مجله پیشرفت های نوین در علوم رفتاری
پیاپی 39 (دی 1398)

The research aimed to study the mediating role of depression, anxiety and stress in relationship between alexithymia and internet addiction. The research method is descriptive and correlational. The research population consisted of all Master of Science students at the Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch in the academic year 2017-2018. 370 people were selected by cluster random sampling. Research instruments was included alexithymia Toronto scale, Yang internet addiction questionnaire and depression, Anxiety and stress questionnaire (DAS-21). Data were analyzed using path analysis and Pearson correction coefficient. Results showed that depression, anxiety and stress have a mediator role in the relationship between alexithymia with internet addiction. Alexithymia affects internet addiction both directly and through depression, anxiety and stress. Moreover, alexithymia is assigned a significant positive relationship with depression, anxiety, stress and internet addiction. In addition, depression, anxiety, stress is assigned a significant positive relationship with internet addiction. Based on the findings of this research, alexithymia is affective in unpleasant emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress, and internet addiction; and these unpleasant emotional states also effective in internet addiction .

The purpose of this study was to prediction of attitudes toward infidelity based on sexual satisfaction, marital quality relationship and marital satisfaction young married women. The descriptive- correlation method was used. The statistical population consists of all the young married women referring to counseling and psychological services centers in Tehran city in year 2018-2019. In this study, according to convenience sampling method, 150 young married women by formula Plant of Tabachnick & Fidell (2007) were selected as samples and they were asked to fill in the attitudes toward infidelity scale of Whatley (2008), sexual satisfaction scale for women of Meston & Trapnell (2005), dyadic adjustment scale for use with distressed and nondistressed couples of Busby. Crane, Larson & Christensen (1995) and marital satisfaction scale Enrich of Olson, Fournier & Druckman (1987). The data were analyzed by tests of Pearson correlation and multivariate regression. Findings showed that there was negative significant correlation between sexual satisfaction, marital quality relationship and marital satisfaction young married women with attitudes toward infidelity (P<0/01). Regression analyses also revealed that %72/7 of variance of attitudes toward infidelity was explained by sexual satisfaction, %53/5 was explained by marital quality relationship and %35/3 was explained by marital satisfaction. This study confirmed the significant contribution of sexual satisfaction, marital quality relationship and marital satisfaction young married women on attitudes toward infidelity

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between academic motivation and metacognition with mathematical anxiety in high school boys and girls in Kermanshah. The statistical population of this study included all high school students, male and female students who were studying in Kermanshah schools in the academic year 1396-1977. To select the sample according to Morgan table, 269 individuals were selected as the sample and answered the mathematical anxiety, academic motivation and meta-cognition questionnaires. Data were analyzed using multivariate regression and Pearson correlation coefficient. Regression analysis was used to predict mathematical anxiety as a criterion variable based on metacognitive beliefs and academic motivation variables. The results showed that the observed F was significant (F = 5/01) and the predictive variables together explained 0.22% of the variance of mathematical anxiety. Therefore, considering the results of the present study and the importance of mathematics lesson and its application and considering the role of cognitive and metacognitive components, using different methods of increasing self-esteem to create positive self-image to mathematics lesson.

One of the skill that teachers need to have is the communication skills that this skill set can have a great impact on their professional performance. The purpose of this qualitative paper was to investigate the relationship between communication skills and teachers’ quality of life. The population included 1400 teachers who teach in Isfahan and by using Krejcie and Morgan table, the sample size was estimated to be 300 teachers. Data were collected using quality of life questionnaires (SF-36) and Burton's communication skills. The results of this study showed that there was no significant difference between communication skills among women and men teacher, and also the marital status of teachers did not have an effect on communication skills, but there was a significant difference between communication skills and the level of education of teachers. Also, there was a significant relationship between communication skills and dimensions of teachers’ quality of life. Finally, some suggestions presented to increase the use of communication skills among teachers in order to improve the quality of life indicators .