JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (NEW FINDINGS IN PSYCHOLOGY)
Year:2009 | Volume:4 | Issue:10|Papers Count:15

This research was to compare self- efficacy, loneliness, fear of success and satisfaction with life in students physical handicap and normal of Ahvaz Islamic Azad University. The sample subsumed 100 students physical handicap and 100 students normal who were selected via simple random sampling and strati field random sampling respectively. Instruments were self- efficacy Questionnaire (GSE), loneliness Questionnaire (UCLA), fear of success Questionnaire (FOSS) and satisfaction with life Questionnaire (SWLS). Research design was based on causal – comparative method and multiple factor variance analysis (MANOVA) at p< 0.05. Findings showed that the significant different between students physical handicap and students normal in self- efficacy, lone liness, fear of success and satisfaction with life.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between Religious Belief, Optimism and Spiritual Well Being among college students of Islamic Azad University. The sample of research included 200 subjects who were selected based on stratified random sampling. For the measurement of the variables, Arian Religious Belief Inventory, Optimism Questionnaire (ASQ) and Spiritual Well Being Scale (SWBS) were used. Statistical metods included pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis. Results indicated that was a significant correlation between Religious Belief and Spiritual Well Being and also between Optimism and Spiritual Well Being. The results of regression analysis also showed that Religious Belief and Optimism were predictive variables concerned with Spiritual Well Being.

Present study intends to consider relation between love and mental cheer and atluchment styles with marital satisticution the National Khuzestan Drilling employees selected among all the employees of the National Drilling company random. Love, mental cheer, attachment styles and marital satisfaction questionnaires were used to gather data. Present study is of correlation type and Data analyzing results showed that there is a signiticunt positive relation between love and marital satistication using peursen correlation coeticient and multre gerssion en the significance level P<0/001.There is also positive significante relation between marital sanitization and mental cheer. There is a positive significant relation between attachment and marital satisfaction. The results showed the Regession analysis showed also the two sided attachment style is the best predictor for marital satisfication.

This research was carried out to investigate the relationship between spouse-specific Dependency (Anxious attachment, exclusive dependency, emotional dependency) and Irrational belifes (demand for approval, hiself expection, blame proneness, frustration reactive, emotional irresponsibility, anxious over concern, problem avolding, Dependency, hopelessness changes, perfectionism) withburnoutin ahvaz teachers. The sample consisted of 220 subjects (135=women, 85=men) who were selected randomly by stratified randomly sampling method from Ahvaz city teachers. In this research, different instrument were used to collect data, such as spouse-spicific dependency (ssds) and irrational belife test (IBT) and burnout questionnaire. To analyze the data, pearson correlation, multiple Regression were used. Result indicated that ther was a significant Relation between spouse-specific Dependence (anxious attachment, Emotional dependency) irrational belief, and the most components of the burnout in ahvaz teachers. The level of significant in this study was p<0.05.

This research has investigated the of effectiveness of positive thinking training with emphasis on the signs of Quran on increasing hope to divorced women’s life of Ahvaz city. The statistical sample of this research was 50 persons that selected by cluster random and simple random sampling method and then divided into experimental and control groups randomly. In this study, experimental design and pretest - posttest design with the control group and implementation of follow-up test a month later from the post-test, was used. In order to collect data, hopefulness questionnaire of Miller was used that it’s coefficient of reliability by Krnbakh alpha (r=0.91) and split-half method (r=0.87) calculated. To analyze the data, Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used and significant level was considered (a=0.05) The obtained findings from research showed positive thinking training with emphasis on the signs of Quran causes increasing hope to divorced women’s life of Ahvaz city (p=0.0001). The follow-up test results showed, the stability of desired training effect.

This study investigated optimism, humor, social maturity and death anxiety in Ahvaz Golestan Hospital nurses. The sample included 200 nurses who randomly selected. The instruments were used in this research were: Optimism Questionnaires (ASQ), Humor Scale (Martin and Lefcourt), RAO Social Maturity Scale (RSMS) and Collet-Lester Fear of Death Scale.The Analysis of data which was contented with correlation revealed that no significant relationship between optimism and death anxiety exist. But there was a significant relation between humor and death anxiety and between social maturity with death anxiety. Regression analysis also showed that humor was the only predictive variable the criterion that was death anxiety.

The aim of current research was to investigate simple and multiple relationship between students’ values and general health. Accordigly, 358 students (204male and 154female) were selected through stratified random sampling method and then were assessed by The Kim’ Asian values inventory (1999) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ).Collected data were analyzed by multiple regression and correlation method. Results indicated that values and general health at the overall level have a significant correlation. Among the values, conformity to norms, Family-center, Collectivism, Filial piety have a significant correlation with the students’ general health. Result of multiple regression analysis showed that dimensions of values can predict general health in a meaningful manner.

The aim of study was Relationship between thinking styles, Achievement Motivation, Academic Achievement and Creativity with Entrepreneurship among Islamic Azad University of Andimeshk. The statistical population included all of university students and sample was 340 people (155 male students and 185 female students) that selected by stratified random sampling from all of courses. The instrumentals are thinking styles, questionnaire, measurement Entrepreneurship Trait (MET), Achievement Motivation Questionnaire (AMQ), Creativity Questionnaire and Academic Achievement. The design of person research was correlation and data was analysis by Pearson correlation and Multi regression. The result (p<0.01) showed, legislative thinking style, Achievement Motivation, Creativity, local thinking style, and Academic Achievement, are the best predictor for Entrepreneurship.