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Psychology - Volume:12 Issue: 2, Summer-Autumn 2018

International Journal of Psychology
Volume:12 Issue: 2, Summer-Autumn 2018

  • تاریخ انتشار: 1397/08/05
  • تعداد عناوین: 8
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  • Mansooreh Nikoogoftar * Pages 5-23
    Obesity is one of the health problems in the last century. The aim of this study is to compare mindfulness, body consciousness and stress in obese and normal-weight people. The population of the study included all obese people who visited diet and weight loss centers in Rasht city and normal-weight people. Two hundred individuals (100 obese and 100 normal-weight people) were selected using convenience sampling method. Research data was collected using mindfulness questionnaire by Baer et al (2006), body consciousness questionnaire by Miller et al (1981), and depression, anxiety, and stress questionnaire by Lovibond & Lovibond (1995), and was analyzed using independent t-test. The results revealed significant difference in mindfulness scores between two groups, that is, obese people have lower mindfulness and more stress than normal-weight people. However, no significant difference was observed between two groups in terms of body consciousness. Increase mindfulness and managing stress, as two influential factors on obese patients, can improve their physical and mental health, and reduce their weight.
    Keywords: Mindfulness, body consciousness, Stress, obese people, normal-weight people
  • Esmail Soleimani, Mohammad Hassani, masoumeh Talebi * Pages 24-45
    This study was designed to assess the effectiveness of impulsive control training on quality of life in bullying (bully (student. This study was a semi-experimental study with pretest-posttest control group design. The studied population included all non-disciplined bullying male students of grade 7 and 8, from the city of Ardabil in the academic year of 2015-2016. The sample consisted of 34 male bullying students that through multi-stage cluster sampling, 8 schools and 18 bully students from each school were selected, then 36 bullying students were selected among them and randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups. Finally, the sample population at the end of the training sessions dropped to 34 participants. The experimental group was under impulsive control training for 8 sessions (one session per week). The control group did not receive any training. Data collection was carried out using Olweus s bullying revised scale and quality of life questionnaire (36 - SF). Multivariate analysis of covariance indicated that impulsive control training is effective in enhancing the quality of life of bully students. According to the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that impulsive control training as a psychological intervention can play an a vital role in improving the quality of life of bully students.
    Keywords: Bullying , impulsive control training , quality of life
  • khadijeh Roushani, soodabeh Bassak Nejad *, Nasrin Arshadi, Mahnaz Mehrabizadeh Honarmand, Ahmad Fakhri Pages 46-72
    The present research was conducted to study effectiveness of unified trans diagnostic treatment on brain-behavioral systems and anxiety sensitivity in female students with social anxiety symptoms. The statistical population of this study included all undergraduate female students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of medical sciences. In a pre-posttest experimental design with control group, 32 female students with the diagnosis of social anxiety disorder were selected by cluster random sampling. Then, all of the subjects were randomly allocated into two groups: experimental and control groups (16 students each). Research tools used in this study were Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN), Behavioral Activation/Behavioral Inhibition Scales (BIS/BIS) and Anxiety Sensitivity Inventory (ASI-R). Prior to commencement of the intervention, a pretest was performed on each group; then, the experimental group was exposed to transdiagnostic intervention, while the control group received no intervention. At the end of the intervention, a post-test was administrated to each group. The result of covariance analysis showed that the unified transdiagnostic intervention decreased behavioral inhibition and anxiety sensitivity, and increased behavioral activity. With regards to effectiveness of unified transdiagnostic intervention on social anxiety symptoms, utilization of this therapeutic method is suggested to psychologists and advisors.
    Keywords: Transdiagnostic Treatment, Brain-Behavioral Systems, Anxiety Sensitivity, social anxiety
  • Ebtesam Hayadar, simin Bashardoust * Pages 73-95
    Astract The goal of this study is to predict life satisfaction based on demographic and personality characteristics and body dysmorphic disorder among individual who decide to undergo cosmetic surgery. The research method was descriptive – correlation plan. The population includes all applicants of cosmetic surgery who refer to cosmetic surgery clinics in Tehran, district 3, in 2015. The sample consisted of 150 individuals which were selected by randomly multistage sampling method .The measurement tools were the following questionnaires : Life satisfaction scale (SWLS), body image concern inventory (BICI), NEO five-factor short form, and individual details questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the sequential multivariable regression method; and finally the research hypotheses were tested. The results showed that, there is a positive correlation between demographic variables, marital status and financial status predicted life satisfaction among participant who decide to undergo cosmetic surgery positively and respectively. The review of the regression coefficient demonstrated that the body dysmorphic disorder predicts life satisfaction among participant negatively. Among personality characteristics, neuroticism predicts life satisfaction among participant negatively while extraversion anticipates it positively .
