seyed mosavi

The subject of "self-consciousness" has been mentioned in the Islamic narrative texts with titles such as superior knowledge, ultimate knowledge and superior wisdom.  Islamic philosophers and mystics have in turn examined this important issue.  The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of self-awareness training on reducing stress in students of Quran Science Department and Hadith of Sistan and Baluchestan University of Theology.  This was a quasi-experimental study with experimental and control group.  The statistical population of the study consisted of 30 students (15 in experimental group and 15 in control group) who were assigned by available sampling method.  Perceived stress questionnaire (pss14) was used for data collection. The experimental group received 8 sessions (90 minutes, one session per week) of self-awareness training program based on Quranic teachings and traditions and the control group received no training during this period.  Analysis of covariance analysis showed that self-awareness training is effective on reducing stress and anxiety of students, so it is suggested to use self-awareness training from the perspective of Islamic teachings to reduce psychological stress in students.

Entrepreneurial orientation is one of the most important concepts in entrepreneurship literature which has strong effects of firm performance. Also branding is introduced in marketing literature and has gained the attention of small and medium enterprises owners. Thus this research has been conducted in order to investigate the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on the business growth through branding. The current research is an applicable study in terms of purpose and is a descriptive survey in terms of gathering data method. In the first phase (library studies) the researchers devised a theoretical framework for the research constructs (entrepreneurial orientation, branding and business growth); also with regards to the fact that branding is a multi-dimensional concept, two of its main components (brand orientation and brand resources) have been employed. Then a closed-answer questionnaire was designed using Likert five point scale and was distributed among the statistical sample members (133 SME managers in Yazd industrial park). The gathered data was analyzed using SmartPLS software with the structural equation modeling approach and the proposed hypotheses were verified by factor analysis and path analysis methods. The findings show the positive and significant impact of entrepreneurial orientation on the business growth with the mediating role of branding. The paper has contribution to knowledge by integrating the entrepreneurship and marketing fields and bridging between the disciplines. The results act as a guide for the practitioners and actors in the industry by showing them how to better steer their businesses and gain competitive advantage over their fellow competitors in the market.

The aim of this study was to investi-gate the relationship between pare-nting styles including authoritarian, authoritative and permissive styles) and child behavioural disorder that have conceptualized as externalizing symptoms (aggressive and role broken behaviour).273 mothers of 7-9 years old boys fro-m primary schools participated in this study.Results indicated that permissive par-enting style had significant positive correlation with externalizing sympt-oms. In contrast, authoritative style ha-d significant negative correlation with this symptoms. No relation was found between authoritarian parenting style and externalizing symptoms.