S. Jabalameli; H. T. Neshat Doost; M. Bagher kajbaf; H. Molavi
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2014, Pages 1-18
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The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of Islamic psychotherapy on Quality of Life (QOL) and anxiety in persons with General Anxiety Disorder (GAD).The design of this research was with pretest, and posttest thirty participants control group design with GAD were selected randomly ...
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The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of Islamic psychotherapy on Quality of Life (QOL) and anxiety in persons with General Anxiety Disorder (GAD).The design of this research was with pretest, and posttest thirty participants control group design with GAD were selected randomly and then assigned into an experimental (n=15) and a control (n=15) group, randomly. The experimental group received the Islamic psychotherapy in 8 sessions. For collecting data the demographic questionnaire, World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were completed by all participants at pretest and posttest. Data were analyzed in SPSS15 using MANOVA. The results showed that the mean scores of QOL in experimental group have been increased significantly than control group at posttest (P<0.05) and the mean scores of anxiety in experimental group have been decreased significantly than control group at posttest (P<0.05). According to the results of this research the Islamic psychotherapy is effective for improving quality of life and decreasing anxiety in perticipants with GAD.
E. Hassan pour; F. Michaeli manee; A. Esazadegan; A. Adine vand; S. Saadatmand
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2014, Pages 19-44
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The present study seeks to examine the effectiveness of training emotional self-regulation and memory skills on reducing test anxiety among students. This research is semi-experimental with a control and experiment group. The statistical population includes all of the female students in Urmia secondary ...
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The present study seeks to examine the effectiveness of training emotional self-regulation and memory skills on reducing test anxiety among students. This research is semi-experimental with a control and experiment group. The statistical population includes all of the female students in Urmia secondary schools. Data were gathered from 45 students with test anxiety through Spielberger’s questionnaire. The samples were studied in two experiment groups and one control group (each 15 people). The participants answered Spielberger’s questionnaire after 2 weeks from the last interference session. Memory skills training was executed in eight 60-minute sessions, twice a week for the experiment group. The control group received no treatment. The data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential methods including the multivariate analysis of variance. Findings show that training emotional self-regulation and memory skills has a positive significant effect on reducing test anxiety (p<0/05). Also the LSD follow-up test showed that emotional self-regulation is more effective than memory skills in reducing test anxiety. Research findings show that although both memory skills and emotional self-regulation were effective in reducing test anxiety, the emotional self-regulation approach is more effective than training memory skills.
A Afshari; N Naami; Nasrin Arshadi; E Hashemi
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2014, Pages 45-64
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The purpose of the present study was to design and test a model of the relationships between individual (openness to experience and proactive behavior), group (proactive safety and team reflexivity) and organizational (organizational structure, transformational leadership and organizational climate) ...
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The purpose of the present study was to design and test a model of the relationships between individual (openness to experience and proactive behavior), group (proactive safety and team reflexivity) and organizational (organizational structure, transformational leadership and organizational climate) factors with organizational creativity considering the mediating role of creative self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation in employees of National Iranian South Oil Company (Aghagari District). The participants were 254 employees (male 241& female13) of Oil Company in Aghajari that selected by stratified random sampling method. The instruments were Neo- Five Factor Inventory(NEO-FFI), proactive personality scale(PPS), team climate inventory(TCI), team reflectivity questionnaire (TRQ), transformational leadership scale (GTL), creative climate questionnaire (CCQ), creative self-efficacy scale (CSE), intrinsic motivation inventory (IMI) and employee creativity questionnaire (ECQ). The proposed model was examined through structural equation model (SEM). Results showed that the direct paths from proactive personality to creative self-efficacy, organizational structure to organizational creativity, openness to organizational creativity, team reflectivity to organizational creativity, transformational leadership to organizational creativity and organizational climate to organizational creativity were non-significant. The indirect relationships were tested using bootstrapping procedure in Preacher and Hayes Macro command. After omitting non-significant paths, the model fitted the data properly and all indirect effects were significant.
M. Mahmoud Alilou; T. Hashemi; M. Bairami; A. Bakhshipour; M. A. Sharifi
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2014, Pages 65-88
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The purpose of the current study was to predict Borderline Personality Disorder in terms of childhood traumatic events (i.e., the history of maltreatment, early losses and separation from family members) with the mediating role of emotion dysregulation. In this regard, 413 participants were selected ...
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The purpose of the current study was to predict Borderline Personality Disorder in terms of childhood traumatic events (i.e., the history of maltreatment, early losses and separation from family members) with the mediating role of emotion dysregulation. In this regard, 413 participants were selected through multistage sampling from all the students studying at Tehran University. The Demographic Questionnaire, the Difficulties in the Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), the Borderline Personality Scale and the Child Abuse Questionnaire, were used to measure the variables. The raw data collected, was analyzed by structural equation modeling. The findings were similar to the results of previous studies. The results revealed that the theoretical model is suitably fit and childhood traumatic experiences (especially emotional abuse) and emotion dysregulation are good predictors for borderline personality disorder.
