Mahnaz Aliakbari Dehkordi; Bahman Najarian
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The aim of this study was to construct and validate a scale for the measurement of various psychological stressors of undergraduate students studying at Ahvaz Payame Nour University (APNU). An elementary scale consisting of 68 items tapping a wide range of psychological stressors was adminstered to 500 ...
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The aim of this study was to construct and validate a scale for the measurement of various psychological stressors of undergraduate students studying at Ahvaz Payame Nour University (APNU). An elementary scale consisting of 68 items tapping a wide range of psychological stressors was adminstered to 500 subjects randomly selected from APNU students. Factor analysis of the data yielded formation of a 28-item scale entitled Ahvaz Payame Nour Students Stressors Inventory (APN-SSI) comprising two factors. The first factor with 17items was entitled academic stressors while the second factor consisted of 11-items related to non-academic stressors. The internal consistenly (as measured by Cronbach Alpha) and test-retest reliability coefficients of APN-SSI were found to be satisfactory. To examine the validity of APN-SSI, it was administered to 110 Subjects concurrently with two other widely used standardized scales, the results of which indicated that APN-SSI is a highly valid scale to be used in future studies.
H. Shokrkon; M. Broomandnasab; B. Najarian; M. Shehni Yeylagh
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This study was aimed at examining simple and multiple relationships of creativity, achievement motivation and self- esteem (as potential antecedents of entrepreneurship) with entrepreneurship in students of Shahid Chamran University (Ahvaz, Iran). Two samples including 600 subjects were randomly selected ...
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This study was aimed at examining simple and multiple relationships of creativity, achievement motivation and self- esteem (as potential antecedents of entrepreneurship) with entrepreneurship in students of Shahid Chamran University (Ahvaz, Iran). Two samples including 600 subjects were randomly selected for this study: 400 subjects for testing the hypotheses, and 200 subjects for the scale validation phase. Subjects completed five scales: Measuring Your Entrepreneurial Traits (MET), Entrepreneurial Attitude Orientation (EAO), a creativity questionnaire, an achievement motivation questionnaire, and Eysenck’s Self-esteem Test. Data were analyzed using pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression statistical methods. The overall results indicate that, indeed, all examined antecedent variables correlate highly and positively with students’ entrepreneurship.
F. Kianpour Ghahfarokhi; J. Haghighi; H. Shokrkon; B. Najarian
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The present research reports the relationship between the first seven stages of Erikson’s psychosocial stage development and the eighth stage ttego integrity v s. despair” of the old women and men living in the various towns of Khuzestan. Three samples consisting of 690 subjects were randomly ...
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The present research reports the relationship between the first seven stages of Erikson’s psychosocial stage development and the eighth stage ttego integrity v s. despair” of the old women and men living in the various towns of Khuzestan. Three samples consisting of 690 subjects were randomly selected for this research project: 469 subjects (237 women and 232 men) for testing the hypotheses. 171 subjects for the scale validation, and 50 suebjects for the pilot study. The hypotheses of the study maintained simple and multiple relationships between the first seven stages of Erikson’s psychosocial stage development and the eighth stage. The scale used for this study was the “Modified Erikson Psychosocial stage Inventory.” The results, Confirming The hypotheses, indicated that there are significant relationships between the first seven stages of Erikson’s psychosocial development and the eighth stage “ego integrity vs. despair.”
A. Pooladi Reyshahri; B. Najarian; H. Shokrkon; M. Meharbizadeh Honarmand
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Using an experimental research design, the present study exmined the effectiveness of three kinds of therapy in the management of chronic back- pain among Ahvaz male high school teachers. The sample consisted of 100 patients suffering from chronic backpain. Twenty five subjects were randomly assigned ...
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Using an experimental research design, the present study exmined the effectiveness of three kinds of therapy in the management of chronic back- pain among Ahvaz male high school teachers. The sample consisted of 100 patients suffering from chronic backpain. Twenty five subjects were randomly assigned to each one of the following four conditions: Three experimental groups (i.e., cognitive, relaxation and behavioral interventions) and one control group. The three management approaches exercised were stress inoculation (Miechenbaum and Turk, 1976), progressive muscular relaxation (Jacobson, 1962), and stimulus control (Kaunfer, 1980). Improvement in pain beliefs, pain behavior, pain self-efficacy, and depression were all employed as the four major improvement indices of pain management and treatment. The Pain Measures (Zarkowfska, 1988), Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (Nickolas, 1989), Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, 1961) and Chronic Pain Test (Asghari Moghaddam, 1995) were used to measure the dependent variables. Results of the preliminary stage indicated that the afore-mentioned pain measures are psychometrically sound, reliable and valid. Data analysis revealed that the treatment methods used are effective in reducing the chronic backpain indices. A one-way analysis of variance showed significant differences among the three treatment conditions; A Tukey test showed that cognitive group and progressive muscular relaxation group were superior to the control group in reducing the pain beliefs and depression. The behavioral group, however, showed no significant difference with the control group. Furthermore, all three experimental conditions were significantly more effective than the control condition in reducing the pain self-efficacy and pain behavior
H. Shokrkon; B. Najarian; M. Omidian; J. Haghighi
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This study was designed to examine the distribution of the University of Shahid Chamran Students’ identities across the four types of identity diffusion, identity foreclosure, identity moritorium and identity achieved. The main hypothesis posited that the students, in general, and male and female ...
