KNOWLEDGE & RESEARCH IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
Year:2008 | Volume:10 | Issue:35-36|Papers Count:13

This study was designed to investigate the effects of training anger control skills on individual social adjustment of female high school first grades in Mahshahr city. The subjects were all female high school first grades. The sample consists of 50 students in two randomly selected groups. (Experimental group and control group). The measurement instrument, California individual social adjustment CTP-180. The procedure was conducted according to pretest and post-test model with one control group, meaning that the individual-social adjustment was administered to both groups. First, the pretest revealed no significant difference. Then the experimental group was assigned to an 8-session training program. At the end of the experiment both the control and the experimental groups were tested again. The results then were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The results showed that training for anger control skills caused an increase individual-social adjustment of the female students in the experimental group.

This research is of causal-comparative research type done with the aim of comparing selective information processing and the role of cognitive attention in the process of anxiety disorders (GAD and PTSD). In this research three groups of subjects including a normal group, the group with generalized anxiety disorder and the group of cases with post-traumatic stress disorders (selected of psychological clinics and private psychiatrics clinics in Neyshabour) were selected randomly and then tested in a stroop test and a recognition test. The results of the study indicated that patients with generalized anixiety disorder was compared with other groups, their attention bias was toward signs of physical and social threat. Although patients with PTSD showed attention bias just toward threatening signs of PTSD, processing these stimuli selectively. One other findings of the study indicates that in contrast with more processing of signs of social and physical threat in the generalized anxiety disorder group and threat signs related to PTSD group, three groups were related to remembering the sings after the test.

The purpose of the present research was to compare mathematics anxiety among high school prep students based on perfectionism typology. In order to accomplish the study, the subjects composed of 232 students (120 boys and 112 girls) were randomly selected with multistage sampling from Khoramshahr high school prep schools. Perfectionism and mathematics anxiety were measured using Frost's Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS) and Fennema-Sherman's Mathematics Anxiety Scale (MAS) respectively. Based on the results of this study and according to Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC), supported by FMPS, students can be classified into three groups. Using cluster analysis the students were classified into normal perfectionism, non-normal perfectionism and non-perfectionism types. The One way ANOVA result showed that the mean mathematics anxiety had differed significantly among the three groups of students (P<0.05). The results of Scheffe test also showed that normal perfectionism students had less mathematics anxiety than other students (P<0.05).

This study was conducted to examine the relationship between interpersonal trust, self-efficacy, religiosity and forgiveness with procedural and distributive beliefs of a just world. For this purpose, of a statistical population of 1000000 in isfahan, some 500 were selected to respond in several stages of sampling to the research questionnaire and measured using Pearson’s correlation coefficient, by regression concurrent and stepwise anlysis by regression. Out of all the research variables for concurrent regression, only interpersonal trust a signification predictability of a procedural belief of a just world and interpersonal trust, Self-efficacy and high power a significant predictability of a distributive belief of a just world. In the step-by- step regression, firstly interpersonal trust and secondly high power were significantly predictive of the procedural beliefs of a just world in the step-by-step, in the firstly step , Interpersonal trust , secondly high power, thirdly self-efficacy fourthly other forgiveness and fifthly self-forgiveness were significantly predicative of the distributive beliefs of a just world.

The aim of this research was to analyze the relationship between quality of work life and organizational socialization in selected population of the study. This survey was descriptive - correlated surveys and has done in street method, Information collecting tool have created researcher questionnaires include three parts involving individually=3 ,socialization=25 and quality of work life information in 35 questions, respectively, which divided to eight areas .Reliability of questionnaire have examined for both parts socialization and quality of work life by Cronbach's "a" and admitted by a coefficient (0.95 & 0.91 respectively), Its validity has also accepted by manipulations and specialists. The selected sampling for study was 163 personal of five different types of social security organization's sections, based on randomized classification sampling. The result of this research represented a directed and meaningful relationship between quality of work life and all of eight areas, include sufficient and fair salary, healthy and secure environment, opportunity creation for a continually evolution and security, the role of rule and respect to rule, social dependence of work life; whole space of work life, unity social correlation and extend human capabilities with organizational socialization.

