Hojatollah Derafsh; Mojtaba Jahanifar; Gholamabas Mojtahedi
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of perception of organizational justice on job satisfaction and social health of secondary school teachers in Behbahan. The descriptive and correlational research of method was used. Dependent variables include job satisfaction and social health and ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of perception of organizational justice on job satisfaction and social health of secondary school teachers in Behbahan. The descriptive and correlational research of method was used. Dependent variables include job satisfaction and social health and Independent variable was organizational justice. The population of the present research was all full time secondary school teachers who were working in in Behbahan. (360) during the session 2020-2021. The sample consisted of 130 teachers selected through stratified random sampling from the mentioned population. The instruments used in this study are organizational justice developed by Neihoff and Moorman (1993), A standard job satisfaction questionnaire (Fernand and Awamleh, 2006), was used to assess the level of job satisfaction among teachers and social well-being questionnaire made by Keyes (1998) These instruments were tested and adapted in a pilot study before they were used in the main study. The reliability of all the instruments has been documented separately for the sample. The results of Pearson correlation showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between organizational justice and satisfaction (r = 0.380, p <0.01), and a positive and significant relationship between perceptions of organizational justice and social health (r= 0.490, p <0.01). The regression results showed that the components of perception of organizational justice explained about 15% of changes in job satisfaction and about 25% of changes in social health. Conclusion The study showed that perception of organizational justice of managers improves job satisfaction and social health.
Parvaneh Valavi; Parvin Khazami; Seyyed Jalal Hashemi; Masoud Safai Moghadam
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Background: Challenges in the field of education show their deconstructive presence and have a dramatic and sometimes negative impact on students' psyche, ethics and behavior. The impact of methods, practices and changes, the education system faces many challenges in various fields such as educational-ethical ...
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Background: Challenges in the field of education show their deconstructive presence and have a dramatic and sometimes negative impact on students' psyche, ethics and behavior. The impact of methods, practices and changes, the education system faces many challenges in various fields such as educational-ethical challenges.Objectives: The present study examines students' experiences of facing the educational-ethical challenges of depression and suicide.Methods: The research method is qualitative and has been done using phenomenological method. The statistical population of this study includes all female high school students in Ahvaz. After identifying the educational-ethical challenges, 20 students were purposefully selected for the interview according to the available samples in the field of depression challenges and suicide (suicide attempt). In the field of saturation depression challenge after 12 people and in the suicide challenge (suicide attempt) after 13 people saturation. Identification of educational-ethical challenges is in accordance with the reports sent by Ahvaz District 2 school counselors to the counseling core of that district. The three-step recour method was used to analyze the interview data. The steps include raw reading or simple comprehension, structural analysis, and total interpretation.Results: Includes 5 main themes of causes of depression, methods of coping with depression, main causes of suicide, pretending to attempt suicide, students' feelings about suicide and 14 sub-themes.Conclusion: Students face many educational-ethical challenges. Challenges that are not rooted in their subconscious thoughts, but are rooted in untested assumptions and misconceptions. By analyzing students' life experiences, it provides a clear picture of their perceptions and mentalities about each of the educational-ethical challenges without making any judgments about the correctness or incorrectness of their perceptions. It is a breadth, and from every experience one can reach the depth and hidden meanings of the word.Background: Challenges in the field of education show their deconstructive presence and have a dramatic and sometimes negative impact on students' psyche, ethics and behavior. The impact of methods, practices and changes, the education system faces many challenges in various fields such as educational-ethical challenges.Objectives: The present study examines students' experiences of facing the educational-ethical challenges of depression and suicide.Methods: The research method is qualitative and has been done using phenomenological method. The statistical population of this study includes all female high school students in Ahvaz. After identifying the educational-ethical challenges, 20 students were purposefully selected for the interview according to the available samples in the field of depression challenges and suicide (suicide attempt). In the field of saturation depression challenge after 12 people and in the suicide challenge (suicide attempt) after 13 people saturation. Identification of educational-ethical challenges is in accordance with the reports sent by Ahvaz District 2 school counselors to the counseling core of that district. The three-step recour method was used to analyze the interview data. The steps include raw reading or simple comprehension, structural analysis, and total interpretation.Results: Includes 5 main themes of causes of depression, methods of coping with depression, main causes of suicide, pretending to attempt suicide, students' feelings about suicide and 14 sub-themes.Conclusion: Students face many educational-ethical challenges. Challenges that are not rooted in their subconscious thoughts, but are rooted in untested assumptions and misconceptions. By analyzing students' life experiences, it provides a clear picture of their perceptions and mentalities about each of the educational-ethical challenges without making any judgments about the correctness or incorrectness of their perceptions. It is a breadth, and from every experience one can reach the depth and hidden meanings of the word.
