Hesam Soleimani; Nasrin Arshadi; Kioumars Beshlideh
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IntroductionOne of the most valuable resources of an organization for achieving goals and getting progressed is human power; Therefore, it can be said that the mental health of the employees of an organization is of special importance. With increasing emphasis on the mental health of employees and improving ...
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IntroductionOne of the most valuable resources of an organization for achieving goals and getting progressed is human power; Therefore, it can be said that the mental health of the employees of an organization is of special importance. With increasing emphasis on the mental health of employees and improving their work life for the progress and success of the organization, it is reasonable to pay special attention to the job burnout and well-being of employees, the factors affecting these two, and the methods of reducing burnout and increasing well-being. The purpose of this study was designing and testing a model of the relationship of mindfulness with job burnout and well-being mediated by work stress.MethodThe statistic population of the research was all the employees of the Dareh-Aloo Copper Industries of Kerman province. The sample consisted of 300 employees who were selected by simple random sampling method, that 210 members of sample filled the forms properly. The instruments were used include Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI), Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stress questionnaire, Psychological Well-being Scale and Burnout Inventory. Fitness of the proposed model was examined through structural equation modeling (SEM) and the mediating role of job stress was examined by boot-strap method, using SPSS-24 and AMOS-24 softwares. ResultsThe indirect effects were tested using the bootstrap procedure. Findings indicated the proposed model after modifing fit the data properly. Results showed that the direct path of mindfulness to job burnout and mindfulness to well-being were not significant and confirmed all the direct effects of mindfulness on burnout and well-being were through job stressDiscussionAccording to the results, it can be said that by increasing the level of mindfulness of the people in the organization can reduce their job stress and consequently reduce the burnout of employees and increase their well-being.
Atefe Mohammadhosseini; Abdulzahra Naami; Kioumars Beshlideh; Seyed Esmaeil Hashemi
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IntroductionManpower is considered to be the most valuable resource for organizations for the development of the organization. According to the history of Thriving at work and the attention that has been paid to it during these ten years, and according to the results it has brought, theoretically designing ...
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IntroductionManpower is considered to be the most valuable resource for organizations for the development of the organization. According to the history of Thriving at work and the attention that has been paid to it during these ten years, and according to the results it has brought, theoretically designing a model like the proposed model can give a good picture of Thriving at work and the presented model can be used as a useful tool for future research. Practically, the findings of this study can help policymakers and managers of organizations to have a special view on the discussion of Thriving at work in organizations and pay more attention to its role in increasing job outcomes. So, the purpose of this study was conducted to investigate the fit of a conceptual model of mediation in thriving at work in relation to organizational antecedents and educational consequences in the Social Security staff of Ahvaz.MethodThe present research design is a correlational design through the path analysis model. The design of the present study is a correlational design through the path analysis model. The statistical population included all employees working in the Social Security staff of Ahvaz in 2019. The whole of employees of this organization in Ahvaz is 530 people, from which 330 people were selected by convenience sampling method, and finally, 267 questionnaires were analyzed. Among the study participants, 72.7% were male and the rest were female.
nasim khajepour
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the causal relationship of workplace ostracism with job performance, organizational citizenship behavior and turnover intention, with mediating role of job satisfaction. The statistical population included all of the personnel of Water and Energy Company in ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the causal relationship of workplace ostracism with job performance, organizational citizenship behavior and turnover intention, with mediating role of job satisfaction. The statistical population included all of the personnel of Water and Energy Company in Gotvand City and the partner firms, that among them 182 persons were selected by simple random sampling. The instruments used in the present study consist of Workplace Ostracism Questionnaire (Ferris, Brown, Berry & Lian, 2008) Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (Judge & Bono, 2000), Job Performance Questionnaire (Paterson, 1970), Organizational Citizenship Behavior Questionnaire (Smith, Organ & Near, 1983) and Turnover Intention Questionnaire (Camman, Fichman, Jenkins & Klesh, 1979). Fitness of the proposed model was examined through structural equation modeling (SEM), using SPSS-21 and AMOS-21 software packages. The results supported the effect of workplace ostracism on job satisfaction, job performance, organizational citizenship behavior, turnover intention, and the effect of job satisfaction on organizational citizenship behavior and turnover intention. The indirect effect of workplace ostracism on organizational citizenship behavior and turnover intention, through job satisfaction, were also significant. So organizations could reduce job satisfaction, job performance and organizational citizenship behavior by strengthening social relationships in the workplace and also prevent an increase in turnover intention.
