JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (NEW FINDINGS IN PSYCHOLOGY)
Year:2011 | Volume:6 | Issue:20|Papers Count:10

This research was administered with the aim of studying the moderating role of injustice protest opportunity in relationship between psychological contract, job satisfaction and organizational commitment with unethical behaviors. Research statistical population was the employees’ of an industrial company, among them 263 employees were selected via stratified random sampling. Research instrument consisted of: Researcher made questionnaires of injustice protest opportunity to injustice, unethical behaviors and psychological contract, job satisfaction questionnaire (Spector, 1985) and organizational commitment questionnaire (Speier & Venkatesh, 2002). Data were analyzed with the use of Pearson’s correlation coefficient and hierarchical regression analysis. Findings showed that: 1. There is positive significant relationship between injustice protest opportunity with psychological contract, organizational commitment and job satisfaction, but there is negative significant relation between protest opportunity with unethical behaviors (P<0.01). 2. Results of hierarchical regression analysis showed that protest opportunity has been moderate the relationship between organizational commitments with unethical behaviors That is, when protest opportunity is high; there is negative significant relationship between organizational commitment with unethical behaviors.

The purpose of present study was investigating the comparison between alexithymia, attachment styles and stress in men and women employees in city of Ahvaz. The sample included 200 employees (100 men and 100 women) witch selected through simple random sampling. Toronto TAS20 Alexithymia Scale, Attachment Styles Questionnaire and Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale were used for collecting the data. Results of multivariate analysis of variance indicated that there was significant difference between men and women in alexithymia.Also significant difference was found between men and women in stress But in attachment styles there wasn’t significant difference between men and women.

The main purpose of this research is to study the relationship between quality of work life dimensions with components of organizational commitment among one of the Cement industry employees in Iran. For this purpose, of a statistical population of 1000, 280 were selected randomly. A set of questionnaires consisted of quality of work life (Walton, 1973), organizational commitment (Allen and Meyer, 1990) administered in this study. The results indicated that there are significance relationship between fair and satisfactory payment, continuous growth and security, opportunities to grow, and Developing human capabilities with the three component of organizational commitment -Affective, Continues, Normative - (p≤0.01). Moreover, for other quality of work life dimensions and organizational commitment components these results were observed: there are significance relationships between healthy and secure workplace, affective and normative commitment (p≤0.01). As well, there are significance relationship between respect to organizational rules, unity and social cohesiveness, and normative, and continues commitment (p≤0.01). furthermore, stepwise regression Analysis results indicated that, from the quality of work life dimensions, merely fair and satisfactory payment was  able to predict the affective commitment, fair and satisfactory payment along with Developing human capabilities and respect to organizational rules were able to predict the continues commitment. Moreover, fair and satisfactory payments along with developing human capabilities were able to predict the normative commitment. Finally, fair and satisfactory payments along with developing human capabilities were able to predict the general organizational commitment. Thus, this study shows significant relationship between quality of work life dimensions with components of organizational commitment and proved that the quality of work life dimensions could predict components of organizational commitment.

The purpose of present study was investigating the relationship between religious orientation and irrational beliefs as predictors of depression in MS patients in city of Ahvaz. The sample existed of 210 MS patients which selected through available sampling in 1389. Jones irrational beliefs Test, Allport religious orientation Scale and Beck Depression Questionnaire-II were used for collecting the data. This research was correlation and results indicated that there were significant negative correlation between internal religious orientation and depression in patients (p=0.001). Also there was significant positive correlation between external religious orientation and depression in patients (p=0.004). The result of multivariate regression analysis also indicated that there was multi-correlation between internal religious orientation, external religious orientation, irrational beliefs and depression in patients. The significant level in this study was p<0.05.

