Department of Psychology

The Department of Psychology is a well-known department in this field in Iran. As an important program in the higher education system, the Bachelor’s Program in psychology aims to introduce students with the theoretical as well as practical issues and principles in psychology and also research methods in this field. At the end of this program, the students are expected to achieve the minimum professional skills of psychology widely used in our country.

The Department of Psychology offers majors Clinical Psychology, General Psychology, Cognitive Science and Consultancy (Family) in its Master's program. The majors offered for Ph.D. candidates are: Consultancy and Psychology. More

Head of the Department of Psychology
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Mohaamad Javad Asgari Ebrahimabad
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Psychology
mjasghari@um.ac.ir
+985138803647

Concentration areas offered by the Department of Psychology
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Academic staff

Shahrbanoo Aali
Assistant Professor
Mohammad Saeid Abdekhodaei
Associate Professor
Hamidreza Aghamohammadian Sharbaf
Professor
Mohaamad Javad Asgari Ebrahimabad
Associate Professor
Imanollah Bigdeli
Professor
Ali Ghanaei Chamanabad
Associate Professor
Bhram Ali Ghanbary Hashemabady
Professor
Seyed Ruhollah Hosseini
Assistant Professor
Zahra Maleki
Assistant Professor
Ali Mashhadi
Professor
Majid Moeenizadeh
Assistant Professor
Kazem Rasoolzadeh Tabatabaei
Associate Professor
Javad Salehi Fadardi
Professor
Hossein Shareh
Associate Professor
Zahra Tabibi
Associate Professor

Research

Recent books


Recent journal articles

Hassannia Roushan, J., Ghanaei Chamanabad, A., Mashhadi, A. (2024). Cathodal HD-tDCS and attention: A study on patients with intractable left lateral frontal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy Research, 199 (), 107265-.
Salayani, ., Asgari Ebrahimabad, M., Mahram, B., & Soltani Kouhbanani, S. (2024). factors influencing relationship disengagement in medical couples: a qualitative study. Journal of Qualitative Research in Health Sciences, 13 (2), 80-89.
Haghighi, R., Bagherpour Velashani, M., Ghanaei Chamanabad, A., & Abbaszadeh, M. (2024). Are Auditors Really Independent in Making Professional Judgment?. Iranian Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, 8 (3), 111-130.
Heshmati, F., Asgharinekah, S., & Ghanbary Hashemabady, B. (2024). Investigating the Relationship Between the Virtual Education Activity of Female Teachers and Family Functioning, Conflict, and Couple Burnout During the COVID-19 Lockdown. , 11 (4), 1-17.
Mashhadi, A. (2024). Effective Common Emotional Schemas in Iranian Adults with Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Qualitative Study. , 15 (54), 21-32.
Abbasi, M., Mashhadi, A., Bigdeli, I. (2024). The prediction of emotional decision making from working memory and inhibitory control in preschool children: using decision tree model. Child Neuropsychology, (), -.
Firoozabadi, A. (2024). Work addiction risk, stress and well-being at work: testing the mediating role of sleep quality. Frontiers in Public Health, 12 (), -.
Dehnabaei, Z., Tabibi, Z., Mohamadzadeh Moghaddam, A., & Ebrahimpour Delavar, M. (2024). Computerized cognitive training to improve executive functions and driving skills of adolescents with and without symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 105 (2), 13-23.
Noorani , ., Mashhadi, A., Bigdeli, I., & Rasoolzadeh Tabatabaei, K. (2024). The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation on the Relation between ADHD Symptoms, Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression among College Students. International Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 18 (2), 52-59.
Aali, S. (2024). Validation of the Persian Translation of the TAND Checklist in Children with Tuberous Sclerosis Syndrome. International Journal of Pediatrics, 12 (1), 18501-18505.
Hassanzadeh Naeini, A., Moeenizadeh, M., & Asgari Ebrahimabad, M. (2024). The correlation between early maladaptive schemas and body image concern: The mediating role of self-compassion and emotion regulation in women. Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health, 26 (5), 325-334.
Mashhadi, A. (2024). The psychometric properties of fear of childbirth instruments: a systematic review. Reproductive Health, 21 (1), -.
Sharifi, K., Ghanbary Hashemabady, B., & Asgari Ebrahimabad, M. (2024). Analysis of the causes of criminal behavior of male prisoners in Iran: A case study of Kermanshah and Kurdistan provinces تحلیل علل رفتار مجرمانه زندانیان مرد در ایران: مطالعه موردی استان های کرمانشاه و کردستان. Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health, 26 (3), 185-193.