F. Afzali; A. Delavar; M.R. Falsafinezhad; N.A. Farrokhi; A. Borjali
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2014, Pages 89-104
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Surveying the reasons and nature of the differences between male and female student performance in learning mathematics has been researched by many researchers in education, but most of them have surveyed mathematics as a total factor. In this study, efficiencies of CDM models were used to survey difference ...
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Surveying the reasons and nature of the differences between male and female student performance in learning mathematics has been researched by many researchers in education, but most of them have surveyed mathematics as a total factor. In this study, efficiencies of CDM models were used to survey difference in fundamental mathematics skills. Cognitive diagnostic assessment was administered based on eight main characters, consisting of 32 questions on a sample of 509 students from Tehran. The DINA model showed no differences in the guess, slip, IDI and RMSEA parameters among the two groups. Also, male and female students had equal performances regarding the average mastery of mathematics skills, but female students were more predominant than boys in the mastery of mathematics concepts while male students showed a meaningful predominance in mathematics middle operations skills and applying what they had learned to real life situations.
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.
Sh. Veisi; N. Hamid; S. Bassak Nejad
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2014, Pages 125-144
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The aim of this research was to investigate the efficacy of Islamic multifaceted approach therapy on the health and life satisfaction of female students in Shahid Chamran University. The research method was semi experimental with a pre- posttest and control group. The sample consisted of 30 female students ...
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The aim of this research was to investigate the efficacy of Islamic multifaceted approach therapy on the health and life satisfaction of female students in Shahid Chamran University. The research method was semi experimental with a pre- posttest and control group. The sample consisted of 30 female students who were similar in age and educational status, acquiring one standard deviation bellow the mean in spiritual health and life satisfaction and other criteria considered in this research. They were randomly divided in to experimental and control groups. The instruments were Diner scale for life satisfaction and Palutzion and Ellison questionnaires for spiritual health. We administered 10 sessions of Islamic multifaceted approach therapy for the experimental group but the control group did not receive any treatment. The results revealed that there were significant differences between the experimental and control groups (p<0.001). The spiritual health and life satisfaction in the experimental group in comparison with the pretest and the control group significantly increased.
A. Habibzade
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2014, Pages 145-168
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The purpose of this research is to study the effectiveness of lesson study on teachers’ self-efficacy. Lesson study is a new instructional method that has been created by the Japanese educational system and involves collaborative planning, teaching, observing, evaluating, and revising by a group ...
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The purpose of this research is to study the effectiveness of lesson study on teachers’ self-efficacy. Lesson study is a new instructional method that has been created by the Japanese educational system and involves collaborative planning, teaching, observing, evaluating, and revising by a group of teachers in the classroom. Self-efficacy is an important variable in the Banduras theory. The design of this research is based on pretest- posttest with a control group. The statistical population in this study includes third grade teachers working in the primary schools of the city of Qom, Iran. The statistical sample contains 24 teachers from 8 schools selected by randomized sampling and randomized displacement, which were divided into 12 experimental and 12 control groups. The Teacher’s sense of efficacy scale (long form), developed by Tschannen-Moran & Woolfolk Hoy, was used to gather the data. After conducting a pretest and conducting instructional meetings for the experimental and control groups, the lesson study was executed for 12 weeks for the 12 subjects in the experimental group. Finally, the posttest was conducted and data was analyzed by ANOVA. Findings show that lesson studies reinforce teacher self-efficacy in factors such as classroom management, student engagement and instructional strategies.
Sh. Mami; N. Naseri; F. Waisi
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2014, Pages 169-178
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The aim of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of self- regulation strategy training on problem solving and the self- efficiency of the students of mathematics. The research method utilized is experimental with pre-test and post-test and a control group. The statistical universe of the ...
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The aim of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of self- regulation strategy training on problem solving and the self- efficiency of the students of mathematics. The research method utilized is experimental with pre-test and post-test and a control group. The statistical universe of the research included all of the female 10th graders in Ilam. Of these students, 30 were selected through cluster sampling as the samples of the research. Then, they were randomly divided into two 15-member groups (an experiment and control group). Each of the experiment group members separately had eight 90-minute training sessions, based on self-regulating learning strategy training. In order to collect the data needed, the mathematics self- efficiency scale (MSES) and problem solving were employed. The data was analyzed through multivariate covariance analysis. The findings showed that the experiment group had significant differences with the control group with regard to the scores of the posttest on problem solving and self- efficiency. Therefore, it can be claimed that self-regulation strategy training is effective regarding both problem solving and the self-efficiency of the students. Thus, teachers can help students improve their skills in problem solving and enhance their self- efficiency in mathematics.
