PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Year:2009 | Volume:11 | Issue:3-4 (22)|Papers Count:9

This study investigated the relation of medical and psychological risk factors with coronary heart disease among 72 patients aged 37-65 years, hospitalized in Kasra Hospital who volunteered to participate in the study. Multiple regression analysis examined the relationship of coronary artery disease with blood glucose and lipids, cigarette smoking, hypertension, body mass index, heart disease precedent, trait anxiety, stress, anger, hope and type A behavior. Results showed that only heart disease precedent, hypertension, and stress had significant correlations with the number of arteries involved (P<0.05). 

In the current study, the relationship between sources of stressors and coping in the students of the University of Tehran and Medical Sciences University of Tehran has been investigated. This study aimed at finding information related to college students' coping patterns, exploring sources of stressors for them, and their cognitive, affective, and behavioral responses to the stressful life events. In this study 1320 college students participated across different major fields, and data was gathered with utilization of three scales: Stress Scale, Stress Symptom Scale, and Adolescent Coping Scale. Findings showed a negative significant relation between coping styles based on problem solving and stress symptom. In addition, the following stressors had significant roles in developing stress symptoms: Individuals habitual behaviors, academic events, marital problems, emotional-affective, social, and familial stressors. The unique features of this research were recognizing cognitive, behavioral, and affective domains of stress responses in college students. Applicability of these findings has been discussed thoroughly in the paper.

This research was administered with the aim of comparing lay beliefs about symptoms, causes, and cures of addiction between self-referred addicts, NA members and non-addict males. For this purpose, 150 participants were randomly selected from self-referred male addicts referring to the Outpatient Cessation Centre of Addiction in Isfahan in May-June 2006. Also, 150 male members of NA, who managed to participate in the three months research period of the association, and 150 non-addict males in the same age and regional residence as the self referred addicts were selected using simple random sampling for comparison. Research instruments consisted of a demographic questionnaire and Furnhum and Thompson's (1996) Lay Beliefs Questionnaire. The reliability and validity of the Lay Beliefs Questionnaire were studied and verified. This questionnaire has three subscales: beliefs about symptoms, beliefs about causes of addiction, and beliefs regarding cures for addiction. Data were analyzed using the Manova and LSD posthoc test. Results showed significant differences among different groups as follows: in overall scores of symptoms of NA members and the non-addict group in the onset of addiction (from symptoms subscale); self-referred addicts and the NA group, non-addicts, and the NA group and, non-addicts with antisocial tendencies (another subscale of symptoms); self-referred addicts and the NA, and NA members and no addicts in symptoms and family conditions (another subscale of symptoms); self-referred addicts from the NA, non-addicts, and NA members from the non-addict group in immoral tendencies (another subscale of symptoms); among self-referred addicts and the NA, and non-addicts, and NA members from the no addict group. In causes of addiction subscale, Manova and LSD post-hoc test revealed significant differences among self-referred addicts, non-addicts, and NA members. In cures of addiction subscale, results of Manova and LSD post-hoc test showed a significant difference among self-referred addicts, NA members, and non-addicts.

The objective of this research was to investigate the impact of social-emotional learning skills program on the emotional intelligence of male high school students. Therefore, 40 students were randomly chosen from male first year high school students of Mahabad city, and were placed in experimental and control groups. Before administering skill training to the experimental group, the EQ-I (Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory: 90 items) was administered to both groups as pre-test. Then the social-emotional skills programs, was administered to the experimental group in 12 sessions. After finishing the instructions, the EQ -I was administered to both groups again as a post--test. Data analysis was achieved through the Covariance statistical test and showed that social-emotional skills training had been effective in increasing the main components of emotional intelligence of students in the experimental group.

The present research was aimed at comparing the coping styles of runaway and non-runaway girls in the city of Tehran. For this purpose, a sample of 120 girls were selected from 3 groups; runaway girls from Tehran's shelters, girls who were third year high school students, and non-runaway girls chosen from the parks and cultural centers of southern areas of Tehran. The sampling method for runaway and student groups was multistage random sampling, and accessible simple random sampling for non-runaway girls from parks and cultural centers. Non-runaway groups were selected from districts 16 and 18 of Tehran to match the socio-economic status of the runaway group. Tehran Coping Styles Scale (TCSS) was administered to all three groups. Results showed significant differences between runaway and non-runaway groups in the negative emotional focused coping styles. Runaway girls scored significantly higher in negative emotional focused coping styles. However, there was not any significant difference between the positive emotional-focused and problem-focused coping styles of runaway and non-runaway girls.