Recent theses and dissertations

Asarijami, K. (2024). Comparing the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation, with and without fear extinction: the moderating role of extraversion and introversion personality traits. , ( Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Motamed, H. (2024). relationship between schema modes and problematic pornography use in adolescents: mediating role of emotional dysregulation. , ( Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Osmani, L. (2024). The effectiveness of positive group therapy on reducing depression and increasing life expectancy in mothers with children with chronic kidney disease. , ( Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Masoumeh, H. (2024). The Effectiveness of Mindful Parenting Training on Increasing Mindful Parenting Among Mothers with Children with Symptoms of Separation Anxiety. , ( Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Rezaie, M. (2024). The Relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mind Wandering: The Mediating role of Resilience in Persian Speakers Living in Germany. , ( Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mohammadzade , N. (2024). The Modeling of predictive factors of adoption breakdown from the point of view of attachment and trauma: developing and effectiveness an Emotionally Focused Family Therapy protocol -EFFT- in adoptive families. , ( Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hamidifar, M. (2024). The Relationship Between Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder and Marital Burnout: Investigating the Mediating Role of Internet Addiction and Attachment Styles of Couple. , ( Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Rahimi Sadegh, M. (2024). Effectiveness of mindfulness-based schema therapy on anger, rumination and quality of life of students. , ( Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Bahrami, B. (2024). The role of executive functions, attention bias and cognitive reflection in the continued influence effect of mental health misinformation: the effectiveness of cognitive training. , (Doctoral dissertation of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Tamizgaran, M. (2024). The effectiveness of mindfulness group training on improving psychological capital, social support and Alexithymia in women heads of families. , (Doctoral dissertation of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Moayyedi, S. (2024). The relationship between personality traits and susceptibility to the continued influence effect of misinformation: the mediating role of executive functions. , (Doctoral dissertation of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hosseinzadehghannad, P. (2024). Comparing the effectiveness of Emotion-Focused therapy and schema therapy on alexithymia and death anxiety of intensive care unit nurses. , (Doctoral dissertation of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Moradi, M. (2024). Comparison of Cognitive Functions -Inhibition, Visual-Spatial Processing, Attention, Processing Speed- and Psycho-Motor Performance with the Street Crossing Behavior of normal people and substance use disorders. , (Doctoral dissertation of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ebrahimpour, S. (2024). Investigating the effectiveness of teaching emotion regulation skills based on mindfulness techniques on teenagers' self-esteem; Modulating variable: identity style. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sinichi, M. (2024). The effect of secure attachment priming on working memory updating and its electrophysiological characteristics -EEG- in anxiously attached women. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Alizadeh, M. (2024). Difficulties in emotion regulation mediate the relationship between childhood emotional neglect and psychological well-being in adulthood. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Golmakani, Z. (2024). Effectiveness of Barlow's Unified Protocol on Self-injury Behavior, Cognitive-emotional Regulation, and Experiential Avoidance in Individuals with Non-suicidal Self-injury. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Nikgoftar, V. (2024). The relationship between cyberbullying-victimization and non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents: the mediating role of emotion regulation and emotional schemas. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Emami, Z. (2024). The relationship between attachment styles and cognitive emotion regulation strategies: the mediating role of mindfulness.. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Yazdani, F. (2024). The role of cognitive factors in Alzheimer\\\\\\\'s disease: formulation, development and validation of a cognitive test based on machine learning -artificial intelligence- in the early detection of the disease. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Akbari, M. (2024). The Relationship Between Attitude Towards Ambiguity and the Detection of Pseudo-Profound Bullshit: The Mediating Role of Tendency to Bullshitting. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mojtahedi Far, F. (2024). Investigating the effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy on mood swings, the integrity of the self-concept structure, and the quality of interpersonal relationships in people with borderline personality disorder. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Alishahi, M. (2024). Examining the relationship between self-efficacy, psychological hardiness and behavioral inhibition, with the mediating role of emotion regulation. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hosseinyar, R. (2024). Investigating life expectancy in breast cancer patients based on demographic characteristics and history of disease and treatment and social support. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ghane, B. (2024). The effectiveness of supportive parenting for childhood anxious emotions -SPACE- on anxiety problems, cognitive regulation of emotions and family accommodation. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Gholami, P. (2024). The relationship between cognitive disengagement syndrome and academic function in applicant for master\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Barghi, M. (2024). The effectiveness of emotion regulation training on reducing risky traffic behaviors in children. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mohit, F. (2024). The Effect of Loreta Neurofeedback therapy on executive function and clinical symptoms in adults with obsessive compulsive disorder -OCD. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ramezani, M. (2024). Systematic review of motor-working memory interventions in dyslexia: comparing the effectiveness of motor-working memory intervention with computer-assisted working memory intervention. