JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Year:2014 | Volume:5 | Issue:18|Papers Count:10

This study focused on the identification and evaluation of factors effective on family disputes in Zanjan province. The research aimed to investigate the factors and parameters that affected the family disputes in Zanjan province. It was a qualitative study using content analysis. The statistical population consisted the existing files in police counseling and family counseling centers and also in Prevention Department of Welfare organization in the province. Files study was continued until theoretical saturation was achieved and a total of 90 files had been studied and analyzed.34 indicators as reasons of family disputes in the files of those who had referred to counseling centers were found. The 34 indicators were aggregated in 10 main final components. The results indicated that the main components of the research found through analyzing the content of the files were prioritized in order as: mental health problems, lack of communication skills, a sense of frustration, violence, lack of commitment and responsibility, economic problems, the betrayal, the problems of the original families, addiction, conflict with children. The results also showed that today's families in the areas of economics, management, communication, family and faith are at risk.

Organizational health can play a critical role in development and improvement of citizenship behavior. This research aimed to investigate relationship between organizational health and anti-citizenship behaviors among cooperation, employment and welfare ministry staff. The statistical population included all staff members (1500) in 1392 from among whom 306 people were selected randomly as the sample. This research was applicational in respect to purpose, descriptive in respect to design and correlational in respect to type. To collect data, the researcher-made questionnaire with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of.905 and Hoy et al.’s (1996) standard questionnaire of organizational health with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of.833 were used. Data analysis was done using SPSS software both descriptively and inferentially. Correlational coefficient between organizational health and anti-citizenship behaviors was calculated as 0.971. The results indicated that there was negative significant correlation between organizational health and each one of the anti-citizenship behaviors components.

This research was done among university students. The sample included 150 students selected randomly from male and female students in faculty of humanities, Kashan University. To collect data, Riff’s psychological welfare questionnaire and Oxford perceived social support and happiness were used. The research was correlational. Results indicated that there was relationship between psychological welfare, social support and happiness. Regression analysis showed that social support and happiness were predictors of psychological welfare; and happiness was a stronger predictor in this respect. In addition, there was no significant difference between male and female students in respect to psychological welfare and social support. This difference was present in respect to happiness.

The main aim of the study was to compare perceived parental styles and personality traits between addicts and entrepreneurs in Tehran. To achieve this end, 193 addicts and 185 entrepreneurs were selected. The questionnaires used in the study were personality the 60-question short form five factors Questionnaire NEO, Parenting Style and Dimensions Questionnaire-PSDQ, 2001-and entrepreneurs identification Questionnaire, also medical files and kits in addiction purification centers in 22 areas of Tehran. Multivariate analysis of variance was used for the assessment of research hypotheses and both the hypotheses were confirmed. Based on this examination, the following results were found: 1) there was difference between personality traits in addicts and entrepreneurs; 2) perceived parental styles were different in addicts and entrepreneurs.

The present study sought to predict addiction to the internet based on hyperactivity, attention deficit, and social anxiety disorders as vulnerability factors among adolescents. From among grade-6 students of Tehran schools, 65 female and 50 male students were selected through multi-step cluster method. To collect data, the internet addiction questionnaire for students; and kids symptoms questionnaire for their teachers were administered. Descriptive (frequency and percentage) and inferential (correlation and regression) statistics were used to analyze the data. Results indicated that correlation of hyperactivity and attention deficit with addiction to the internet is only significant at 0.01 and there is no significant correlation between social anxiety and addiction to the internet. Thus, hyperactivity and attention deficit can only predict addiction to the internet.

Today, the efficiency of the world market has increased through internationalization of retail selling. Among methods and different models of these sellers, discount is one of the fastest forms of development within or out of country. Buying and the related activities, however, are corresponded to stores, culture, economy, etc. Most studies have been done by the west societies and are based on the west culture. This research is of survey type done customers in stores, their motivation and type of buying based on motivation and the related activities. On the whole, 385 questionnaires were distributed to customers of discount-provider Iranian stores in Qazvin city and 300 complete ones were gathered to be analyzed. Two analyzing factors for these customers were identified as follows: 1) social – recreational; 2) benefit – seeking. The population members were assigned into 3 groups based on their buying motivation through cluster method. Group 1: social – recreational (46 - %15 of the population); group 2: benefit – seeker customers (81 - %27 of the population); group 3: customers with mixed motivation (173 - %58 of the population). Finally, types of clusters, environments, discount-provider stores and managerial reasons were discussed based on the results of the research.

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of group counseling with cognitive-behavior approach on parent-adolescent conflict. The method of research was quasi- experimental with per-test and post-test and control group. The sample of the research included 30 students with conflict assigned randomly to experiment and control groups. The instrument of the research was scale of attitude toward parent (Sanae, 2008).The experiment group were participated in group counseling session for 8 weeks and the control group received no intervention. Collected data were analyzed using covariance test (P<0.05). The results showed that group counseling with cognitive-behavior approach decreases the parent adolescent conflict. The result of this research can be used by school counselors, family counselors, and administrators of family health.

The present research was performed to compare "strategies of cognitive regulation of emotion" and "gender roles" among couples with "high and low marital dissatisfaction".100 couples between ages 18 -48, with lowest education level of education diploma, resident at region 1 to 8 of Tehran in 1393 (referring to health houses and training and treatment centers) participated in this study who were married traditionally and had communicative skills (Ability to communicate) and completed the questionnaires of "cognitive emotion regulation" (CERQ) "gender roles" (BSRI), "communicative skills" and "Couple Burnout Measure " (CBM). In order to examine the first hypothesis of research and compare the strategies of cognitive emotion regulation, the average standard deviation and Yooman Vitny's statistical model were used and results showed that there were significant differences between sub scales of "self-blaming", "blaming others", "tragedy making", "focus on planning", "reevaluation" and "taking feedback" among the couples having "high and low Couple Burnout " (P=0.05 and P=0.01). Also to examine the second hypothesis and compare gender roles, the average, standard deviation and statistical model of multivariable variance analysis (MANOVA) were used. Results analysis showed that there were significant differences between gender roles (manhood-womanhood) among couples with high and low marital dissatisfaction (P=0.01).The present research results recognized the value and importance of individual features including strategies of cognitive emotion regulation and gender roles as much as the other interpersonal factors (including communicative skills) that may have important functional implications in the interventions and improvement of marital life and finally its continuation.