جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « mental health » در نشریات گروه « علوم اجتماعی »

Social well-being is considered as one of the important dimensions of health among special groups such as blind and visually-impaired individuals, which due to the lack of access to visual information and extensive social interactions with other people, is first rooted in their mental perceptions of the concept of health. This research is a theoretical and experimental study of the social well-being of the blind and visually-impaired individuals in Kashan city and the identification of factors related to it.

This research was conducted through a survey questionnaire and the investigated statistical population included 652 blind and partially sighted people of Kashan, out of which 211 people were selected as the statistical sample using the Sample Power Software.

The results of the multivariate regression analysis show the direct effect of the variables “mental health”, “social security”, and “social abilities” on “social well-being”, which in total explained 53% of the variance of the social well-being of blind and partially sighted people in Kashan city. Also, the results of the evaluation of the structural model indicate that the effect size of the “mental health” variable is at a high level, while other variables are at a low level. In addition, the predictive power of the model has been evaluated at a moderate to high level.

Overall, the results indicate that the mean score of the social well-being variable of the blind and partially sighted is higher than the theoretical mean score. Based on the experimental findings of the research, especially the average amount of the variables as well as the confirmed hypotheses, it is possible to define and implement plans to improve or promote social well-being among this group.

The performance and job quality of people depends not only on the competencies of the employees but also on their job satisfaction. For effective work, the worker must be healthy and satisfied, and high job satisfaction leads to greater employee productivity in organizations.

This study employed a descriptive correlational design. The statistical population includes all the employees and managers of the Social Welfare Organization of Khorasan Rzavi Province, 44 managers and 1267 employees, of which 24 managers and 132 employees were selected through stratified random sampling. The instruments in this study include job satisfaction and mental health questionnaires, and the NEO Personality Inventory Test (the big five). Research data were analyzed through Pearson correlation, regression, and using SPSS-21 software.

The results showed that there is a positive relationship between job satisfaction and openness to experience, agreeableness, adaptability, and conscientiousness. There is also a negative relationship between the lack of mental health and neuroticism. Furthermore, there is a negative relationship between lack of mental health and openness to experience, agreeableness, adaptability, and conscientiousness. Moreover, there is a positive relationship between lack of mental health and neuroticism. The results also showed that managers’ neuroticism and flexibility were predictors of employees’ job satisfaction, and managers’ openness to experience and agreeableness and adaptability were negative predictors of employees’ mental health.

It can be said that managers are like parents in the family, and their personality, behavior and performance can play a significant role in the productivity of employees, therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the personality and behavioral characteristics of people in choosing management positions in organizations.

The study aims to the relationship between parenting style and mental health with addiction readiness of Kerman students. The present research is of a descriptive-correlation type and the statistical population included all male and female students of the secondary school in the 2nd district of Kerman in the year 1400-1401. Using Cochran's formula, 360 male and female students have been selected. The sampling method in this research is based on multi-stage cluster sampling. To collect information, questionnaires on readiness for addiction, parenting methods and mental health have been used, and Spss24 software applied for data analysis. The findings indicate that the level of mental health shows a significant difference according to gender, and according to the average obtained, boys have lower mental health than girls (p<0.05). There is a significant relationship between parenting styles and mental health of male and female students with readiness for addiction (p<0.05). Also, in the prediction of the effect of independent factors on readiness for addiction in male and female students, it is found that the variable of paranoid thoughts is the most important variable affecting readiness for addiction in both groups of student.

The aim of this research is to analyze the disobedience of adolescents in the family environment based on addiction to virtual social networks among secondery school students of the 17th district of Tehran. The study method is survey and the statistical population is the lower secondery school of the 17th district of Tehran. The sample size is 347 individuals selected using simple random sampling method based on Cochran's formula. The data collection tools consist of the Addiction to Social Networks questionnaire (Yang 1998) and the Adolescents' Disobedience questionnaire (Motamedi and colleagues 2021).The results of the Pearson correlation test showed that the relationship between daily activity disorder, family-social functioning, mental health, and self-control with adolescent disobedience is equal to 21%, 31%, 25%, and 25% respectively. Furthermore, regression model analyses showed that the impact of addiction to social networks on adolescent disobedience is 33%.