The purpose of this study was predicting ambiguity and role conflict, burnout, and aspects of the four spillover counselors stress concentration centers of the city was based on some of their demographic characteristics. The research method was correlation and causal comparative. The main question was, is it possible to predict ambiguity and role conflict, burnout and stress spillover base on their demographic characteristics? The statistical population was the male and female Counselors working in counseling centers in Isfahan, including public and private counseling centers, among them 118 counselors were selected using simple random sampling. The assessment tools included stress spillover questionnaire (Grzywacz & Marks, 2000), the scale ambiguity and role conflict (Rizzo, House and Lirtzman, 1970), Burnout Inventory (Maslach, 2001) and demographic Characteristics questionnaire. The results by using stepwise multivariate regression analysis method showed that: role ambiguity cannot be predicted based on demographic Characteristics (F=0.483 and P=0.832). While role conflict (F=38.54 and P=0.000) and burnout (F=6.66 and P=0.017) can be predicted based on demographic Characteristics. Also results showed that there is a significant relationship between some of the stress spillover with each other (P<0.05) and with ambiguity and role conflict and burnout (P<0.05).

The purpose of resent study was investigating the effect of anger management skill training on reduction of impulsive behaviors and anxiety in patients with PTSD. Participants were 22 PTSD veterans (11 in control group and 11 in experimental group) in city of Dezful which selected through available sampling in 1388. Barrett’s Impulsivity Scale and Cattles Anxiety scale were used for collecting data. 7 sessions of 90 minutes Anger management program were performed on experimental group. After the program, post retest was taken from both groups. Co variation analysis was used and results indicated that there were significant differences between two groups and anger management training reduced impulsive behaviors and anxiety in patients with PTSD. The significant level in this study was (p<0.05).

Main purposes of this research were to compare organizational commitment, job involvement and task performance, also to compare the same variables in both gender (female/male), between university faculty members. This study was conducted among 227 subjects (111 were taken from University of Medical Science, 65 from Technical University and 51 from Islamic Azad University) who were selected through stratified convenience random sampling. This research is a causal- comparative study and a set of questionnaires consisting of organizational commitment (Balfour & Wechsler, 1996),   job involvement (Edwardes & Killpatric), and faculty members’ task performance (Mehdad, 2010) were used in current study. Data were analyzed with use of Multiple Analysis of variance (MANOVA). The analysis data showed that, there is significant difference between medical, technical and islamic azad universities in the level of organizational commitment (p≤0.05, F=3.312), in the level of task performance (p≤0.01, F=9.522), and in the level of  job involvement (p≤0.05, F=3.744). As well as, there is a significant difference in the level of job involvement between female and male faculty members (P≤0.05). Furthermore, with control of subjects’ gender,  based on Eta coefficient, 3 percent of variations in organizational commitment, 8 percent of variations in task performance and 3 percent of variations in job involvement of faculty members were related to employment in different universities. Therefore, the results indicated that the levels of organizational commitment, task performance and job involvement could be affected by workplace conditions; also, the level of  job involvement could be related to gender.

The pineal gland is an adaptive organ, which produces melatonin. Melatonin regulates the biological rhythms precisely, and in turn, biological rhythms regulate the brain haemostasis. Since deregulation in the melatonin rhythm is a probable cause for depression disorder, this thesis aimed to measure the serum melatonin levels in the patients with major depression disorder (MDD) and healthy controls. This study of causal-comparative was a type of case-control. The sample consisted of 42 patients with MDD and 50 healthy controls. Blood samples were drawn to measure the morning and nocturnal serum melatonin levels, using the ELISA method. Morning serum melatonin levels of the patients with MDD were significantly higher than those of controls. Nocturnal serum melatonin levels of the patients with MDD were lower than those of the controls. Nocturnal melatonin levels of the females were lower than those of the males. The findings suggest that the peak time of melatonin in the patients with MDD is accompanied by delay.

The aim of this experimental study was to investigate the effect of extremely low frequency (50 Hz) electromagnetic fields (ELF EMF) on the acquisition of information in mice and compare this effect in adult male and female mice. A sinusoidal electromagnetic field was created using a round coil electromagnet and laboratory animals were placed in the round coil for 30 minutes to exposure to an 8mT, 50Hz. Then information acquisition was evaluated with passive avoidance learning in a standard wooden box that despite its innate tendency, mice learns to stay on a small platform to avoidant electric shock. The results showed that exposure to a 50 Hz, 8mT electromagnetic field for 30 minutes before the animal’s avoidance learning has devastating effects on information acquisition and learning in male (p<.005) and female (p<0.037) mice.