Knowledge & Research in Applied Psychology: 5 (4)

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1 - Prediction of love trauma and depression based on attachment styles of university students with emotional breakdown
Naser Yoosefi Ahmad Amani Rasoul Asgari Majid Soleymani

The aim of this study was to predict love trauma and depression based on attachment styles of university students with emotional breakdown. The conducted study is descriptive and correlation, and the population consisted of all Qom University students with emotional bre More

The aim of this study was to predict love trauma and depression based on attachment styles of university students with emotional breakdown. The conducted study is descriptive and correlation, and the population consisted of all Qom University students with emotional breakdown who studied in the academic years of 2015-16. 200 students were selected by purposive sampling method. For data collection, Attachment Style(Collins and Reid, 1990), Beck Depression(Beck, 1961) and Love Trauma(Ross, 1999) Inventories were used. To test the hypotheses, software spss was used that the results showed from attachment styles only avoidant style is able to predict love trauma(p>0/001) and depression(p>0/006) significantly. Manuscript profile

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2 - Self-serving bias in the job-analysis in a field experiment
masoomeh khajeh Hamidreza oreyzi

The aim of the study was to investigate self- serving bias on job analysis via experimental factorial design 2×12 (job characteristics × matching). The population included students of University of Isfahan that 120 individuals were selected through applying More

The aim of the study was to investigate self- serving bias on job analysis via experimental factorial design 2×12 (job characteristics × matching). The population included students of University of Isfahan that 120 individuals were selected through applying random sampling of population. The main intervention constructed by hypothetical scenario (namely vignette) including personality traits. Simultaneously they responded to instruments determine their personality (Personality-Related Position Requirements Form), however researchers pretend it is used for independent and unrelated research. Results show participants recognized a subset of matched traits better than non-matched traits (P<0.001) and judged optimistically about occurrence of positive event of Vignette hero who is double or similar to participant in their job. Manuscript profile

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3 - Comparison of personality characteristics and personality types of contact and non- contact sport majors
Shirin Khosravi Sayed Abbas Haghayegh

The aim of the present research was the comparison of characteristic and types of personality between the athletes of contact and non- contact sport majors. It was a type of scientific-comparative research and its statistical population consisted of the professional spo More

The aim of the present research was the comparison of characteristic and types of personality between the athletes of contact and non- contact sport majors. It was a type of scientific-comparative research and its statistical population consisted of the professional sport activities in 2015. The forenamed samples consisted of 120 persons, including 2 groups 60 member’s athletes of contact and non- contact sport majors, which were opted by the way of accessible sampling technique the research instruments were Big Five Personality Factor Inventory (NEO-PI-R) (Costa & McCrae, 1985), and A/B Personality Type Questionnaire (Friedman & Roseman, 1963), which were completed by the participants. Data was analyzed using independent t-test, and analysis of covariance in SPSS23. The results implied that in personality types of Big Five Personality Factor Inventory (there are a significant difference between the contact/non-contact group’s depressions.) The scores of the contact sport player in depression variable is more than the scores of the non-contact sport player (p=0/020). Furthermore, according to this results there is a significant difference between the contact/ non- contact groups personality types (P=0/039). In personality types the non- contact sport major player’s score is more than the contact sport major players. Manuscript profile

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4 - The prediction of emotional-behavioral disorders student aged 8 to 12 years based on social skills and anxiety of mothers
salva Shamsedini Lori Farideh Dokanehi Fard Abdollah Shafiabadi

The purpose of study was to predict emotional-behavioral disorders in students aged 8 to12 based on social skills and anxiety of mothers.The research method has been applied to the target and the method has been exploratory,exploratory,andconsecutive.The statisticalpopu More

The purpose of study was to predict emotional-behavioral disorders in students aged 8 to12 based on social skills and anxiety of mothers.The research method has been applied to the target and the method has been exploratory,exploratory,andconsecutive.The statisticalpopulationofall students aged 8 to 12 years old, with their mothers in the 6th district of Tehran, with a total of 2345students.Sample size according to the correct scientific principles and according to the logic of regression 350 people and taking into account the phenomenon of drop in the subjects,the sample size was considered as 400.Since if we were faced with the problem of dropping the sample, the sample size with the actual sample size did not differ significantly.Arandomized multistage sampling method was used. To collect information from the questionnaire of behavioral–emotional disturbances (Woodworth,1920)the socialskill classification system (Gershamand Elliot, 1990), the multi dimensional anxiety inventory (March et al, 1997),was used on the case The comment was implemented used to analyze the data. Inferential statistics (Structural Equation Modeling Analysis) were used to. The results showed that the effect of changing social on the affect, self-concept and emotional disorders behavior and the effect of anxiety on the variables self-concept and emotional disorders, behavioral shows as well as the effects of self-concept on emotional disorders, behavioral and interactive effect of each variable on Each other is significant at level (p <0.01). The most important variable affecting emotional disorders - behaviors of mothers, due to the effect values standard deviation related to variable, then the variable social skills, social anxiety was very little difference in impact. Manuscript profile

