monir hossinie; Iran Davoudi; null null; null null
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IntoductionThe desire of having a child is one of the most important functions of family and is also a base for human survival. Infertility is considered as a failure that is accompanied by physical and psychological tensions in family and society as well. Different psychological methods have been already ...
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IntoductionThe desire of having a child is one of the most important functions of family and is also a base for human survival. Infertility is considered as a failure that is accompanied by physical and psychological tensions in family and society as well. Different psychological methods have been already utilized to help infertile people. The holistic-oriented psychological intervention (HPI) is a new therapeutic plan with bio-psycho-social pattern that has been designed according to psychological problems and needs of infertile people. After determining tension factors this therapeutic plan chooses techniques with high effectiveness rate in solving the mentioned problems, using eclectic techniques. The aim of present study is to examine the effectiveness of HPT on psychological health and fertility rate in women with unexplainable infertility undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment (IVF). MethodThe design of this study was a quasi- experimental one with pretest-posttest of experimental and control group. Thirty infertile women, undergoing IVF treatment, were selected, using available sampling. The sample was selected from among patients who referred to Moatazedi Infertility Center, Kermanshah, Iran. They completed two subscales of three subscales of DASS-21 scale who got the above average score. They were randomly assigned to two groups (each group 15 subjects). The experimental group was treated by the holistic-oriented psychological intervention for 11 sessions of 120-minutes. The control group did not receive any intervention. Participants completed the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale before and after intervention and after one month later. The pregnancy rate was measured in two groups based on the β-HCG test result. Data were analyzed by SPSS software (version 21). ResultsThe results of multivariate covariance analysis indicated that depression, anxiety and stress levels in the experimental group (p = 0.0001), significantly decreased in posttest group after holistic-oriented psychological intervention and this effect was observed and lasted in the one month follow up (p = 0.0001). The pregnancy rate in the experimental group was 46.7% and in the control group was 13.3% which were statistically significant (p <0.05). DiscussionThe results of this study showed that the holistic-oriented psychological intervention is effective in decreasing anxiety, depression and stress and increasing the psychological health and pregnancy rate of women with unexplainable infertility under In-Vitro Fertilization treatment.
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.
A. Zahiri; N. Arshadi; A. Neisi
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2014, , Pages 105-124
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The purpose of this study was designing and testing a model of some antecedents (conscientious, agreeableness, neuroticism and ethical context) and outcomes (organizational support, affective commitment, and organizational citizenship behaviors) of ethical leadership. The samples consisted of 213 employees ...
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The purpose of this study was designing and testing a model of some antecedents (conscientious, agreeableness, neuroticism and ethical context) and outcomes (organizational support, affective commitment, and organizational citizenship behaviors) of ethical leadership. The samples consisted of 213 employees of Karun Oil and Gas Production Company who were selected through stratified random sampling. The participants in this study completed the NEO, ethical context, ethical leadership, perceived organizational support, organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior questionnaires. The fitness of the proposed model was examined through structural equation modeling (SEM), using SPSS-19 and AMOS-18 software packages. The indirect effects were tested using the bootstrap procedure. Findings indicated that the proposed model fit the data properly. Better fit and more meaningful results were obtained by using AMOS modification indices. The results confirmed the positive relationship of conscientious, agreeableness and ethical context with ethical leadership and the negative relationship of neuroticism with ethical leadership. In addition, perceived organizational support was positively related to affective commitment, and organizational citizenship behavior and ethical leadership was positively related to perceived organizational support, affective commitment, and organizational citizenship behaviors. All indirect paths were also significant.