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This study was designed to examine the distribution of the University of Shahid Chamran Students’ identities across the four types of identity diffusion, identity foreclosure, identity moritorium and identity achieved. The main hypothesis posited that the students, in general, and male and female students, separately, are distributed differently across the above four types of identity. Chi square analyses confivmed all the hypotheses. The results showed that the hypotheses were confirmed as well for the ideological and interpersonal dimensions were also confirmed. The findings were discussed according to Erickson’s and Marcia’s views.
M. Hormozi nezhad; M. M. Shehni Yeylagh; B. Najarian
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This paper investigates the relationship between self-esteem, social anxiety, perfectionism and assertiveness in students of Shahied Chamran University in Ahvaz, Iran. In this study 320 students (160 females and 160 males) were randomly selected. Subjects completed the Assertiveness Self-Report Inventory ...
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This paper investigates the relationship between self-esteem, social anxiety, perfectionism and assertiveness in students of Shahied Chamran University in Ahvaz, Iran. In this study 320 students (160 females and 160 males) were randomly selected. Subjects completed the Assertiveness Self-Report Inventory (ASRI), Eysenck Self-Esteem Test, Social Anxiety Scale (SAS), and Ahvaz Perfectionism Scale (APS). The results showed that (for all the male and female students) the correlation between self-esteem and assertiveness was positive; while the correlation of social anxiety with assertiveness was negative and (for all the male and female students) perfectionism and assertiveness had a negative correlation. In female subjects, a significant correlation coefficient was not observed between perfectionism and assertiveness. The results of regression analysis indicated that the addition of social anxiety to self-esteem significantly increases the relationship with assertiveness (for all students). In male subjects, social anxiety was a good predictor of assertiveness, but in females self-esteem was the best predictor.
H. Hadianfard; B. Najarian; H. Shokrkon; M. Meharbizadeh Honarmand
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This study was designed to compare the efficacy of three psychotherapy approaches to the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the reduction of inattention and impulsive behavior of male elementary school students. From the total population of Shiraz 3rd and 4th grade male elementary ...
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This study was designed to compare the efficacy of three psychotherapy approaches to the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the reduction of inattention and impulsive behavior of male elementary school students. From the total population of Shiraz 3rd and 4th grade male elementary school children, 2863 students were screened for ADHD, and 160 of the students diagnosed as suffering from AHDH were randomly allocated to four groups (40 subjects in each group): Children self-instruction training group; the behavior therapy group, the mother self-instruction training group and a control group. In addition, another control group consisted of 40 “normal subjects randomly selected from the ADHD subjects’ classmates was also formed for further comparisons. In this study, the dependent variables were inattention and impulsive behavior as measured by the Farsi version of the Continuous Performance Test. Using the pre-and post- test scores on these two measures, the data analysis indicated that performance of the groups receiving verbal self-instruction training (both children and their mothers) had improved significantly more than both the ADHD subjects in the behavior therapy and the normal subjects groups.
M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; A. Aboighasemi; B. Najarian; H. Shokrkon
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the scope of epidemiology of test anxiety and the relations of self-efficacy and locus of control with it as moderated by intelligence in Ahvaz high school students To study the epidemiology of test anxiety, 3109 high school students were selected ...
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the scope of epidemiology of test anxiety and the relations of self-efficacy and locus of control with it as moderated by intelligence in Ahvaz high school students To study the epidemiology of test anxiety, 3109 high school students were selected from their population by a simple random sampling method. The participants completed the test anxiety inventory. Also for hypothesis testing, 340 high school students were selected by a simple random sampiñig method. The subjects completed the self-efficacy scale, locus of control inventory and intelligence test. The results showed the rate of epidemiology of test anxiety to be 17.4% in study sample. The epidemiology of test anxiety in girl students (22%) was proved to be higher than that of the boy students (12.8%) and in Local Arab students (18.7%) higher than local persian students (16.4%). The results of hypoteses showed that, test anxiety is negatively related to self-efficacy (r=-0.29) and locus of control (r=-0.24) intelligence variable being controlled. Also, the result of multiple regression showed that the multiple correlation coefficients between predictive variables (self-efficacy, locus of control and intelligence) and criterion variable (test anxiety) was statistically sigificant.
S. Zahedifar; B. Najarian; Shokrkon H.
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This study was launched to construct and validate a scale for measuring aggression in accordance with cultural values and social characteristics of Iranian people, and to examine the following four hypotheses: 1) There is a positive correlation between aggression and depression, 2) There is a positive ...