M. Golestani Pour; S.E. Hashemi; K Beshlideh; A. Naami; N Arshadi
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The present study tried to design and test a model for precedents and consequences of organizational spirituality in an industrial organization. The sample included 400 employees who were randomly selected. They were asked to fill in 7 questionnaires, including Ethical Leadership Questionnaire, Transformational ...
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The present study tried to design and test a model for precedents and consequences of organizational spirituality in an industrial organization. The sample included 400 employees who were randomly selected. They were asked to fill in 7 questionnaires, including Ethical Leadership Questionnaire, Transformational Leadership Questionnaire, Ethical Climate Questionnaire, Organizational Justice Questionnaire, Organizational Spirituality Questionnaire, Psychological Empowerment Questionnaire, Job Satisfaction Questionnaire, Emotional Commitment Scale, Organizational Citizenship Behavior Scale, Self-Actualization Scale, and The Self-Centered Scale. The assessment of the proposed model was done through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results showed a rather good fitting of the model with the data. The variables such as ethical leadership, transformational leadership, ethical climate, and organizational justice influenced the organizational spirituality. On the other hand, the organizational spirituality had effects on variables such as psychological empowerment, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, organizational citizenship behavior, self-actualization and the organization-based self-esteem. Moreover, through organizational spirituality, the variables including ethical leadership, transformational leadership, ethical climate, and organizational justice indirectly affected the following variables: psychological empowerment, job satisfaction, emotional commitment, organizational citizen behavior, self-actualization, organization-based self-esteem.
Sh. Araban; N. Arshadi; A. Neisi; K. Beshlideh
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The purpose of this study was designing and testing a model of some personal (psychological capital, basic psychological needs), job related (job characteristics, job stress), and organizational variables (servant leadership, organizational ethical climate) as antecedents of organizational well-being. ...
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The purpose of this study was designing and testing a model of some personal (psychological capital, basic psychological needs), job related (job characteristics, job stress), and organizational variables (servant leadership, organizational ethical climate) as antecedents of organizational well-being. The statistical population of the present research included all employees of National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC). 384 employees were selected by multi-stage random sampling method. Instruments used in the present study were Personally Expressive Activities Questionnaire (PEAQ), Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ), Servant Leadership Survey (SLS), Organizational Ethical Climate Questionnaire (OECQ), Job Stress Questionnaire (JSQ), Basic Psychological Needs at Work Scale (BPNWS), and Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ). Structural equation modeling (SEM) through AMOS-18 software package was used for data analysis. Results showed that the proposed model fit the data properly. Moreover, direct positive relationships of the psychological capital, basic psychological needs, job characteristics, servant leadership, organizational ethical climate with organizational well-being, and direct negative relationship of job stress with organizational well-being were confirmed. Bootstrap procedure for testing indirect effect revealed that organizational ethical climate mediated the relationship between servant leadership and organizational well-being.
K. Keramati; Y. Zargr; A. Naami; K. Beshlide; I. Davodi
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This research aimed to compare the effect of child group CBT and mother–child group CBT on childhood’s social anxiety, self-esteem and assertiveness in Ahvaz city. For this purpose 525 fifth and sixth grade students were selected randomly and administered SPAI-C for social anxiety screening. ...
