KNOWLEDGE & RESEARCH IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
Year:2021 | Volume:22 | Issue:1 (83)|Papers Count:15

This study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-emotional skills on the decrease of high school student' tendency to aggressive behaviors. The design of the study was experimental using a pre-test and post-test method with a control group. The population of the study included male students of Hamedan and Tehran studying in 1391-1392. The sampling in the first step was done through multi-level cluster sampling and in the second step, random substitution was used. Also, to increase the assurance coefficient to control the examinees subsidence, twenty students were considered in each group and were assigned to 4 groups by random substitution sampling. Firstly, the Interpersonal Aggressive Questionnaire was administered to the students. Then, 80 students (40 students in each province) were chosen from among those who were upper than the cut point and were randomly assigned to the control and experimental group. The cognitive-emotional skills program were each performed in 10 sessions (each group session took 90 minutes). The tools used in this research were Interpersonal Aggressive Scales (Straus, 1979), Emotional intelligence questionnaire (Bar-On, 1997), Affective control scale (Williams, Chambless, & Ahrens, 1997), and the second version of Rahim organizational conflict scale (Rahim, 1997). The results of Covariance analysis (ANCOVA) indicated that teaching the cognitive-emotional skills to high school students Makes Increase self-awareness skills, anger management, and problem solving. Also, the results of the study indicated that teaching the cognitive-emotional skills have a positive and significant effect on the decrease of students tendency to aggressive behaviors such as verbal aggressive, practical aggressive of the students. However, the results indicated that teaching the cognitive-emotional skills are effective.

The aim of this study was to predict social media addiction in adolescent student based on depression and narcissistic personality by considering the mediating role of self-disclosure. The study was descriptive and correlational design and from the sample of correlation schemes and the statistical population included all male and female high school students in Tehran, from which 300 students were selected using multi-stage cluster method. Data were obtained through questionnaires of Social Network Orientation and Use (Momeni and Taghilo, 2016), Beck Depression Inventory (1978), Narcissistic Personality (Raskin & Terry, 1988) and Virtual Self-Disclosure (Chelon, 1978). Data were analyzed by multivariate regression analysis in SPSS-20 statistical software. The findings showed that there is a significant effect between depression, narcissistic personality and self-disclosure with social media addiction (p=0/01). Also, the proposed model had a good fit ( 2/df=3/09, CFI=0/971, AGFI=0/926, GFI=0/973, RMSEA=0/083) and the results support the mediating role of self-disclosure in relation to narcissistic personality and self-disclosure and social media addiction.

The present study compared of effectiveness of indigenous model of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focused on compassion with non-indigenous model in the same treatment in PTSD on women. The method of this research is experimental and included a pretest-posttest study with two experimental and one control groups. The statistical population included 200 volunteer women who referred to the “ Avaye Dousti” Psychological Clinic in the period from Oct 2018 to Des 2018 that invited to this study trough recall. Afterward, 42 individuals selected voluntarily and randomly divided into three groups. The first experimental group subjected to 8 sessions of 120-minute treatment of indigenous model of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focused on Compassion and the second group was treated using the same treatment as non-indigenous model. The control group didn't receive any intervention. In order to evaluation, both DSM V diagnostic criteria for PTSD and Mississippi scale questionnaire were used. In order to analyze the data, Descriptive Statistics, Analysis of Covariance and pairwise comparison by SIDAK, were used. The findings indicated that the mean difference in 3 subscales of problem in interpersonal communication, problem of emotional inhabitation and depression in the group effected by the indigenous model has more than the non-indigenous model. There was no difference in the penetrating memories subscale, and no changes were observed in the control group.

The aim of this study was to identify and understand the views and mental models of managers of government organizations on the factors influencing innovative work behavior. The research method is a type of mixed research the main idea is to know people's mindsets, views, opinions and attitudes about the phenomenon under study. The statistical population was all senior managers of government organizations in Tehran in 2020 The study sample consisted of 24 senior managers of government agencies in Tehran which were selected by targeted sampling method and obtained through in-depth interview of the discourse space and using their comments, the sample and options of Q and then the collection of Q were obtained. Q methodology was used to analyze the data. The results of the analysis include identifying the factors that make up managers 'mindsets in line with innovative work behavior, as well as explaining managers' mindsets in this regard. The results show that examining opportunities, generating ideas, promoting ideas, realizing ideas, and reflecting on the five main mentalities of managers in the direction of innovative work behavior.

