Mr. Mojtaba Rahimian Bougar | Clinical Psychology | Best Researcher Award
Profile
Education
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in General Psychology from Payame Noor University of Abadeh Center in 2014, where he conducted a research project titled Comparison of Early Maladaptive Schemas Among Three Groups of Men Dependent on Opium, Under Treatment, and Non-Dependent Over 15 Years of Age in Shiraz City. In 2023, he completed his Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology at the Islamic Azad University, Kish International Branch. His master’s research focused on The Structural Model of Suicidal Tendency Prediction Based on Psychological Needs, Mental Pain, and Object Relations with the Moderating Roles of Defense Mechanisms and Ego-Strength.
He is currently working as a Clinical Psychologist with an MA in Clinical Psychology. Previously, from 2013 to 2016, he served as an Expert in Charge and Research Consultant at Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran. From 2019 to 2024, he worked as a Psychologist at the Social Emergency Center under the Welfare General Bureau of Fars Province in Shiraz, Iran. During the same period, he was an active member of various working groups, including the Working Group on Preventing Drug Misuse and Addiction, the Association for the Protection of Child Labourers under the Governorship & Welfare General Bureau, and the Suicide Prevention initiative within the Mental Health Unit of the Health & Care Professional Network in Eqlid City, Iran.
From 2013 to 2016, he worked as an Expert and Consultant at the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Technology at Larestan School of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran. From 2019 to 2024, he served as a Psychologist at the Eghlid Social Emergency Center under the Welfare General Bureau of Fars Province in Shiraz, Iran. Since 2019, he has been an active member of the Suicide Management and Prevention Working Group, as well as the Social Damage Prevention Working Group in Eqlid City, Fars Province. In 2023, he took on the role of Social Service Specialist at the Welfare Organization in Fars Province, Eqlid City, where he continues to contribute to social welfare initiatives.
National and international presentations and conferences
Farmani, A., Faramarzi, H., Rahimian Bougar, M., Sadeghi, M., & Aminian, M. (2021). Psychosocial
trauma screening during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In the 3rd International
Conference on Psychology, Counseling and Education, 11 February 2021, Mashhad, Iran.
Rahimian Bougar, M., Farmani, A., Ahmadi, S., & Rahiminejad, S. (2021). Comparison of Early
Maladaptive Schemas in Opioid Abusers and Healthy Individuals. In the 3rd International Conference
on Psychology, Counseling and Education, 11 February 2021, Mashhad, Iran.
Farmani, A., Farahmand, H., Sadeghi, M., & Rahimian Bougar, M. (2021). Prediction of Marital
Conflict Management Styles on the Basis of the Big Five Factors of Personality with the Mediating Role
of Patience Components among Young Females. In the 9th International Conference of Modern
Research in Psychology,Counseling,and Educational Sciences, 22 July 2021, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Rahimian Bougar, M. (2016). The study of effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation to reduce
symptoms in patients with migraine headache. The 5th Symposium of World Federation of
Neurosurgical Societies & The 7th International Neurosurgery Congress & The 1st International
Neuroscience Confederation Congress, 17-22 Apr 2016, Tehran, Iran.
Rahimian Bougar, M. (2016). The study of the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and its relationship to
quality of life and mental health of cancer patients. The 5th Symposium of World Federation of
Neurosurgical Societies & The 7th International Neurosurgery Congress & The 1st International
Neuroscience Confederation Congress, 17-22 Apr 2016, Tehran, Iran.
Sekhavati, E., Rahimian Bougar, M., Bostani, S., & Saem, J. (2016). Investigating the Individual and
Effective Protection Factors of Appropriate and Inappropriate Cesarean Section in Pregnant Women
Referred to Larestan Imam Reza Hospital. International Congress on Social Studies on Health For
Students, 21-23 December 2016, Shiraz, Iran.
Sekhavati, E., Rahimian Bougar, M., Bostani, S., & Raeisi, Z. (2016). An Explanation on the Prevalence
of Learning Disorders in Terms of Socioeconomic Factors of Health among the Elementary School
Students in Larestan City during Year 2014. International Congress on Social Studies on Health For
Students, 21-23 December 2016, Shiraz, Iran.
