Aim: The present research aimed at investigating the relationship between parenting styles and ch... more Aim: The present research aimed at investigating the relationship between parenting styles and children's happiness with the mediating role of parents' self-compassion among junior high school students in city of Tehran in the school year of 2018-2019. Methods: The study employed descriptive-correlational methodology. The population included junior high-school students with their mothers living in Tehran. Sample included 384 students along with their mothers who were selected through multistage clustering method. Three questionnaires were used in this study: Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, Baumrind's Parenting Style Questionnaire, and Neff's Self-compassion Questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed through Path Analysis and Lisrel. Findings: The results showed that the mediating role of parenting style was not significant with respect to the relationship between self-compassion and children's happiness (p>0/05). However, the direct effects of three variab...
The purpose of this study is to compare the belief in a just world for self and others and the mo... more The purpose of this study is to compare the belief in a just world for self and others and the moral development in the optimistic and pessimistic students of Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch. Statistical population of the study consists of all postgraduate students of Science and Research University in academic year 2014-2015 that 202 individuals were selected as the sample group by using random cluster sampling method. For collecting the necessary data, Dr.
International journal of humanities and social sciences, 2016
Goal: The purpose of the current research is to analyze the relation between perception of God an... more Goal: The purpose of the current research is to analyze the relation between perception of God and attitude to death with psychological well-being. Method: The sample of this research included 150 people (75 males and 75 females) between the ages of 20-30 who were selected randomly from among the students of Islamic Azad University's sciences and researches branch. The data were collected using Ryff's psychological well-being questionnaire (RSPWB), Perception of God's questionnaires (RSI) and the tests for attitude to death (DARR) and the results were analyzed using Pearson correlation test and Regression's analysis. Regression's equations were written down based on predictable variable. Finding: The results indicated that there is a significant correlation between perception of God, attitude to death and also God in life, God care, positive relation with others and purpose in life with psychological well-being. The results of Regression's analysis indicated ...
Introduction: Self-compassion helps adolescents to accept themselves unconditionally and Future T... more Introduction: Self-compassion helps adolescents to accept themselves unconditionally and Future Time Perspective (FTP) can make them motivated to do their meaningful tasks in the future. Method: Method was semi experimental method (pre-test –post-test research) with control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of 6,232 male students (14-16 years of age) at the 13th district of Tehran (Iran), the sample size was 30 people who were selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Two questionnaires include self-compassion of Neff (2003) and FTP of Brothers, Chui& Diehl (2014) these will be administered three times, a pre-test, a post-test and a follow-up test. Group counseling held in twelve sessions for experimental group for three months, the collected data from pretest, posttest and follow up were analyzed by SPSS software with the help of factorial mixed design with repeated measure. Result: The results show the ef...
The purpose of this research is to analyze the relation between body image and spiritual intellig... more The purpose of this research is to analyze the relation between body image and spiritual intelligence in Iranian male and female students. The sample includes 376 students at Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr branch which were selected in the stratified and randomly sampling from colleges. The tools include Fisher's body image test and spiritual intelligent SSI-29 questionnaire. The data were analyzed by t test, Pearson correlation and Fisher’s Z test. The relation between spiritual intelligence and Reliance on Internal Core with body image is significant in both genders (p≤0.05). the results show that Understanding and Communication with the Source of Existence in women is higher than men. However, the relation between Understanding and Communication with the Source of Existence with body image in male is significant (p≤0.05) while it is not significant in female students. There are no significant difference between females’ and males’ scores in body image and spiritual intel...
The effectiveness of group spiritual therapy on body image and hope on girl students Forugh Jafar... more The effectiveness of group spiritual therapy on body image and hope on girl students Forugh Jafari, Mohammah hadi Hadizadeh Monireh Nasimi ABSTRACT The goal of this research was study the effectiveness of group spiritual therapy on body image and hope of girl students in Islamic Azad university Islamshahr Branch. The method research was semi- experimental, pretest posttest with control group. the sample number was 24 girls randomly selecting and putting in control and experimental group. The obtained results from pretests and posttests of both groups were analyzed after 12 sessions (each session 2 hours) had conducted. The research instruments included Beck 20 – item hopelessness inventory and The Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ).data were analyzed with spss and through covariance analysis. The results show that group spiritual therapy is effective on Hopelessness about the future, Attitude toward the future, the life perspective and decreasing Appear...