Farzaneh Michaeli Manee; Sheler Abkhiz
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Aim: Taking into account the importance of creativity and the effective role of creative self-efficacy (CSE) in it, several attempts have been performed to develop appropriate measures. One of the multi-dimensional tools to assess CSE is Abbott’s (2010) creative self-efficacy inventory. The current ...
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Aim: Taking into account the importance of creativity and the effective role of creative self-efficacy (CSE) in it, several attempts have been performed to develop appropriate measures. One of the multi-dimensional tools to assess CSE is Abbott’s (2010) creative self-efficacy inventory. The current study is an attempt to investigate factor structure and psychometric properties of Abbott’s CSE Inventory (2010) in Persian sample. The other objectives were to examine the differences in CSE regarding age and gender.Methods: The participants of this study were students in the age range of 13-19 years and also were schooling in 7th-12th grades of West Azerbaijan high schools (N= 400). Abbott’s CSE Inventory (2010) and intellect/imagination subscale of five factors personality Mini-IPIP scale were used. CFA was executed using AMOS and the data was analysed by SPSS software.Results: Reliability coefficients of raters for creative thinking self-efficacy (CTSE) and creative performance self-efficacy (CPSE) were 0.96 and 0.97 respectively (p<0.01). In addition, internal consistency of the whole scale, CPSE, and CTSE based on Cronbach’s alpha was 0.95, 0.88, and 0.93 respectively. The results showed that two factors were identified by the EFA, with eigenvalues greater than 1. These two factors were retained with 59.529 % of the total variance. The CFA supported construct validity of the CSE Inventory and its multi-factor structure. Also, there was no difference between the genders in terms of CSE, while CSE and age were directly related.Conclusion: The current research revealed that the structure and psychometric properties of the CSE Inventory for the Iranian sample are adequate
H. Sepasi
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In this article attempt has been made to introduce the new test theory, i. e. item response theory, (IRT). The major reason for the development of this new theory was the criticism raised by new psychometrician against old one, i. e. The classical test theory (CTT). Traces of this theory can be found ...
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In this article attempt has been made to introduce the new test theory, i. e. item response theory, (IRT). The major reason for the development of this new theory was the criticism raised by new psychometrician against old one, i. e. The classical test theory (CTT). Traces of this theory can be found in the work of Lowely. In recent years, other test specialists like Lord, and Brinbuam have played a major role in introducing the IRT. In this theory the total test score does not appear to play a very significant role in interperting examinee performance, rather, the test items are studied individually. The theory uses item characteristics curve parameters such as difficulty and discrimination indices to estimate the probability of examinee’s correct response to each test item. This theory is based mainly on two basic assumptions: local independence and unidimensionality of latent trait space. Based on these two assumptions, the probability of correct answers to every test item was first investigated by cummulative normal ogive curve and then by logistic curve for its simpilicity to work with. Lord introduced normal ogive curve, then it was Brinbaum who replaced the normal ogive by logistic curve to facilitate computation. He also designed one-parameter model, (difficulty parameter), two-parameter model (difficulty and discrimination), and three parameter model (difficulty, discrimination, and, guess), all of which can be used in constructing psychological and educational tests.
M. Shehni Yeylagh
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This article reports a research on the relationship between some demographic factors and man’s violence against his wife. In this respect, some hypotheses were tested about the relationship between different demographic factors (age, education, income, occupation, number of children, the length ...
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This article reports a research on the relationship between some demographic factors and man’s violence against his wife. In this respect, some hypotheses were tested about the relationship between different demographic factors (age, education, income, occupation, number of children, the length of marriage and the satisfaction from marriage), and man’s violence (psychological, physical, severe and total) against his wife. 153 women from different parts of Ahvaz were selected randomly and The Woman Abuse Scale and a researcher-made questionnaire were used for collecting data. The results indicate that among different variables under study, satisfaction from marriage had the lowest risk of wife abuse. Education of both men and their wives had negative correlations with total violence, but only men’s education was negatively correlated with psychological violence. The men and their wives’ education were negatively correlated with physical violence, but the length of marriage and the number of children related positively to wife abuse. The multiple regression analyses showed that satisfaction from marriage is the best predictor of all types of wife abuse. Also the results indicate that satisfaction from marriage, education of men and the length of marriage are good predictors of physical abuse.
