KNOWLEDGE & RESEARCH IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
Year:2018 | Volume:19 | Issue:1 (71) |Papers Count:17

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of behavior parent (mother) training of children with conduct disorder on behavior performance of their children. Twenty- four mothers of children with a diagnosis of conduct disorder were selected using convenient sampling method. The simple were divided into control and experimental groups (12 mothers in each group). Both groups completed CBCL, Behavior Performance Questionnaires. In the next step the experimental group participated in behavior parent training (ten sessions). At the end of the training both groups completed the questionnaires at the post test phase. The data were analyzed whit ANCOVA. The results showed that behavior parent training improved behavior performance (p<0.05). It can be concluded that behavior parent training to mothers, could decrease the behavioral problems of their children.

The purpose of this study was to explore the role of parents’ self differentiation in predicting high school students’ self differentiation. The research was a descriptive correlational study. The population consisted of all high school students of Tehran. For this study a random cluster sampling method was used and 283 high school students were selected. The participants and their parents completed the Differentiation of Self Inventory (short form; Drake, 2011). The results of stepwise regression showed that the component of emotional reactivity of fathers’ self- differentiation could predict their sons’ self- differentiation (15%), whereas the component of I position of mothers’ self-differentiation could predict their sons’ self-differentiation (7%). Regarding female students, it was revealed that fathers’ fusion with others (7%) and mothers’ emotional reactivity (5%) would affect the self- differentiation of them. Other Components of self- differentiation of parents showed no role in this anticipation.

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of perceived adherence to psychological contract on citizenship performance and mediating role of organizational loyalty among an industrial company. In this study, 226 people through conveniance sampling were selected. Tools included Rousseau Adherence to Psychological Contracts (1995), Lee and Allen Organizational Citizenship Behavior (2002) and Kumar and Shekhar Organizational Loyalty Questionnaire (2012). Data was analyzed with SPSS software (version 18) using descriptive-analytical statistics such as coefficient and Structural Equation. Results showed that There was a significant Direct effect on transactional psychological contract and organizational loyalty (p<0.01, 0.001), and on relational psychological contract and organizational loyalty (p<0.05, 0.06), and also on significant Direct effect organizational loyalty and the performance of the citizens (p<0.01, 0.001). The results of the structural equation analysis showed that transactional psychological contract and organizational loyalty first, and then through organizational loyalty effected the performance of citizens and communicational psychological contract, also directly effected the performance of citizens. Hence, it can be concluded adherence to psychological contracts are important anticipations for the performance of corporation citizenship. on the other hand, Commitment to the psychological contract increases organizational loyalty and organizational loyalty provides all the conditions for performance of the citizens.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of training compassion focused therapy on self- concept and assertiveness in female students in Isfahan. The method used in this study was semi- experimental, of the sort of pretest and post-test with control group and the statistical population were all the female students of 13 to 16 from the year 1394 to 1395. To accomplish the research, 30 female first grade high school students were chosen by accessible sampling method and randomly assigned to experiment (15 persons) and control (15 persons) groups. The experimental group received 8 training compassion focused therapy sessions. Participants responded to Self- Concept Inventory (Rogers, 1975) and Assertiveness Inventory (Rathus, 1973) before and after the intervention, and one month later (follow-up). The results of the analysis of covariance showed that teaching compassion focused therapy had no effect on self- concept of the female students but had a significant effect on assertiveness (p<0.05). This result did not continue in the follow-up period. Due to the results of this study, it could be said that training compassion focused therapy leads to the enhancement of assertiveness of the female students.

This research intended to investigate the effects of quality of life therapy on internet addiction, lonliness and self- esteem in second grade high school students. The sample included 435 second grade high school female students in Kaashan, Iran who were selected through convenient sampling. 88 students who were recognized to have internet addiction were chosen, and were randomly assigned to two groups, namely, an experimental group (n-25), and a control group (n-25). The instruments were: Internet Addiction Questionnaire (Young, 1996) Lonliness Questionnaire (Russel, 1980), and Self Esteem Questionnaire (Eysenck, 1976). Analysis of covariances was run to analyze the gathered data. The results revealed that the quality of life therapy can reduce internet addiction and lonliness and it can enhace self esteem and after one month the finding did not change, and they were stable.

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of mind fullness and meta- parenting in effective parenting and parenting stress. The sample group included 196 parents of elementary school students in the academic year 2014-2015 in Pakdasht city who were selected by purposive sampling. Participants completed Parenting Style Questionnaire (Baumrind, 1973), Mindful Attention Awareness (Ryan and Brown, 2003), Meta- Parenting Questionnaire (Hawk & Holden, 2006) and Parenting Stress Index (Abidin, 1990). The data were analyzed by Pearson multiple regression analysis. The results showed that mindfulness and component of meta-parenting (anticipation) can be predict authoritarian style and authoritative style. The results showed that mindfulness and componentof meta- parenting (anticipation and reflection) had predictive power for parental stress in child and parent context (P<0.01). But mindfulness and components of meta-parenting did not predict permissive style.

