فصلنامه روانشناسی تحولی: روانشناسان ایرانی
پیاپی 51 (بهار 1396)

The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of ego strength in the relationship between dimensions of perfectionism and depressive symptoms. The sample consisted of 268 students (144 females, 124 males) from the University of Tehran. All participants completed the Tehran Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (TMPS; Besharat, 2007), the Depression Anxiety Stress scales (DASS-21; Lavibond & Lavibond, 1995), and the Ego Strength Scale (ESS; Besharat, 2016). The results indicated that self-oriented perfectionism was negatively related to depressive symptoms and other-oriented/socially prescribed perfectionism was positively related to depressive symptoms. There was a significant negative relationship between ego strength and depressive symptoms. Ego strength mediated the relationship between dimensions of perfectionism and depressive symptoms. The findings suggested that the relationship between dimensions of perfectionism and depressive symptoms was not linear and unidimensional and ego strength played a mediating role in the relationship between the two.

This study investigated reliability, validity and confirmatory factor structure of the Core Self-Evaluations Scale (CSES; Judge, Erez, Bono & Thoresen, 2003). Six hundred and twenty two students (198 males, 424 females) were selected using multi-stage sampling method. The participants completed the CSES, the Personal Views Survey (PVS; Hardiness Institute, 1985), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (1965), the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES; Judge, Locke, Durham & Kluger,1998), the Internality, Powerful Others and Chance Scale (IPC; Levenson,1981), the Youth Coping Index (YCI; McCubbin, Thompson & Elver, 1996), the Neuroticism Scale of the Eysenck Personality Inventory (Eysenck & Eysenck, 1968),the Beck Depression Inventory-Short Form (BDI-SF; Beck & Beck, 1972). The factor structure of theCSESwas assessed by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.The results indicated that the CSES had a good internal consistency. The Cronbach α and 2-weeks test-retest reliability were .87 and .82, respectively. The positive correlation of the CSES with the Personal Views Survey, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale, the Internality, Powerful Others and Chance Scale, and the Youth Coping Index indicated the convergent validity of the CSES. The negative correlation of the CSES with the Neuroticism Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory indicated the divergent validity of the CSES. The factorial analyses indicated that the CSES Scale was unidimensional.The findings suggest that the Core Self-Evaluations Scale has a good psychometric properties in a sample of Iranian Students.

This study examined the mediating role of emotional expressiveness in the relationship between academic buoyancy and family communication patterns.Five hundred and four students (261 girls, 243 boys) were selected from high school of Shiraz, Iran using multi-stage random cluster sampling. The participants completed the Revised Family Communication Patterns Questionnaire (Fitzpatrick & Ritchie, 1994), the Emotional Expressiveness Questionnaire (King & Emmons, 1990), and the Academic Buoyancy Questionnaire (Dehqanyzadeh et al, 2014). The results of path analysis indicated that the model had a good fit to the data. The family communication patterns had a significant direct and indirect effect on student's academic buoyancy. The conversation orientation had a significant positive direct effect on academic buoyancy. The conversation orientation increased academic buoyancy indirectly through increasing positive emotional expressiveness and decreasing negative emotional expressiveness. The conformity orientation decreased academic buoyancy indirectly through increasing negative emotional expressiveness. The findings suggested that emotional expressiveness had a mediating role in the relationship between family communication patterns and academic buoyancy.

The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of fear of positive and negative evaluation in the relationship between social anxiety and eating disorder. The study was descriptive and correlational. To analyze the data structural equation modeling was used. One thousand undergraduate and graduate students were selected from Imam Khomeini International University in 2015/2016 academic year using cluster random sampling method. The participants completed the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI; Garner, Olmsted & Polivy, 1983), the Social Phobia Inventory (SPI; Connor et al, 2000), the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale-Short Form (FNES; Leary, 1983), and the Fear of Positive Evaluation Scale (FPES; Weeks, Heimberg & Rodebaugh, 2008). The results indicated that fear of positive and negative evaluation mediated the relationship between social anxiety and eating disorder simultaneously. The social anxiety had a direct effect on eating disorder. The findings suggested that the interventions that target fear of positive and negative evaluation as the central components of social anxiety may help stopping the developing of eating disorder.

The aim of present study was to assess the reliability, validity and confirmatory factor structure of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire –Adolescent Form (Philips & Power, 2007).The Persian version of the questionnaire was prepared using double-translation technique. The psychometric properties were examined by three independent studies (N1=180; N2= 80; N3=400).In the first two studies the reliability of the questionnaire was examined based on internal consistency, item-test correlations and test-retest methods, and the validity of the questionnaire was examined using correlation between subscales and criterion validity. In the third study the confirmatory factor structure of the questionnaire was assessed. The range of Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of three subscales (.73 to .82) and total scale (.79) indicated that the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire had a good internal consistency. Item scores and the total score of the corresponding subscales correlated significantly (r=.38 to r = .72) and the test-retest correlation values (.65 to .71) suggested that the scale was stable. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the four factors model of the questionnaire. The correlations among the subscales and correlation coefficient model between depression and anxiety dimensions indicated a good criterion validity. The findings suggest that the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire has a satisfactory psychometric properties, thereby providing support for the relevance of using this scale in Iranian population.

This study aimed to examine the mediating role of personal initiative in the relationship between curiosity and psychological well-being and depression. The sample consisted of 391 students from ShahidChamran University of Ahvaz, Iran in academic year 2015/ 2016. The sample were selected using multi-stage random cluster sampling method. The participants completed the Curiosity Scale (CS; Kashehdan, Rose, Fincham, 2004), the Personal Initiative Scale (PI; Robitschek, 1998), the Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS; Ryff, 1989) and the Depression Scale (DS; Beck, Steer & Brown, 1966).The proposed model fit was examined through structural equation modeling (SEM). The results indicated a direct effect of curiosity on the psychological well-being and depression. Personal initiative played mediating role in the relationship between curiosity and psychological well-being and depression. The findings suggested the direct and indirect roles of cognitive characteristic in fulfilling the potentials and enhancing mental and psychological health.

This study aimed to examine the effects of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder on aspects of identity through mindfulness among adults. The study design was correlational. The sample consisted of 326 students (173 females, 153 males) of Islamic Azad University- South Tehran Branch in 2014/2015 academic year. The sample was selected by stratified sampling and based on the ratio of male and female students per college to total students. The participants completed the Conner’s Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale - Self report & Short Form (CAARS-S:S; Conners, Erhardt & Sparrow, 1999), the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS; Brown & Ryan, 2003) and the Aspects of Identity (AIQ-IV; Cheek, Smith & Tropp, 2002). The results indicated that the relationships among attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, aspects of identity, and mindfulness were significant and positive. The results of path analysis indicated that the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder related to aspects of identity through mindfulness. Relationships between variables were discussed in detail.

The present study was aimed to compare distress, tolerance, and fear of being laughed of children who had siblings with or without autism spectrum disorder. Twenty nine children who had a sibling with autism spectrum disorder (19 males, 10 females) were matched with 29 children who had a sibling without autism spectrum disorder (19 males, 10 females). The sample were selected from Esfahan, Iran using the convenient sampling method. The participants completed the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS; Simons & Gaher, 2005) and the Fear of Being Laughed at Scale (FBLS; Ruch & Proyer, 2009).The data were analyzed using MANOVA. The results indicated significant differences in mean scores of tolerance (P