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        1 - Evaluation of factor structure, validity and reliability of the Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5)
        ali pirzad ghasem ahi
        There have been major changes in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) compared to previous versions. This study was aimed to examine the factor structure, validity and reliability of the Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 ( More
        There have been major changes in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) compared to previous versions. This study was aimed to examine the factor structure, validity and reliability of the Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5). In this descriptive study with factor analysis approach, 300 students aged 12 to 18 years old in Birjand were selected by cluster sampling method and were evaluated by using Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders- short form (SCARED-71). The results of the study showed that the internal validity of the part I I and part II of the Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5) were in range of 0.71 to 0.90 and 0.65 to 0.91, respectively. The criterion validity of the scale by using Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders- short form (SCARED-71) showed that there is a significant positive correlation between the YAM-5 and components of SCARED-71, in a range of 0.12 to 0.74. Validity in the internal consistency showed that the correlation between each of the five components together that set in a range of 0.38 to 0.56 were lower than correlation between each of the five components and total score that set in a range of 0.69 to 0.83. According to the results of this study, the importance of measuring anxiety disorders in children and adolescents, the lack of suitable standardized tools in our country, and the validity and reliability of the Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5), it is recommended to professionals and researchers to use this tool Manuscript profile
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        2 - Develop and design the models of saving behaviors (hoarding) in relation to emotion regulation difficulties and intolerance of uncertainty with the mediating role of hoarding cognitions
        ghasem ahi mohammad yosef jalali bajd
        Although research on hoarding has increased in recent years, the psychological processes involved in this often debilitating problem have not been fully elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the role of difficulties in emotion regulation and intolerance of uncerta More
        Although research on hoarding has increased in recent years, the psychological processes involved in this often debilitating problem have not been fully elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the role of difficulties in emotion regulation and intolerance of uncertainty in predicting hoarding behaviors. For this purpose through a descriptive study, 345 students (205 females,140 males) were selected using cluster sampling method among students of  Birjand Azad University and were evaluated in terms of hoarding behaviors, hoarding cognitions, difficulties in emotion regulation and intolerance of uncertainty. Data analysis and structural equations modeling showed that difficulties in emotion regulation and intolerance of uncertainty significantly related to behavioral and cognitive aspects of hoarding. The findings related to the mediating role of cognitive aspects of hoarding in relationship between difficulties in emotion regulation and intolerance of uncertainty with hoarding behaviors showed that after applying the editing Indicators, model fit the data. Findings of the study support the cognitive-behavioral models and suggest that the cognitions related to belongings play an important role in the development and maintenance of problems associated with hoarding of unnecessary items. Manuscript profile