فصلنامه شخصیت و تفاوت های فردی
سال پنجم شماره 11 (بهار 1395)

The present study attempted to investigate the role of EI in predicting the psychological maturity of students. Using cluster-stratified sampling¡ 780 undergraduate and postgraduate students¡ 337 females (43%) and 443 males (57%)¡ of the universities of Ahvaz¡ Gilan¡ and Tehran were selected randomly and were asked to complete emotional intelligence (Schutte¡ Malouff¡ Hall¡ Haggerty¡ Cooper¡ Golden¡ and Dornheim¡ 1998) and psychological maturity (Mohammadkhani¡ Hasanabadi and Ramezani¡ 2013) scales. Correlation and stepwise regression methods were employed for data analysis. Results suggested a positive and statistically significant correlation between emotional intelligence and psychological maturity. The emotional exploitation subscale was also found to be a predictor of psychological maturity in the students. Moreover¡ results from the multivariable regression analysis revealed that emotional exploitation accounted for 32 percent of the variance of psychological maturity¡ and also suggested that emotional intelligence appears to operate as a predictor in all domains and components of the students’ psychological maturity. Therefore¡ students can foster their psychological maturity by means of strategies such as training courses on emotional intelligence.

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of dialectical behavior group therapy on maladaptive schemas of addicts with antisocial personality disorder. The research method was quasi-experimental pretest–posttest with control group. The study population consisted of 100 substance abuse offenders. Using convenience sampling method¡ participants were selected and asked to complete Million-3 scale. Then¡ using the results of Million-3 scale¡ 24 individuals with high scores at antisocial personality traits wre selected and were divided into two groups of experimental and control (12 participants for each group). The participants in both groups wre asked to complete the short form of maladaptive schema questionnaire. The participants in the experimental group took part in the dialectical behavior group therapy workshop. Finally¡ all participants in the study were asked to complete the short form of maladaptive schema questionnaire as the posttest. The results revealed that dialectical behavior group therapy could improve most of the maladaptive schemas¡ namely abandonment¡ mistrust¡ social isolation/alienation¡ defectiveness/shame¡ failure¡ dependency/incompetence¡ vulnerability¡ suffering¡ emotional inhibition and self-control/self-discipline. Finally¡ we can suggest the dialectical behavior therapy as an effective treatment for reducing the maladaptive schemas.

This research aimed to study comparitively personality traits in prostitute and non-prostitute women in Khorramabad. Using convenience sampling method¡ 18 participants were selected among the prostitute women who were referred to Taranom Maintenance Institute in Khorramabad city. The non-prostitute counterparts were also selected among ordinary women in Khorramabad city. All participants were asked to complete the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO-PI-R). The data were analyzed by conducting Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANONA). The results showed that there is a significant difference between these two groups regarding the traits such as openness to experience¡ agreeableness and conscientiousness. In other words¡ compared with the ordinary women¡ prostitutes showed lower scores in the traits including openness to experience¡ agreeableness and conscientiousness. However¡ there was no differences between the groups regarding the traits of neuroticism and extroversion.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of time management skills training on students’ procrastination and academic time management. Statistical society consisted of all students at Tabriz Payamnoor University. Using multi-stage cluster sampling¡ 70 students were selected¡ and then¡ they were randomly assigned into two control and experimental groups. The participants were asked to complete the procrastination (Takman¡ 2001) and academic time management (Garcia-ros¡ Perez-Gonzalez and Eugenia hinojo¡ 2004) scales before and after the intervention¡ as the pre-test and post-test. experimental group took part in a 10-session workshop of time management skills training. The data were analyzed by conducting Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANONA). The results showed that time management skills training reduces the procrastination and increases academic time management. Due to the students’ large amount of academic tasks¡ and the necessity of time management¡ participation in workshops of time management skills training could improves students’ academic performance.

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and personality traits and job burnout among police staff. To conduct this correlational study, 65 police staff at Famenin city police station were selected randomly and were asked to complete Burnout Inventory (Maslach, 1985), Emotional Intelligence Inventory (Sieber Yashryng,1996) and NEO-Five Factor Inventory (McCrae and Costa, 1985). The data were analyzed by conducting Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis. The results revealed a negative correlation between all the components of emotional intelligence and job burnout. The findings also showed a negative relationship between traits such as extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness and job burnout, but a positive correlation between neuroticism and job burnout. The results also indicated that emotional intelligence and personality traits could predict 30% of the total variance of job burnout. Consideration of emotional intelligence in the police staff’s employment process could reduce police staff’s job burnout.

The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between personality traits and marital satisfaction of the health centers’ married staff. To conduct this descriptive and correlational study¡ 107 married staff of Tabriz health centers were selected using convenience sampling. All participants were asked to complete marital satisfaction questionnaire (Enrich¡ 1989) and six factors HEXACO personality questionnaire (Ashton and Lee¡ 2009). The data were analyzed by conducting Pearson correlation and regression analysis. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between personality traits and marital satisfaction. Regression analysis showed that the traits conscientiousness and emotionality are the best predictors of marital satisfaction. Thus¡ according to the results¡ marital satisfaction is closely related to the personality traits.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and progressive neurological disease of the central nervous system. Essential features of the MS are symptoms such as defects in mobility¡ visual deficits¡ cognitive impairments¡ fatigue and decreased energy levels that threaten people''s quality of life and self-efficacy. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of a psycho-educational intervention on quality of life and self-efficacy in patients with MS disease. Method of the present study was quasi-experimental and design was Pre-Posttest with control group. Twenty four patients diagnosed with definite MS were assigned in two groups (12 experimental¡ 12 control). All participants were asked to complete the Quality of Life Scale (SF-16) and the Multiple Sclerosis Self-Efficacy Scale (MSSE). As the intervention program¡ the experimental group took part in a 8-session (150 minutes for each session) of weekly psycho-educational program¡ plus one day mindfulness exercise. The control group continues the medical treatment only. Both groups were asked to complete the questionnaires following the intervention. The analyses of the data revealed that the psycho-educational intervention improved the quality of life and self-efficacy in the experimental group. It can be concluded that the results of the present study provide preliminary evidence for the feasibility and efficacy of the psycho-educational program for improving quality of life and self- efficacy in patients with MS.

This research was carried out with the purpose of determining the relationship between mothers’ personality traits and their children''s personality traits and creativity. To conduct this correlational study¡ 180 students of high school in Work-and-Knowledge major in Jiroft city were selected and were asked to complete Eysenck personality (Eysenck & Eysenck¡ 1963) and Abedi creativity (O''Neil¡ Abedi¡ & Spielberger¡ 1994) questionnaires. To analyze the data¡ Pearson correlation coefficient and the conventional canonical correlation were used. The results showed that there is a significant negative correlation between mothers’ psychosis and children’s creativity (P=0.001). There was also a significant relation between students’ personality triats extroversion (p =0.02)¡ lying (P = 0.01)¡ and psychosis and their creativity (P =0.001). Considering the high correlation between personality traits and creativity and the relationship between personality traits of mothers and their children’s personality traits. It could be concluded that counseling programs for families and the educational activities should pay attention to the concurrent and interactive role of the personality traits of mothers and their children.