By considering the fact that the medical staff were under a lot of pressure with inadequate facilities during the coronavirus outbreak, the purpose of the present research is trying to find out more about the causes, and to find out the areas affecting mental health of emergency workers.

The research method is qualitative and is based on grounded theory. Necessary data was collected and adjusted from 25 personnel of this organization by means of targeted sampling, based on included criteria. A semi-structured interview has been used as a data collection tool. The three methods of control or validation by members, analytical comparisons, and the use of audit techniques have been used to reach the criterion of reliability.

According to the results taken from stressful work and social environments/risk of mistakes and occurrence of work accidents are among the most important causal conditions. In addition, unfavorable status of job rights and benefits/dignity and perceived social trust as intervening factors, lack of trust in Management and cultural-educational infrastructural (weakness) as background conditions, corrective measures of the government/increasing the level of public awareness as action-interactions and behavioral-functional reaction/physical-psychological symptoms are all specified as consequences of such a working environment.

In developing countries, not only economic growth is considered a goal, but also these countries, along with developed countries, consider increasing the quality of life as one of the main goals and one of the criteria for development. The aim of this study was to investigate the social consequences of floods with emphasis on quality of life and life expectancy. This research was conducted by survey method and in order to improve the validity of the questionnaire measures of face validity and reliability by using Cronbach's alpha coefficient which was higher than 0.70 for all variables. The statistical population of this study is the population of flood victims 15 years and older in the cities of Shousha, Hamidiyeh, Karun, Bostan, Shadegan, Rafi, Susangard, part of Ahvaz and the villages around Ahvaz (49607 people) to select the sample size among the statistical population of Cochrane general formula was used. Thus, according to Cochran's formula, 600 people were obtained as the sample size. To analyze the data using two methods of descriptive and inferential statistics and using SPSS software, after preparing the matrix table, the information was organized in the form of one-dimensional and two-dimensional tables. Findings showed that there is a significant relationship between the independent variable of flood occurrence and the dependent variables of physical health, mental health, social relations and life expectancy.

Violence against women and girls persists across all human societies despite differences in religions and other intellectual, cultural, economic, and social factors. It is a global, transhistorical and transcultural phenomenon with roots in the history of humanity. This consequence prevents the full participation of women in society and poses a serious threat to human rights and health. Violence has significant effects on women's physical and mental health. Despite extensive research on the consequences of violence on women's mental health, the prevalence of violence has increased during the COVID-19 quarantine period. This study examines the extent of violence against women and girls and its psychological consequences during quarantine. This is a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study. The instruments used in this study include a Demographic Questionnaire, Standard Violence Against Women Questionnaire and the Hopkins Index (HSCL). Data analysis was conducted by SPSS 26 software. (P <0.01). Pearson correlation analysis revealed a positive and significant relationship between all dimensions of mental health and violence. Exposure to various types of violence leads to a decline in mental health across different dimensions. Violence emerges as a robust predictor of mental health in various dimensions. Considering the important role of women in the family and the impact of their health on family and community well-being, it is imperative to take measures to reduce violence and enhance women's mental health.