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5 - The Effect of Seligman self-actualization intervention on social competence in high school student girls with social anxiety disorder in city of Najafabad
Parisa Shahsavari Maryam Esmaeili

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Seligman self-actualization intervention on social competence of high school female student with social anxiety disorder in city of Najafabad. Research. The design was semi-experimental pretest-posttest with control g More

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Seligman self-actualization intervention on social competence of high school female student with social anxiety disorder in city of Najafabad. Research. The design was semi-experimental pretest-posttest with control group. The statistical population was all of the high school girls with social anxiety disorder in Najaf Abad city that were referred to Roshd Center in year 2016. 30 subjects were randomly selected and assigned to 2 groups (experimental and control, each group 15 subjects). The instruments consisted of Social Competence Questionnare of Parandin (1385). The experimental group received Seligman self-actualization intervention in 8 sessions twice a week, and the control group was waiting. The results of analysis of covariznce showed that Seligman self-actualization intervention was effective in inhancing social competence of high school students (p<0.01). Manuscript profile

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6 - The effectiveness of working memory strategies training on improvement of reading performance in dyslexic students
Tahere Rahimipour Firoozeh Ghazanfari Ezatollah Ghadampour

The goal of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of working memory strategies training on improvement of reading performance in dyslexic students. In this quasi-experimental study, a pre-test, post-test, with control group design was applied. The statistical p More

The goal of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of working memory strategies training on improvement of reading performance in dyslexic students. In this quasi-experimental study, a pre-test, post-test, with control group design was applied. The statistical population included all the elementary students with dyslexia who referred to Kerman learning disability centers in 2015-2016 academic year. Among these students,30 students were selected through multistage random method and were randomly allocated in in one experimental and one control group (each 15 students). The assessment tools included Reading & dyslexia test of Kormi Noori & Moradi(2005) & Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Shahim,2008).Working memory strategies training were performed during14 sessions on the experimental group. The obtained data were analyzed statistically by using of analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The results showed that training of working memory strategies improved reading performance of dyslexic students (p=0.001). Manuscript profile

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7 - The Effectiveness of Group Training of the Reforming Parenting Styles Based on Mothers, Maladjustment Schemas on Improving Behavioral Problems among Preschool Children in Isfahan City
Mina Daneshmand khorasgani Zahra Yousefi

This study investigated the effectiveness of group training of the reforming parenting styles based on mothers` maladjustment schemas on improving behavioral problems among preschool children in Isfahan city. The study was a semi-experimental research (pre-test and post More

This study investigated the effectiveness of group training of the reforming parenting styles based on mothers` maladjustment schemas on improving behavioral problems among preschool children in Isfahan city. The study was a semi-experimental research (pre-test and post-test) with a control group. Its statistical populations include all mothers whose children suffer from behavioral disorders in Isfahan city. For this purpose, based 40 people from among the mothers whose children had the sign of behavioral disorders were selected based on convenient sampling and were categorized into two experimental and control groups. Rutter`s child behavior questionnaire was used for data collection. 8 sessions of reforming the parenting styles based on reforming maladjustment schemas were hold for the experimental group while the control group received no specific training. To analyze the data, by the use of the mean and standard deviation of data and also multivariate covariance, the research hypotheses have been analyzed. Therefore, based on the total results of the general research, it can be concluded that reforming parenting style based on mother`s maladjustment schemas on improving has a significant effect in the reduction of behavioral disorders of their child (p<0.05) and can be applied as an effective intervention method. Manuscript profile

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8 - Effectiveness of self- compassion therapy on loneliness and emotion regulation of damaged women from marital infidelity
Zahra Dashtbozorgi

The aim of this research was to study the effect of self- compassion therapy on loneliness and emotion regulation of damaged women from marital infidelity in Ahvaz. This research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and control group with an half and a mo More

The aim of this research was to study the effect of self- compassion therapy on loneliness and emotion regulation of damaged women from marital infidelity in Ahvaz. This research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and control group with an half and a month flow up. The sample included 20 damaged women (10 women in group control and 10 women in group experimental) they were selected by available method. They were requested to answer loneliness scale Dahshiry,Borjali, Shaykh, Habiby,1378) and emotion regulation scale (Garnefski & Karaaij, Spinhoven, 2002). For analyzing the results, we used covariance (MANCOVA). The results of data analysis showed that self- compassion therapy caused the decrease of loneliness and the increase emotion regulation of experimental group of women in comparison to the witness groups and result after one month was permanent (p<0.01) Manuscript profile

