فصلنامه پژوهش در سلامت روانشناختی
سال هفتم شماره 4 (زمستان 1392)

The present study was conducted in order to study the mediating role of financial behavior management in the relation between the personality traits and subjective well-being. Therefore، a sample consisted of 479 staffs of universities located in Gilan province have answered to the Iranian Big Five (GARDON)، financial behavior management and Subjective Well-being Questionnaires، after being selected by the clustered sampling. The data was collected and analyzed by the structural equation modeling method. The results of the analysis showed that the personality traits in total explained 14% of the financial behavior management variance and the personality traits and financial behavior management explained 32% of the subjective well-being variance. Also، this study showed that، on one hand، the path coefficient of three factors of neuroticism / emotional stability، extraversion / happiness and conscience / humility were significantly associated with the subjective well-being and on the other hand، the path coefficient of three factors of conscience / humility، openness/competence and agreeableness/conservativeness were significantly associated with the financial behavior management. Finally، the results of the analysis showed that the path coefficient between the financial behavior management and subjective well-being was significant، and the financial behavior management mediated the relationship between the three factors of conscience / humility، openness/competence and agreeableness/conservativeness and subjective well-being. Totally، considering the results of the present study it can be concluded that probably، by financial behavior management skills training، we can increase the positive effect of personality traits on the subjective well-being and can decrease its negative effects.

The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between personality traits and cognitive dissonance with eating disorder symptoms. This study was a correlational research and statistical population of the study included the persons who went to the nutritional clinics of Tehran in 2013. Of this population، 103 persons were selected through simple random sampling. Research tools included big five factor personality inventory، DARQ and eating attitude test. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. Results showed that there was a significant relationship between the eating disorder symptoms and personality traits of the neuroticism arousal and cognitive arousal. Also the result of regression analysis indicated that the personality traits of the openness to experience and cognitive arousal could predict the eating disorder symptoms. Clinically، measurement of personality traits can be very helpful in identifying the obese and overweight persons who are at risk of abnormal eating behaviors. Furthermore، the results of this study showed the existence of arousal in causing compulsive behavior in dissonance condition and proposed the reduction of dissonance in treatment programs related to the eating behaviors.

This research aimed to study the phenomenological pattern of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. In a cross-sectional study، 255 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder were selected by Convenience sampling and were evaluated by Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale in terms of symptoms and severity of OCD. Obsessions of contamination، aggressive، compulsions of washing/cleaning and checking had the highest percentage of frequency، and Obsessions of hoarding، sexual and compulsions of counting and hoarding had the lowest percentage of frequency among the thirteen groups of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Single patients had religious obsession and repetition compulsion more than married patients. Concerns with the dirt and germs and excessive or ritualized hand washing were the most prevalent obsessive-compulsive symptom. Also، some differences were observed between the male and female patients. The obtained results showed that the phenomenological pattern of the obsessive-compulsive symptoms observed in this sample of the Iranian patients with OCD had some similarities and differences with the phenomenological pattern observed in other studies and societies.

The aim of the present study was to test the convergence hypothesis with the emotions، the role of positive and the negative emotional experiences in moral judgment based on the moderating role of Behavioral Activation System (BAS) and Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS). First، 600 persons from Kharazmi University were tested using the Carver and White personality questionnaire and after analyzing the data، 60 of them were classified into four groups based on the final scores of the distribution. Then، each personality group (individually) was induced by the positive and negative emotional experiences. After the emotion induction step، they were presented with two personal and impersonal moral stories to respond. The gathered data were analyzed using the mixed variance analysis. Results showed that there was a significant difference between the four groups of subjects based on the emotional aspects in personal and impersonal moral judgment. Furthermore، emotion induction could influence the people’s function in personal and impersonal moral judgment based on the personality dimensions، and positive and negative emotional stimuli could lead to the non- utilitarianism judgment in personal moral stories.

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the types of abuse in childhood and forgiveness، mental health and coping strategies of married individuals residing in Tehran. It is a Cross-sectional study. As for the Population of the study، married individuals of 5 regions of Tehran city، who were selected through cluster sampling، were considered. Of this population who were a member of entertainment، health and cultural centers، 337 subjects were selected. To collect the data، self-report questionnaires، family forgiveness scale، General Health Questionnaire and Billings and Moos Coping Strategies Questionnaire were used. As for the analysis of the data، Pearson correlation، simple regression، multiple regression and independent t-test were used. Research findings indicated that there was a significant positive relationship between the experience of abuse and the mental health and that there was a negative relationship between the experience of abuse and forgiveness. Furthermore، there was no relationship between the total score of the experience of abuse and the total score of the coping strategies; however، between the subscales there was a positive significant relationship. Also، a significant difference was found between the male and female subjects. Results of the study showed that the experience of abuse in childhood could have an effect on the mental health and the amount of forgiveness in the adulthood and it could have a deep effect on the life and personality of the person in copying with the stress and pressures of the daily life.

This research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the theory of mind training on decreasing the aggression and on increasing the ability of the theory of mind in preschool children. The research design of the study was of type Quasi-experimental with pre-post test. 34 children (with symptoms of aggression) were randomly assigned into two groups. The experimental group received the interventions related to the theory of mind during 9 sessions. Research tools of the study included the aggression questionnaire، developed by Vahedi et al، and the false-belief test to assess the children’s theory of mind. Data was analyzed using ANCOVA. According to the findings obtained from the analysis of ANCOVA، interventions related to the theory of mind caused an increase of the ability of the theory of mind and a decrease of the aggression among the experimental group in comparison to the control group. Considering the results of the study it can be said that the theory of mind training can cause an increase of the ability of the theory of mind and a decrease of aggression. Therefore، in the parents – child context and also in the kindergartens the theory of mind training should be considered and emphasized.

The goal of this study was An investigation the effect of collaborative mother-child play training on child behavioral difficult symptoms (odd and conduct) in school males Students with oppositional defiant disorderin of Isfahan. thus، in a quasi-experimental design with a control group and pret test – post test & follow up assessment، 32 male of school students with ODD diagnose selected and assigned randomly in experimental and control group (n1=n2=16). The experimental group received meeting on a weekly sessions basis training with the participation of eight mother and playing with child. While the control group received no intervention and remain in waiting list. Two groups were evaluated by child symptoms check list (CSI-4) ODD & condact subscales. The results of the analysis of covariance revealed intervention with mother-child play reduces reduction in symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder and in follow up. Plus، this introvention reduce symptoms of conduct in post test and can reduce these symtoms in follow up.. Based on these findings it can be concluded the mother - child playing in reducing symptoms of conduct disorder and disregard Coping effective and Using this experimental approach، while reducing the severity of coping ignored، this intervention can be effective in reducing the symptoms of children with disregard coping behaviors used.