Seyed Esmail Hashemi; A Naami
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between psychological empowerment and job performance with the mediating role of job attitudes.The statistical population were the employees of Marun Oil & Gas Producing Company, Ahvaz. Among them 216 employees were selected via stratified ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between psychological empowerment and job performance with the mediating role of job attitudes.The statistical population were the employees of Marun Oil & Gas Producing Company, Ahvaz. Among them 216 employees were selected via stratified random sampling. The research instruments consisted of the psychological empowerment questionnaire, the counterproductive behavior questionnaire, the organizational citizenship behavior questionnaire, the in-role behavior questionnaire, the job Satisfaction questionnaire and the affective commitment questionnaire. A simple correlation method was employed for the simple hypothesis and a bootstrap was employed in order to test the mediating hypotheses using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) based on Amos 20 and SPSS 16. The results showed that the model was fit with the data. There was a positive relationship between psychological empowerment and job satisfaction, affective commitment, IRB and OCB and a negative relationship with counterproductive behavior. The results also indicate that affective commitment mediated the relationship between psychological empowerment and organizational citizenship behavior, and the relationship with psychological empowerment and in-role behavior, but only job satisfaction mediated the relationship between psychological empowerment and organizational citizenship behavior. Thus, it can be concluded that psychological empowerment has a positive effect on job attitudes, and conclusively on job performance.
S. Dastan; I. Davoudi; S. Bassak Nejad
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2014, Pages 205-224
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of stress management training on homesickness, interpersonal difficulties and dormitory adjustment among 9th grade female students in boarding schools in Shiraz. The research method was experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of stress management training on homesickness, interpersonal difficulties and dormitory adjustment among 9th grade female students in boarding schools in Shiraz. The research method was experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up with the control group. The participants included all 9th grade female students in Shiraz in the academic year of 1392-1393. All the students were given questionnaires on homesickness, interpersonal difficulties and dormitory adjustment. 17 students were chosen based on their higher scores on either the homesickness or interpersonal difficulties tests or their lower scores on the dormitory adjustment test. Then, one of the two schools was randomly assigned to the experimental and the other to the control group. The experimental group completed 10 two-hour training courses on stress management. The results showed that stress management training led to a decline in homesickness and interpersonal difficulties and an increase in dormitory adjustment among students in the experimental group in comparison with the students in the control group.
Askar Atash Afrouz
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the causal relationship between the intelligence beliefs and academic performance with the mediating roles of achievement goals and learning strategies in male junior high school students in Ahvaz. The population of this study consisted of the students ...
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the causal relationship between the intelligence beliefs and academic performance with the mediating roles of achievement goals and learning strategies in male junior high school students in Ahvaz. The population of this study consisted of the students studying in the 1389-90 academic year. From this population, 592 students were selected as samples using the multi-phase random sampling method. The research instruments in this study were the Implicit Theories of Intelligence Scale (ITIS), the Patterns of Adaptive Learning Scales (PALS) and the Motivational Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). Evaluation of the proposed model was done through path analysis using AMOS-16 software. The indirect relationships were tested by using the bootstrapping procedure in Preacher and Hayes’ Macro command. The proposed model was fit regarding the fitness indices. By drawing a path between “approach goal” and “mastery goal”, a good level of fitness with the data was obtained. Results showed that the intelligence beliefs are directly and indirectly (through achievement goals) associated with academic performance. Also, the achievement goals have directly and indirectly (through learning strategies) been associated with academic performance. Furthermore, the relationship between learning strategies and academic performance was also positive.
H. R. Pouretemad; M. Rostami; M. Babamohamadi
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2014, Pages 255-268
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Dyslexia can significantly affect scholastic achievement across life. Thus, the diagnosis of this deficiency has always been a concern for clinicians. The purpose of this study was to identify the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Adult Dyslexia Checklist (ADC) and the Adult Reading ...
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Dyslexia can significantly affect scholastic achievement across life. Thus, the diagnosis of this deficiency has always been a concern for clinicians. The purpose of this study was to identify the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Adult Dyslexia Checklist (ADC) and the Adult Reading Checklist (ARC). In this study, 281 undergraduate students from Shahid Beheshti University were selected through stratified random sampling. The Persian version of the P-ADC, P-ARC and Words Reading Test were administered on the participants. The reliability was calculated using internal consistency and the split-half method. The validity was estimated based on discriminative and convergence validity. Finally, the ROC curves were analyzed to identify the cut-off points. The internal consistency for the P-ADC was 0.71 and 0.74 for the P-ARC. The Split-half reliability coefficient for P-ADC and P-ARC were 0.58 and 0.52, respectively. The discriminative and convergence validity were acceptable. The cut-off point, sensitivity and specificity were 11, 0/68 and 0/88 for the P-ADC and 46, 0/63 and 0/88 for P-ARC, respectively. Furthermore, using the P-ADC’s cut off points, 15 (%5/3) individuals and according to P-ARC, 13 (%4/6) people were suggested to have reading problems. 10 (%52/63) of the participants were in both groups. The findings of the current study suggest that both P-ADS and P-ARC can be considered as valuable instruments in measuring the reading ability of adult Persian speakers. Thus, they can be used for research and diagnostic purposes among relevant samples.
