نشریه روانشناسی اجتماعی
سال هفتم شماره 53 (زمستان 1398)

the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of teaching program based on pro-social behavior on happiness in teachers. The research design was a quasi-experimental and a pretest-posttest with a control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of teachers working in the schools of Sanandaj in 2017, 32 people of whom were selected for specific purpose, and were randomly assigned to experimental and control. The experimental group was based on a curriculum Participated in pro-social behavior in 10 sessions. Both groups completed the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire before and after the intervention. The data were analyzed by SPSS-22 software with covariance (MANCOVA). The results showed that the mean happiness scores of teachers after intervention in post-test was increased in the experimental group (37.12 ± 4.85) compared to the control group (31.31 ± 3.43) and this increase was statistically significant (P

The aim of this research was providing model of job engagement based on personality characteristics with mediating social and organizational supports. This study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of methodology was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of research consisted of all schools counselors in Tehran city during the academic years of 2017-18 with number of 851 people. To select sample 450 people were selected by stratified random sampling method. The research tools were the questionnaires of job engagement (Edwards & Kilpatrick, 1987), revised personality characteristics (Costa & McCrea, 1992), social support (Zimet & et al, 1988) and organizational support (Tsai & et al, 2015). Data after collection were analyzed by structural equation modeling method from type of path analysis in SPSS-24 and LISREL Software. The findings showed that personality characteristics explained 33 percent, social and organizational supports explained 38 percent and all variables explained 41 percent of job engagement changes in schools counselors and the variables of social and organizational supports was a good mediated between the personality characteristics and job engagement (P

This research aimed to determine the effect of social skills training on stress, marital adjustment and social well-being in nurses. Present study was semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The research population was married nurses of Shahid Mofateh and Panzdah Khordad hospitals of Varimin city in 2019 year. The research sample was 50 nurses who were selected by available sampling method and randomly replaced into two groups of 25 persons. The experimental group trained 8 sessions of 90 minutes social skills and control group didn’t receive any training. To collected data used from the stress questionnaire (Cohen & et al, 1983), marital adjustment questionnaire (Spanier, 1976) and social well-being subscale (Keyes & Magyar-Moe, 2003). Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance method with SPSS versions 21 software. The Findings showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the post-test in terms of stress, marital adjustment and social well-being. In the other words, the social skills training method led to decrease stress and increase marital adjustment and social well-being in nurses (P<0/05). Therefore it is suggested that therapists to decrease stress and increase marital adjustment and social well-being used from social skills training method.

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of social competence training and social skills on social anxiety, social adjustment and social intimacy in 10th grade male students in Ahvaz. The research method was a field experiment with pre-test and post-test design with control group that were selected by multistage random sampling method 60 students from tenth grade students of Ahvaz city in the academic year 1398. The tools used were: Social Anxiety Questionnaire (Jerabek, 1996., translated and standardized by Daliri, 2002), Social Compatibility Questionnaire (Bell, 1961., translated and standardized by Akhammamadian & Sharabaf, 1996) and Social Intimacy Questionnaire (Miller & Lefcourt, 1982., translated and standardized by Daneshvarpour et al., 2007) . To analyze the data from the Mankua analysis, the inclusion in the Mankua text was followed by the Benferoni post hoc test. The results showed that both skills (social competence and social skills) were effective on social anxiety, social adjustment and social intimacy. Also, social skills training was more effective than social competency training in social adjustment and intimate social adjustment. However, there was no significant difference between the two skills in social anxiety (P< 0/72). It can be concluded that social skills training can be effective in social adjustment and social intimacy and in reducing social anxiety.

The aim of present study was determine the effect of group play therapy on impulsive behaviors, social adjustment and subjective well-being. This research was semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The research population was preschool students of Mashhad city in 2019-20 academic years, which from them 40 people were selected by purposeful sampling method and randomly replaced into two groups. The experimental group received group play therapy for 12 sessions of 45 minutes and the control group didn’t training. To collected data used from the tools of impulsive behaviors scale (Barratt, 1994), social adjustment subscale (Bell, 1961) and subjective well-being questionnaire (Keyes & Magyar-Moe, 2003), which completed by mothers. Data were analyzed by independent t-test and multivariate analysis of covariance method in SPSS-19 software. The Findings showed that in the pre-test stage there was no significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of impulsive behaviors, social adjustment and subjective well-being (P>0/05), but in the post-test stage there was significant difference in terms of all three variables (P<0/05). In the other words, group play therapy led to decrease impulsive behaviors and increase social adjustment and subjective well-being of preschool students (P<0/001). Based on the results it is suggest that clinical psychologists and therapists used from group play therapy along with other therapies to improve health and especially decrease impulsive behaviors and increase social adjustment and subjective well-being of preschool students.

The current study was aimed to explore the effectiveness of training of spirituality based on Islamic Teachings on improving resiliency in married students. The research universe consisted of married students at Ghorveh PNU who was studying in the academic year 2015-2016. In this research, the number of 28 married students was selected through convenience sampling method. The experimental group sample was comprised of 14 students who had taken part in spirituality sessions as volunteers. The control group sample was also comprised of 14 students who did not take part in the said sessions (the number was selected through convenience sampling). The research methodology was one of semi-experimental with two experimental and control groups. The experimental group was placed under 9 two-hour sessions of spirituality, while the control group received no such intervention. To collect data, Connor and Davidson's Resiliency Questionnaire (CD-RISC) was used and to statistically analyze data, Covariance analysis was applied. Findings suggested that Islamic Teachings based spirituality training is effective in improving married students' resiliency.