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ghazi, A. (2024). The Role of Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory of Personality Patterns in Academic Procrastination: The Mediating Role of Social Anxiety. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Jamshidi, S. (2024). Social media addiction: Prevalence, determining cognitive-emotional indicators and effectiveness of unified porotocol for transdiagnostic treatment with and without repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Pourmohseni, H. (2024). Investigating the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation of the right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (rVLPFC) on increasing cognitive reappraisal in students' aggression. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Jalaei, M. (2024). The effectiveness of marriage enrichment training based on the TIME plan on reducing couples conflict, marital strain and the possibility of marital disengagement. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Davoodifar, F. (2024). The relationship between belief in a just world and anger rumination in university students: the mediating role of religious adherence. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Nakhai Moghadam, N. (2024). Comparing the effectiveness of reality therapy and mindfulness on work stress and burnout of formal caregivers of the elderly: a case study. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Alirezayi, M. (2024). mediation role of controlling behavior and sexual intimacy on the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and marital disaffection. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ghazanfari, S. (2024). impulsive buying ,executive function, cognitive dissonance, Post-Purchase RegretThe Role of Executive Functions in Predicting Online Impulsive Buying Behavior, Cognitive Dissonance and Tendency to Post-Purchase Regret in Generation born between 1996 to 2010. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Karbakhsh, H. (2024). A systematic review and comparison of empirical studies of theories of consciousness in order to provide a profile of divergence/convergence of theories. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Roshan, E. (2024). the relationship between pathological narcissism and body dissatisfaction, with online social media usage as a mediator. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Khoddami-fahadan, M. (2024). The effectiveness of transcranial pulsed current stimulation(tPCS) on improvement of decision-making and cognitive flexibility in people with subclinical depression. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Darabi, K. (2024). Investigating and comparing the pattern of brain electrophysiological activity and the functional connectivity of the frontal network in patients with major depressive disorder and the healthy control. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sabawoon, A. (2024). Considering the association between perceived stigma and disability related stress with physical self concept in disabled people. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sadi, M. (2024). The mediating role of emotional regulation in the relationship between self-talk styles and psychological Hardiness. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Shirdel, H. (2024). The Impact of Autobiographical Remembering on Emotion Regulation: The Mediating Role of Emotion Processing Styles. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ansarifard, K. (2024). The relationships between early maladaptive schemas and life satisfaction in people with disabilities; Examining the mediating role of self-efficacy and resilience. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Nazarzadeh, B. (2024). The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Group Therapy Training on Relationship Flexibility with a Partner and Parental Acceptance in Mothers with Childhood Trauma. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mohaddes Hosseini, S. (2024). Comparing the effectiveness of emotion-focused group therapy and cognitive-behavioral group therapy on irritability, anxiety sensitivity, and aggression in women with premenstrual syndrome. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Tajdar, . (2024). Investigating the relationship between cognitive flexibility and the severity of psychological distress in men with substance use disorder undergoing detoxification: the mediating role of perceived social support. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sargarm Rodi, S. (2024). The Prediction Model Based on Executive Functions in Explaining Extramarital Affairs: The Mediating Role of Quality of Life. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mashayekhi Ghoyonlu, S. (2024). Modeling the transdiagnostic structure of contrast avoidance model -CAM- in social anxiety syndromes: Feasibility and effectiveness of the modified intervention of savoring positive emotions in SAD. , (Doctoral dissertation of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ettehad, S. (2024). Use of social media and its relationship with body function and marital relationship quality of women during breastfeeding: the mediating role of body image. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ghazvehi, S. (2024). Comparison of cognitive and affective control in adolescents with high and low anxiety: the mediating role of emotion regulation. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sabbaghian Deloei, F. (2024). The effectiveness of Fordyce\\\'s happiness cognitive-behavioral group training on happiness, life satisfaction, emotional adjustment, and anxiety of students at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Tavassoli Kafrani, S. (2024). Designing a Brain-Emotional Empowerment Package and Evaluating Its Effectiveness on Neuropsychological Features of Depression and Anxiety and Brain Functional Networks: A pfMRI Study. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hosseinzadeh, S. (2024). The interaction effect of mothers\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Dorri Mashhadi, N. (2024). Design and Construction of a Persian Version of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Comparative Analysis of Therapist-Guided and Self-Guided Formats Utilizing the PRISM Framework. , (Master's thesis of Clinical Psychology). Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Contact Information

Iran, Mashhad, Azadi Square, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Faculty of Education and Psychology, Department of Psychology

Phone: +985138803646-3647

Fax: +985138807137