The present study has done to investigate the effictivness of training towards parenting program on improvement of perceived social support and attachment in primipara women at neishabour city. Method of study was semi-experimental that has been conducted with pre-test, post-test and control group. Population of study concludes all of referring primipara women to healthy centers in 2015 at Neishabour. Sample of study concludes 70 referring primipara women to 6 health centers of Neishabour, among them 16 cases were suitable that arranged in 2 groups of experimental & control (8 for each one) randomly. Examinees responsed to the quessionaries of Social Support (Zimet & et al, 1988) and Attachment Style (Collins & Read, 1990). The Towards Parenting Program was thought in 8 Sessions (1hour 30 minutes). For measurement of social support has used Multidimensional Scale of Percieved Social Support (MSPSS) included 12 questions and for measurement of attachment style has used Collins & Read Attachment Style quessionary included 18 questions. The results indicate that group education of Towards Parenting Program doesn’ t have significant effectiveness on improvement of attachment style and social support in primipara women. Because of being educational and few numbers of sessions, Towards Parenting Program cannot lead to improvement of perceived social support and change of avoidant and anxious attachment style.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between authoritarian leadership and employees' deviant workplace behaviors in governmental organizations of Lorestan province, when the psychological contract violation has been considered as a mediating role. The statistical population of the study was 1317 employees of general staff of Lorestan province based in Khorramabad city. According to the Morgan table, a sample size of 297 was selected by stratified random sampling. In order to measure the variables of the research, the (Shu, Chiang and Lu’ s, 2018) Authoritarian Leadership Questionnaire, (Morrison and Robinson’ s, 2000), Psychological Contract Violation Questionnaire and the (Bennett and Robinson’ s, 2000) Deviant Workplace Behaviors Questionnaire were used. For data analysis, structural equations modeling and Amos software have been used. Also, the Sobel test with the VIF statistic indicating the severity of the indirect effect through the mediator variable was used to evaluate the effect of the mediator variable. The results of the research show that authoritarian leadership has a positive and significant relationship with deviant behaviors and psychological contract violation directly, also The results showed that psychological contracts violation mediates the relationship between authoritarian leadership and employee deviant behaviors.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate effect emotional intelligence on components of social adjustment of adolescents with single parents in Tehran city. The study utilized a quasi-experimental research method with pretest-posttest and follow-up with control group. The population was all adolescents girls 13 to 16 age with emotional and behavioral problems and single parent in Tehran city in 2012-2013 (1392-93 s. c. ). The sample of the study selected by a purposive sampling method and 11 students in the experimental group and 12 students in the control group were among the adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems who were living in single parent families. This program was offered through workshop which consisted of 10 sessions, two hours per session. The instruments which were used in this study included Need Assessment Checklist, Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and Youth Self Report (YSR); (Achenbach & Reskula, 2001), Social Adjustment subscale of California Personality Inventory (Tiegs, Clark & Thrope, 1941). The obtained data was analyzed using Repeated Measures of Analysis of Variance, which showed that emotional intelligence training program could significantly increase social adjustment in adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems in single parent families. (p<0/01). Participating in the workshop, has led to increasing the social adjustment of adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems that living in single parent. Therefore, it is concluded that emotional intelligence skills training, as basic skills of mental health, can be an effective approach in increasing social adjustment of adolescent.

