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Introduction: Helping abused children, to enable them to achieve post-traumatic growth, is of great importance. It is possible to help this group of children using psychotherapy to enable them to experience positive psychological components. On this basis, the current article aimed at examining the effectiveness of trauma-focused behavioral methodology on post-traumatic growth among abused children.

Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study conducted on 2 control and intervention groups with pre- and post-design, in which 26 abused children referred to Ahvaz Welfare Organization in 2017 were selected using the accessible sampling method. The participants were randomly categorized to 2 groups, including intervention and control. For the intervention group, trauma-focused behavioral methodology was performed during 10 weekly sessions. The data were collected using Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory devised by Kilmer et al., and then analyzed using independent and pair-wise t test at a significance level of 0.05%.

Results: Following the trauma-focused behavioral methodology, the post-traumatic growth in the intervention group increased from 6.76 ± 2.24 to 17.23 ± 3.49, indicating significant post-traumatic growth in this group (P < 0.003). In contrast, in the control, this value was not significantly different before and following the intervention, i.e. it increased from 7.30 ± 1.93 to 9.30 ± 1.93 (P > 0.06).

Conclusions: The current research indicated that trauma-based behavioral methodology could increase post-traumatic growth among abused children.

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Introduction: Exposure to stressful experience of cancer is an undeniable research priority. The aim of this study was to predicting post-traumatic growth based on health literacy and self-compassion: mediating role of health locus of control in cancer patients.
 Methods: The present study was applied in terms of purpose and correlational researches category. The statistical population of the present study was all patients aged 18 to 65 years with breast, blood, stomach and intestinal cancer going to the oncology ward of Omid and Imam Khomeini hospitals in Urmia in the first half of 1400. By purposeful sampling method, 250 people (121 females and 129 males) were selected. Data collection tools included post-traumatic growth questionnaire, Iranian adult health literacy questionnaire, self-compassion scale and Form C multifaceted scale of Health locus of Control. For data analysis, path analysis method and SPSS software version 23 and LISREL version 8.8 were used.
Results: The results showed that the health literacy and self- compassion had a significant positive relationship with post-traumatic growth and health locus of control had a mediating role in the relationship between health literacy, self-compassion and post-traumatic growth (P<0.05). According to the fit indices, the conceptual model had a good fit.
Conclusions: The results of this study help health professionals to design and implement beneficial interventions to increase survival, promote health literacy and teach a responsible attitude to control the disease process in people with cancer.

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Introduction: In addition to causing psychological problems, traumatic events can also bring positive changes. Therefore, in order to investigate the significant difference in people's reactions to traumatic life experiences, it is very important to know the important psychological mechanisms; therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the role of resilience, mentalization and alexia in predicting the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and post-traumatic growth in in COVID-19 Survivors.
Methods: The method of this research is descriptive-correlation. The statistical population of this research included people who survived the corona disease in Kermanshah city. For this purpose, 380 of these people were selected by convenience sampling method and answered the post-traumatic growth questionnaire (PTGI), PCL-C questionnaire, resilience scale, Reflective Functioning Questionnaire and Toronto alexithymia Scale.
Results: The results showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between resilience, the confidence component of mentalization and post-traumatic stress disorder (P<0.01). There is a positive and significant relationship between resilience, the confidence component of mentalization and post-traumatic growth (P<0.01). There is a positive and significant relationship between Alexithymia and post-traumatic stress disorder (P<0.01). There is a negative and significant relationship between Alexithymia and post-traumatic growth (P<0.01). The results of multiple regression analysis also revealed that 683.9% of the variance of post-traumatic disorder and 74.8% of the variance of post-traumatic growth are explained by resilience, mentalization and Alexithymia.
Conclusions: The results of the research showed that it is important to focus on two dimensions of negative and positive reactions to the corona disease and the role of important mechanisms involved in it. In other words, the findings showed that resilience, mentalization and alexithymia can predict symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and post-traumatic growth in in COVID-19 Survivors
 
 

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Introduction: Despite the negative consequences of breast cancer, such as body image concern, many women experience positive changes after diagnosis. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the effective components in these consequences; therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the role of self-compassion and shame in predicting post-traumatic growth (PTG) and body image concern in breast cancer patients.
Methods: The research method is a descriptive correlation type. The statistical population of this research was all women with breast cancer referred to Kosar Hospital in Karaj city in 2022. For this purpose, 150 of these people were selected by convenience sampling method, taking into account the inclusion and exclusion criteria and answered the Self-Compassion Scale, Body Image Concern Inventory, Objectified Body Consciousness Scale, and Post Traumatic Growth Inventory. After collecting the questionnaires, the collected data were analyzed using (SPSS- 24), Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis simultaneously.
Results: The results showed that there is a positive and significant correlation between self-compassion and post-traumatic growth (p<0.01). There is a negative and significant correlation between self-compassion and body image concern (p<0.01). There is a negative and significant correlation between shame and post-traumatic growth (p<0.01). There is a positive and significant correlation between shame and body image concern (p<0.01). The results of multiple regression analysis also revealed that 71% of the variance of post-traumatic growth and 61.4% of the variance of body image concern is explained by self-compassion and shame.
Conclusions: The results of this study showed that focusing on self-compassion after traumatic experiences can be effective in predicting post-traumatic growth and reducing body image concerns. Also, the activation of body shame has a negative effect on PTG and body image. Interventions based on SC and reducing body shame in future research can probably improve body image concerns and help increase PTG.