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        1 - Prediction of Pro-social Behavior Using the Social Trust and Social Perspective Taking
        sattar saidi hamzeh ahmadian majid saffarinia
        The purpose of this research was to anticipate pro-social behavior using social trust and social perspective taking. The statistical population of the study included teachers of all educational levels of Sanandaj city in 2017. in this study 425(230 women and 195 men) te More
        The purpose of this research was to anticipate pro-social behavior using social trust and social perspective taking. The statistical population of the study included teachers of all educational levels of Sanandaj city in 2017. in this study 425(230 women and 195 men) techers participated. They were selected based on categorical random sampling method. The participants completed the Pro-social Behavior (penner, 2002), Social Trust (saffarinia and sharif, 2009) and Social Perspective Taking (mohaghegi and et al, 2016) questionnaires. The results of regression analysis showed that three components of social perspective taking variable including perception of the views of others, putting self in the place of others and respect for differences, and two components of social trust variable including cooperative tendencies and honesty can be significantly predict pro-social personality (P≤0/05) and explain 17% of variance. Manuscript profile
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        2 - The Efficacy of Teaching Program Based on Pro-social Behavior on Happiness in Teachers
        hamzeh ahmadian Majid Saffarinia sattar saidi
        the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of teaching program based on pro-social behavior on happiness in teachers. The research design was a quasi-experimental and a pretest-posttest with a control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of t More
        the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of teaching program based on pro-social behavior on happiness in teachers. The research design was a quasi-experimental and a pretest-posttest with a control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of teachers working in the schools of Sanandaj in 2017, 32 people of whom were selected for specific purpose, and were randomly assigned to experimental and control. The experimental group was based on a curriculum Participated in pro-social behavior in 10 sessions. Both groups completed the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire before and after the intervention. The data were analyzed by SPSS-22 software with covariance (MANCOVA). The results showed that the mean happiness scores of teachers after intervention in post-test was increased in the experimental group (37.12 ± 4.85) compared to the control group (31.31 ± 3.43) and this increase was statistically significant (P Manuscript profile
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        3 - Empathy and Pro-Social Behavior: The Mediating Role of Moral Emotions
        Mahdi Torkman Malayeri Razieh Sheikholeslami
        The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of the moral emotions in the relationship between empathy and pro-social behavior. The research method was a descriptive correlational study using structural equation modeling. The sample consisted of 508 senior hi More
        The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of the moral emotions in the relationship between empathy and pro-social behavior. The research method was a descriptive correlational study using structural equation modeling. The sample consisted of 508 senior high school students (257 girls, 251 boys) who were selected from high school in city of Shiraz during the academic year of  2016-2017 by cluster sampling method. The participants completed the Basic Empathy Questionnaire (Jolliffe & Farrington, 2006), the Guilt and Shame Proneness Scale (Cohen,  Wolf, Panter & Insko, 2011) and the Pro-social Tendencies Measures (Carlo & Randall, 2002). The results of structural equation modeling indicated that a) empathy had a direct and positive effect on the pro-social behavior and emotions of guilt and shame, b) emotions of guilt and shame had direct and positive effect on pro-social behaviors, and c) emotions of guilt and shame mediated the relationship between empathy and pro-social behavior. The findings suggested the importance of moral emotions in pro-social behavior Manuscript profile
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        4 - The Examination of the Relation between Social Responsibility and Pro-social Behavior: Kermanshah as a Case Study
        ali moradi Mohammad Taghi Iman
        The aim of this article is to examination of the relation between Social Responsibility and Pro-social Behavior in the town of Kermanshah. This research conducted based on survey method and with questionnaire among 19-35 years age old in the Kermanshah City. Sample cont More
        The aim of this article is to examination of the relation between Social Responsibility and Pro-social Behavior in the town of Kermanshah. This research conducted based on survey method and with questionnaire among 19-35 years age old in the Kermanshah City. Sample contained 400 persons and selected through simple random sampling. Face validity have been used to verify the validity and alpha coefficients to assess the reliability of the measurement. Pearson correlation, analysis of variance and regression analysis were used to verify hypothesis and research model. According to the research findings, there is a significant relationship between education (r=o.49), income rate (r=-o.37), pro-social behavior to dimension of empathy(r= o.64), pro-social behavior to dimension of volunteer attitudes(r=o.54), pro-social behavior to dimension of altruism(r=o.23)and pro-social behavior to dimension of religious’ attitude(r=o.42) with youths pro-social behavior. Regression results show that the dependence variable is directly influenced by social responsibility (Beta =o.75), education (Beta =o.37), social class (Beta =o.32), sex (Beta =o.28), totally these four variables could predict 63% (percent) (r2 =o,63)of changes regarding dependent variable. Manuscript profile