مجله پیشرفت های نوین در علوم رفتاری
پیاپی 42 (فروردین 1399)

The ongoing outbreak of the recently emerged novel coronavirus (Covid-2019), poses a challenge for public health and it has led to a fear of being at risk of acquiring Covid-2019. This study aimed to examine the the evaluation of the psychometric properties of fear of disease coronaviruses scale (FDCS). For this purpose, 200 people from all over Iran were selected by convenience sampling method and they responded to the fear of disease coronaviruses scale (FDCS), dark future scale (DFS) of Zaleski, Sobol-Kwapinska, Przepiorka & Meisner (2019) and thanatophobia scale (TS) of Veisi (2019). To assess the convergent validity of this scale and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to evaluate the reliability of the scale. Generally, the goodness of fit characteristics of the confirmatory factor analysis model indicated a good fit of the data with factor structure of the fear of disease coronaviruses scale (FDCS). Convergent validity of the scale with future anxiety correlation coefficient of 0.591 and with thanatophobia correlation coefficient of 0.585 was significant at 0.01 indicating convergent validity of this scale. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient 0.81 indicated the stability of the measurement of the scale. Based on these results, one can use the need for disease coronaviruses scale developed as an acceptable measurement tool to study fear of disease.

The purpose of this study was to discriminational role identity styles in internet abusive use of students. The research design was a two-group diagnostic function. The statistical population consists of all the female students of high school Shahriar city in year academic 2017-2018. For that 30 female students with internet abusive use and 30 female students without internet abusive use were picked through convenience sampling and revised identity style inventory of Berzonsky and et al (2013) were administered to them and were analyzed using discriminant analysis. The results of the discriminant analysis showed that identity styles female students can help to prediction internet abusive use. The function discriminant analysis assigned 81/7 percent of the female students with and without of internet abusive use. The findings clarified the importance of these variables in distinguishing female students with and without internet abusive use; hence these factors can be used in prevention of internet abusive use by counselors and psychologists

The purpose of this study was to discriminational role early maladaptive schemas and attachment styles in social anxiety of students. The research design was a two-group diagnostic function. The statistical population consists of all the female students of high school Tehran city in year academic 2018-2019. For that 30 female students with social anxiety and without 30 without social anxiety were picked through convenience sampling and schema questionnaire – short form version 3 of Young (2005), adult attachment scale of Collins & Read (1990) and Connor social phobia inventory (2000) were administered to them and were analyzed using discriminant analysis. The results of the discriminant analysis showed that impaired autonomy & performance and secure attachment style female students can help to prediction social anxiety. The function discriminant analysis assigned 85 percent of the female students with and without of social anxiety. The findings clarified the importance of these variables in distinguishing female students with and without social anxiety; hence these factors can be used in prevention of social anxiety by counselors and psychologists.

The main purpose of this review paper was to identify the factors affecting teachers' job burnout. To address these factors, first the researcher start to investigate on conducted research and studies in this field, which lead to categorized of these factors into three groups, including: individual, social, and district factors. Second, dimensions of job burnout including emotional dimension, personal accomplishments, and depersonalization were examined. Furthermore, retention strategies were also categorized into three groups included: individual strategies, district strategies, and teacher training. Finally, based on the results of conducted research in this area, practical implications in order to reduce or prevent burnout were presented.