This research was conducted with the aim of explaining the relationship between social skills and resilience with students' mental health. The research was conducted in terms of practical purpose and in terms of descriptive-analytical survey type with a quantitative approach. The statistical population was 2462 female elementary school students in the 20th district of Tehran, and Cochran's formula was used to determine the sample size, and according to this formula, 322 students were selected to collect information from the GHQ-28 general health standard questionnaires, skills Inderbitzen and Foster's (1992) adolescents' social skills, Kalahanen's resilience (1996), Martin's academic resilience (2001) were used and distributed among the sample by cluster sampling method. In this research, spss software version 22 was used for data analysis. The findings indicated that social skills have a significant relationship with students' mental health with a coefficient of 0.272. Also, social skills had a significant relationship with mental health components including (self-acceptance, autonomy and personal growth). The continuation of the results also showed that resilience is related to the mental health of students with a coefficient of 0.270. Also, resilience components (social, academic and emotional resilience) were related to students' mental health. Also, with a confidence level of 95% and P<0.05, it can be said that the level of resilience and mental health of students can be predicted based on social skills

The phenomenon of global urbanization is currently undergoing rapid advancements. This scholarly study aims to contribute to the discourse surrounding mental health promotion and the revitalization of urban neighborhoods within the framework of urban planning in Iran. Within this context, the examination of environmental characteristics is of utmost importance due to their substantial impact on mental well-being. This study sought to investigate the individual effects of various environmental characteristics on the overall health of citizens, as well as explore the role of environmental preferences as a mediating variable. Recognizing the influential role of urban environmental design on the mental health of individuals, this research was conducted with the objective of establishing a relationship between the perception of environmental variables and public mental health in residential neighborhoods, while also considering the mediating effect of environmental preferences among the population of Mazandaran. Data was collected via a questionnaire comprising two sections. The first section addressed mental health, utilizing a standardized questionnaire, whereas the second section assessed participants' perceptions of neighborhood characteristics, including security, amenities, aesthetics, and destinations, along with their environmental preferences. The application of structural equation modeling revealed a statistically significant influence of the participants' perception of environmental characteristics on mental health, with a corresponding decrease in mental health condition when environmental preferences were reduced.

This study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between body image and sexual function and marital adjustment with the mediating role of mental health in married women of Tehran. The statistical population of the research was formed by all the married women of Tehran city in 1400- 1401.From statistical population, 406 people were selected and studied as available sampling. To collect the data, Bron et al.'s Body Image Questionnaires (MBSRQ), Rosen et al.'s Women's Sexual Function (FSFI), Goldenberg's Mental Health (GHQ-28) and Graham B. Spanier's Marital Adjustment Questionnaire (DAS) were used. After collecting and extracting the data, the structural equation modeling method was used to test the hypotheses of the current research. In this research, AMOS software version 25 and SPSS version 24 were used.The results showed that:Body image had a positive and significand direct effect on sexual function (p<0/05, β=0/31) and marital adjustment (p<0/01, β=0/117). mental health had a negative and significant direct effect on sexual function (p<0/01, β=-0/37) and also on marital adjustment (p<0/01, β=-0/548). mental health had a positively and significantly mediates the indirect effect of body image on sexual function (p<0/01, β=0/111) as well as the indirect effect of body image on marital adjustment (p<0/01, β=0/164). In general, the results showed that body image had an effect on sexual function and marital adjustment both directly and through the mediation of mental health – it fits with the collected data. body image, sexual function, marital adjustment, mental health.

The present study aimed to compare personality traits, mental health, and sensation seeking between adolescents with substance-dependent and normal parents.

The present study method was causal-comparative. The research statistical population included all high school students in the city of Gorgan during the academic year 2021-2022. Among them, 200 people were selected and assigned to two groups of adolescents with substance-dependent (n=100) and adolescents with non-substance-dependent parents (n=100) by purposive sampling method, and responded to the general health questionnaire, the five factor inventory, and the sensation seeking scale. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to analyze the data.

The results showed that there was a significant difference in the scores of personality traits (components of neuroticism, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness), mental health, and sensation seeking between the two groups of adolescents with substance-dependent and normal parents. Adolescents with normal parents scored higher in openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness, mental health, and sensation seeking, and scored lower in the neuroticism subscale than adolescents with substance-dependent parents. There was no significant difference between the two groups in extroversion.