K. . Mohammadi Roosbehani; M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; H. Shokrkon,
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This study was carried out to investigate the relationship of value system and moral development with identity in students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, in the academic year of 1998-1999. Value system and moral development are considered as the predictive variables, while identity serves as ...
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This study was carried out to investigate the relationship of value system and moral development with identity in students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, in the academic year of 1998-1999. Value system and moral development are considered as the predictive variables, while identity serves as the criterion variable. The sample consisled of 279 undergraduates (sophomere and higher) of whom 141 were female and 138 were male. The instruments used consisted of the Study of Values Inventory, the Defining Issues Test (DIT) and Ahmadi’s Identity Inventory. The analysis of the data yielded statistically significant simple correlation coefficients between theoretical, social, religious, and economic values and moral development on the one hand, and identity on the other. The results of the regression analysis showed that the linear combination of the six values plus the moral development increased the extent of the correlation with identity. Moreover, the results of the stepwise regression analysis indicated that economic value and moral development are the best predictors of identity
H. Sepasi
Seyed Abbas Razavi
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Creativity is recognized as one of the key skills in the 21st century. Higher education curricula should cover this skill seriously. The purpose of this study was to explore students' experiences of the creativity process in project-based learning. For this purpose, a descriptive phenomenological method ...
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Creativity is recognized as one of the key skills in the 21st century. Higher education curricula should cover this skill seriously. The purpose of this study was to explore students' experiences of the creativity process in project-based learning. For this purpose, a descriptive phenomenological method was used. Participants were 11 undergraduate students who were studying educational sciences at Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz and were selected by purposive sampling method. Inclusion criteria were: undergraduate student in educational sciences, passing an individual project course, doing a creative project, and willingness to participate in the study. The students were involved in a creative project (making an educational game) for approximately 4 months. At the end of the project, a semi-structured interview was conducted with the students. Data were analyzed by a seven-level Colaizzi method. To increase the accuracy of data analysis, MAXQDA software was used. Data analysis revealed four main themes: a) Experiences related to encountering the project, b) processes, c) supportive resources, d) outcomes. Each of the main themes had other sub-themes. Based on the research findings, suggestions have been made to facilitate and improve the students' creativity process.
M. Shahraray; B. Abdi
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450 senior university students (225 women, 225 men) in the field of engineeing were randomly selected from the Public Universities in Tehran. They completed two measures: Dellas Identity Status Inventory- occupation (DISI-O), and Fear of Success Scale (FOSS) by Zuckerman & Allison (1976). A chi square ...
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450 senior university students (225 women, 225 men) in the field of engineeing were randomly selected from the Public Universities in Tehran. They completed two measures: Dellas Identity Status Inventory- occupation (DISI-O), and Fear of Success Scale (FOSS) by Zuckerman & Allison (1976). A chi square test showed no significant relationship between occupational identity statuses and sex. A two-way analysis of variance showed no inetraction effect of occupational identity statuses and sex on fear of success. Although there was no main effect of sex on fear of success, there was a main effect of occupational identity on fear of success. As predicted, students classified as achievers showed the highest scores on fear of • success. The implications of these findings are discussed as they relate to the men and women personal and career development.
B. Najarian; V.A. Attari; Y. Zargar
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This study was launched to construct a scale for the measurement of perfecticinism. Using factor analyis, a scale entitled Ahvaz Perfectionism Scale (APS) was constructed, and its test-retest and internal consistency reliability coefficients were found to be statistically significant: Coopersmith Self-Esteem ...
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This study was launched to construct a scale for the measurement of perfecticinism. Using factor analyis, a scale entitled Ahvaz Perfectionism Scale (APS) was constructed, and its test-retest and internal consistency reliability coefficients were found to be statistically significant: Coopersmith Self-Esteem Scale, Type A Questionnaire (TAQ; a scale tapping type A behavioral pattern) and physical complaints subscale of SCL9O-R. The results sho that female subjects score significantly higher than male subjects on APS. According to the present findings, APS appears to be a reliable and valid instrument which could be widely used in the future psychological studies and research projects.