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9 - Predictability of University Students' Internet Addiction based on Self-Compassion and Perceived Social Support
Zahra Shahabinejad Saeid Zandi Sanaz Azizmohammadi

The purpose of this study was to determine the role of self-compassion and social support in predictiong internet addiction among university students. Using multistage cluster sampling method, 120 students (60 female and 60 male) were selected from University of Tehran More

The purpose of this study was to determine the role of self-compassion and social support in predictiong internet addiction among university students. Using multistage cluster sampling method, 120 students (60 female and 60 male) were selected from University of Tehran and they were asked to complete Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), Internet Addiction Questionnaire, and Perceived Social Support Questionnaire. Results of stepwise regression analysis demonstrated that self-compassion and social support significantly explain 0.758 percent of variance in internet addiction (p<0.001). Additionally, the findings also showed that self-compassion, predicting 0.719 percent of internet addiction (p<0.001), is of more importance and power in this process. Among self-compassion components, mindfulness, self-judgment, and common humanity significantly predicted 0.711 percent of variance in internet addiction (p<0.001); among these component, mindfulness demonstrated the highest role in this process. Manuscript profile

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10 - The moderating role of depression and procrastination in the effects of self-compassion on adaptive social functioning in high school students
reza golpoor morteza tarkhan

The main purpose of this research was to study the moderating role of depression and procrastination in the effects OF self-compassion on adaptive social functioning in high school students. The research method was descriptive correlational and the sample of the researc More

The main purpose of this research was to study the moderating role of depression and procrastination in the effects OF self-compassion on adaptive social functioning in high school students. The research method was descriptive correlational and the sample of the research included 288High school boy students of Nowshahr City who were selected by Multistage cluster sampling method. In this research a set of questionnaires were used namely, Inventory of self compassion, depression, procrastination and adaptive and social performance. The results showed that Self-compassion was not significant effect on social-adaptive performance. Depression was a significant effect on social-adaptive performance and procrastination was a significant effect on social-adaptive performance(P≤0.01). Results of hierarchical regression showed that Depression and procrastination had a moderating role in the effect of self-compassion on social-adaptive performance. So it can be expressed that by reducing symptoms of depression and procrastination can be improve adaptive social performance in students. Manuscript profile

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11 - The Effect of Early Family-Centered Psychological and Educational Interventions on the Cognition and Social Skills Development of Children with Autism Disorder
hassan khoshakhlagh

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of family-based psychological and educational early interventions on the development of cognition and social skills of children with autism disorder. The method of the study was experimental. For this purpose, using ra More

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of family-based psychological and educational early interventions on the development of cognition and social skills of children with autism disorder. The method of the study was experimental. For this purpose, using random sampling method, thirty-six children with autism disorder under five years old were selected and assigned to experimental and control groups. In order to collect data, first, Newsha Development Evaluation Test (2008) was implemented on the subjects. Consequently, the intervention program was conducted in15 sessions of 90 minutes on during six months, and data was analyzed using covariance analysis. With regard to the results of analysis of covariance in connection with the interactive impact of gender with a group, it should be said that there is no interactive impact in the effectiveness of family-based psychological and educational early interventions on the development of cognition and social skills of children with autism disorder Also, the findings indicated that there was significant difference between control and experimental groups in cognition(P<0/0001) and social(P<0/0001) skills.Thus, it can be concluded that early interventions have affected positively on the cognition and social skills development of children with autism disorder. Manuscript profile

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12 - The Determining of Proportion Personal and Punishment Variables in Explaining Offender's Criminal Thinking
Malek Mirhashemi Heidarali Zaree Mehdi Nazariolom

The main objective this research was to predicting criminal thinking upon personal and punishment variables in offenders. The research method was correlation research. The population consisted of all offenders in prisons of Great Tehran. The sample group (N=326) were ch More

The main objective this research was to predicting criminal thinking upon personal and punishment variables in offenders. The research method was correlation research. The population consisted of all offenders in prisons of Great Tehran. The sample group (N=326) were chosen via one stage stratified randomly sampling method from prisons of Tehran's Great Prison. The research instrument was Criminal Thinking Styles Scale (Knight et al., 2006).The results of multiple regression analysis indicated that personal (age and birthorder) and punishment (imprisonment duration) variables have significant effect on criminal thinking(p<0.05). Manuscript profile

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