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This research aimed to compare the effect of child group CBT and mother–child group CBT on childhood’s social anxiety, self-esteem and assertiveness in Ahvaz city. For this purpose 525 fifth and sixth grade students were selected randomly and administered SPAI-C for social anxiety screening. From these 36 students whose social anxiety was one standard deviation higher from the mean were assigned to three groups. Group 1 participated in child GCBT, group 2 mother-children GCBT and group 3 did not have any treatment program. The research instruments were SPAI-C, SCAS and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The results of MANOVA showed that mother–child GCBT decrease social anxiety and increase self-esteem and assertiveness, but child GCBT decrease social anxiety and increase assertiveness only. Follow up results showed that both treatment effects on social anxiety remained until two months after posttest.
F. Shenavar; K. Beshlideh; S.E. Hashemi; A. Naami
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The present study was conducted intending to take into account the mediating work-family conflict role in relation with stress and social support with job and family satisfaction. Study samples included 203 industrial factory personnel selected through convenience sampling in Ahvaz over 2014. In this ...
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The present study was conducted intending to take into account the mediating work-family conflict role in relation with stress and social support with job and family satisfaction. Study samples included 203 industrial factory personnel selected through convenience sampling in Ahvaz over 2014. In this study, which is a descriptive endeavor of a correlational nature , participants filled in the job stress scale (Parkers & Decotis, 1983), the perceived organizational support survey (Eisenberger, et al., 1997), the job in general scale (Ironson, et al., 1989), the family stress questionnaire (Hennessy, 2005), the perceived social support-family scale (Procidano & Heller, 1983), the family satisfaction scale (Aryee, et al., 1999), and the work-family conflict scale (Carlson, et al., 2000). Structural equation modeling was used to assess the suggested pattern and the bootstrapping method was used to test the mediating effect and it was performed via AMOS. Structural equation modeling indices confirmed general study patterns. Among the relations, only the direct relation of job stress and perceived organizational support were deleted from pattern 1 (work-family conflict mediation). The fitting indices obtained showed that the corrected pattern was of good fitness. Results from the bootstrapping method and the confidence distance from it showed that the work-family conflict completely mediates between job stress and perceived organizational support with family satisfaction and family-work conflict is a partial mediator between family stress and perceived family support with job satisfaction. Thus, job stress and perceived organizational support affect family satisfaction only through work-family conflict, while in the family, family stress and perceived family support directly affect job satisfaction through family-work conflict. Therefore, organizations are not only able to manage conflicts generated between work and the family, but can satisfy personnel with the job itself and the family can apply suitable approaches to reduce their own personnel stress and increase their support.
M. Babamiri; A. Neisi; N. Arshadi; M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; K. Beshlideh
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The purpose of this study was to investigate job stressors and personality characteristics as the predictors of the psychosomatic symptoms of the staff of Bidboland refinery in Ahwaz. The subjects were 83 employees who were selected based on their medical files. The healthy sample consisted of 119 employees ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate job stressors and personality characteristics as the predictors of the psychosomatic symptoms of the staff of Bidboland refinery in Ahwaz. The subjects were 83 employees who were selected based on their medical files. The healthy sample consisted of 119 employees who were selected through simple random sampling. Altogether, 202 employees answered the negative act, effort-reward imbalance, job content, work-family conflict, organizational justice, and NEO personality (except openness and agreeableness) questionnaires. In order to analyze the main hypothesis, discriminant analysis using enter and stepwise methods were applied and to validate the analysis, Pearson’s correlation and confirmatory factor analysis were used. Results indicated that the discriminant equation confirmed the main hypothesis. In other words, job stressors and personality characteristics, were able to predict the probability of psychosomatic symptom increase.
K. Beshlideh
Volume 21, Issue 1 , June 2014, , Pages 143-160
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The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between marital satisfaction and job satisfaction with mediating role of self-esteem in teachers of guidance school in Mahshar city. The sample consisted of 200 male and female teachers who were selected randomly by multi-stage sampling ...
