فهرست مطالب hassan shams

The incindence of wife abuse and its impacts on psychological as well as physical health of the women and in its ultimate negative effects on the health of the family have been presented in many researches. The purpose of the present study was to investigate physical and psychological wife abuse among the married women living in Tehran. Study sample (N=1000) consisted of two group of married women (18-45 years): those who did not refere to domestic curts (n= 800), and those who had problem with their husbands and therefore refered to domestic curts (n=200). Moffir et al. (15) Questionnaire has been applied. Data analysis revealed that: psychological and physical wife abuse among subjects in the first group were 87/9 and 47/9 respectively. Psychological and physical wife abuse among subjects in the second group were 99/5 and 91 respectively. Wife abuse was significantly related to the age of the couples and duration of their marriage the older the couples and the longer the marriage, the higher the wife abuse. There was a significant negative relationship between education of the couples and wife abuse. The higher the education, the lesser the wife abuse. Those husbands who consumed alcohol or drug, abused their wives significantly more than those husbands who did not consume alcohol or drug. Husbands with psychological problems abused their wives significantly more than husbands without psychological problems. Psychological and physical wife abuse among the subjects in the second group were higher than psychological and physical wife abuse among the subjects in the first group. Our findings suggested that there are relationships among the variables of age, education, alcohol or drug consumption, husbands psychological disorders and wife abuse. Legislation of a low wich forbids husbands to abuse their wives and increament of the general knowledge about wife abuse by means of mass media may have significant effects on reduction of wife abuse.

Parents (or parent) drug addiction may cause or inhence behavioral disorders in children. The aim of this research is study the behavioral disorders among the children of addicted fathers and comparison with children of non-addicted fathers. Subjects were 125 students with addicted fathers and 125 students with non-addicted fathers (N=250). The instrument used in this study was Rutter’s Teacher Questionnaire. The prevalence rate of behavioral disorders in children with addicted fathers was higher than the prevalence rate of behavioral disorders in children with non-addicted fathers. Significant differences were found by gender on rates of behavioral disorders. Fathers levels of education were related to the childrens rates of behavioral disorders. Behavioral disorders occur at a higher rate in children with non-educated and low educated fathers. In comparison with children of non-addicted fathers, children of addicted fathers had higher rates of school absenteeism. Children of addicted fathers also had higher rates of visiting school consular. There was a significant relationship between behavioral disorders and academic achievements. Academic achievements were negatively related to behavioral disorders. Fathers drug addiction and behavioral disorders in children are related.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of behavioral disorder among of primary school students in Abhar. 600 primary school students (300 boys and 300 girls) of public primary schools in Abhar, Iran were used as the sample for this study. Their behavioral disorder scores were obtained by means of Rutter's teacher's questionnaire. Using a cutpoint of 9, the prevalence rate of behavioral disorder was 43.3% among subjects, with boys showing higher rates of behavioral disorder (44.7%) than girls (42%) but no significant differences were found by gender on rates of behavioral disorders. 6.3 percent of the subjects had severe behavioral disorder. Academic achievement was negatively related to behavioral disorder. Significant differences were found by mother's education on children’s rates of behavioral disorder. Significant differences were found by father's occupation on children’s rates of behavioral disorder.

The purpose of the present study was to compare adaptive behavior among mental retarded and normal subjects. 246 normal and 74 mental retarded subjects between 7 and 18 years of age participated in the study. Their adaptive behavior scores were obtained by means of "Adaptive Behavior Scale-Residential and Community" (ABS-RC:2). It is consisted of two parts and 18 domains. Significant differences were found for independent functioning, economic activity, language development, number and time, prevocational/vocational activity, self-direction, responsibility, disturbing interpersonal behavior, domestic activity, socialization, social engagement, conformity and trustworthiness. Mental retarded subject showed lower performances in these domains. No significant differences were found for physical development, stereotyped and hyperactive behavior, sexual behavior, self-abuse behavior and social engagement.