WOMAN & STUDY OF FAMILY
Year:2013 | Volume:6 | Issue:22|Papers Count:16

The purpose of the present study is to determine the prevalence and types of the medicinal plants used by the pregnant women referring to health centers in Tabriz. The research was a cross–sectional descriptive study which was carried out during the second half of the year 2013 on 318 married women aged 15-45 who referred to Tabriz health centers for pregnany check-ups. A questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics, chi square, Independent-Samples T-Test, Pearson test and One-Way ANOVA were used for data analysis through SPSS /ver 21. The findings indicated that 31.4% (100.318) of the pregnant women had used herbal plants. The most frequently used herbal drugs were Mentha longifolia (38%) and ginger (13%).The high proportion of herbal drugs use caused the pregnancy care providers to be aware of the common herbal supplements used by women, and give sufficient consultation to them.

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of group happiness training on the psychological well-being and positive and negative emotions of householders. The study was applied and quasi- experimental (with pretest, posttest, and control group).In order to do the research, the researchers selected 30 women from among the housewives who referred to the health house of District 5 of Tabriz Municipality by using random sampling method and after testing them by Reef psychological welfare scale as well as Merozek and Colars’ positive and negative emotion scale. The selected women were divided into experimental and control groups. The members of the experimenal group received 10 sessions of group happiness training (one 90-minute session per week) for 2.5 months, while the control group received no training. The results of co-variance analysis showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups from the viewpoint of psychological well-being and positive and negative emotions after applying the independent variable (group happiness training). Therefore, according to the findings of the research, group happiness training can affect the psychological well- being and positive and negative emotions of housewives.

The aim of the present Study was to identify the relationship between the accountability and academic achievements of Female students in the first grade of secondary school (seventh grade) in the city of Mahabad. The research is of descriptive-correlation type and the statistical population include all the female students of first grade of secondary school of Mahabad in the academic year 2013-14. Sampling has been done through the use of Cochran’s formula, according to which 287students were selected out of 1149. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed through face validity. In order to determine the reliability of the test, Cronbach’s Alpha was used, and the reliability coefficient was 0.909. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The correlation Coefficient test and regression analysis were used for inferential statistics. The final results of testing the hypotheses indicated that there is a correlation between responsibility taking and all its components and academic achievement. In other words, all of the research hypotheses were confirmed.

The present study examined the relationship between religiosity and life satisfaction and happiness among the female secondary school students. For this purpose, 200 students of the second and third grades of high school as well as the college students of Sojasrud in Zanjan Province were selected by random single-stage cluster sampling method and evaluated by the religion, life satisfaction and happiness questionnaire. The test results showed that between religiosity and life satisfaction, and between religiosity and happiness, there is a significant positive correlation at the confidence leved of p>0.05. In other words, the higher the score of people’s religiosity, the greater their life satisfaction and happiness. The results of regression analysis indicated that the components of religious belief and religious emotions were significant predictors of life satisfaction and happiness. Also, the results showed that the component of religious commitment has no significant relationship with life satisfaction.

The purpose of this research is to study the relationship between family characteristics and Children’s socialization. So, after reviewing the studies done inside and outside the country as well as the available theories in this field, the researcher prepared a theoretical model. Through the use of multistage cluster sampling, 375 women and men were selected and interviewed. After the questionnaires were collected, the data were analyzed by the use of statistical software spss. The results of the research demonstrated that the variables including mother’s educational level, father’s job, and family income have a significant relationship with children’s socialization, some of which have a direct relationship and others have a reverse relationship with socialization.

The Present research was carried out to analyze the relationship between resiliency against stress and humor and hope for future in collegiate girls. The research is of correlation type. To do the study, the researchers selected 291 female students from Shahid Beheshti University by multiple – cluster sampling method in the year 2011-2012. We used Conner and Davidson’s (2003) resiliency questionnaire to assess resilience; Tursu and Powel’s (1997) multidimensional scale of sense of humor; and Snyder’s (2003) questionnaire to assess hope for future. The data obtained from the questionnaires were analyzed through the use of descriptive and inferential statistics, Pearson’s Correlation, and multivariate analysis of variance. The results showed that there was a significant positive relationship between resiliency against stress and humor, and also between resiliency against stress and hope for future. Also, there was a significant positive relation between resiliency against stress and subscales of hope for future (operating and strategic); and there was a significant positive relation between resiliency against stress and subscales of humor (humor, creative and social use of humor, the use of humor to cope, attitude to funny people and attitude to humor). Furthermore, analysis of the components of hope for future showed that both components of hope for future predict the resiliency against stress of collegians. In general, resiliency against stress plays a role in the development and growth of hope and humor these two factors, in turn, affect the mental health and lifestyle improvement in the students.

Custody is a kind of guardianship and dominance over the maintenance and education of children and the insane. When the child's parents are separated, the issue of custody and the priority of each of them for care and custody of the child are proposed. Opinions of scholars about the qualification of parents in childhood are different. Renowned scholars hold that the mother is more qualified for the custody of a child up to the age of 2 and if the child is a girl up to the age of 7.Although civil law follows the famous idea of the past, by changing this idea now the custody of a child, whether a boy or a girl up to the age of 7 is with mother. According to the Convention of Eliminaling Discrimination against Women, which was passed in 1979 in order to protect women’s rights, any act, practice procedure, culture, and common tradition that may impair the equality of men and women in all fields- political, economical, social, and cultural- is considered discrimination. It seems that Article 2 of Act 5 of the Convention has no discrepancy with our law concerning child custody in that it propounds the equal responsibility of men and women in upbringing children. In the present paper, by examining the custody rights in Iran’s law and Islamic law, and comparing it with the Convention of Eliminating Discrimination against women, we come to the conclusion that according to the law of custody in Iran, in the case of separation of parents, the mother will take the custody of the child up to the age of 7, which is considered discrimination with regard to Article 2 of Act 5 of the Convention of Eliminating Discrimination against women.

In 1945, when World War II ended and the United Nations was established, respect for human rights, declaration of renewed belief in man’s basic rights and the value of this sublime character, and egalitarianism between men and women were introduced as the highest ideals of the United Nations. Accordingly, member governments were required to collaborate in realizing these goals; in order to increase the nations’ concern and attention, March 8th was named and observed as the United Nations Day for women’s rights and international peace. Also, November 25th was named the international day of eliminating violence against women, on Which women’s highly human status is celebrated each year through special ceremonies. Whenever we turn the pages of the world history during the previous millennia, we come across heart-breaking scenes of tyrannical and unequal behavior toward women all over the world, which indicates the negligence of human societies throughout history. However, with the establishment of the United Nations Organization as well as the efforts of the world peace – lovers, a new movement started in line with the renewed respect for women’s rights in various respects. But in What Ways?