.html Objective: To critically examine the control-oriented trajectory within social psychology—characterized by covert influence, behavioral nudging, and digital dark patterns—and propose “Collective Psychology” as an ethical, liberatory corrective that re-centers democratic agency.Methods: A theoretical-critical inquiry was conducted through narrative review and conceptual analysis of peer-reviewed literature, books, and policy reports from 1960 to 2025. Thematic extraction and contrastive mapping were used to synthesize dominant influence paradigms with critical, liberation, and decolonial psychological traditions.Results: The synthesized framework comprises five interdependent principles: radical transparency, collective agency, structural healing, participatory praxis, and plural solidarity. Two irreducible paradigmatic contrasts emerged: shifting power from domination to collective capacity, and replacing covert manipulation with critical consciousness and influence literacy. These contrasts redefine psychological intervention from individual behavior modification to structural transformation and co-produced knowledge.Conclusion: Collective Psychology offers a coherent, principle-driven corrective that redirects psychological praxis away from technocratic control toward transparent, democratic solidarity. The framework provides actionable pathways for health policy, civic engagement, participatory research, and curriculum reform, demonstrating strong potential for culturally grounded adaptation. https://modernpsy.rahman.ac.ir/article_246814.html Objective: Self-blame, rumination, and emotional suppression are among the cognitive and emotional processes associated with depressive symptoms. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between Self-blame, rumination, and emotional suppression in students experiencing depressive symptoms. Methods: A descriptive-correlational research design was employed. The study population consisted of graduate students at Afaq University, Urmia, during the 2023-2024 academic year. A sample of 60 participants was selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected using the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), Weinberger Adjustment Inventory (WAI), and The Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). Data analysis was performed using SPSS-26, and Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated at a significance level of p<0.05. Results: The findings revealed significant correlations between Self-blame, rumination, and emotional suppression among students with depressive symptoms (p<0.05). Conclusion: Based on these results, it is suggested that implementing emotion regulation training through educational workshops could effectively reduce Self-blame and rumination in students exhibiting depressive symptoms.