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The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between marital satisfaction and job satisfaction with mediating role of self-esteem in teachers of guidance school in Mahshar city. The sample consisted of 200 male and female teachers who were selected randomly by multi-stage sampling method. In this descriptive/ correlational research, some instruments as marital satisfaction inventory, Rosenberg self-esteem scale and global job satisfaction inventory were applied. All of these questionnaires were valid. The proposed model of the relationships between variables and scales constructs validity were tested intertwiningly, using structural equation modeling with Amos 18. The fit indices indicated that the proposed model and scales constructs validity was fit with data. The result confirmed the full mediating role of self-esteem in relationship between marital satisfaction and job satisfaction in teachers, using bootstrap and confidence interval method. The result shows that perfect indirect effect of self-esteem between independent and dependent variables. The indirect effect size was 0.153, that was significant at P
T. Kochi; S. E. Hashemi Sheikh Shabani; K. Beshlideh
Volume 20, Issue 2 , December 2013, , Pages 117-140
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationshipbetween job and organizational variables and teachers’ organizational citizenship behaviors, considering the mediating role of job stress. To this end, 200 female teachers from public schools in Ilam were selected via multistage random ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationshipbetween job and organizational variables and teachers’ organizational citizenship behaviors, considering the mediating role of job stress. To this end, 200 female teachers from public schools in Ilam were selected via multistage random sampling. Research instruments consisted of teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior questionnaire, organizational trust questionnaire, organizational justice scale, Islamic work ethic scale, and job stress scale. The data were analyzed through structural equation modeling (SEM), using SPSS-16 and AMOS-20 software packages. The results showed that the research model was fitted with the data and showed that organizational justice and Islamic work ethic had a significant direct effect on teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior; but the direct effect of organizational trust on teachers’ organizational citizenship behaviors was not significant. Bootstrap method for analyzing the mediator relationships showed that job stress mediated the relationship between organizational trust together with Islamic work ethic and teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior. However, the relationship between organizational justice and teachers’ organizational citizenship behaviors was not mediated by job stress.Due to the role of teachers’ organizational citizenship behaviors in school outcomes, considerable attention should be paid to the factors affecting on it; including the variables examined in this study.
E. Behzady; A. Naami; K. Beshlideh
Volume 20, Issue 2 , December 2013, , Pages 256-233
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The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between organizational virtuousness and organizational citizenship behavior, spiritual well-being and organizational loyalty in the employment of Karoon Oil and Gas Production Company (KOGPC). Sample includes 227 employees of KOGPC who are ...
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The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between organizational virtuousness and organizational citizenship behavior, spiritual well-being and organizational loyalty in the employment of Karoon Oil and Gas Production Company (KOGPC). Sample includes 227 employees of KOGPC who are selected with stratified random sampling method. The instruments used in this study include Konovsky and Organ organizational citizenship behavior questionnaire, Paloutzian, and Ellison spiritual well-being questionnaire, Ali & Al-Kazemi organizational loyalty questionnaire and Cameron et al organizational virtuousness questionnaire. To analyze the data, the correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis were used. The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between organizational virtuousness, as predictive variable, and organizational citizenship behavior, spiritual well-being and organizational loyalty. Also, results of regression analysis showed that optimism and forgiveness respectively play a chief role in explaining the variance of organizational citizenship behavior. Also, optimism, trust and forgiveness respectively play the most important roles in explaining the variance of spiritual well-being, while optimism and trust respectively play the most important roles in explaining the variance of organizational loyalty. The results show the important role of organizational virtuousness in predication of organizational outcomes.
P. Hoseini Kokamari; K. Beshlideh; N. Arshadi
Volume 20, Issue 1 , June 2013, , Pages 139-164
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This study was conducted to investigate the relationship of empowerment climate, empowerment leadership behavior, person-job fit, person-organization fit, job characteristic, conscientiousness with psychological empowerment and its dimensions (meaningfulness, competence, self-determination and impact). ...