The aim of this research was to study the comparison of the effectiveness of the organizational intelligence training and empowerment of employees on increasing organizational productivity and organizational socializational (support social) in employees with job stress in Persian Gulf Star Oil Company. This design of the study was pretest, post test control group. The sample include 60 employees with job stress (20 group experimental 1 (organizational intelligence training), 20 group experimental 2 (empowerment of employees) and 20 group control) were selected randomaly sampling and the were requested to answer organizational productivity Hersi and Goldasmith (1999) scale, organizational socializational Taurmina (1997) scale and job stress Raise (1992) scale questionnaire. For analyzing the results we used covariance (MANCOVA and ANCOVA) and variance (MANOVA and ANOVA). The results of data analysis showed that as organizational intelligence training and empowerment of employees caused the increasing in organizational productivity and organizational socializational(support social) in employees with job stress experimental (1), (2) groups in comparison to the witness group and concluded that there is any significant difference between effectiveness of the organizational intelligence training and empowerment of employees on increasing organizational productivity and organizational socializational (support social) in employees with job stress and empowerment of employees was more effectiveness than organizational intelligence training on the ncrease of organizational productivity and organizational socializational(support social) in employees with job stress.

The study examined the relationship between extroversion and self-efficacy and coping styles with stress in students Ahvaz Branch Islamic university.The study sample included 306 of which were selected by clustering random sampling throgh all of colleges selected . used in this study , extroversion questionnaire, self-efficacy questionnaire shrr, coping style questionnaire andlr and parker all had acceptable reliability and validity were used. the variables of extroversion and self-efficacy used as predictor variabeles and coping styles with stress used as dependent varible. The main hypothesis of this study was including between emotional intelligence and self-efficacy is associated with coping styles with stress. The analysis of data with spss and multiple-regression techniques were used. The results showed that the relashionship between extroversion with coping styles and the relashionship between self-efficacy with coping styles avoidant coping styles with stress associated , and relationship between extroversion and emotion-oriented coping style ,self efficacy. , and relationship between extroversion and emotion-oriented coping style ,self efficacy

This research aimed to investigation the effectiveness of support group therapy by reality therapy approach on emotional control of divorced women victims of domestic violence. Present study was a semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The research population was divorced women victims of domestic violence of Tehran city in 2018 year. The research sample was 30 people that were selected by available sampling method and assigned into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group trained 10 of 80 minutes sessions (two sessions per week) and the control group received no training. Data collected with the Roger and Najjarian's revised emotional control questionnaires (1989) and analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance method with SPSS version-22 software. The results showed that support group therapy by reality therapy approach significantly improved emotional inhibition, rumination or rehearsal and benign control of divorced women victims of domestic violence, but there was no significant effect on the their aggression control (P<0/05). Regarding to the results, for improve the emotional control of divorced women victims of domestic violence can be used from the method of support group therapy by reality therapy approach.

Present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness training on components of students' academic optimism (social confidence, academic emphasis and identity sense). This research was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with experimental and control groups. Research population was eight grade students in one district of Tehran city in 2016-17 academic years. Totally 40 people were selected by random cluster sampling method and assigned in two equal experimental and control groups. Experimental group trained 8 sessions of 75 minutes the mindfulness program and the control group received no training. Research tool was academic optimism (Tschannen-Moran and et al, 2013). Data were analyzed by tests of t and multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS version 20 software. The findings showed that in the pretest the experimental and control groups there was no significant difference in terms of components of academic optimism means social confidence, academic emphasis and identity sense (P>0/05), but in the posttest there was significant difference in terms of components of academic optimism (P<0/001). That's it mindfulness training led to increase components of academic optimism means social confidence, academic emphasis and identity (P<0/001). Based on the results, it can be said that mindfulness training led to increases students' academic optimism and its components.

The purpose of Demonstrating Communication Skills in Shy Students and Social Anxiety.

This study was a quasi-experimental study using a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of fifth and sixth grade students with shyness in 1999-98. 24 students were selected by convenience sampling method and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Participants responded to shyness and social anxiety questionnaires in pre-test and post-test stages. The intervention group received the demonstration-based communication skills training in 9 sessions of 1 hour and 2 sessions per week, while the control group did not receive any intervention during the study period. Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance.

The results showed that demonstrating communication skills training had a significant effect on shyness and social anxiety in shy students (p

The aim of the present study is to determine the motivational status of Boroujerd Islamic Azad University staffs and its impact on organizational citizenship behavior. The research is a descriptive-survey study and it is practical in its purpose which is based on field and library research. The statistical population of this research is Boroujerd Islamic Azad University staffs, consisting of faculty members (189 persons) and employees (203 persons). Then, using Cochran formula, the sample size is determined to be 183. The standard questionnaire includes the motivational variable from Alderfer, C. questionnaire (1972) and Farahani et al. questionnaire (2012) and the citizenship behavior variable from Oregon and Kanovsky questionnaire (1996). Data gathering was performed using SPSS and PLS software. The results of the tests showed that: The motivational status of staffs in Islamic Azad University of Boroujerd is moderate. The biological needs of staffs have a direct and significant impact on organizational citizenship behavior. The dependency needs of staffs have direct and significant effect on organizational citizenship behavior. The growth needs of staffs have direct and significant effect on organizational citizenship behavior.