The purpose of this study was to predict marital satisfaction based on happiness and quality of life in couples in Tehran. The research design was descriptive-correlation. The statistical population of this study was all couples in 11th and 12th district of Tehran. 150 people (75 women and 75 men) used the available sample to answer three research questionnaires, including Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (2002), Quality of Life (1996) and Enrich Marital Satisfaction (1997) were selected. Descriptive and inferential statistics (Pearson test and stepwise regression) were used to analyze the data. The results of statistical analysis showed that happiness and quality of life can predict marital satisfaction (p <0. 001). The results of regression showed that the linear relationship between marital satisfaction variable and predictor components was statistically significant (p <0. 001). This means that happiness and quality of life are able to predict marital satisfaction of couples (p <0. 001). Also, the results showed that the variables of quality of life and happiness, with the standard deviation of 0. 26 and 0. 15, can predict 6% of the variance of marital satisfaction variable. The variable of quality of life has a greater role Conclusion: Happiness and quality of life play an important role in predicting marital satisfaction. In fact, happiness and quality of life increase marital life skills and consequently marital satisfaction. Therefore, in designing programs based on increasing marital satisfaction, special attention should be paid to the happiness and quality of life of couples.

The aim of this study was develop a training package of coping with job stress and compare its effec with mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on anxiety and depression of Tam Kar’ s employees. This research was a combination of exploratory research projects. The phenomenological qualitative method-content analysis was used to develop a training package to coping with job stress that 7 main codes (anxiety, depression, low emotional intelligence, ineffective coping strategies, cognitive problems, weakness of social skills and weakness of religious beliefs) were obtained And the coping with stress training package was adjusted based on these dimensions. The quantitative research method was a three-stage three-group pilot project in which the statistical population included all employees working in the technical departments of Tam Kar’ s Company in Isfahan city Which the use ofpurposeful sampling, 45 employees were selected and randomly assigned to three groups (15 for each group). The Beck's Anxiety Inventory, and Beck's Depression Inventory were used to gather information. Experimental group 1 under the knowledge of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy 8 sessions of 90 minutes and experimental group 2 was trained to coping with job stress in 10 sessions 90-minute. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the research findings. The results showed that both trainings made significant changes in depression and anxiety in the post-test and follow-up stages (p≤ 0. 05). Further, the results of Bonferroni’ s follow-up test implied that there is effectiveness of package of Coping with Job Stress was higher than cognitive therapy based on mindfulness. Therefore, the result of this study provide experimental support for both training to improve depression and anxiety in industry employees.

The aim of this study was to investigate the structural relationships between mindfulness skills, emotion regulation and anxiety sensitivity with social anxiety in adolescents. The study population included all adolescents 12-14 years old in Isfahan city in the academic year 2015-2016, and finally 480 of them were randomly selected as the sample based on the Klein sample size estimation formula. For data gathering the following questionnaire were use. Emotion regulation checklist ((Shields, & Cicchetti, 1998)), social anxiety (La Gerca & Lopez, 1998), child acceptance mindfulness measure (Baer, Smith, Gregory, Allen, 2005) and Anxiety Sensitivity Inventory (Silverman, Fleisig, Rabian, & Peterson, 1991). Data analysis was run by SPSS and AMOS software and path analysis method. Results showed significant relationships between social anxiety and emotion regulation (r=-0/22), mindfulness and social anxiety (r=-0/11) and anxiety sensitivity and social anxiety (r=0/41). Regression coefficients indicated that anxiety sensitivity predicted social anxiety by mediating role of emotion regulation (β =0/1) and also mindfulness skills were able to predict social anxiety by emotion regulation (β =0/04). So result demonstrated that emotion regulation is a good mediator between anxiety sensitivity and mindfulness with social anxiety.

The aim of this study was to identify the psychological characteristics of senior executives at the National Oil Distribution Company of West Azerbaijan (IRAN). In this study, the postmodern paradigm, phenomenological strategy, and hidden content analysis technique with semi-structured (in-depth) interviews with senior managers (up to theoretical saturation) were used. The number of senior managers was 16 and the sampling method was purposive (judgmental) and theoretical saturation was obtained from 10 individuals in the interviews. Interviews were analyzed through open coding and axial coding using MAX QDA12 software. The psychological characteristics of top managers in the study community were identified in five components of altruism, ambition, foresight, compatibility with others, and internal domination. Managers can fully rely on themselves by identifying and utilizing their psychological traits, enhancing their sense of doing and enhancing employee motivation and commitment, as well as enhancing productivity and success and enhancing employee performance and success. Ensure the survival of their organization. Finally, based on the results, some suggestions were made to the study organization.

