Publications by authors named "Maryam Zarra-Nezhad"
(1) Background: Implementing social-emotional learning (SEL) programs in Early Childhood Education (ECE) settings is a promising approach that can strengthen overall development and well-being during childhood and into adolescence and adulthood. This study described the development, implementation, and preliminary evaluation of a universal SEL program, i.e.
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- Social withdrawal in early childhood can lead to socioemotional issues later on, and this study explores how parenting styles affect withdrawn children’s development.
- The research involved 314 children and their parents, examining how parental affection and control relate to the children’s prosocial skills and behaviors over time.
- Findings suggest socially withdrawn children are especially impacted by low maternal affection, experiencing negative behaviors, and while mothers' control can boost prosocial skills, it may also increase internalizing problems among these children.
Sexuality, intimacy, and marital satisfaction in Iranian first-time parents.
J Sex Marital Ther
July 2011
This study aims at investigating the sexual relationship and intimate of postpartum spouses and the effect of those relationships on their marital satisfaction. A sample of 128 postpartum couples having given birth to their first child (6-36 weeks postpartum) participated in this study during 2009. A nonexperimental, cross-sectional survey design was conducted using Sexual Interest and Desire Inventory, Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationship Scale and Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale.
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