J. Kamaie; J. Haghighi,; H. Shokrkon
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This study was conducted to find out the differences between four groups of Ahvaz primary, Guidance school, and teachers’ training school students regarding their moral judgment. The sample consisted of 480 students (each group consisting of 120 Ss). The Defining Issues Test (DIT) was used to measure ...
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This study was conducted to find out the differences between four groups of Ahvaz primary, Guidance school, and teachers’ training school students regarding their moral judgment. The sample consisted of 480 students (each group consisting of 120 Ss). The Defining Issues Test (DIT) was used to measure moral judgment. It was hypothesized that there was significant differences in moral judgment of the four subject groups. Analysis of variance was used as the statistical method to test the hypotheses. The results supported the research hypotheses.
marmareh sehati; hasan ashayeri; shiva dolatabadi
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The present study was conducted aiming to investigate the effectiveness of psychological capital training on health promotion behaviors and psychological flexibility in autoimmune (psoriasis) patients. The present study was quasi-experimental with pretest, posttest, control group and two-month follow-up ...
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The present study was conducted aiming to investigate the effectiveness of psychological capital training on health promotion behaviors and psychological flexibility in autoimmune (psoriasis) patients. The present study was quasi-experimental with pretest, posttest, control group and two-month follow-up design. The statistical population of the study included autoimmune (psoriasis) patients in Tehran in autumn and winter of 2019-20. 30 autoimmune (psoriasis) patients were selected through non-random volunteer and purposeful sampling method and they were randomly accommodated into experimental and control groups (15 patients in the experimental and 15 in the control groups). The experimental group received ten ninety-minute sessions of psychological capital training during two and a-half months. The applied questionnaires in the current study included the questionnaire of health promotion behaviors (Walker et.al, 1987) and psychological flexibility questionnaire (Denis and Wanderwall, 2010). The data from the study were analyzed through repeated measurement ANOVA. The results showed that the psychological capital training has been effective on health promotion behaviors and psychological flexibility of autoimmune (psoriasis) patients, as this therapy has succeeded in the improvement of health promotion behaviors and psychological flexibility in these patients. According to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that the Psychological capital training can be used as an efficient therapy to improve health promotion behaviors and psychological flexibility in autoimmune (psoriasis) patients relying on Hope, resilience, optimism and self-efficacy.
B. Najaran; S. Bassak-Nezhad
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Children show a wide range of fears during their development, some of which are so dramatic and intense that disrupt their normal life. These irrational fears are referred to as phobia. A school phobia is a type of childhood phobia usually associated with refusal from going to school. Since school phobia ...
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Children show a wide range of fears during their development, some of which are so dramatic and intense that disrupt their normal life. These irrational fears are referred to as phobia. A school phobia is a type of childhood phobia usually associated with refusal from going to school. Since school phobia may lead to the child's poor academic performance, using effective and appropriate therapeutic techniques for it's treatment is essential. A review of literature indicates that a number of factors contribute to the etiology of a school phobia (e.g. , separation anxiety and family disputes). Using a combination of different treatment approaches, particularly drug therapy, family therapy, behaviour therapy and home-based interventions has shown considerable success in the management of this disorder.
M. Shehni Yeylagh; Z. Bonabi Mobarakey; H. Shokrkon
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This study is a confirmatory factor analysis to examine the between and within domain-relations of motivation constructs (self-efficacy, task-value, and achievement goal orientations) among 430 high school students from the four education districts in Ahvaz city, Iran. Interrelations among these constructs ...
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This study is a confirmatory factor analysis to examine the between and within domain-relations of motivation constructs (self-efficacy, task-value, and achievement goal orientations) among 430 high school students from the four education districts in Ahvaz city, Iran. Interrelations among these constructs were investigated in four different academic subjects (Mathematics, English, Literature and Biology). Strengths of between domain associations differed substantially by individual constructs, Performance-approach and performance- avoidance goals were highly correlated across domains, whereas task value and mastery goals were more distinct across domains. Self-efficacy perceptions were moderately correlated across subjects. Within-domain interrelations among these motivational constructs were generally consistent with previous research. More important, consistent patterns of relations were observed in four different academic domains.
A Khodai; Masoud Bagheri; f kh
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The Relationship between mind fullness, Self-differentiation and Borderline personality traits with the mediation role of AlexithymiaAkram Khodaee , Masood Bagheri Aims and Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the Relationship between mind fullness, Self-differentiation and Borderline ...