Based on the results, substance-dependent parents face problems and issues that create disturbances in the family structure. With insufficient supervision, incompetence, and inattention to the essential needs of their children, they create the basis for the incidence of personality problems in their adolescent and young children. Also, suffering from problems related to mental health and sensation seeking is particularly an important predictor for adolescents with substance-dependent parents.

The dispersion of study results reveals the need for research on the consequences of social support to achieve a relatively comprehensive picture of the findings and challenges. The purpose of study is classification of the variables related to the consequences of social support in Iranian society. The method used is systematic review. The statistical population included published scientific articles addressing issue of social support and its consequences. Related articles were searched in Iranian scientific databases. Based on the inclusion criterion, the most relevant articles with the objectives of the study (40 articles) were selected. To access the data of the articles, the data extraction worksheets were designed and adjusted in the form of twelve indicators and were completed based on the coding and annotations of each worksheet. After reviewing and comparing the worksheets for each article, the obtained data were collected and analyzed as well. A systematic review shows that the variable of social support as the variable studied in this study has been studied in relation to 18 variables; The variables identified as social support consequences in the reviewed studies are classified and summarized in four types of physical consequences, psychological consequences, social consequences and cultural-attitudinal consequences. Psychological, social, and cultural-attitudinal variables separately have the highest frequency in 12.5% of cases and physical variables in 2.5% of cases have the least importance among the authors of the researched researches. Mental health and quality of life were the most repeated among the consequences of social support in the reviewed articles.

 The aim of this study was to investigate the cultural and social factors affecting the process of sustainable withdrawal from the perspective of addiction experts. The present research method is quantitative and the research tool is a questionnaire. The technique used in the present study is the Dimatel technique, According to this technique, based on pairwise comparisons, by using the opinions of experts in extracting the factors in the system, systematically structuring them and applying the principles of graph theory, a hierarchical structure of the factors in the system with relationships Provides interaction and mutual influence of the mentioned elements. In order to quantify the effect of the mentioned relationships, the statistical population consisted of 13 specialists and experts in the field of addiction who had mainly studied and had expertise on addiction and its permanent withdrawal. The results showed that the most influential variables are related to the variables of persistent addiction, socio-economic status and group of friends, respectively. Also, the variables that had the greatest effect on quitting addiction are mental health with 1.57, abnormality with 0.1, religiosity with 0.882 and social control with group of friends with 0.658, respectively. Have had an impact on the process of quitting addiction.

Mental health plays a fundamental role in individuals' living better lives, their activity efficiency, and their ability to function effectively in their personal life. This study aimed to predict mental health based on the sexual function of married women. This research is descriptive and correlational. The statistical population included all married women in Bavanat city, from which 130 married women were selected as the sample size by the available sampling method. Keys Mental Health Questionnaire (2002) and Rosen Sexual Function Questionnaire (2000) were used to collect data. Pearson correlation coefficient and regression coefficient were used to analyze the data. The findings showed that a significant positive relationship between mental health and sexual function of married women and the components of desire and satisfaction have a higher power in predicting mental healthThe results showed that the better married women are in marital relationships, the more mental health they have. Therefore, good sexual performance can affect women's mental health. In addition to its effect on mental health and community health, A study on the sexual knowledge of married women showed that its effects lead to the stability and cohesion of the family and married life and reduce divorce in society.

Women's mental health can influence their other responsibilities, so the investigation of the role of mental health factors is considered as an important subject. The present study aimed to investigate the role of emotional components of quality of life in predicting the mental health of married women. This study was conducted with a correlational method. Therefore, using purposeful sampling, 240 individuals were selected from the population of Shiraz married women and tested in cyberspace using the SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire – 28 (GHQ-28). Data were analyzed using multiple regression method (simultaneous model). Results showed that emotional components of quality of life had a significant relationship with mental health. Findings showed that the components of energy/fatigue, emotional well-being, and social functioning had a positive role in predicting the mental health of married women; and role dysfunction had a negative role due to lack of emotional health. Hence, it can be concluded that emotional well-being, happiness, and vitality of married women could play an important role in their mental health.