This paper examines the relationship between emotional intelligence with self- efficacy and mental health in students. For this purpose, 249 students were randomly selected (115 successful students and 134 non- successful). The instruments of this study were Schutte emotional intelligence Scale sherer Self - efficacy scale and Goldenberg Mental Health Scale. Results indicated that there is a significant relationship between emotional intelligence with self-efficacy and mental health (P<0.01). Also, results showed that the men score of emotional intelligence, self- efficacy and mental health in successful students is higher than non- successful (P<0.05).

The purpose of this study was the comparison of mental health, marriage satisfaction and assertiveness between parents of mental retarded and normal (girl and boy) students. In these research 398 parents of mental retarded and normal (girl and boy) who their children's were studding primary schools in west Azerbaijan were selected randomly and examined for obtaining the necessary in formation about groups. We used 3 questioners: (SCL-25), (ENRICH) and (ASRI). The data collected were analyzed by independent t test. The statically results were showed that: means of scores between groups in 3 variables (mental health, marriage satisfaction and assertiveness) were significantly different (P<0.01).

Health is a multidimensional concept which, besides lack of illness, includes the feelings of happiness and well-being .The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between the dimensions of psychological well-being and general health among university students. The present study is a correlation research. Hence, a sample of 145 students from Islamic Azad university of Azadshahr was randomly chosen. The participants responded to a booklet which, in turn, included three different instruments: a Demographic Questionnaire developed by the researcher himself, a General Health Questionnaire, and scales of Psychological well-being. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The results indicate that the mean of disorder subscale in the social function of General Health Questionnaire (CHQ) was higher than other factors (M=7.3) and depression had the lowest mean (M=4.08). The results of this research study showed that there is negative and significant relationship between psychological well-being (self-acceptance, positive relation with others, autonomy, purpose in life, personal growth, environmental mastery) and general health (p<0.01, r=-0.589). 35 percent of variance changes in general health scores was anticipated with psychological well-being scores.

The aim of this research was to study the simple and multiple relationships of achievement motive and psychological hardiness with sensation-seeking and accountability among employees of different branches of a bank in Isfahan .A random sample of 132 was selected. The sample completed the three research questionnaires. By applying correlation and regression analysis, the results indicated that the achievement motive had a negative and significant relationship with sensation-seeking (r=-0.38, P<0.05), but a positive and significant relation with accountability (r=0.29, P<0.01). Also psychological hardiness had a positive and significant relation with sensation-seeking (r=0.59, P<0.01), but had no a significant relation with accountability (P>0.05). In addition to this, multiple correlation of achievement motive and psychological hardiness with sensation-seeking (R=0.62, P<0.001) were higher than each variable alone. Furthermore, multiple correlation of achievement motive and psychological hardiness with accountability (R=0.31, P<0.05) were higher than their simple correlation.

The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between religion and marital satisfaction. The design of this in research was descriptive. Statistical population was formed from all of educational staff, personnel and married students in of Islamic Azad University of Mobarekeh in 86-87 educational year. The sample included 269 subjects (62educational staff, 28 personnel and 179 married students) selected using stratified and simple random sampling. Research instruments consisted of Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (a=0.90), Enrich Questionnaire (a=0.92) and Mabad (1) (a=0.97). In order to analyze data, pearson correlation–coefficient, ANOVA, Multiple Variable Regression as well as descriptive statistics were used and the results indicated that the religion has a significant correlation with happiness and marital satisfaction (r=0.364, P<0.01 and r=0.164, P<0.01 respectively). The religion and age are two significant variables in prediction of marital satisfaction and happiness.

Imposter sundrome belongs to successful people. Most of the geneous and successful people are not positive about their internal abilities and believe that they are cheating on other people. In their words, Imposter syndrome means to have doubt about one's potentials and capacities. The signs of Imposter syndrome are high amount of anxiety, low self esteem, conflict, negative self concept, phobia and so on. Paoling klanse and susan Aims (1987) were two therapists who had a complete research about this subjeet and the results showed 40% of the people are being involved with the signs of this syndrome. There are eight groups of people who are more likely to be involved with this syndrome which are: 1) Successful people 2) people with successful parents 3) people with successful jobs 4) people with extraordinary jobs 5) lonely people 6) Innovative people 7) The first successful members of a family 8) students.