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This study was conducted to investigate the relationship of empowerment climate, empowerment leadership behavior, person-job fit, person-organization fit, job characteristic, conscientiousness with psychological empowerment and its dimensions (meaningfulness, competence, self-determination and impact). The participants include 200 employees of Maroon who were selected by random method. For data collection Scoot and Jaff (1992) Empowerment Climate, Empowerment Leadership Behavior (Ahearne, 2005), Person-Job Fit (Cable & Derue, 2002), Person-Organization Fit (Piasentin and Chapman 2006), Job Characteristic (Hackman, Oldham 1980), Psychological Empowerment (Spritzer Scales, 1995) were used. Results indicated that all of predictive variables were positively correlated too psychological empowerment and its dimensions. Results of Canonical analysis showed that linear combination of predictive variables were positively correlated with linear combination of meaningfulness, competence, self-determination and impact. Moreover, Hierarchical Regression analysis revealed that predictive variables account for 60 percent of variance of psychological empowerment.
A. Azimpour; A. Neisi; N. Arshadi; M. Shehni Yailagh; K. Beshlideh
Volume 19, Issue 2 , December 2012, , Pages 15-44
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The aim of this study was designing and testing a model for precedents of prosocial behavior in students of Shahid Chamran University in Ahvaz. In this model, empathy is independent variable that directly and indirectly predicted prosocial behaviors by mediation of religiosity, moral identity and prosocial ...
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The aim of this study was designing and testing a model for precedents of prosocial behavior in students of Shahid Chamran University in Ahvaz. In this model, empathy is independent variable that directly and indirectly predicted prosocial behaviors by mediation of religiosity, moral identity and prosocial moral reasoning using AMOS. 438 undergraduate students were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling method. Structural equation modeling (SEM) method was used for testing the proposed model. Results showed that the direct paths from empathy to prosocial behavior, empathy to prosocial reasoning, religiosity to prosocial behavior, and prosocial reasoning to prosocial behavior were non-significant. After omitting, non-significant paths, the model fitted the data properly.
K. Sevari; K. Beshlideh
Volume 19, Issue 2 , December 2012, , Pages 199-212
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This research intended to study the simple and multiple relationships of shyness and loneliness with addiction to Internet among Azad University students in Ahwaz. 225 students were chosen by random sampling method. To gather the data Cheek and Buss Shyness Scale (1983), Russell, Peplau and Cutrona Loneliness ...
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This research intended to study the simple and multiple relationships of shyness and loneliness with addiction to Internet among Azad University students in Ahwaz. 225 students were chosen by random sampling method. To gather the data Cheek and Buss Shyness Scale (1983), Russell, Peplau and Cutrona Loneliness Scale (1980) and Internet Addiction of Law and Cheng (2007) were used. Results showed that there is a positive relationship between shyness and loneliness, and Internet addiction among students. Regression analysis, by using enters method, showed shyness and loneliness could predict Internet addiction.
S. A. Marashi; A. Naami; K. Beshlideh; Y. Zargar; B. Ghobari Bonab
Volume 19, Issue 1 , June 2012, , Pages 63-80
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This research investigated the impact of spiritual intelligence training on psychological well-being dimensions, existential anxiety, and spiritual quotient (SQ). The study was a field experimental design with pretest-posttest and control group. The participants were 112 undergraduate male and female ...
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This research investigated the impact of spiritual intelligence training on psychological well-being dimensions, existential anxiety, and spiritual quotient (SQ). The study was a field experimental design with pretest-posttest and control group. The participants were 112 undergraduate male and female students of Ahvaz Faculty of Petroleum who were selected randomly and were divided randomly into experimental and control groups (48 experimental and 46 control cases) Instruments included King's Spiritual Intelligence Scale (SISRI-24), Ryff's Psychological Well-being Scales, with six dimensions, and Good’s Existential Anxiety Scale. After examining experimental and control groups via pretest, spiritual intelligence was taught to experimental group based on 7 steps of Bowell’s SQ-training package in 15 sessions (60 minutes each). Then posttest was taken from both groups. Multivariate and univariate analysis of variances revealed that spiritual intelligence training significantly increased the six dimensions of psychological well-being, including Self-Acceptance, Purpose in Life, Personal Growth, Environmental Mastery, Autonomy, and Positive Relationships, of the experimental group in comparison with the control group. Also, the training appeared to increase spiritual intelligence, and decrease existential anxiety of the experimental group significantly.
