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سال نوزدهم شماره 1 (بهار و تابستان 1395)

The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among social support, identity, and externalizing problem behaviors in adolescence. To do so, a sample of 500 (250 females, 250 males) students between the ages of 12 and 13 was selected through multi level sampling. Social support was operationalized in terms of family support, teacher support, and peer support. Externalizing problem behavior was operationalized in terms of aggressive behavior, rule breaking behavior, and attention problems. Personal identity was measured by Erickson Psychosocial Stage Inventory. Structural equa-tion models indicated that identity confusion partially mediates the relationship between social support and early adolescent problem behavior. Two out of the three social support sources, namely, family support and teacher support had negative significant effect on externalizing prob-lem behavior. The present findings suggested that social support as an contextual factor and personal identity as an intrapersonal factor may play important roles in adolescents’ problem behavior.

The goal of the present research was to compare the affective self-regulation and rumination in depressed, anxious, and normal individuals. The statistical population of this research were all individuals suffering from depression and anxiety, and also healthy people in Tehran City in the fall of 2013. Sample was gathered via availability sampling method. In the present research, each group consisted of 50 participants. For data collec-tion, Beck Dep-ression Inventory, Cattell Anxiety Inventory, March Affective Self-Regulation Questionnaire, and Ruminative Response Scale were used. Descriptive statistics, MANOVA test, and Post hoc LSD test were used for data analysis. Results indicated that depressed people had higher scores than anxious and healthy people in rumination scale (P

Abstract: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between worry and psychological well-being using a correlational method. The Population comprised all students of the Islamic Azad University, Roudehen branch. The sample consisted of 90 students, chosen by cluster random sampling method out of Accounting and Psychology Faculties Stu-dents. To gather data, Pennsylvania State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ), Adult Attach-ment Scale (AAS), and Reef's Psychological Well-being Questionnaire (RPWQ) were used. For analyzing data, Pearson’s correlation co-efficient and regression analysis method were used. The results showed that there is a sig-nificant relationship between worry and psychological well-being based on the obtain-ed correlation coefficient (P=0.012). On the other hand, the results obtained from reg-ression analysis (P=0.047) showed that in-secure attachment is able to predict psycho-logical well-being.

The purpose of this study was to design and test the proposed model of some antecedents of psychological engagement. The sample consisted of 308 employees of an industrial company who were selected by stratified random sampling. The instruments used included: Emotional State, Emotional Climate, Relationship with Coworkers, Relationship with Supervisor, Emotional Exhaustion, Psychological Safety, Psychological Meaningfulness, and Psy-chological Engagement Questionnaires. Fitness of the proposed model was examined through structural equation modeling. The indirect effects were tested using the bootstrap procedure. Findings indicated that the proposed model fit the data. Better fit and more meaningful result was obtained by omitting 3 paths and using modi-fication indices. Finding also showed that interpersonal relationships in organizations, both directly and through the mediation of emotional exhaustion, psychological safety, and psycho-logical meaningfulness, have a positive effect on psychological engagement (p

The purpose of this study was to codify a model for anger outbreak and anger control in relation to the role of parent attach-ment, and the correspondence between attach-ment to God and attributional styles. To do so, using random multiple stage cluster sampling, 350 kashmar Azad University students were selected. The subjects completed the following questionnaires: Measure of Childhood Attach-ment to Each Parent, Measure of Attachment Style to God, Attributional Style Questionnaire, and State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2. For analyzing data, factor analysis and the structural equation modeling techniques were used. Results showed that attachment to God, especially ambivalent attachment, mediates the relationship between attachment to parents and anger, which suggests the importance of emotional connection with God. Furthermore, the results explain mother attachment is related to anger control through attachment to God and attributional styles. Results were discussed in terms of the role of correspondence process and the kind of attributional styles in anger control.

Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to determine the role of coping styles and resilience in predicting student's homesickness. The method of the study was correlational. The entire population of the study consisted of non-native students in Kurdistan University in the academic year 2013-2014. Out of this popu-lation, 200 students were randomly selected who were staying at Kurdistan University dor-mitories. Of these students 50% (n=100) were female, and the other half were male. In order to collect data, the translated version of Home-sickness Questionnaire (UHS-F), the Resilien-cy Scale) CD-RIS(, and Endler and Parker’s Coping Questionnaire (CISS), were used. The data obtained were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance and multiple regression analysis. The results showed that there was a significant negative correlation between resi-liency and homesickness. Furthermore, there was a significant positive correlation between emotional and avoidant coping styles. The two variables of coping styles, and resilience were quite able to predict homescikness. There also existed a significant relationship between home-sickness and emotion-based and avoidant coping styles. Variables of coping style (emotion-based), resiliency, and gender predicted homesickness (R2=33%). Analysis of multivariate data indicated that the elements of homesickness (nostalgia for the family, the desire to return to family, and adjustment) were different statistically (P