KNOWLEDGE & RESEARCH IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
Year:2010 | Volume:11 | Issue:42|Papers Count:8

The aim of this research was to investigate the effects of communicational skills on social anxiety of first grade highschool boys students in ahvaz educational organization 4th Branch. The research population was all of the first grade highschool boys students in ahvaz educational organization 4th Branch, in 1386. The sample consisted of 60 subjects of the students, were chosen by multi-stage cluster sampling and simple random sampling methods, 30 subjects of the sample as the experimental group and the other 30 subjects as the control group. The research instrument was the social anxiety questionnaire(Watson & friend). The research design was pretest-post test with control group. After randomly choosing the experimental and control groups, the experimental intervention (communicational skills) was being done on the experimental group during 10 sessions, each session 70 minutes, 2 sessions per week. When training plane finished completely, the post test was taken from the each group. For analyzing the data, the descriptive statistic and also inferential statistical methods such as t-test and covariation were used. The results showed that communicational skills have caused the decrease of social anxiety(Social Avoidance and Distress and Fear Negative Evaluation) of the experimental group in comparison with the control group.

The purpose of this study was the examination of effectiveness of logotherapy by group method on the increasement of life expectancy and health of female teenager major thalassemia patients of Ahwaz city. Statistical community of this research consists of the whole major thalassemia female patients 15 to 18 years old referring to Abouzar hospital in 1388 spring. Pre-test practiced for 110 Persons of clientele and among them 46 persons which obtained the lowest score in GHQ28 Public health test which is b score and the lowest score in Millers life expectancy which is a standard deviation under average. Measurement tool of this study were Miller’s life expectancy and general health questioner (GHQ28) test and research plan was type of pre-test and post-test with control group and a follow up session. After that, during 10 "one hour sessions", logotherapy techniques were educated to experiment group, and then the post-test was practiced to the both groups (experiment and control). And in the next step, after one month Miller’s life expectancy and general health GHQ28 test (follow up test) were practiced again to measure the presented educations permanence. Statistical method of variance analysis, were used for analyzing the data. The results of the study showed that logotherapy education can increase the life expectancy and general health in major thalassemia patients (P<0.0001) Also, Permanence measurement of the research (P<0.0001) showed the same result.

This research was administered with the aim of investigating the relationship between organizational values with job stress, emotional exhaustion and organizational deviant behaviors. Statistical population was the personnel's of Zoob Ahan Steel Company in autumn 1388. From them , 385 persons were selected using stratified sampling (from names list). The research was a correlational study (Regression analysis). For data collection, questionnaires which used included researcher’s made organizational values with 40 items (and five subscales namely humanities / ethical developmental values, participation / human relations values , values toward quality and customers, external organizational social values and economical - supportive values), Kahn et at’s (1964) job stress scale with 15 items, Maslach and Jackson’s (1981) emotional exhaustion with 9 items and Bennett and Robinson’s (2000) organizational deviant behaviors with 8 items. Reliability and validity of research questionnaires has been studied and reported. Data from research questionnaires analyzed using Pearson's correlation and stepwise regression analysis. The evidences from regression analysis showed that the below organizational values dimensions has predictive power for prediction of research criterion variables: for prediction of job stress , values toward quality and customers, for prediction of organizational deviance behaviors, values toward quality and customers along with participation / human relations values respectively , and for prediction of emotional exhaustion, ethical / humanities developmental values along with economical supportive values respectively (p<0.05 or p<0.01(.

The purpose of this study was to compare attachment style in adolescence with mental retardation and normal adolescences in Tehran. The sample consisted of 118 students with mentally retardation (57 girl, 61 boy) and 132 normal student (64 girl, 68 boy) were selected through multi- stage sampling method from the student of school in Tehran. For data collection, Questionnaire of attachment of Collins and read and researcher made questionnaire were used. Data analysis showed that attachment style in students with mental retardation were more avoidant and ambivalent, (p<0/001) whereas, attachment style in normal student were more secure and less avoidant and ambivalent (p<0/001).

The current research done to purpose of studying of efficacy of approach "image relationship therapy" on increase of satisfaction marriage. The purpose, select 29 women in between, 34 marred women volunteer in faculty of psychology in university of "Tehran allame tabatbaee" and subjectives appoint to experimental and control group by style random assignment. Experimental group subjectives educated by approach image relationship therapy, but control group not educated. The research designs that to make use in research, pre and post test excremental design. The purpose measure marriage satisfaction in subjective, testing by ENREICH and to analyses data, make use ANOVA. Results: The breeds of data analyses appear effectiveness of education of image relationship therapy techniques on increase of marital satisfaction. Confirmed early assumed, second and third assumed in compilations education of image relationship therapy techniques on marital satisfaction, communication, conflict solve to confidence p<%5. But forth assumed, means compilation of sex satisfaction not confirmed.

The aim of this research is determination of effects of happiness training on the increase in the happiness of diabetic patients. Therefore as a semi experimental plan 40 subject diabetic patients who approached to the center for diabetic consulting in Behbahan city were chosen randomly. They were divided into two random groups of experimental and control. And then the test group was thought happiness training for 10 sessions (one 90 min session in each week) with the method of Fordyce. Pre test and post test were conducted for both groups. Pre test and post test in this project was Oxford Happiness Inventory with marks for blood sugar patients. The results show that happiness training is effective on increase in happiness (p<0.01).

Eating disorders, the most common psychiatric disorders, which are located on a continuum and at the beginning of its healthy eating, disordered eatings in the middle and at the end of continuum anorexia and bulimia. Research purposes: a) Relationship between disordered eatings and behavior of body checking b) differences in the behavior of men and women of disordered eating and body checking behavior. Since the factors of eating disorders have major role in prevention programs, has conducted research necessary appears. Method: 140 men and women students of azad university of arsanjan to the random sampling method cluster were selected. The tool includes a body checking questionnaire (BCQ) eating  attitude test( EAT-26) were. For statistical analysis information correlation cofficient and stepwise regression and independent t-test groups were used. Results: In the total sample (P ≤0/0001) and women with excess disordered eating, body check more (P ≤0/001). Also, the total sample (P ≤0/0001) and women (P ≤0/001) and men (P ≤0/02),  increasing in signs of dieting was observed with more body checks. body checking behavior in women than men more (P ≤0/03) and in men more than women Bulimia and Preoccupation with food (P ≤0/02) was observed.