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The Relationship between mind fullness, Self-differentiation and Borderline personality traits with the mediation role of AlexithymiaAkram Khodaee , Masood Bagheri Aims and Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the Relationship between mind fullness, Self-differentiation and Borderline personality traits with the mediation role of AlexithymiaMaterial & Methods: In this descriptive-correlational study, 309 students (217 females and 92 males) were recruited from Shahid Bahonar university of Kerman through random clustered sampling method. The instruments used in this study were the Five- facet mindfulness questionnaire (FFMQ), Toronto alexithymia scale (TAS), Borderline Personality inventory (BPI) and Differentiation of Self Inventory (DSI). Data were analyzed through SPSS22 and Mplus5 software packages and using path analysis and mediation analysis. Findings: Finding indicated that mind fullness and Self-differentiation had a significant indirect negative effect on subscales of borderline personality disorder through the mediating of alexithymia. Conclusion: Results indicated that mind fullness and Self-differentiation were recognized as the most important variable predicting Borderline personality traits of students.
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
G. Rajabi; Y.A. Attari; J. Haghighi
zahra ghasemi; Ilnaz Sajadian; mohammadali nadi; shahab addin zofaghari
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IntroductionEnjoying mental health can improve the students’ educational performance as one of the basic factors in their success. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of Iranian Islamic positive treatment on the psychological wellbeing and psychological distress ...
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IntroductionEnjoying mental health can improve the students’ educational performance as one of the basic factors in their success. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of Iranian Islamic positive treatment on the psychological wellbeing and psychological distress on secondary high school female students.MethodIt was a quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest, control group and two-month follow-up stage. The statistical population of the present study included secondary high school female students in academic year 2018-19. 30 secondary high school female students were selected through non-random purposive sampling method and replaced into experimental and control groups (15 students in the experimental group and 15 students in the control group). The experimental group received Iranian Islamic positive treatment in eleven seventy-five-minute sessions during three months. However, the control group was waiting to receive the intervention and did not receive this treatment during the research process. The applied questionnaires in this study included the scale of self-examination of practical obligation to Islamic beliefs (Navidi, 1997), psychological wellbeing questionnaire (Ryff, 1989), psychological distress questionnaire (Kesler, 2003). The data from the study were analyzed through repeated measurement ANOVA via SPSS23 software.ResultThe results showed that Iranian Islamic positive treatment has significantly influenced the psychological wellbeing and psychological distress of secondary high school female students (p < 0.001) in a way that this psychological package was able to lead to the improvement of psychological wellbeing and decrease of psychological distress in secondary high school female students.
amir fakoor; Alireza khorakian; Arezoo Hashemi Amin
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Purpose: Given the importance of employee innovation in the performance of advertising organizations, this study seeks to examine the effect of social support (family and work) on women's innovative work behavior with the mediating role of work-family conflict. The answer to the question can help to ...
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Purpose: Given the importance of employee innovation in the performance of advertising organizations, this study seeks to examine the effect of social support (family and work) on women's innovative work behavior with the mediating role of work-family conflict. The answer to the question can help to a better understanding of this issue.Methodology: This study was a descriptive/survey in terms of the data collection method and applied in terms of purpose. A questionnaire containing 53 questions was designed by the standard measures of previous studies and randomly distributed among 568 female employees in advertising companies in the two metropolises of Iran to collect data. Then, the structural equation model and the software of Amos software and SPSS were used to analyze the data and test the assumptions of the relationship between the conceptual model.Findings: The hypothesis test showed that work-family conflict mediates the relationship between social support (family and work) and repetitive thought. The role of moderating of repetitive thought in the relationship between work-family conflict and innovative work behavior was also demonstrated. Besides, the research findings indicate the negative impact of social support (family and work) on work-family conflict. Originality: Innovative work behavior has been studied in various researches due to its importance. However, the present study, for the first time, shows how social support can affect innovative work behavior through work family conflict and repetitive thought. Given the importance of employee innovation in the performance of advertising organizations, this study seeks to examine the effect of social support (family and work) on women's innovative work behavior with the mediating role of work-family conflict. The answer to the question can help to a better understanding of this issue.Methodology: This study was a descriptive/survey in terms of the data collection method and applied in terms of purpose. A questionnaire containing 53 questions was designed by the standard measures of previous studies and randomly distributed among 568 female employees in advertising companies in the two metropolises of Iran to collect data. Then, the structural equation model and the software of Amos software and SPSS were used to analyze the data and test the assumptions of the relationship between the conceptual model.