The purpose of this study was to predict social isolation based on emotional schemas, identity styles and early maladaptive schemas in students. The research method is descriptive correlational. A sample of 340 students was selected by random cluster sampling method from the students of Payame Noor University in Hashtroud. The instrumentation included Russell's social isolation test (1980), Yang's general schemas questionnaire (2003), Leah's emotional schemas questionnaire (2002), and Brzinski's style of identity questionnaire (1999). Data analysis was performed using multiple regression analysis. Findings of the research showed that among predictive variables, only avoidance identity and commitment identity were able to predict the sense of social isolation.

This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of narrative therapy based on cognitive- behavioral perspective on anxiety of primary school female students n. This research was an experimental pretest-posttest design with control group. The population consisted of all third and fourth grade girls in Yazd in the 2013-2014 school years that had depression and anxiety disorders. To perform this study, 26 of those children who had symptoms of anxiety were selected by convenience sampling method and were placed into two experimental and control groups randomly. Tool used in this study was Children Symptom Inventory (CSI-4), the parent form. Narrative therapy interventions were conducted on the experimental group for 12 sessions lasting 45 minutes each. The results of analysis of covariance showed that narrative therapy intervention had positive effects on generalized anxiety and social anxiety. Based on the results of this study, narrative therapy as an effective therapy method can be used in reducing symptoms of anxiety in children.

The purpose of this research was to forecast of tendency to smoking cigarette in male student with variables, parenting and life style boy students in Islamic Azad University of khomeinishahr. research design Correlational was predictable. The population consisted of all male students of Islamic Azad University of khomeinishahr in the summer of 1394 were among which number 357 were available for sampling. Research tools include: scale of attitud towards smoking cigarette (Shore, 2000), questionnaire of life style (Miller and smiths, 1988), questionnaire of parenting (Bamrind, 1972) were used by means of step by step regression resu lts were analized. the final step of analysis Stepwise regression the showed that destroyed components of parenting styles, permissiveness practices and authoritarian positively forecast and logical manner negative relationship have a significant. And of the lifestyle, the style predictions significant negative economic and beliefs and culture has a significant positive prediction.

The purpose of this study was to compare the psychological well-being and character strengths of students based on their field of study. The research method was causal-comparative and for this purpose, 351 students of Islamic Azad University of Shabestar Branch from different faculties and different fields of study were selected by cluster sampling method. Measurement tools included the psychological well-being questionnaire (Reif, 1989) and values in action inventory of strengths questionnaire (short form) (Patterson and Seligman, 2004). Multivariate analysis of variance was used for data analysis. Results of the research showed that the components of psychological well- being and personality dynamics in students based on their field of study were significantly different (p<0.05). Between students of humanities, engineering, basic sciences and agriculture in terms of autonomy, personal development, self- acceptance, and psychological well- being (in general), and among the components of the power of life, Except for the components of leadership, forgiveness, humility and humor, there were significant differences between the other components (p<0.05). As a result, the mean score for head of two variables was higher in humanities students than technical- engineering students.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of rational, emotional and behavioral group counseling of Ellis on emotional, social and educational adjustment of male high school students in Bostanabad city. The research was semi- experimental and pre-test post-test control group design. The statistical population of this study was 680 male students in the second and third year of secondary school in the city of Bostanabad during the academic year 2014-2015. In a cluster sampling, the sample group was selected from 30 individuals with low adjustment and randomly assigned to two groups of experiment and control. Students completed the Adjustment Questionnaire (AISS, Sins Singh, 1997). The experimental group was subjected to intellectual, behavioral and emotional counseling for 8 sessions. Data analysis using covariance test showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups after the experimental intervention in the variables of overall adjustment and its components (p<0.01). The result of this study showed that rational, emotional and behavioral group counseling can enhance the adjustment of male high school students.

The objective of this research was to evaluate the reliability, validity and factor structure of marital jealousy scale on the use of the social networking sites (SNS). The research method was psychoanalysis and statistical population was the married men\women who employee of University of Kashan, and that use social network sites daily, and from them 223 persons were selected using simple random sampling. The participants completed the Muise, Christofides, and Desmarais, SNS Jealousy Scale (2009) and Farrugia Partner Surveillance Scale (2013). For the validity of the scale, exploratory factor analysis methods and convergent validity were used. Factor analysis of the data showed that the SNS Jealousy have four factors (including sense of infidelity, suspicion, tendency in surveillance, and sense of apprehension) and have a good convergent validity (p<0.01). Correlation between tendency in surveillance subscale and Partner Surveillance Scale indicated an appropriate convergent validity (r=0.53, p<0.01). To evaluate the reliability of the scale, internal consistency was measured by Cronbach’s Alpha yielding 0.95 which means a highly reliable scale. Based on findings of the research, it can be concluded that this scale has a high reliability and validity, which can assist us in investigating marital Jealousy on the use of the social networking sites and it can be employed for future studies.