    Keywords: life satisfaction, body dysmorphic disorder, cosmetic surgery, personality characteristics
  • Mojtaba AmanollahNejad Kalkhoran *, Kiumars Beshlideh, Zahedeh Rahmanian Pages 96-117
    This study examined the a theoretical model of direct and indirect relationships of physical perceptions latent construct including body attractiveness and physical self-worth on perceived stress of athlete employees (through mediating role of work-family conflict and its components containing work to family conflict and family to work conflict). The population included all athlete employees at Tehran Province Gas Company (TPGC) from which 187 were selected with simple random method. The applied instruments were reliable and valid. Data analysis was performed using AMOS-20 software. From the findings, it was deduced that that some modifications were needed by the proposed model and after applying these modifications, the model’s fitness parameters were optimized. According to the data of this research, it can be concluded that one of the mechanisms of the impact of exercise on perceived stress of employees is first, it improves physical perceptions and then, physical perceptions have an influence on perceived stress both directly and through increasing work-family conflict components. Theoretical explanations and future directions are outlined.
    Keywords: physical perceptions, Stress, work-family conflict
  • Asie Eftekhari *, Masoud Hejazi, Khadije Yazdani Pages 118-146
    Marital satisfaction is one of the most important factors in making progress in one’s life and achieving life’s goals. The role of communication in maintaining healthy and prolonged marital relationships is important. One of the internal psychological factors that play a role in marital satisfaction and the relationships of couples is early maladaptive schemas. Hence, this study investigated the effects of early maladaptive schemas and the communication styles of couples in predicting marital satisfaction among married students of Zanjan Azad University. A sample of 93 individuals was selected by convenience sampling method and evaluated by Enrich marital satisfaction scale questionnaire (EMS) (Olson, 1989), Young early maladaptive schemas short-form (YSQ-SF) (Young, 1998), and couple’s communication styles questionnaire (CPQ) (Christensen and Sullaway, 1984). The information obtained from the samples was analysed by SPSS 22 software. Independent T test, Pearson correlation, and regression analysis were also used. The results showed a significant and negative correlation between subjugation schema (r = -0.68), failure schema (r = -0.52), and the total score of early maladaptive schema with marital satisfaction (r = -0.55). There was a significant and positive correlation between the mutual constructivist pattern (r = 0.91), negative and significant correlation between avoidance pattern (r = -0.78), and demand/withdraw pattern with marital satisfaction (r = -0.66). The total score of maladaptive schemas (p
    Keywords: marital satisfaction, couples’ communication style, early maladaptive schemas
  • Hamed Sarhangpour, Fereshteh Baezzat *, Akbari Abbas Pages 147-168
    The aim of this correlational study was to predict cyberloafing through basic psychological needs with conscientiousness and goal-orientation as mediators. The statistical population consisted of all undergraduate students of faculty of Humanities at Mazandaran University during the academic year of 2016. A total of 321 students were selected using stratified proportional sampling and the final. In order to collect data Cyberloafing scale (Doorn , 2008), the Conscientiousness of the Big Five Personality Questionnaire (Goldberg, 1992), Mastery Goal orientation of Goal Orientation scale (Midgley et al, 1998) and the Psychological Needs Questionnaire based on William Glasser’s Theory (Burns et al, 2006) were used. Data obtained was analyzed by AMOSS-22 software for structural equation analysis. According to the results, the need for survival and the need for belonging could indirectly predict cyberloafing with conscientiousness and mastery goal orientation as mediators. Moreover, the need for Fun, mastery goal orientation and conscientiousness could directly and significantly predict cyberloafing.
    Keywords: cyberloafing, basic psychological needs, conscientiousness, mastery goal orientation
  • kioumars Beshlideh *, Rastegar Sharifi, seyed esmaeil hashemi, abdolzahra naami Pages 169-196
    The present study aimed at designing and testing a model of servant leadership consequences. It has selected the servant leadership structure as an antecedent variable, the job satisfaction, organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior structures as the consequent variables, and the perceived organizational support and leader-member exchange structures as the mediator variables. The research method was descriptive correlational. Therefore, a total of 230 employees from an industrial company were selected through simple random sampling. The research tools included the servant leadership, perceived organizational support, leader-member exchange, job satisfaction, organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior questionnaires. The data was analyzed through structural equation modeling (SEM) and mediator analysis. The analysis of structural equation modeling supported the proposed model fit with data.The results indicated a direct positive effect of servant leadership on all dependent variables in the model, and a direct positive effect of perceived organizational support on job satisfaction, organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior, and a positive indirect effect of servant leadership on job satisfaction, organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior through perceived organizational support and leader-member exchange.
    Keywords: Servant leadership, perceived organizational support, leader-member exchange, Job Satisfaction, organizational commitment, organizational citizenship behavior