S. Piryaei; N. Arshadi; A. Neisi
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of organizational justice on job performance, organizational commitment and turnover intention, considering the mediating role of system trust and interpersonal trust. The participants were 340 employees of National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC), ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of organizational justice on job performance, organizational commitment and turnover intention, considering the mediating role of system trust and interpersonal trust. The participants were 340 employees of National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC), Ahvaz region, who were selected by stratified random sampling method. The instruments included organizational justice, trust in organization, trust in top management, trust in supervisor, trust in coworker, job performance, organizational commitment and turnover intention questionnaires. Fitness of the proposed model was examined through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), using SPSS-18 and AMOS-18 software packages. The indirect effects were tested using the bootstrap procedure. Findings indicated that the proposed model fit the data. Better fit and more meaningful results obtained by omitting 7 non- significant paths (distributional, procedural and interactional justice→ job performance, interactional justice → organizational commitment and turnover intention; and interpersonal trust → organizational commitment and turnover intention) and using AMOS modification indices. Results related to indirect effects showed that except 4 indirect paths (procedural justice → organizational commitment through interpersonal trust, interactional justice → organizational commitment through interpersonal trust, procedural justice → turnover intention through interpersonal trust, and interactional justice→ turnover intention through interpersonal trust), the rest were significant.
A. Talebpour; A. Nassi; M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; M. Shehni Yailagh; S. Bassaknejad
Volume 20, Issue 1 , June 2013, , Pages 61-78
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This study evaluated the efficacy of group parent-child- interaction therapy with mother – alone and mother-child particpants, in reducing symptoms of separation anxiety disorder. The statistical population was male students from 7 to 9 year-old with separation anxiety disorder studing in primary ...
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This study evaluated the efficacy of group parent-child- interaction therapy with mother – alone and mother-child particpants, in reducing symptoms of separation anxiety disorder. The statistical population was male students from 7 to 9 year-old with separation anxiety disorder studing in primary schools of Isfahan. They were diagnosed as having separation anxiety disorder at the epidemiological study stage. Therefore, among all of them 45 cases were randomly selected and divided into 3 groups (two experimental and one control group). The experimental method with pretest-posttest and followed up with a control group design was used. Espada et al Separation Anxiety Inventory and clinical interview for assessment of children were used. Experimental groups (including mothers with their children's and mothers alone) were treated in 10 sessions based on parent-child interaction therapy. After the intervention, separation anxiety was measured in three groups (experimental and control group). After 8 weeks, the follow-up tests were administered. The Results of covariance analysis and follow up Bonferni test indicates a significant difference was between separation anxiety in experimental groups and control group. The effect of treatment was maintaines 8 weeks later.
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.
A. Neissi; N. Arshadi; F. Shahbazi
Volume 18, Issue 2 , December 2011, , Pages 39-60
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of workplace characteristics and perceived social support on turnover intention, with mediating role of job satisfaction and emotional exhaustion. Survey respondents include 309 employees from the National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) in Ahvaz ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of workplace characteristics and perceived social support on turnover intention, with mediating role of job satisfaction and emotional exhaustion. Survey respondents include 309 employees from the National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) in Ahvaz that were chosen by simple random sampling method. The research instruments were Perceived Job Security Scale, Trust in Senior Management Scale, Perceived Distributive Justice Scale, Information Sharing Scale, Perceived Social Support Scale, Job Satisfaction Scale, Emotional Exhaustion Scale and Turnover Intention Scale. The fitness of the proposed model was examined through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), using SPSS-16 and AMOS-16 software packages. The indirect effects were tested by using Baron and Kenny's (1986) method and bootstrap procedure in Preacher and Hayse (2008) Macro program. The findings indicated that the proposed model fitted the data. Better fit and more meaningful results were obtained by omitting 5 non significant paths and using AMOS modification indices. Results revealed that job satisfaction and emotional exhaustion mediate relationships between workplace characteristics and perceived social support with turnover intention.
A. Neisi; N. Arshdi; A. Rahemi
Volume 18, Issue 1 , June 2011, , Pages 19-46
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The purpose of this study was to examine the casual relationship of psychological capital with positive emotions, psychological well-being, job performance and job engagement. The participants of this study were 263 nurses of public hospitals (228 females; 35 males) in Shiraz. Participants completed ...
