COUNSELING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Year:2011 | Volume:9 | Issue:36|Papers Count:9

The present research is accomplished in order to consider the effectiveness of group solution-focused approach instruction on happiness and marital adjustment in couples referred to family counseling centers in Boushehr. Solution-focused approach is a short term remedy which emphasizes on finding solutions through counselor's help. Research sample consist of twenty two couples whom were randomly assigned into control and experimental groups. Research tools included Oxford Happiness, reviewed questionnaire, and Marital Adjustment Test (MAT). The research plan was administrating pre/posttests on control and experimental groups, as well as a follow-up test. In order to analyze the collected data, descriptive statistical approaches, and reiterative measurement test were used. Data analysis showed that solution-focused approach has improved the matrimony happiness and marital adjustment significantly.

The previous research has indicated that job attitudes including job satisfaction and organizational commitment are significant correlates of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). But the nature of casual relationshis of these variables with OCB is still disputed and investigations have yielded contradictory results. Also, little empirical research has viewed casual relationships between job satisfaction and organizational commitment, and their subscales of OCB of teacher. Current study aims at investigating role of these variables for OCB of teachers by testing 36 structural models. A representative sample including 652 teachers and 131 principals from boy's primary schools in 10 educational districts of Tehran were selected. Data were collected using 3 questionnaires. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used for testing measurement and structural models. After analyzing measurement models of latent variables, direct, indirect and fit indexes of structural models were analyzed. Result indicated that among modles, just 1 model fit best to the observed data. In this model, intrinsic job satisfaction and value commitment has significant direct effect on OCB, intrinsic job satisfaction has significant direct effect on value commitment, and intrinsic job satisfaction has significant indirect effect on OCB. This model explains (R2:0.20) of variance of OCB of teachers significantly. Also, in this model, valuecommitment makes its mediating role partially. Research findings suggest that principals should place greater emphasis on enhancing teachers' intrinsic job satisfaction to promote their value commitment and OCB. The results were discussed in the final section of article.

Present study is to explore quality of Martial Relationship for different attachment styles. This is a descriptive-correlation study of attachment and quality of marriage. Sample group includes 186 people (101 female and 85 male) selected randomly from among clients of counseling and cultural center in lsfahan. The instrument used in this study were the Statue Questionnaire of Golombok-Rust (1998), and Close-Relationship Experience Questionnaire of Brennan, Clark and Shaver (1998). The findings of the study showed that there is a correlation between attachment styles and marital quality; as well as marital quality relationship is different for different attachment styles (p<0.001). Also, there is a significant difference between attachment styles of men and women (P<0.001).

Premature ejaculation (PE), or rapid ejaculation, is reported to be the most common sexual dysfunction in men. PE cause negative feeling such as guilt, anger, inadequacy, ineffective sexual behavior, self-control in latency ejaculation and low self-esteem. The propose of this research is show the effectiveness of combined cognitive behavioral and sexual self-efficacy on reduction of PE. It is proposed that such combination can reduce PE, increase sexual satisfaction and sexual self-efficacy. Two groups of PE referred men were selected. 19 subjects were allocated to control group and 19 other to experimental group. Therapy was consisted of 8 weekly sessions. In the first week two sessions were held. The rest of the sessions were held weekly. There was a follow up after two weeks. In the process of therapy techniques such as imagery, relaxation, squeeze, increase of sexual relationship, repetition of self-statement self-control in latency ejaculation, self statement self-efficacy, repetition of encouraging statements by his wife, increasing lovely and affectionate behavior during the intercourse process were used. The results indicated significant increase of latency duration ejaculation, reduction of the frequency of PE, increase of sexual satisfaction, and sexual self-efficacy.

The aim of this study is to investigate the extent of the vocational burnout among faculty members of Shahid Beheshti university; as well as the relationship of burnout with some demographic variables. The research sample was 156 (116 male and 40 female) faculty members of Shahid Beheshti University. The sampling method used was classified. Measurement instrument in this study was Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educatiors Surver (MBI-ES); and also a demografic scale. The results of the study showed that the degree of vocational burnout in emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment subscales was lower than the normal rate for teachers. The burnout of married and highly experienced teachers was lower burnout than the single teacher. Although emtional exhaustion and depersonalization among faculty members was low, nearly 50 percent of them experienced low personal accomplishment in their job.

This research was conducted to study the relationship between motivation beliefs and learning strategies with procrastination among Students. For this Purpose, 300 undergraduate students, (110 males and 190 females) were selected by stratified sampling method from Social Science and Humanistic Department of Tabriz University. Data was gathered using Procrastination Assessment Scale-student (PASS) and Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). Data were analyzed by multiple regression (stepwise) and path analysis. The results showed that self-efficacy, high level of learning strategies, intrinsic valuing, and test anxiety were correlated with procrastination. Also, it was founded that 37% of the variance of procrastination was accounted by linear combination of self-efficacy, high level of learning strategies, intrinsic valuing and anxiety.

Academic adjustment among university students and its reation with mental health, effective use of time, and study skills and practice is one of important issues in planning for academic success. With this purpose 146 male and 90 female students of Guilan university completed Henry Borow's Academic Adjustment Inventory. Resalts indicated that male students in curricular adjustment is higher than female students (p<0.05). Famale students had higher adjusted goals. Mental health scale has the highest positive and significant correlation (0.78) with academic adjustment. Also, correlation of mental health with study skills and practice was 0.54.