Abstract: The purpose of this research is to analyze the relation between critical thinking and s... more Abstract: The purpose of this research is to analyze the relation between critical thinking and spiritual intelligence in Iranian male and female students. The sample includes 376 students at Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr branch which were selected in the stratified and randomly sampling from colleges. The tools include California’s form of critical thinking and spiritual intelligent SSI-29 questionnaire. The data were analyzed by t test, Pearson correlation and Fisher’s Z test. The relation between understanding and deductive reasoning with spiritual intelligence is significant (p≤0.05). Also, the relation between critical thinking and deductive reasoning with spiritual thinking in male is significantly stronger than the one in women. The females’ scores compared to males’ were higher only in analysis and deductive reasoning. With increasing spiritual intelligence, critical thinking can be improved as the main components. Keywords: critical thinking, spiritual intelligence, m...
Introduction: marital commitment in couple and especially in women is one of the fundamental effe... more Introduction: marital commitment in couple and especially in women is one of the fundamental effectiveness factors on strength the family in the difficulties of life and social contexts which increase the possibilities of infidelity. Marital commitment in women can be influenced through belief to support and presence of God, faith and hope to God ' s justice and help from God, patient, forgiveness, trust and ethics in life. Method: The method research was semi-experimental, pretest posttest with control group. The sample number was 24 married women were selected from cultural center of 5st district of Tehran through convenience sampling and putting in control and experimental group. The research instruments included the Dimensions of Commitment Inventory (DCI). The obtained results from pretests and posttests of both groups were analyzed after 8sessions (each session 2 hours) had conducted. Data were analyzed with spss and through covariance analysis. Result: The results show th...
Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society, 2014
The purpose of this research was to investigate and compare the rates of depression, anxiety, qua... more The purpose of this research was to investigate and compare the rates of depression, anxiety, quality of life, vitality and mental health between premenopausal and postmenopausal women. The sample included 218 women selected randomly from the cultural center of Tehran in November and December 2013 and was divided into two groups. The first group included 110 postmenopausal women (45-55 years old). One year had passed since their last monthly period and they had not used any hormones. The second group included 108 premenopausal women (35-45 years old) who had not yet experienced menopause. In order to assess data, three tests were used: the Zung Anxiety Self-Report scale, the Beck Depression Inventory and the Quality of Life questionnaire (SF-36). The gathered data were analyzed with the T-test for independent groups. The results indicated that all five hypotheses were confirmed. There were significant differences between the scores of anxiety, depression, quality of life, vitality a...
Aim: The present research aimed at investigating the relationship between parenting styles and ch... more Aim: The present research aimed at investigating the relationship between parenting styles and children's happiness with the mediating role of parents' self-compassion among junior high school students in city of Tehran in the school year of 2018-2019. Methods: The study employed descriptive-correlational methodology. The population included junior high-school students with their mothers living in Tehran. Sample included 384 students along with their mothers who were selected through multistage clustering method. Three questionnaires were used in this study: Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, Baumrind's Parenting Style Questionnaire, and Neff's Self-compassion Questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed through Path Analysis and Lisrel. Findings: The results showed that the mediating role of parenting style was not significant with respect to the relationship between self-compassion and children's happiness (p>0/05). However, the direct effects of three variab...
The purpose of this study is to compare the belief in a just world for self and others and the mo... more The purpose of this study is to compare the belief in a just world for self and others and the moral development in the optimistic and pessimistic students of Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch. Statistical population of the study consists of all postgraduate students of Science and Research University in academic year 2014-2015 that 202 individuals were selected as the sample group by using random cluster sampling method. For collecting the necessary data, Dr.
International journal of humanities and social sciences, 2016
Goal: The purpose of the current research is to analyze the relation between perception of God an... more Goal: The purpose of the current research is to analyze the relation between perception of God and attitude to death with psychological well-being. Method: The sample of this research included 150 people (75 males and 75 females) between the ages of 20-30 who were selected randomly from among the students of Islamic Azad University's sciences and researches branch. The data were collected using Ryff's psychological well-being questionnaire (RSPWB), Perception of God's questionnaires (RSI) and the tests for attitude to death (DARR) and the results were analyzed using Pearson correlation test and Regression's analysis. Regression's equations were written down based on predictable variable. Finding: The results indicated that there is a significant correlation between perception of God, attitude to death and also God in life, God care, positive relation with others and purpose in life with psychological well-being. The results of Regression's analysis indicated ...
