Zahra Asgari
Biographic Data
| ID | 4215322 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zahra Asgari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zahra |
| FAMILY NAME | Asgari |
| SIGNATURE | ASGARI Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Isfahan |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7239-2048 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Does collectivism/individualism moderate the association between interpersonal needs and suicide ideation/behavior
Building therapeutic alliances in digital mental health counselling
The rise of digital mental health interventions has transformed the landscape of mental health care, offering increased accessibility and innovative modalities. The study aimed to comprehensively examine the therapeutic alliance within digital mental health interventions (DMHIs), focusing on its development, influencing factors, and best practices for optimisation. A total of 12 systematic reviews published between 2012 and March 2025 were identi…
Spirituality, religion, and meaning-making in suicide loss
Cultural Adaptation of an Iranian Suicide Safety Plan Intervention Website
Aim: Suicide safety planning is an intervention to help people stay safe during a suicidal crisis. This qualitative study aimed to explore professionals’ feedback regarding a cultural adaptation of an Iranian online suicide safety plan intervention (SPI). Furthermore, users’ reactions to this adapted website were investigated. Method: Eleven professionals (72.7% male; M age = 41.18; SD age = 7.11; range: 33 to 57 years), specialized in working wi…
Conquest of world or self
Cancer not only affects a child's physical well-being but also extends its influence to spiritual dimensions, presenting unique spiritual challenges. This study investigates the spiritual experiences of 20 hospitalized children with cancer at Seyed al-Shohada Hospital in Isfahan, Iran. Employing a phenomenological approach, the research uncovers four distinct theistic understandings among the children: magical God, trading God, veiling God, and m…
Grief-related social cognitions in Iran
Grief and prolonged grief reactions vary across cultures, necessitating culture-sensitive assessment. Negative expectations concerning grief expressions in social contexts are associated with prolonged grief and may be influenced by culture. This study aimed to investigate the performance of the Persian Inventory of Social Expectations in Bereavement (ISEB) and explore its psychometric properties among bereaved Iranians. A sample of 190 participa…
Healing the Invisible Wounds
High place phenomenon, obsessive-compulsive symptoms and suicidality
Findings point to the cross-cultural nature of the HPP. Furthermore, the association between obsessive-compulsive symptoms and the HPP speaks to a conceptualization of the HPP as being part of the phenomenological field of (subsyndromal) OCD symptoms
Moving Forward
Recovery from traumatic grief after parental loss is a challenging and gradual process. The current study aimed to capture the rich and nuanced experiences of adolescents' healing process after traumatically losing their parent(s). A phenomenological approach was utilized for data collection and analysis. To reach the research aim, interviews with 15 Iranian adolescents who had lost their parent(s) at least three-year ago were conducted. Two main…
Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and suicidal ideation/behavior
Suicidal ideation and behavior are common in those suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The present study investigated factors buffering the association between PTSD symptoms and suicidal ideation/behavior. A total of 571 Iranian students and 421 German students took part in the investigation. Social support and positive mental health (PMH) were considered as resilience factors moderating the association between PTSD symptoms and …
Death and Dying in a Digitalized World
The impact of digitalization on the topic of death and dying seems to be accelerated in recent years. This study aimed to explore the online ways people used to overcome grief and used the COVID-19 restrictions as an example. Thirty-two bereaved participants were interviewed and the data were analyzed using the constructive grounded theory method. Three main themes were extracted from the data: 1) an online way to remember; 2) digitalization of s…
Education of children with chronic illnesses
Recent research shows that 20% of children face a form of chronic illness during childhood. The illness and its associated physical and mental challenges can affect such children's ‘being’ and influence how they develop as people. A significant aspect of a child's life that can be profoundly influenced by a chronic illness is education. This study employed a phenomenological approach to shed more light on the special education of such children. T…
The Effectiveness of Health Belief Model Initiative in Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors among Women Health Volunteers
Knowledge of screening methods and regular diagnostic tests play an important role in reducing the incidence of cancers and their mortality. We investigated the effectiveness of health belief model initiative in breast cancer screening behaviors among women health volunteers. A quasi-experimental design and non-probability sampling technique was conducted during 2019 in Abhar, Iran. Two out of six health centers were approached and each was recru…
Personality and Post-Traumatic Growth
Beyond a traumatic loss
Millions of adolescents around the world lost their loved ones due to the COVID-19 pandemic; at the same time, health protocols in many countries do not allow mourners to practice their familiar rituals around death and dying. This study explored the experience of 15 Iranian adolescents who had lost their parent(s) during the pandemic through a phenomenological approach. Two main themes including distress in a shattered life and crisis in crisis …
Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Webquests in Junior High School English Classes in Iran
Webquest is an Internet-based learning and teaching tool, within which is a process involving students and teachers to use it for educational purposes. As an educational tool, the webquest has gained popularity in the education field across subjects and settings and is generally well-received by both teachers and students. Many junior high school English teachers use webquests to support modern teaching methods to improve students' instructions a…
Beyond a traumatic loss
Millions of adolescents around the world lost their loved ones due to the COVID-19 pandemic; at the same time, health protocols in many countries do not allow mourners to practice their familiar rituals around death and dying. This study explored the experience of 15 Iranian adolescents who had lost their parent(s) during the pandemic through a phenomenological approach. Two main themes including distress in a shattered life and crisis in crisis …