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The purpose of this study was to examine the casual relationship of psychological capital with positive emotions, psychological well-being, job performance and job engagement. The participants of this study were 263 nurses of public hospitals (228 females; 35 males) in Shiraz. Participants completed Psychological Capital, Task Performance, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Job Engagement, Psychological Well-being and Positive Emotions Questionnaires. Structural equation modeling (SEM) through AMOS-18 and SPSS-18 software packages was used for data analysis. Results showed that the overall model fit indices were relatively good. Better fit were obtained by linking the errors of 2 paths. Psychological capital was related positively to psychological well-being, positive emotions, job performance and job engagement and positive emotions was related positively to psychological well-being as well. In addition, positive emotions mediated the relationship between psychological capital and psychological well-being.
A. Neisi; N. Arshdi; R. Mohabat
Volume 17, Issue 2 , December 2010, , Pages 35-62
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The purpose of this study was designing and testing a model of precedents and outcomes of subjective career success. The sample consisted of 400 employees which selected by random sampling method from on industrial organization. Participants in this research completed the Political Skills, Neo-FFI, Supervisor ...
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The purpose of this study was designing and testing a model of precedents and outcomes of subjective career success. The sample consisted of 400 employees which selected by random sampling method from on industrial organization. Participants in this research completed the Political Skills, Neo-FFI, Supervisor Support, Career Success, Job Involvement, Turnover Intention and Affective Commitment Questionnaires. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) through Amos-16 and SPSS-17 software packages were used for data analysis. Results indicated that overall model fit indices were relatively good. Better fit were obtained by linking the errors of 2 paths.
M. Shehni Yailagh; S. M. Golestaneh; J. Haghighi; A. Neisi; F. Kianpoor Ghahfarokhi
Volume 17, Issue 1 , June 2010, , Pages 1-32
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of academic motivation training on cognitive-adaptive/maladaptive, and behavioral-adaptive/maladaptive motivational dimensions and academic performance of second grade male high school students. Academic motivation training (during 16 instructional ...
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of academic motivation training on cognitive-adaptive/maladaptive, and behavioral-adaptive/maladaptive motivational dimensions and academic performance of second grade male high school students. Academic motivation training (during 16 instructional sessions) was independent variable and cognitive-adaptive motivational dimension (self efficacy, valuing and mastery orientation), behavioral-adaptive motivational dimension (persistence, planning and task management), cognitive-maladaptive motivational dimension (failure avoidance, uncertain control and anxiety), behavioral-maladaptive motivational dimension (disengagement and self handicapping) and academic performance were dependent variables. The present study was an experimental design with pretest-posttest and control group. The instruments of this study include the Motivation and Engagement Scale - High School (MES-HS) of Martin, Self-Regulated Learning Strategies (SLRS) of Zimmerman and Martinez-Pons, and Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) of Eccles. The sample consisted of 60 second grade male high school students (2008-2009), who were selected randomly by multi-stage sampling method. The results of MANCOVA showed that academic motivation training caused significant improvement in students' self efficacy, valuing, mastery orientation, persistent, task management and academic performance. Also, the results indicatd that academic motivation training caused significant decrease in students' anxiety, failure avoidance and uncertain control. But, there was no significant improvement in students' planning, self handicapping and disengagement.
Hossein Shokrkon; Abdul Kazem Neisi; Esfandiar Sepahvand
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The purpose of this study was to compare juvenile delinquents and non-delinquents on the basis of sensation-seeking, self-esteem, affective family climate, and socio-economic status in Ahvaz. The statistical population of this research was all juvenile delinquents boys resident in Education and Modification ...
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The purpose of this study was to compare juvenile delinquents and non-delinquents on the basis of sensation-seeking, self-esteem, affective family climate, and socio-economic status in Ahvaz. The statistical population of this research was all juvenile delinquents boys resident in Education and Modification Center. The sample consists of 92 juvenile delinquents boys who were selected randomly and 94 delinquents who were selected randomly from high schools, using stratified sampling. The scales used in this study were Sensation-Seeking Scale, Self-Esteem Questionnaire, Climate of Family Scale, and Socio-Economic Questionnaire. Multivariate and repeated measure analyses were used to compare two groups. The results indicated that there were significant differences between the tow groups on all dependent variables. The finding also revealed that there were significant differences between the two groups on three subscales of affective family climate.
