فصلنامه پژوهش های روان شناسی اجتماعی
پیاپی 10 (تابستان 1392)

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between mental health & family relations with addiction to mobile phone among high school students of Ahwaz City. 200 high school students participated in the study and answered a researcher made questionnaire about mobile phone addiction. They also responded Mental Health questionnaire (Najarian & Davoodi, 2003). Results showed that there is a negative relation between mental health & family relations with addiction to mobile phone among students. Regression analyzes by using stepwise method showed that mental health & family relations could predict addiction to mobile phone.

Perfectionism is a network of cognitions that include expressions and interpretations from realities and associates with self appraisals and unrealistic standards about self- values and actions. Procrastination is an irrational tendency in delay and avoidance tasks that must be accomplished. Purpose of this investigation was study of perfectionism and procrastination in male and female students of Guilan University. Participants were 325 student (135female, 190 male) that answered to Terry-short & et.al perfectionism questioners (1995) and Schwarzer & Diehl procrastination scale (1999). Findings show significant relationship between negative perfectionism and procrastination subscales. Regression analysis showed that perfectionism is a good anticipator for procrastination. Although results showed there were significant differences between male and female in the time management subscale. As the results we can use of perfectionism as an index for finding basis of widespread procrastination.

The aim of this study was factor structure and psychometric properties of Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults (SELSA-S) in a sample of Iranian adults. Participants were 565 married students of Tehran universities who were selected by stratified random sampling method. They answered the Short form of Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults (SELSA-S). 196 students among them also completed the UCLA Loneliness Scale, Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, Subjective Well- Being Questionnaire and Couple Relationship Quality Questionnaire. The confirmatory factor analysis and internal consistency were used to compute the SELSA-S’s factorial validity and reliability. Factor analysis confirmed three factors SELSA-S. Values of the fitted parameters were in acceptable range. Significant correlations between SELSA-S and other measures indicated concurrent validity and discriminative. Cronbach's alpha results were for social loneliness 0/66, family loneliness 0/75, romantic loneliness 0/73 and total 0/77 respectively. The results confirmed three-factor structure of the scale SELSA-S and also showed good reliability and validity of this scale for assessment of social and emotional loneliness.

The purpose of this research was to study to the relationship between personality characteristics and tendency toward violence at workplace. The research was conducted through correlation methods. Participants were 269 employees who were selected via random sampling selection. The participants responded a few questionnaires consisting of Workplace Violence Intention and NEO-FFI. Data were analyzed with the use of Pearson's correlation coefficient and simultaneous regression analyses. The results of Pearson correlation coefficients showed a significant negative relationship between extraversion, conscientiousness and agreeableness with physical, verbal and total desire for violence at workplace. Moreover, there are significant negative relationships between desire to experience physical violence. There was a significant positive relationship between neuroticism and physical, verbal and general desire for violence. Furthermore, regression analysis showed that extraversion and neuroticism Predicted overall propensity to violence and the desire to physical violence. In addition, extraversion, neuroticism and conscientiousness were able to predict verbal violence intension.

The aim of the current study was theory of planned behaviour (TPB) as a theoretical framework to predict the intentions towards exceeding the speed limits. 706 participants including 495 male and 211 female with at least one year driving experience were chosen in the study. The participants completed a questionnaire of eleven questions inspired by the TPB. Intentions, attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control, descriptive norm and moral norm were assessed. female, older aged and experienced drivers intended more to observe the speed limits. In total, the constructs of the TPB and age together could account 38% of intention to exceed the speed limits. Attitudes and moral norm were the strongest predictors for intention. Also the number of reported accidents and speed traffic fines had a negative relationship with intention.

The aim of present study was comparing the sense of commitment, social function and depression of Olympiad and ordinary male students in second and third grades of Tehran high schools (Zones 1-6). The research sample was 275 students (140 Olympiad students and 135 ordinary students). The new version of Berzonsky Identity Style Inventory and the General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg and Hillary, 1979) performed. The obtained data were analyzed by Pierson and regression correlation coefficient. Findings revealed a significant difference between average of identity styles in sense of commitment in both ordinary and Olympiad. Also the average of social function and depression in two groups show a significant difference and social function of the Olympiad students is significantly lower than ordinary students but the major depression in ordinary students is higher than other group.

The main purpose of the research was investigate the relationship of personality traits with empathic concerns, altruistic values and helping behavior among people in Isfahan city. 400 Residents of Isfahan from different parts of the city were selected by multi stage sampling. Research instruments were 4 questionnaires including personality traits with 40 items, empathic concerns with 7 items, altruism values with 4 items and helping behavior with 15 items. Pearson’s correlation coefficient and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze data. Results of the study revealed a significant positive correlation between conscientiousness, agreeableness with empathic concerns, altruistic values and a significant negative correlation with emotional stability. Also There was a significant positive correlation between extraversion with informal helping to close others, agreeableness with formal helping, informal helping to close others and distant others. Emotional stability had a significant negative correlation with informal helping to close others. There were a significant positive correlation between altruistic values with empathic concerns and both of them with all helping behaviors. Also, conscientiousness, agreeableness and emotional stability traits by altruistic values and empathic concerns affect helping behaviors.

This descriptive survey research was studied the relationship between cultivating organizational virtuousness and improve the moral climate in the Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality. 84 participants (male and female) from the Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality were selected by random sampling. The participants completed a questionnaire that factors of cultivating organizational virtuousness and moral climate were assessed. The findings showed that there is a significant relationship between the cultivating organizational virtuousness & improving ethical climate. Also there is a significant relationship between the cultivating organizational optimism, organizational forgiveness, organizational trust, organizational compassion & improving ethical climate. In the other hand, there is not any significant relationship between the cultivating organizational integrity & improving ethical climate.