Iranian Evolutionary and Educational Psychology Journal
Volume:2 Issue: 3, Sep 2020

Onechr('39')s cognitive perception of the environs is in direct relationship with their subjective mental image of the surroundings. Various elements influence the perception and legibility of the environment before human mind.  Among these elements are the light and color of the environs.  The question is which light or color spectrum is capable of heightening the legibility and spatial perception of the given environment for users. Considering that, the aim of the present study is first to examine the effect of lights and colors on the legibility rate of interior spaces, and then, to identify the reasons users have chosen them. To this end, authors have used augmented reality technology to simulate a variety of environments based on different light and color parameters.  A group of 120 students from the Faculty of Art and Architecture of Islamic Azad University, West Tehran Branch, collaborated with the authors to carry out the study. For the purpose of the experiment, the interior of the faculty building was simulated using 3D software and was put through experience and evaluation by using augmented reality technology. Eventually, the students were asked to select those environments they deemed as featuring more perception and legibility than others. The participants’ spatial perception was tested by assigning the type of the environment as the dependent variable. Color, light, and gender were examined as the independent variables. Chi-square test was used to determine the difference between the frequencies of the environments selected by the participants. Results showed that neutral color was more attractive than the other two color spaces. There was no significant difference between three color spaces in terms of guidance and invitation. Generally, the participants preferred neutral color over the other two colors. In other words, neutral color was better perceived than the other two because of its greater attractiveness.

The purpose of this study investigated the role of resilience, emotional regulation and perceived stress among depressed students of the Payame Noor University of Tehran. The research design was descriptive and correlational. The study population consisted of all students of Payame Noor University of Tehran who were studied in the academic year of 2018-19. 150 students were selected by purposeful sampling method (61 males, 89 females), aged 19–34 years. The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ), and Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) were administered in this study. Data were analyzed by  SPSS version 23 and were used for data analysis. Regression analysis revealed that emotion regulation had the most contribution in predicting perceived stress while, resiliency was the next contributing factor, respectively. These variables could predict 24 percent of perceived stress altogether. More research must be done to identify what affects stress levels during a college course, how resilience and emotion regulation may affect stress levels in college or the general population, and if stress prevention efforts are possible for new college students.

The purpose of this study was to design and validate the reading literacy curriculum model based on the criteria of progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) in the elementary course of the Iranian educational system. To this end, PIRLS test criteria have been used to explain and design the dimensions of the curriculum according to the elements of the Akker curriculum. The present research is qualitative in which an attempt has been made to develop a desirable model by adopting a systematic approach in the field of curriculum design and using valid national and international resources and documents. Some features of this model include indigenousness, attention to audience characteristics, scientificity, simplicity, novelty, and active approach to teaching and learning. The opinions of 31 experts in the field of curriculum planning and Persian language teaching were used to validate the proposed model, and these people highly approved the desired model. However, the application of this model requires attention to issues such as having a systemic approach to reading education, bilingualism, professional training of teachers, and attention to content and resources and facilities.

This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and compassion-focused therapy (CFT) on quality of life (QOL) and infidelity tendency in infidelity-prone married students. This is a quasi-experimental research project with an expanded research design. The statistical population consisted of married students studying at the Islamic Azad University, Sirjan Branch in the 2018-2019 academic year. Using convenience sampling, 45 people were selected and randomly divided into three groups of 15 people (i.e., two experimental groups and one control group). The first group received ACT and the second group received CFT. Data were collected using The World Health Organization Quality of Life: Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF) (1996) and Attitudes toward Infidelity Scale (ATIS) (Whathley, 2006). Data were analyzed by repeated-measures ANOVA and Bonferroni post-hoc test. The results showed that both therapies were effective on QOL and its dimensions except for environmental health (p≤0.05). Moreover, according to the findings, CFT was more effective than ACT in terms of physical health and, conversely, ACT was more effective than CFT in terms of mental health and social communication. Furthermore, the results showed a positive effect of both therapies on infidelity tendency in the statistical sample (p≤0.05). Meanwhile, ACT was more effective than CFT. Therefore, the use of both therapies improves the couple’s QOL level as well as reducing their tendency to infidelity.

This study aimed to present a relationship model between parenting styles and parental personality traits and academic performance with the mediating role of academic buoyancy in high school students. The study was a descriptive correlation and its statistical population included all male and female high school students in Fasa in the academic year of 2018-19 and their parents, among whom using a multi-stage cluster random sampling method. A total of 493 students (248 boys and 245 girls) were selected and the data were collected using NEO_FFI Five Personality Factor Scale, Academic Performance Scale, and Academic Buoyancy Scale. Findings from structural equation modeling showed that academic buoyancy mediates the relationship between personality traits and academic performance. The study model predicted 46% of the variance changes in the criterion variable. Examining the fit of the model through the fit indices showed a suitable and acceptable fit of the model.

Hope, resilience and forgiveness are among the topics that have been considered both in the field of psycology and in the field of religion. All moral religions, have sought to cereat and strengthen hope, resilience and forgiveness in human beings. In this article, an attempt has been made to examine the commonalities and differences between these constructs from the perspective of the Qurchr('39')an and positive psycology. Therefore, using library resources and descriptive-analytical method, the statements obtained from Quranic verses on the subject of hope, resilience and forgivness have been examined. Identifying the foundations, effects and consequences of these structures, as well as the solutions offered to create and increase these features from the perspective of positive psychology and the Qurchr('39')an have been among the objectives of this article. One of the most important findings of the research is that the basis of these characteristics in the Qurchr('39')an is belief in God, resurrection and the nature of human perfectionism and in positive psychology, materialism, semantics and generally the issues of this world and individual. Achieving the desired perfection that is the goal of both views in the Qurchr('39')an is to achieve the nearness of God and the status of the expected divine caliphate and in positive psychology, succes in life and having positive emotions. It seems that when a person suffers from a lack of meaning in life and does not satisfy the affairs of his material life, only believing in the origin of existence and hope for his infinite mercy and meeting.