N. Behroozi; K. Beshlideh; S.M. Rasooli
Volume 18, Issue 2 , December 2011, , Pages 155-180
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The aim of this research was to specify the causal relationships of IQ and fluid intelligence with academic performance, mediated by personality traits and learning approaches of female students in sophemore and junior high school students of Azna. The sample consisted of 260 students who were selected ...
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The aim of this research was to specify the causal relationships of IQ and fluid intelligence with academic performance, mediated by personality traits and learning approaches of female students in sophemore and junior high school students of Azna. The sample consisted of 260 students who were selected by simple random method. In this research, the students completed Personal Information Questionnaire, Raven Intelligence Test, Fluid Intelligence Test, the abbreviated version of the Big Five Personality Inventory and the Study Process Questionnaire. The academic performance of students was the average of their final exams of that year. The statistical method was structural equation modeling. The results showed that the proposed model fitted the data and that direct paths from IQ to academic performance and from agreeableness to academic performance was positive and significant. Direct paths from deep learning approach to academic performance and from IQ to deep learning approach was positive and significant. Direct paths from IQ to openness and from IQ to agreeableness was also positive and significant. The mediating role of personality traits and deep learning approach was also confirmed. The indirect effect of IQ on academic performance through openness to experience and deep learning approach was significant and positive. The indirect effect of IQ on academic performance through conscientiousness was also significant and positive. The indirect effect of IQ on academic performance through agreeableness was also significant and positive and the indirect effect of fluid intelligence on academic performance through conscientiousness was also significant and positive.
S. Sholi; K. Beshlideh; S.E. Hashemi SheykhShabani; N. Arshadi
Volume 18, Issue 1 , June 2011, , Pages 47-72
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between neuroticism, work-family conflict, role overload, procedural justice, distributive justice and job control with job burnout in employees of Ahvaz Gas Company. The participants of the study were 260 employees who completed questionnaire ...
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between neuroticism, work-family conflict, role overload, procedural justice, distributive justice and job control with job burnout in employees of Ahvaz Gas Company. The participants of the study were 260 employees who completed questionnaire including NEO Personality Inventory, Work-Family Conflict, Role Overload, Organizational Justice, Job Control and job Burnout. The results indicated that there were significant positive relationship between neuroticism, work-family conflict and role overload with job burnout. Moreover, the significant negative relation was found between procedural justice, distributive justice and job control with Job burnout. The hierarchical regression analysis indicated that neuroticism, work-family conflict, role overload, procedural justice, distributive justice and job control accounts for approximately 77% of variance of job burnout. The stepwise regression analysis indicated that neuroticism and procedural justice predicted job burnout significantly.
A. Naami; K. Beshlideh; A. Farhadzadeh
Volume 18, Issue 1 , June 2011, , Pages 133-152
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between organizational constraints with counterproductive work behaviors among employees of Bid Boland Refinery Gas company. Participants were 251 employees who were selected by stratified sampling method and responded to organizational ...
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between organizational constraints with counterproductive work behaviors among employees of Bid Boland Refinery Gas company. Participants were 251 employees who were selected by stratified sampling method and responded to organizational constraints and counterproductive work behaviors questionnaires. The results indicated that there were significant positive relationships between organizational constraints and counterproductive work behaviors and its facets. More over organizational constraints accounted for 44 percent of counter productive work behavior variance. four facets of organizational constraints including, lack of access to work information, co-workers, role demands and work timing played a greater role in prediction of variance of counterproductive work behaviors.
