فصلنامه روانشناسی تحلیلی شناختی
پیاپی 7 (تابستان 1390)

Research on perfectionism has evolved from an initial presentation of a unidimensional construct to the development of several independent multidimensional conceptualizations of perfectionism, this itself has developed mumerous measuring tools to measure key and essential characteristic features of perfectionsim; therefore, the research purpose is to conduct an investigation into psychometric properties of Hill’s Perfectionism Inventory. A sample of 527 university students was selected using cluster random sampling and completed the inventory. Findings revealed that Cronbach’s alpha is acceptable (α=0. 929), Factor analytic investigations using LISREL have suggested that 8 scales are extracted from the 59-item inventory; moreover, results suggested substantial evidence for scale validity amongst Iranian population. Although there are several existing measures that are commonly used to assess perfectionism, these analyses suggest that the PI compares quite favorably to these measures in terms of efficiency, clarity of interpretation, psychometric quality, and predictive power.

This correlation-based study was to study the model of relationships between organizational justice, ethical leadership, leader-member exchange, perceived organizational support and psychological contract. The statistical population included the male employees of an industrial and production company, out of which a sample of300employees was selected using convenience sampling. Assessment instruments were as follows: Ethical Leadership Questionnaire, Interactional and Procedural Justice, Perceived Organizational Support and Psychological Contract, Leader-Member Exchange. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient, structure equation modeling(SEM)and mediation analysis. Findings revealed that, ethical leadership, accounted for16.7percent of the interactional justice variance, ethical leadership and interactional justice, accounted for49percent of the leader-member exchange variance, interactional justice, accounted for16.2percent of the procedural justice variance, interactional justice and procedural justice, accounted for38percent of the perceived organizational support variance and finally, procedural justice and perceived organizational support, accounted for26.2percent of the psychological contract variance, respectively.

The research purpose is to assess the relationship between the organizational climate and the performance of faculty members of Islamic Azad University. The statistical population included all the faculty members of Azad University in the second administrative district, out of which a sample of740individuals was selected by multi-stage cluster sampling and the research tools were as follows: Halpin-Croft Model of the Organizational Climate and Job Performance Questionnaire, designed and developed by Heydarzadegan. Findings confirmed the hypothesized relationship between the organizational climate and the performance at the0.01level of significance; furthermore, the professors’ performance varried in open and closed organizational climate; moreover, age was indeed correlated with organizational climate; however, our findings didn’t support any significant relationship between the organizational climate and the service. Moreover, Findings confirmed that organizational climate is positively correlated to the professors’ performance.

The research purpose is to assess the effectiveness of stress management training programs in increasing the quality of life in terms of physical and mental health amongst working women. The study is a quasi-experimental intervention(pre test, posttest, follow-up)with control group. The population comprised all the female staff of Hamkaran System Company, out of which a sample of30individuals was randomly selected and assigned to control and experimental groups. The Short Quality of life Scale of World Health Organization was used as the research tool and average test of two independent groups for differential scores was employed to analyze the data. The data analysis revealed that stress management skills, have significantly increased the quality of life in terms of physical and mental health in the experimental group.

The purpose of this correlational study was to study the relationship between perceived job charactristics, job roles and burnout amongst the staff of central organization of Islamic Azad University. Instruments used were Maslach Burnout Inventory(MBI), Job Charactristics and Job Roles Questionnaires which were responded to, by293of the staff working in the Central Organization of the Islamic Azad Universitiy. The regression analysis revealed that job charactristics and job roles can be known as predictors of the three phases or components of job burnout(emotional exhaustion, reduced sense of personal accomplishment and depersonalization).

This correlation-based study was coducted to examine the relationship between the organizational intelligence and job burnout. Therefore,78managers of Islamic Azad University, Arak branch including the heads of the educational departments, vice presidents and the research and education deputies completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory(MBI)and Organizational Intelligence Profile, published by Karl Albrecht International. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation and linear regression analysis. Findings revealed that the seven dimensions, or indicators of OI known as strategic vision, shared fate, appetite for change, heart, alignment and congruence, knowledge deployment and performance pressure can be considered as appropriate predictors of depersonalization.

The research purpose is to assess the effectiveness of career counseling in attitude change and increasing the entrepreneurial characteristics. The study is a quasi-experimental intervention (pretest, posttest, follow-up) with control group; the instruments used were, Entrepreneurial Characteristics Questionnaire and Career Attitude Questionnaire; our sample comprised 60 university students drawn from a larger population of students, studying in Islamic Azad University, Karaj branch. The experimental group underwent three four-hour sessions of career counseling program based on Krumboltz's social learning theory and the data were analyzed using t-test. Findings revealed that career counseling program based on Krumboltz's social learning theory has been effective in attitude change with regard to career and the increase of the entrepreneurial characteristics.

The research purpose is to investigate the relationship between coping styles, attributional styles and depression in employers. Thus, a sample of120employers was selected using the convenience sampling. The instruments used were Coping Styles Questionnaire (CSQ), Attributional Styles Questionnaire (ASQ)and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The data were analyzed by standard deviation, Pearson correlation and Zr Fisher test. Findings revealed that attributional styles and coping styles are significantly correlated to depression; however, no between-group difference was observed between the male and female employers in terms of coping styles, attributional styles and depression.