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a lifelong disorder that affects many people. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of neurofeedback training on treatment of adult ADD. A pre-test-post-test control grouped, quasi-experimental study was carried out. The research population was individuals with ADD (18-40 years old) who were referred to the Psychotherapy and counseling Centers of Isfahan City. 20 patients were selected applying convenient sampling and randomly assigned to control or experiment groups. Conners Questionnaire, Slow Movement Test and Diagnostic Interview were applied prior to the intervention. Data were analyzed by MANCOVA in SPSS-23. The results showed that neurofeedback training up to 95. 7% can ameliorate ADD symptoms and it was effective about 93% in improvement of inhibition skills, in adults. In general speaking, it can be argued that, having attention deficit disorder causes brain wave disturbance and neurofeedback can modify and adjust it. The effects are clinically stable. Hence, neurofeedback training can be used as an alternative therapy for ADD treatment.

The present study had two purposes: investigating the impact of spiritual/religious perfectionism on psychological health indices and investigathmg the impact of spiritual/religious perfectionism on dimensions of perfectionism. The statistical population of the study consisted of general population living in Tehran. Among the statistical population, 307 individuals (148 men, 159 women) participated in the present study as volunteers. All participants were asked to complete Tehran completed Spiritual/Religious Perfectionism Scale (SRPS; Besharat 2018), Mental Health Inventory (MHI-28; Veit & Ware 1983), Positive and Negative Affects Schedule (PANAS; Watson et al. 1988), and Tehran Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (TMPS; Besharat 2007). The results revealed a significant positive influence of spiritual/religious perfectionism on measures of psychological well-being, positive affects, and self-oriented perfectionism, as well as a significant negative influence of spiritual/religious perfectionism on measures of psychological distress, negative affects, and socially prescribed perfectionism (p <. 001). Results of regression analyses revealed that 70% of variance of the research variables explained by spiritual/religious perfectionism with the largest portion for psychological well-being. It can be concluded that spiritual/religious perfectionism is one of the determinants of psychological health. The findings also may support a new dimension of perfectionism, spiritual/religious perfectionism, separate from nonspiritual/nonreligious perfectionism.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of perception of learning environment and academic engagement on academic performance of secondary school students by examining the mediating role of academic self-efficacy. The research was applied in terms of applied and descriptive-correlation type. The statistical population of the study all male students of second high school in Karaj city in the academic year 1396-1977 in 21125 students of these, 380 individuals were selected through multistage random-cluster sampling. Data were analyzed Structural Equation Modeling with Statistical Package for Social Sciences and Torque Structure Analysis Software. Research measurement instruments included the Self-efficacy Questionnaire Jinks (1999), the Learning Environment Perception Sweeney (1994), and the Academic Engagement Reeve (2011) and The average score was used for academic performance. Results showed that perceptions of learning environment, academic engagement and self-efficacy had significant effect on academic performance (P <0. 001). academic self-efficacy was a significant mediator between the impact of perceptions of learning environment and academic engagement with students' academic performance (P <0. 05). According to the results of the study, identifying variables related to academic performance can lead to students 'participation in the teaching process and increase students' confidence in achieving their academic goals.

Life satisfaction is one of the important components of well-being, that its low levels among people have many negative consequences. A lot of research has been done on the factors affecting life satisfaction, which one of this factors is resilience. In this direction, the purpose of this study was to collect and integrate the results of the relationship between resilience and life satisfaction and calculate their effectsize by using the meta-analysis model. In order to answer the meta-analysis question, from among all research on the relationship between resilience and life satisfaction in carried outthroughout Iran, 11 research studies which were acceptable in terms of methodology and ex-hibited inclusivecriteria, were sele-cted for the meta – analysis. The period of studies has been from 2006 to 2019. The combination of effect size by Schmitt and Hunts method shows that the average effect size of the relationship between resilience and life satisfaction in Iran is for a fixed effect model 0/411 and for random effect model 0/422, that both of which are significant at level of 0/000. Therefore, the average effect size of current study is 0/422 and this amount is moderate according to the Cohen criterion.