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The purpose of this study was to exam the happiness among different family types based on Family Process and Content Model (FPC Model). The sample of the study consisted of 312 high school students in Shiraz. Sampling method was cluster sampling. Self-Report Family Process Scale (SFPS), Self-Report Family Content Scale (SFCS), and Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI) were used in this study. The results of MANOVA revealed that there is a significant difference among family types in happiness. Also the results showed that there are significant differences among family types in different dimensions of Oxford Happiness Inventory: life satisfaction, efficacy, health, and positive manner. In sum, the research clarified that family processes is an important factor to determine the happiness in high school students.

This study was aimed to explore the relationship between loving styles and marital quality. The sample consisted of 180 married couples who were selected randomly from among clients referred to Community and Counseling Centers in Isfahan and responded to Love Attitude Scale (LAS) and Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS). The results of path analysis showed that there were positive and significant relationships between Eros, Storg and Agape love styles and marital satisfaction, consensus an cohesion (p

The purpose of this research was to examine the psychometric properties of Constraining Beliefs about Mate Selection scale. 200 (118 female and 82 male) students of ShahidChamranUniversity were selected by randomly multi-stage cluster sampling method and completed 32-item CBMSS. A factor analysis of CBMSS, using the Principal Components Analysis (varimax rotation) resulted in six factors that consisted of 44.14% of variance. Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficients (internal consistency) were satisfactory for the whole scale and for the first to six factors, the extracted factors (except the fifth factor) and the total score showed convergent validity. In addition, there were significant differences between the mean scores of male and female students on the first and third factors, but no significant difference was found between the total the scale and other factors.

The present study aims at investigating psychometric properties of Tracy's Personal Globe Inventory (PGI). For this purpose, 633 male and female teachers from Shahrekord elementary, middle and high schools were selected through stratified random sampling. The research instrument was Occupation, Abilities and Occupational Interests Forms of Tracy's Personal Globe Inventory. Data analyses, using RANDALL software and Randomization Test of Hypothesized Order Relations (RTHOR), examining the validity of the circular model, revealed that: 1) The fit of Holland's Six Type Model to the data from male and female; elementary, middle, and high schools; and the total samples were significant, 2) The fit of eight type model of basic interests to data from male and female; elementary, middle, and high schools; and the total samples were significant, 3) Spherical model in all three occupations, abilities and occupational interest's forms fitted the data significantly, and 4) The reliability coefficients, obtained both through test-retest and Cronbach's alpha, showed that PGI is a reliable instrument.

The objective of the present study was comparing resiliency, mental health, aggression and academic performance of the female students of divorce and non-divorced families in Ahvaz, controlling for the socio-economic status. The population of this study consisted of female students of divorce and non-divorce families in Ahvaz. The samples of divorce and non-divorced groups consisted of 44 female high school students each, who were selected by multistage sampling method. The instruments used in this study were the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, General Health Questionnaire, Ahvaz Aggression Inventory and the grade point average of the school year of 1388-89. Also, the results of MANCOVA revealed that there was a significant difference between resiliency of the students from divorced and non-divorced families. The mental health of the students from divorced families was less than that of non-divorced families. Also, depression and physical symptoms of the students from divorced families were higher than the intact families. Social performance of students from divorced families was less than that of non-divorced group, but the anxiety of the divorced group was not more than that of non-divorced one. In addition, the aggression of the students from divorced families was more than that of non-divorced families. Also, anger-nervousness and attack-insulting factors of the divorced group were more than that of non-divorced one, but obstinacy-hatred factor of the divorced group was not more than that of non-divorced one. Finally, academic performance of the students from divorced background was less than the intact group.

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of income, graduation and other variables with delay in marriage in single employed woman. The sample size was 400 employed women who were selected randomly and completed the questionnaire. The results showed that there were relationship between graduation, income, level of family's dependency on their daughter's income, the importance of future husband's income, economic status and immaterial expectations of future husband and delay in marriage.

The purpose of the present research was to study the relationship between three dimensions of job burnout, including emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment, with teacher's general health. Participants consisted of 120 female teachers in Shadegan city who were selected using multi- stage random sampling method and the two inventories, General Health Questionnaire and Job Burnout, were filled by them. The results showed significant correlations between three aspects of burnout and subscales of general health. Other findings showed that emotional exhaustion correlated with general health more strongly than other dimensions of job burnout. The correlation coefficients of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment with general health were 0.677, 0.286 and 0.479, respectively. Regarding to high correlation between emotional exhaustion and general heath, it is recommended to help teachers against emotional exhaustion.