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This study was launched to construct and validate a scale for measuring aggression in accordance with cultural values and social characteristics of Iranian people, and to examine the following four hypotheses: 1) There is a positive correlation between aggression and depression, 2) There is a positive correlation between aggression and Type A characteristics, 3) There is a positive correlation between aggression and migraine headache symptoms, and 4) There is a significant difference between male and female students’ scores on aggression. All three different samples of this study were randomly drawn from the undergraduate students taking various general courses of Shahid Chamran University (Ahvaz): Normative sample (N—550), test- retest sample (n=229), and validation study sample (n=215). Based on a factor analysis, a 30-item questionnaire entitled Ahvaz Aggression Inventery (AM) was developed to measure aggression, comprising three subscales: Rage and Anger (14 items), Assault and Insult (8 items), and Negativism (8 items). The internal consistency and test-retest reliability coefficients of AAJ were all satisfactory. Validity of AAI was found to be very high based on its concurrent administration with Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), MMPI, and BDVI (a purpose- designed validity scale). All four hypotheses of this Study were confirmed for the whole sample, as well as for the female and male samples separately. Regarding the first hypothesis, however, only the overall correlatton between aggression and depression was significant; The correlation between the second sub-scale and depression for the male subjects, as well as the correlation between the third sub- scale and depression for the male and female subjects were not found to be significant. Implications of these findings are discussed in detail.
M. وردی; M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; B. Najarian
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The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between perfectionism and psychological hardiness with mental health and academic performance. The sample consisted of 300 girls randomly selected from preuniversity schools of four educational districts in Ahvaz. Subjects were asked to fill ...
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The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between perfectionism and psychological hardiness with mental health and academic performance. The sample consisted of 300 girls randomly selected from preuniversity schools of four educational districts in Ahvaz. Subjects were asked to fill out the Ahvaz Perfectionism Scale (APS), Ahvaz Hardiness Inventory• (AHI), and Symptom Checklist 90-Revised (SCL 90-R). Students’ GPAS for the previous three years and their GPAS for the last semester were used as their academic performance. The results of the research indicated that perfectionism had a negative relation with mental health, but no correlation with academic performance. Psychological hardiness had positive relations with mental health and academic performance. Moreover, multiple correlation coefficient between perfectionism and psychological hardiness and mental health were not significantly higher than their simple correlation coefficients. Multiple correlation coefficient of perfectionism and psychological hardiness and academic performance was significantly higher than simple correlation of each of the mentioned variables.
G. Rajabi; B. Najarian; Y. A. Attari
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The aim of this study was to standardize the GoodenoughHarris Draw-a-woman Test on the elementary school students in the city of Bushehr in Iran. 260 female students in the six age-groups of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 were selected randomly. using a one way ANOVA, indicated that the six age-groups differ ...
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The aim of this study was to standardize the GoodenoughHarris Draw-a-woman Test on the elementary school students in the city of Bushehr in Iran. 260 female students in the six age-groups of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 were selected randomly. using a one way ANOVA, indicated that the six age-groups differ signifcantly among themselves at the significant level of a=0I0l. Low but significant correlotion coefficients were found between the total sample’s scores on the Goodenough- Harris Test and the students’ grade point average of the first three months of the academic year. The reliability and validity coefficients of the two tests were acceptable.
B. Najarian
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The objective of this study was construction and validation of a questionnaire for the measurement of migraine headache symptoms in the general population. Using factor analysis, a 25-item questionnaire entitled Ahvaz Migraine Questionnaire (AMQ) was constructed. The psychometric characteristics of AMQ ...
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The objective of this study was construction and validation of a questionnaire for the measurement of migraine headache symptoms in the general population. Using factor analysis, a 25-item questionnaire entitled Ahvaz Migraine Questionnaire (AMQ) was constructed. The psychometric characteristics of AMQ (including test-retest reliability, internal consistency and validity coefficients) were found to be very satisfactory. The prevalence of migraine headache symptoms as well as their percentile ranks were assessed for female and male subjects The sample included 382 undergraduate students from Shahid Chamran and Ahvaz Islamic Open Universities (mean age 23.09 and sd=3.44 years). According to the findings of this study, migraine headache symptoms are very prevalent among 15% of the subjects. No significant difference was found between female and male subjects with respect to their scores on AMQ. The author suggests that more studies are required to further examine the psychometric charactersitics ot MHQ in other settings.
H. Sharghi; B. Najarian; H. Shokrkon
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The present research has compared the academic performance and affective-social adjustment of the 6 and 7 year old first grade male and female students ot the elementary schools of Ahvaz. The sample consisted of 60 male and 60 female students horn in the month of Mehr 1366 (7-year old), and 60 male and ...
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The present research has compared the academic performance and affective-social adjustment of the 6 and 7 year old first grade male and female students ot the elementary schools of Ahvaz. The sample consisted of 60 male and 60 female students horn in the month of Mehr 1366 (7-year old), and 60 male and 60 female students born in the month of Shahrivar 1367 (6-year old) selected randomly. The measurement of academic performance included the scores in mathematics, reading, and dictation. The affective-social adjustment was measured with the Adjustment Behavior Questionnaire. The students’ intelligence was controlled. The findings showed no significant difference between the school pertormance or attective-social adjustment ot the comparison groups. thus contirmrng the research hypotheses.
