فصلنامه روانشناسی تحلیلی شناختی
پیاپی 11 (تابستان 1391)

The present research aimed at investigating the relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction، integrative self-knowledge، mindfulness، self-compassion، self-control، mental health indicators (depression، anxiety، and stress) and job performance. Through carrying out a correlational study، 235 teachers were selected via one-stage cluster sampling from Sabzevar secondary schools. The tools included Basic Psychological Needs Scale، Integrative Self-Knowledge Scale، Mindfulness Scale، Self-Compassion-Short Form Scale، Self-Control-Short Form Scale، Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale and Paterson''s Job Performance Questionnaire and data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and hierarchical regression analysis. Findings showed that job performance has positive significant association with self-awareness indicators and basic psychological needs satisfaction and negative association with mental health indicators. Whereas، mindfulness and need for autonomy positively predicted job performance while، stress negatively predicted job performance. According to these results the process of self-knowledge and inherent psychological needs satisfaction can improve individual’s performance.

The research purpose is to examine the individual and organizational factors affecting the creativity of the National Iranian Gas Company employees. Therefore through carrying out a descriptive-correlational study، a sample of 157 was selected via stratified sampling from a larger population of 789 employees. The research tools included Robbins’s organizational structure، Cameron & Quinn’s organizational culture، and Randsip’s creativity questionnaires. Results indicated that culture and organizational structure (organizational factors) are positively correlated to the employees’ creativity. In addition، education (personal factors) was statistically correlated to the employees’ creativity. Furthermore، findings demonstrated that the increase of organizational culture and education can consequently increase the individuals’ creativity، whereas، formalization and centralization lead to a decrease in the level of creativity.

The research purpose is to investigate the relationship between resilience، organizational health and burnout amongst the female primary-school teachers in Kermanshah City. The population included all the female primary- school teachers teaching in Kermanshah city out of which a sample of 81 was selected through cluster sampling method. The instruments included Jackson Maslash Burnout Inventory (MBI)، Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and Organizational Health Inventory (OHI). Data were analyzed using correlation and regression analysis. Findings revealed that resilience is significantly، negatively correlated to burnout. Moreover، organizational health was found to be negatively correlated to job burnout.

The research purpose is to predict burnout based on perfectionism and type A behavior amongst the firefighters of Khoram Abad City. The sample comprised 100 people working in the fire departments of Khoram Abad City who were selected through simple random sampling. The research tools included Maslach Burnout Inventory، Terry Short Perfectionism Scale and Najarian''s Type A Behavior Scale. Data obtained were analyzed using Pearson''s correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis. Findings indicate that burnout correlates negatively with positive perfectionism and positively with type A behavior. However، negative perfectionism demonstrated no meaningful relationship with burnout.

This study examined the prediction of life satisfaction based on attachment styles in high-school administrators of Tabriz City. Therefore، 88 high-school administrators (43 male and 45 female) were voluntarily selected and completed the measures of Revised Adult Attachment Scale (AAS)، and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). data analysis using multiple regression analysis revealed that life satisfaction of male and female high-school administrators can be predicted from the magnitude of their attachment styles. Moreover، data revealed that high-school administrators with secure attachment styles benefited a higher level of life satisfaction as compared to administrators who had anxious attachment styles.

The research purpose is to draw a comparison between mental health and resilience of blue-color and white-color staff members of Khuzestan Steel Company. Through carrying out a causal-comparative study a sample of 223 individuals was selected through stratified random sampling. Research tools included Resilience Connor and Davidson (CD – RISC) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ – 28). Findings demonstrated a statistically meaningful between-group difference between blue-color and white-color staff members in terms of mental health and its related components (somatization، anxiety، social dysfunction and depression).

The research aims at determining and comparing the relationship between staff retention strategies and job performance of private and public sectors located in Golestan Province. Retention strategies were measured in three main areas of retirement and insurance، health and welfare service. Through carrying out a descriptive-comparative design، a sample of 120 was selected from a larger population including all the employees of municipal water and wastewater companies. The data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics (Spearman correlation coefficient، T test and test Kolmogrov-Smirnov). Findings demonstrated no significant relationship between welfare service، health and employees’ job performance in public and private sectors. Moreover، no significant relationship was observed between insurance strategies، retirement and employees’ job performance in the private sectors. However، there exists a significant relationship between insurance strategies، retirement and employees’ job performance in the public sector.

The present research aimed at investigating the relationship between job control، job stress and the frequency and severity of physical illness amongst the staff members of chemical industries. A sample of 160 individuals was selected via stratified sampling from among all the staff members working in the chemical industries located in Shiraz. The research tools included job control questionnaire، job stress questionnaire and Physical health scale and the data were analyzed using Entre regression method. findings indicated that job stress can predict the frequency and severity of physical illness. However، job control can’t predict the severity and frequency of physical illness.