naghmeh taghva

Subjective Well-Being (SWB), which includes emotional and cognitive elements, is one of the most important factors related to psychological and physical health. This study aimed at comparing emotional competence in two groups of Iranian adolescent girls with high and low SWB. Intensity sampling with regard to maximum variation was utilized to select the participants. The data were gathered using in depth interviews (10 girls), incomplete sentences (37 girls), and narrative writing (32 girls). The results demonstrated seven sub-themes of emotional competence theme including: Recognition of emotions, Self-management of emotions, Management of emotions in relationships, Caring for others’ emotions and Empathy, Expressing emotions, level of hope in thought, and Balance of passion. These sub-themes were discussed based on cultural and theoretical frameworks.

This study aimed to investigate the subjective well-being of Iranian early adolescent girls from their own points of view using the maximum variance sampling. Participants were from various socio-economical classes, different levels of educational achievement, and different scores on perceived happiness and life satisfaction. Four methods were used in this study:semi-structured interview (n=10), focus group discussion (3 groups), incomplete sentences (n=140), and narrative writing (n=100).Categorization of the results was done after the processes of open coding, axial coding, and selective coding, with considering trustworthiness criteria. The results indicated that Iranian early adolescent girls described well-being within six categories including relationships, self-concept, individuation, affects, welfare and health, as well as spiritual values and virtues. The findings were discussed based on cultural basis and the positive psychology approach.

Here, we examined the psychological features of infertile individuals accordingly, 240 people (60 infertile females, 60 infertile males, 60 fertile females, 60 fertile males) who had been matched by employing SCL-90-R were compared. As results revealed, a significant between-group difference was found in infertile females with regard to physical disorders, compulsion, obsession, anxiety, sensitivity towards interpersonal communication, psychosis, paranoid ideation, aggression and phobia, furthermore, infertile males scored higher on anxiety and physical disorders in comparison with fertile males.