جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « possible selves » در نشریات گروه « روانشناسی »

This study aimed to determine the mediating role of the possible selves in the relationship between time perspective and students' test anxiety. The research method was descriptive structural equation modeling and the statistical population of the present study included all high school students in Tehran who were studying in the academic year of 2019-2020, among them, 255 students were selected by convenience sampling method. Research tools include the Test Anxiety Scale by Sarason et al. (1958); the Possible Selves’ Questionnaire by Zadshir et al. (2020) and the Time Perspective Inventory by Zimbardo and Boyd (1999). Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. In the present study, the indirect path coefficient between future (p<0.01, β=-0.176), hedonistic present (p<0.01, β=-0.179), and positive past (p<0.01, β=-0.076) time perspectives with test anxiety were negative, and significant at the level of 0.01. The indirect path coefficient between negative past perspective with test anxiety (p<0.01, β=0.053) was positive and significant at the level of 0.01. It seems that the time perspective causes a person to plan for his long-term goals, this planning increases hopeful thinking, having enough and effective coping resources for purposeful thinking and familiarity with the necessary paths to meet the goals, which ultimately causes the student not to experience test anxiety.

The concept self has been considered by psychologists as one of the important concepts. The concept of possible self is one of the dimensions of our knowledge, which plays an important role in people's thinking and decision about their future. Hence, it seems to be related to variables such as perfectionism, self-compassion, and proactive coping. The purpose of this study was to compare perfectionism, self-compassion, and proactive coping among students with positive and negative possible selves. The research sample consisted of 300 students of Shahrood industrial University who were selected by convenience sampling method and answered to perfectionism, self-compassion, proactive coping and possible selves questionnaire. Of these, according to the criteria for entry and exit, two groups of 40 people with positive and negative possible selves were selected. Data were analyzed by using multivariable analysis of variance. The results showed that between groups, in terms of perfectionism, subscale of community-oriented perfectionism, and in the variable of self-compassion, there is a meaningful difference in self-kindness, self-judgment and over-identification subscales. There was also a significant difference between the two groups in terms of proactive coping. Overall, the results of this study showed that self-compassion, perfectionism, and proactive coping have an important role in people's possible selves.

The purpose of the present study was to construct, validate and make of balanced possible selves questionnaire in students.

The research method was descriptive correlational type and the statistical population of the study consisted of 243534 students in the first grade of high school in Tehran city in 2018-2019 academic years which through them (207 females and 214 males) were selected by multistage random sampling. In the present study, in order to determine the factor validity of the possible selves’ questionnaire, the statistical method of confirmatory factor analysis was used.

The results of confirmatory factor analysis statistical method showed that the three-factor structure of the possible selves’ questionnaire includes (χ2 /df=1.87, CFI=0.914, GFI=0.907, AGFI=0.854, RMSEA=0.076). The results of the correlation between the dimensions of the questionnaire provided evidence of the multidimensional structure of the tool. The internal consistency coefficients of the components of goals, tasks and concerns and the total items were 0.97, 0.82, 0.88 and 0.87, respectively.

Since the fit indices of the factor analysis model had a good fit and the Cronbach's alpha coefficients indicated the internal consistency of the items of this tool, the questionnaire has good validity and reliability and it can be used to assess balanced possible selves’ and to check for inconsistency among high school students.

The purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of counseling based on Lazarus Multimodal Theory on possible selves, locus of control and decrease of opiate craving in addicts under pharmochotherapy.

A quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test and a two months follow- up with control group was used. The statistical population included 83 addicted men aged 20 to 45 years old under pharmochotherapy in addiction quitting center of Yaran in region 18 of Tehran in Iran. Through purposeful sampling method, 30 participants who met the inclusion criteria were selected and randomly assigned to two groups of CBLMT or control, n1=n2=15. Research tools were Rogers’s self concept questionnaire 1951, Rotter’s locus of control questionnaire 1966, Franken, Hendricks, Stan & Van den Brink’s opiate craving questionnaire (2002) which were administered in three stages for two groups and Counseling based on Lazarus Multimodal Theory (2008) to the experimental group during eight weekly, 90- minute sessions and data were analyzed using mixed model repeated measures analysis variance.

Finding showed that CBLMT had a significant effect on possible selves (F=36.51, P= 0.001), locus of control (F= 41.28, P= 0.001) and decrease opiate craving (F= 40.68, P= 0.001), and this effect remained stable at follow- up.

Since counseling based on Lazarus Multimodal Theory likely leads to change cognitions process and content and promote cognitive, affective and behavioral skills, effect on possible selves, locus of control and decrease of opiate craving. Hence, it can be used as a low- cost and effective counseling method for improving addicts under pharmacotherapy.