Sekhavati, E., Rahimian Bougar, M., Raeisi, Z., Bostani, S., & Sarafraz, N. (2016). THE PREVALENCE
OF SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOR AND PROGNOSIS OF HIV INFECTION IN ADOLESCENTS AND
YOUNG ADULTS IN LARESTAN CITY. At the 17th International & Iranian Congress of Microbiology,
23-25 August 2016, Tehran, Iran.
Sekhavati, E., Neydavodi, M., Rahimian Bougar, M., Abedi, K., Mohammadi, Z., Raeisi, Z. (2016).
PREVALENCE OF PEDICULOSIS IN STUDENTS OF LARESTAN CITY IN 2015. At the 17th
International & Iranian Congress of Microbiology, 23-25 August 2016, Tehran, Iran.
Sekhavati, E., Rahimian Bougar, M., Bostani, S., & Alaie Nejad, M. (2016). Investigating the effects of
common atmospheric and air pollutants on cardiovascular diseases and neurological disorders: A
review study: with an emphasis on the pathology of atmospheric elements and air pollution in Iran. The
2nd International Conference on Environmental sciences, 25 & 26 May 2016, Tehran, Iran.
Publication
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Mental Health, Social Support, and Death Anxiety in Patients With Chronic Kidney Failure
S Khodarahimi, HA Veiskarami, N Mazraeh, S Sheikhi, MR BougarThe Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 209 (11), 809-813 - Single Mothers’ Attachment Styles and Personality Influences on Child Psychopathology
E Ghadampour, S Khodarahimi, M Rahmian-Bougar, S NahabooThe American Journal of Family Therapy 48 (4), 340-355
- The incidence of psychosocial disturbances during the coronavirus disease-19 pandemic in an Iranian sample
A Farmani, MR Bougar, S Khodarahimi, H FarahmandCurrent Psychology 42 (10), 8562-8571
- Early maladjustment schemas in individuals with and without type 2 Diabetes mellitus
F Mirdrikvand, MA Sepahvandi, S Khodarahimi, S Gholamrezaei, …Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences 6 (1), 150-156
- The study on relationship among self-control and performance of family with social adaptation in high school students at Abadeh City
E Sekhavati, M Rahimian-Boogar, M Khodadoost, R AfkariCumhuriyet Science Journal 36 (4), 1724-1737
- Psychological, structural, social and economic determinants of suicide attempt: Risk assessment and decision making strategies
A Farmani, M Rahimianbougar, Y Mohammadi, H Faramarzi, …OMEGA-Journal of death and dying 86 (4), 1144-1166
- Explaining the link among self-controlling and children parenting techniques and mental insurance of high school pupils
E Sekhavati, MR Boogar, M Khodadost, R Afkari, R AtefehJournal of Medicine and Life 8 (Spec Iss 3), 156
- The effect of defense mechanisms and alexithymia on marital conflict and female sexual dysfunction
E Ramezani, MR Bougar, PS Alavi, S Khodarahimi, N Mazraeh, …Current Psychology 42 (32), 28431-28440
- The role of adverse childhood experiences and defense mechanisms on suicidal ideation and social dysfunction
S Mozafari, AH Bahadivand, S Khodarahimi, N Mazraeh, …Current Psychology 43 (6), 5462-5471
- Early maladjustment schemas in opioid abstainers, opioid abusers and normal individuals
HA Veiskarami, F Mirdrikvand, S Khodarahimi, MR BougarHeroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems 21 (1), 29-34
- Explaining Relation between Self-controlling and Child Parenting Styles and Psychological welfare of High School Students
E Sekhavati, M Rahimian Boogar, M Khodadoost, R AfkariJournal of Medicine and Life 8 (3), 156-168
- The effects of attachment style and object relations on aggression in individuals with spousal violence: the mediating role of dark tetrad personality traits
MR Bougar, S Nourimoghadam, A Soroushvala, S Khodarahimi, M Abdi, …Current Psychology 43 (8), 6977-6985
- Effectiveness of Three Physical Treatments on Pain Perception and Emotional State in Males with Chronic Joint Pain
M Rahimian Bougar, HA Veiskarami, S Khodarahimi, A Izadpanah, …Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 29 (4), 785-797
- The impact of demographics and nutritional status on cognitive functioning in an Iranian adults sample
S Khodarahimi, A Rasti, MR BougarPsychologie Française 66 (1), 1-14