M. Zarghami; R. Walizadeh; K. Beshlideh; M. Ghanbarzadeh
Volume 17, Issue 2 , December 2010, , Pages 121-142
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The aim of this research was the examination of the effect of 8 weeks aerobic exercise on mental health of Male students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. This is a semi experimental study that was done by incorporating experimental and control groups. Participants in this study were 432 students ...
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The aim of this research was the examination of the effect of 8 weeks aerobic exercise on mental health of Male students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. This is a semi experimental study that was done by incorporating experimental and control groups. Participants in this study were 432 students who had chosen either of the two courses in physical education at Shahid Chamran University during the academic year 2005-6. For evaluation of mental health, the GHQ-28 questionnaire was used. Following their mental health evaluation, with a 1.5 upper standard deviation of mean (mean=58±22.35) 70 students were selected and divided randomly into two groups of experimental (n = 35) and control (n = 35). Statistical analysis of data was done by SPSS16, deploying MANCOVA statistical method. The findings revealed, aerobic exercise has a significant positive effect on mental health depression (p < 0/004) and anxiety (p < 0/005), but it does not have any effect on physical complaint and disorder in social adequacy.
K. Beshlideh; A. Neisi; M. Chach
Volume 17, Issue 1 , June 2010, , Pages 69-88
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The present study examined personality traits and organizational variables as predictors of accident-involvement in bus drivers. The population of this research was from a company in Tehran. The sample consisted of 150 subjects from accident-involved bus drivers and another equal number from accident-free ...
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The present study examined personality traits and organizational variables as predictors of accident-involvement in bus drivers. The population of this research was from a company in Tehran. The sample consisted of 150 subjects from accident-involved bus drivers and another equal number from accident-free drivers who were selected by the use of simple random sampling. The hypothesis, concerning the predictive roles of personality traits and organizational variables (as job satisfaction, organizational justice and interpersonal conflict at work) in distinguishing accident-involved drivers from accident-free ones, was tested. In order to analyze the data, both discriminant analysis and descriptive statistics were used. Findings revealed the fact that accident-involvement can be predicted from the two sets of research variables. The results of the study and the model was discussed in the paper.
K. Sevari; K. Beshlideh
Volume 17, Issue 1 , June 2010, , Pages 89-102
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship of personality characteristics with academic burnout of secondary school students in Ahvaz. The sample consisted of 200 male and female students who were selected by multi-stage random sampling method. All these students responded to ...
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship of personality characteristics with academic burnout of secondary school students in Ahvaz. The sample consisted of 200 male and female students who were selected by multi-stage random sampling method. All these students responded to Burnout Scale and Personality Questionnaire. The data was analyzed using Pearson correlation and multi-regression methods. The results indicated that there were significant and positive relationships between neurosis and agreeableness, and academic burnout. Also, there were negative correlations between extraversion and openness, and academic burnout. The findings of this research confirmed the importance of positive and negative effects of personality on academic burnout.
J. Karami; KH. Sharefi; K. Beshlidehali
Volume 16, Issue 2 , December 2009, , Pages 167-188
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Mental hardiness is a preserving and psychological construct that acts against life stressors. Numerous studies support the importance of this three aspect construct. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between family function with mental hardiness among the students ...
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Mental hardiness is a preserving and psychological construct that acts against life stressors. Numerous studies support the importance of this three aspect construct. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between family function with mental hardiness among the students of secondary school in Kermanshah city. The sample consisted of 324 students who were selected by stratified sampling method from both sexes. All these students responded to family function and mental health questionnaires. Data was analyzed with pearson correlation and multi regression method. The results indicated that there was a significant relationship between family function with mental hardiness and two of its facets as commitment and control subscales. The nonsignificance of relationship between challenge aspect with family function may stem from inadequacy in measurement construction or cultural difference about concept of the challenge. Moreover, contradictive findings in psychological literature about challenge is not superordinary. The findings of this research confirm importance of the positive and negative interaction of the members of the family on psychological constructs. Also the findings of this research can help the counselors to cope adequately with family problems.