Education of children with chronic illnesses
Recent research shows that 20% of children face a form of chronic illness during childhood. The illness and its associated physical and mental challenges can affect such children's ‘being’ and influence how they develop as people. A significant aspect of a child's life that can be profoundly influenced by a chronic illness is education. This study employed a phenomenological approach to shed more light on the special education of such children. T…
Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Webquests in Junior High School English Classes in Iran
Webquest is an Internet-based learning and teaching tool, within which is a process involving students and teachers to use it for educational purposes. As an educational tool, the webquest has gained popularity in the education field across subjects and settings and is generally well-received by both teachers and students. Many junior high school English teachers use webquests to support modern teaching methods to improve students' instructions a…
The Effectiveness of Health Belief Model Initiative in Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors among Women Health Volunteers
Knowledge of screening methods and regular diagnostic tests play an important role in reducing the incidence of cancers and their mortality. We investigated the effectiveness of health belief model initiative in breast cancer screening behaviors among women health volunteers. A quasi-experimental design and non-probability sampling technique was conducted during 2019 in Abhar, Iran. Two out of six health centers were approached and each was recru…
Personality and Post-Traumatic Growth
Beyond a traumatic loss
Millions of adolescents around the world lost their loved ones due to the COVID-19 pandemic; at the same time, health protocols in many countries do not allow mourners to practice their familiar rituals around death and dying. This study explored the experience of 15 Iranian adolescents who had lost their parent(s) during the pandemic through a phenomenological approach. Two main themes including distress in a shattered life and crisis in crisis …
Death and Dying in a Digitalized World
The impact of digitalization on the topic of death and dying seems to be accelerated in recent years. This study aimed to explore the online ways people used to overcome grief and used the COVID-19 restrictions as an example. Thirty-two bereaved participants were interviewed and the data were analyzed using the constructive grounded theory method. Three main themes were extracted from the data: 1) an online way to remember; 2) digitalization of s…
Education of children with chronic illnesses
Recent research shows that 20% of children face a form of chronic illness during childhood. The illness and its associated physical and mental challenges can affect such children's ‘being’ and influence how they develop as people. A significant aspect of a child's life that can be profoundly influenced by a chronic illness is education. This study employed a phenomenological approach to shed more light on the special education of such children. T…
Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and suicidal ideation/behavior
Suicidal ideation and behavior are common in those suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The present study investigated factors buffering the association between PTSD symptoms and suicidal ideation/behavior. A total of 571 Iranian students and 421 German students took part in the investigation. Social support and positive mental health (PMH) were considered as resilience factors moderating the association between PTSD symptoms and …
Moving Forward
Recovery from traumatic grief after parental loss is a challenging and gradual process. The current study aimed to capture the rich and nuanced experiences of adolescents' healing process after traumatically losing their parent(s). A phenomenological approach was utilized for data collection and analysis. To reach the research aim, interviews with 15 Iranian adolescents who had lost their parent(s) at least three-year ago were conducted. Two main…
Conquest of world or self
Cancer not only affects a child's physical well-being but also extends its influence to spiritual dimensions, presenting unique spiritual challenges. This study investigates the spiritual experiences of 20 hospitalized children with cancer at Seyed al-Shohada Hospital in Isfahan, Iran. Employing a phenomenological approach, the research uncovers four distinct theistic understandings among the children: magical God, trading God, veiling God, and m…
Grief-related social cognitions in Iran
Grief and prolonged grief reactions vary across cultures, necessitating culture-sensitive assessment. Negative expectations concerning grief expressions in social contexts are associated with prolonged grief and may be influenced by culture. This study aimed to investigate the performance of the Persian Inventory of Social Expectations in Bereavement (ISEB) and explore its psychometric properties among bereaved Iranians. A sample of 190 participa…
Healing the Invisible Wounds
High place phenomenon, obsessive-compulsive symptoms and suicidality
Findings point to the cross-cultural nature of the HPP. Furthermore, the association between obsessive-compulsive symptoms and the HPP speaks to a conceptualization of the HPP as being part of the phenomenological field of (subsyndromal) OCD symptoms
Does collectivism/individualism moderate the association between interpersonal needs and suicide ideation/behavior
Building therapeutic alliances in digital mental health counselling
The rise of digital mental health interventions has transformed the landscape of mental health care, offering increased accessibility and innovative modalities. The study aimed to comprehensively examine the therapeutic alliance within digital mental health interventions (DMHIs), focusing on its development, influencing factors, and best practices for optimisation. A total of 12 systematic reviews published between 2012 and March 2025 were identi…
Spirituality, religion, and meaning-making in suicide loss
Cultural Adaptation of an Iranian Suicide Safety Plan Intervention Website
Aim: Suicide safety planning is an intervention to help people stay safe during a suicidal crisis. This qualitative study aimed to explore professionals’ feedback regarding a cultural adaptation of an Iranian online suicide safety plan intervention (SPI). Furthermore, users’ reactions to this adapted website were investigated. Method: Eleven professionals (72.7% male; M age = 41.18; SD age = 7.11; range: 33 to 57 years), specialized in working wi…
Psychology (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Psychotherapist (4 works) · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works)