Introduction: Self-compassion helps adolescents to accept themselves unconditionally and Future T... more Introduction: Self-compassion helps adolescents to accept themselves unconditionally and Future Time Perspective (FTP) can make them motivated to do their meaningful tasks in the future. Method: Method was semi experimental method (pre-test –post-test research) with control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of 6,232 male students (14-16 years of age) at the 13th district of Tehran (Iran), the sample size was 30 people who were selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Two questionnaires include self-compassion of Neff (2003) and FTP of Brothers, Chui& Diehl (2014) these will be administered three times, a pre-test, a post-test and a follow-up test. Group counseling held in twelve sessions for experimental group for three months, the collected data from pretest, posttest and follow up were analyzed by SPSS software with the help of factorial mixed design with repeated measure. Result: The results show the ef...
The purpose of this research is to analyze the relation between body image and spiritual intellig... more The purpose of this research is to analyze the relation between body image and spiritual intelligence in Iranian male and female students. The sample includes 376 students at Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr branch which were selected in the stratified and randomly sampling from colleges. The tools include Fisher's body image test and spiritual intelligent SSI-29 questionnaire. The data were analyzed by t test, Pearson correlation and Fisher’s Z test. The relation between spiritual intelligence and Reliance on Internal Core with body image is significant in both genders (p≤0.05). the results show that Understanding and Communication with the Source of Existence in women is higher than men. However, the relation between Understanding and Communication with the Source of Existence with body image in male is significant (p≤0.05) while it is not significant in female students. There are no significant difference between females’ and males’ scores in body image and spiritual intel...
The effectiveness of group spiritual therapy on body image and hope on girl students Forugh Jafar... more The effectiveness of group spiritual therapy on body image and hope on girl students Forugh Jafari, Mohammah hadi Hadizadeh Monireh Nasimi ABSTRACT The goal of this research was study the effectiveness of group spiritual therapy on body image and hope of girl students in Islamic Azad university Islamshahr Branch. The method research was semi- experimental, pretest posttest with control group. the sample number was 24 girls randomly selecting and putting in control and experimental group. The obtained results from pretests and posttests of both groups were analyzed after 12 sessions (each session 2 hours) had conducted. The research instruments included Beck 20 – item hopelessness inventory and The Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ).data were analyzed with spss and through covariance analysis. The results show that group spiritual therapy is effective on Hopelessness about the future, Attitude toward the future, the life perspective and decreasing Appear...
Abstract: The purpose of this research is to analyze the relation between critical thinking and s... more Abstract: The purpose of this research is to analyze the relation between critical thinking and spiritual intelligence in Iranian male and female students. The sample includes 376 students at Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr branch which were selected in the stratified and randomly sampling from colleges. The tools include California’s form of critical thinking and spiritual intelligent SSI-29 questionnaire. The data were analyzed by t test, Pearson correlation and Fisher’s Z test. The relation between understanding and deductive reasoning with spiritual intelligence is significant (p≤0.05). Also, the relation between critical thinking and deductive reasoning with spiritual thinking in male is significantly stronger than the one in women. The females’ scores compared to males’ were higher only in analysis and deductive reasoning. With increasing spiritual intelligence, critical thinking can be improved as the main components. Keywords: critical thinking, spiritual intelligence, m...
Introduction: marital commitment in couple and especially in women is one of the fundamental effe... more Introduction: marital commitment in couple and especially in women is one of the fundamental effectiveness factors on strength the family in the difficulties of life and social contexts which increase the possibilities of infidelity. Marital commitment in women can be influenced through belief to support and presence of God, faith and hope to God ' s justice and help from God, patient, forgiveness, trust and ethics in life. Method: The method research was semi-experimental, pretest posttest with control group. The sample number was 24 married women were selected from cultural center of 5st district of Tehran through convenience sampling and putting in control and experimental group. The research instruments included the Dimensions of Commitment Inventory (DCI). The obtained results from pretests and posttests of both groups were analyzed after 8sessions (each session 2 hours) had conducted. Data were analyzed with spss and through covariance analysis. Result: The results show th...
Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society, 2014
The purpose of this research was to investigate and compare the rates of depression, anxiety, qua... more The purpose of this research was to investigate and compare the rates of depression, anxiety, quality of life, vitality and mental health between premenopausal and postmenopausal women. The sample included 218 women selected randomly from the cultural center of Tehran in November and December 2013 and was divided into two groups. The first group included 110 postmenopausal women (45-55 years old). One year had passed since their last monthly period and they had not used any hormones. The second group included 108 premenopausal women (35-45 years old) who had not yet experienced menopause. In order to assess data, three tests were used: the Zung Anxiety Self-Report scale, the Beck Depression Inventory and the Quality of Life questionnaire (SF-36). The gathered data were analyzed with the T-test for independent groups. The results indicated that all five hypotheses were confirmed. There were significant differences between the scores of anxiety, depression, quality of life, vitality a...
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