JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY & INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
Year:2013 | Volume:2 | Issue:3|Papers Count:8

According to the high prevalence of narcissistic personality between normal population, Therefore, this study was conduct to found out the simple and multiple relationships of attachment styles and early traumas with narcissism personality in university students. The statistical society of current research included all of Shahid Chamran university students. To perform this research, 314 students (159 female, 155 male) were selected by multistage randomly sampling method and complete narcissism personality inventory 16 items (Ames & et al, 2006), Adult attachment styles (Simpson, 1990) and early trauma inventory (Mehrabizade, 2010). The data of questionnaire were analyzed by multiple regression in Stepwise and Enter style. The results of multiple regression analysis indicated that 66 percent narcissism personality variance in students was explained by attachment styles and early traumas. Also early trauma, avoidant and secure attachment emerged as the strongest predictors of narcissism personality in students.

The aim of this study was investigating the effect of big five personality factors on academic procrastination in a group of Shiraz University students. The sample comprised of 550 students (350 girls and 200 boys) from different university subjects in ten faculties of Shiraz University. These students, who were selected via a combined sampling method of cluster and stratified sampling procedures with class as sampling unit, completed two instruments including NE0 Five-Factor Inventory, and Academic Procrastination Scale. Regression analysis procedure was used for analyzing the data. Findings confirmed validity and reliability of the scales. Results of regression analysis showed that Neuroticism predicts academic procrastination directly and positively, conscientiousness predicts academic procrastination directly and negatively. Finally, the findings are discussed with regard to the research literature. Implications, Applications, and limitations are pointed out.

The aim of the present research was to compare personality disorders in athletes who were anabolic androgenic steroids consumers and non-consumer athletes.The population of this study comprised all the body builders who were anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) consumers and non-consumers who were inhabitants in Kermanshah province. Regarding the design of the present study which was causal-comparative, 25 participants for each group, and totally 75 participants were selected. Consumer athletes were sampled randomly and the other group through matching method (according to their age, gender, marital status, & education). The instruments were a researcher-made questionnaire for determining the demographic characteristics, and Millon’s Clinical Multiaxial Inventory for assessing personality disorders. In order to identify those individuals who were consumers, interview was carried out. The statistical method for analysis of data in this study was MANOVA. The findings indicated that among the personality disorders under study, consumers obtained higher scores compared to the other group in respect of histrionic, narcissistic, obsessive-compulsive and paranoid disorders. Therefore it can be concluded those who were anabolic androgenic steroids consumers are more susceptible to personality disorders than non-consumers.

Since Rorschach test developed, numerous researches have dedicated. Mentioned research involves comparisons and norms in clinical and non-clinical age groups and in different countries and according to culture conditions has been done. To improve the difficulties of research about Rorschach test and its clinical applications, Exner and his colleagues have gathered the normative data and developed comprehensive system for grading and interpretation. Regarding to this, the main objective of this study is investigation of Rorschach test reliability according to Exner system in Iranian adults. To this end, 31 Kashan university students were chosen. After administration of Rorschach test in first time, it was done after one week. Then relationship between first and second administration were computed. Results showed that most of variables had significant correlations in two administrations. It can be said that Rorschach test has suitable reliability according to correlation between test and re-test.

This study investigated mediation role of test anxiety in relationship between perfectionism and academic procrastination. Participants were 480 male and female students from Azad Arsenjan University. Participants completed the test anxiety subscale of Motivated Strategy for Learning Questionnaire (Pintrich & etal, 1991), Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (Hewitt & Flett, 1991), Academic procrastination scale (Solomon& Rothblum, 1984). The path diagram of hypothetical model tested by Sequentional simultaneous regression analyses, according to recommended steps of Baron and Kenny (1986). Results showed that (a) self-oriented perfectionism (SOP) and socially-prescribed perfectionism (SPP) directly, were predictors of academic procrastination, (b) SOP in comparison to SPP was negative and strong predictor of procrastination and (c) test anxiety was partially mediator between both kind of perfectionism and procrastination. Implications and suggestion for future studies are discussed.

This research aims to examine relationship between individual differences in gender roles and religiosity of secondary and high school students of Shiraz city. So from all secondary and high school students of Shiraz city, 382 students (160 girls and 222 boys) were selected via clustered sampling and completed Glock and Stark’s religiosity questionnaire and Bem's gender roles questionnaire. Analysis of covariance revealed that there was no gender difference in total score of religiosity, although boys acquired higher scores in ritualistic dimension of religiously. On the other hand, Multiple regression revealed that There was positive, significant relationship between Feminine gender roles and religiously, But masculine gender roles had no relationship with it. Boys' higher scores in ritualistic dimension may result from their higher level of freedom to participation in religious communities and ceremonies. Findings in regard to gender roles were consistent with literature. Results were discussed in light of literature and some suggestions were made for future research.

Because of daily increasing of divorce and its destroyer consequence on people and society, this study was done with the purpose of Comparison between personality’s traits, and life quality of couples in the threshold of divorce. The pattern of this research is correlative. Its statistical population includes all applicant couples of divorce, referred to family counseling center of Sanandaj Justice and counseling center of in 1390. The sampling included 57 women and 33 men in the threshold of divorce that was selected by access and voluntary sampling. The tools of study were: 1. Personality five factor’s questionnaire NEO-FFI 2.WHOQOL-BREF Quality life questionnaire. Data were analyzed by Pearson co- efficient analysis of multiple regressions. The result showed that there was meaningful and reversal relationship between neuroticism and life quality, direct and meaningful relationship between extroversion and life quality, openness and life quality and conscience and life quality but there was not meaningful relationship between agreement and life quality.13% variances related to life quality was predicted by five factor personality. According to results of this study, counselors and family therapist can pay attention to personality traits in pre-counseling marriage and give awareness to people in the threshold of marriage.

The purpose of this study was to prepare norm tables for Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- IV (WISC-IV) in student (6-16) of Chahar Mahal Va Bakhteyri State. 872 student were selected through random stratified sampeling and were assessed using WISC-IV (Persian form) and Raven' s Standard progressive Matrices. Results were presented using descriptive statistics. All scores were changed in percentile ranks, Z. and T scores, standard and percentile norm table were developed for student (6=16) thereafter. WISC-IV has appropriate reliability and validity and it's norm table are suitable for assessing in Chahar Mahal Va Bakhteyri State and it is suggested prepare same norm tables for Iranian student of whole.