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the mental health of high school students in Ilam province based on gender differences. This research is practical in terms of purpose and quantitative in terms of implementation, and it was carried out in a descriptive manner. The statistical population of the research includes all the male and female students of the first year of high school in Ilam province in the academic year 2018-2019, from which a sample of 378 people was selected by multi-stage random sampling. The required data were collected through Goldberg's 28-question general health questionnaire and diagnostic interview. The findings of the research showed that according to the scores of the questionnaire, 20.7% and according to the results of the interview, 17.74% of the statistical sample have problems in the field of mental health. The rate of mental health problems was 16.3% among boys and 25.3% among girls. In the four dimensions of health, 29.8% had problems with social dysfunction, 19.1% with anxiety and insomnia, 16.1% with depression, and 14% with physical symptoms. Multivariate analysis of variance showed that girls have more problems in health, anxiety, depression and physical symptoms than boys and this difference is statistically significant (P<0.05). The findings also showed that there is no difference between the health of students according to their parents' age, educational level and occupation. The results of the research indicate the necessity of implementing programs to improve the mental health of students during adolescence by health officials and parents of education

 The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of existential therapy on the resilience and mental health of women and men bereaved by the death of their spouses during the Corona virus. The method of this research is semi-experimental (pre-test - post-test with control group). The statistical population of this study consisted of all the women and men bereaved due to the death of their spouse due to the corona disease during the corona disease period, who lived in Quds city of Tehran, and no more than 1 month had passed since their bereavement. The statistical sample was based on the research design of 2 groups of 15 people and a total of 30 people, which was determined using the available method and among the volunteers and according to the criteria for entering and leaving the sample, and these 30 people were randomly divided into 2 experimental groups and the control was replaced. In order to collect data in the current research, resilience questionnaires of Connor and Davidson (2003), mental health of Goldberg and Hiller (1979) were used. In this research, in order to implement existential psychotherapy, the existential psychotherapy treatment plan was used in a group setting by Nasiri Hanis, Yousefi and Sadeghi (2016). The results of multivariable covariance showed that existential therapy has a 0.49 effect on the resilience and mental health of women and men bereaved by the death of their spouse (p<0.01). Based on the results of this hypothesis, existential therapy has a 0.26 effect on the resilience of women and men bereaved by the death of a spouse and on the mental health of women and men bereaved by the death of a spouse by 0.46. Existential therapy has a 0.26 effect on the resilience of women and men bereaved by the death of their spouse (p<0.05). Finally, existential therapy has a 0.56 effect on the mental health of women and men bereaved by the death of their spouse (p<0.05).

Gender is one of the distinguishing factors of human health. This research was done in order to identify some social factors affecting the mental health of women and men. To analyze this issue. For this purpose, a field research was organized based on the survey method. Among married men and women aged 20-60 living in Kerman city, a sample of 600 people was selected and interviewed based on quota sampling method. The obtained results showed that the mean mental health score of men (23.5) is significantly higher than the mean mental health score of women (20.6). Also, the average score of "inequality in benefiting from resources and opportunities" is 73.6 for women and 54.8 for men. The score of "men's vulnerability in health" is (43) and the score of women's vulnerability is (46). In this way, it can be said that compared to men, women experience weaker mental health, less benefit from resources and opportunities, and a higher degree of vulnerability in health. Statistical analyzes showed that "inequality in benefiting from resources and opportunities"and "vulnerability in health" have a significant and negative effect on women's mental health. Gender inequalities have a reducing effect on women's mental health, both directly and through increased vulnerability in women's health. The findings indicate that there is a difference in the type of social factors affecting the mental health of men and women, and the analysis of women's mental health requires attention to the social conditions in which they live and gender analysis.