M. Shaheni yeilagh; B. Nagareian
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this research project examined a number of hypotheses regarding the the accuracy and efficacy of the entrance test specifically designed for screening the boys willing to inter the guidance and schools for gifted children. The main hypothesis of this study was that those who passed the entrance ...
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this research project examined a number of hypotheses regarding the the accuracy and efficacy of the entrance test specifically designed for screening the boys willing to inter the guidance and schools for gifted children. The main hypothesis of this study was that those who passed the entrance exam passes a significantly higher IQ than those who fail. Raven's a standard progressive matrices test and second form of cattell's intelligence test where administrated to the subject in order to assess their IQs. The findings of this study confirmed the main hypothesis, strongly supporting the general notion that students who passed the entrance exam do indeed have significantly higher IQs than those who don't. As a result, validity of the intrance test is supported.
N. Noun; H. Moulavi; H. Shokrkon
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Considering the effect of attitudes on behavior, the present research was conducted to examine the relationship between Esfahan industrial managers’ attitudes toward behavioral sciences and their college majors, length of employment, and extent of their familiarity with the behavioral sciences ...
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Considering the effect of attitudes on behavior, the present research was conducted to examine the relationship between Esfahan industrial managers’ attitudes toward behavioral sciences and their college majors, length of employment, and extent of their familiarity with the behavioral sciences during the years of 1998-2000. A literature review indicated a paucity of research in this area. Three questionnaires with satisfactory reliability and validity were made and used in this study. The research population consisted of the managers of all industrial organizations having at least 100 personnel. 124 managers were selected randomly as the sample who completed and returned the questionnaires. The results indicated that managers majoring in management had a more positive attitude toward behavioral sciences than the managers majoring in engineering or the managers without a college degree. Managers with different lengths of employment were not different in their attitudes toward the behavioral sciences. However, managers having more familiarity with the behavioral sciences had a more positive attitudes toward these sciences.
M. Dayani; K. Sagha Pirmard
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The conditions of 9 quantitative items in public libraries are compared to test the validity of rating, a specified for public libraries by the ministry of culture and Islamic guidance. it was found that the rating is not sound statistically. The correlations between the 9 items in each group of libraries ...
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The conditions of 9 quantitative items in public libraries are compared to test the validity of rating, a specified for public libraries by the ministry of culture and Islamic guidance. it was found that the rating is not sound statistically. The correlations between the 9 items in each group of libraries they were also tested. It was found that unballanced inputs are prevailing in different groups of libraries. A set of quantitative standards, based on the realities of public libraries, are suggested to be used for short and long range planning, and for evaluating the performance of librarians in increasing the resources and services. Public libraries located in Khuzestan have been used as an example for all the cases mentioned about.
B. Najarian; B. مکوندی; F. Laiami
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.
Nasim Soltanian; Isaac Rahimian Boogar; Siavash Talepasand
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Aim: Non-pharmacological treatment models are offered to the diabetics to better manage their diabetes and blood sugar. This study compared two popular treatments which are evidenced to have an acceptable effect on diabetes. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and ...
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Aim: Non-pharmacological treatment models are offered to the diabetics to better manage their diabetes and blood sugar. This study compared two popular treatments which are evidenced to have an acceptable effect on diabetes. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and health-promoting lifestyle intervention or diabetes self-management program (DSMP) in the management of HbA1c.Methods: A total of 60 patients referred to Tehran Diabetes Treatment centers were selected by convenience sampling and were assigned to three 20-member groups. The first group received ACT intervention, the second group received DSMP intervention, and the third group did not receive any intervention. All the three groups received relevant medications during the study. They were examined for glycated hemoglobin in the three phases of before the intervention, after the intervention and follow-up using blood tests. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and mixed-design analysis of varianceResults:. The results showed that both ACT and DSMP methods were effective in improving the Management of Glycated Hemoglobin Levels in Type 2 Diabetes (F=5.835, P value<0.005). In addition, the effectiveness was sustained until the follow-up phase (F=26.274, P value<0.001). However, the comparison of the two treatments showed that ACT was more effective than DSMP in post-test and follow-up phases (F=10.902, P value<0.001).Conclusion:. It seems that along with pharmacological treatments, ACT could be significantly effective in the management of glycated hemoglobin levels. Glycated hemoglobin levels were better managed with the lifestyle modification by ACT than DSMP
