H. Hadianfard; B. Najarian; H. Shokrkon; M. Meharbizadeh Honarmand
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This study was designed to compare the efficacy of three psychotherapy approaches to the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the reduction of inattention and impulsive behavior of male elementary school students. From the total population of Shiraz 3rd and 4th grade male elementary ...
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This study was designed to compare the efficacy of three psychotherapy approaches to the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the reduction of inattention and impulsive behavior of male elementary school students. From the total population of Shiraz 3rd and 4th grade male elementary school children, 2863 students were screened for ADHD, and 160 of the students diagnosed as suffering from AHDH were randomly allocated to four groups (40 subjects in each group): Children self-instruction training group; the behavior therapy group, the mother self-instruction training group and a control group. In addition, another control group consisted of 40 “normal subjects randomly selected from the ADHD subjects’ classmates was also formed for further comparisons. In this study, the dependent variables were inattention and impulsive behavior as measured by the Farsi version of the Continuous Performance Test. Using the pre-and post- test scores on these two measures, the data analysis indicated that performance of the groups receiving verbal self-instruction training (both children and their mothers) had improved significantly more than both the ADHD subjects in the behavior therapy and the normal subjects groups.
S. Zahedifar; B. Najarian; H. Shokrkon
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This study was launched to construct and validate a scale for measuring aggression in accordance with cultural values and social characteristics of Iranian people, and to examine the following four hypotheses: 1) There is a positive correlation between aggression and depression, 2) There is a positive ...
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This study was launched to construct and validate a scale for measuring aggression in accordance with cultural values and social characteristics of Iranian people, and to examine the following four hypotheses: 1) There is a positive correlation between aggression and depression, 2) There is a positive correlation between aggression and Type A characteristics, 3) There is a positive correlation between aggression and migraine headache symptoms, and 4) There is a significant difference between male and female students’ scores on aggression. All three different samples of this study were randomly drawn from the undergraduate students taking various general courses of Shahid Chamran University (Ahvaz): Normative sample (N—550), test- retest sample (n=229), and validation study sample (n=215). Based on a factor analysis, a 30-item questionnaire entitled Ahvaz Aggression Inventery (AM) was developed to measure aggression, comprising three subscales: Rage and Anger (14 items), Assault and Insult (8 items), and Negativism (8 items). The internal consistency and test-retest reliability coefficients of AAJ were all satisfactory. Validity of AAI was found to be very high based on its concurrent administration with Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), MMPI, and BDVI (a purpose- designed validity scale).
All four hypotheses of this Study were confirmed for the whole sample, as well as for the female and male samples separately. Regarding the first hypothesis, however, only the overall correlatton between aggression and depression was significant; The correlation between the second sub-scale and depression for the male subjects, as well as the correlation between the third sub- scale and depression for the male and female subjects were not found to be significant. Implications of these findings are discussed in detail.
H. Shokrkon; Y. A. Attari; M. A. Falahati
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This research was carried out to compare the academic performance of the Sixth-semester stadents of the new educatoonal system, who have been guided to enter one of the five priorities designated through the educational guidance program. The sample consisted of’ 624 students, selected randomly, ...
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This research was carried out to compare the academic performance of the Sixth-semester stadents of the new educatoonal system, who have been guided to enter one of the five priorities designated through the educational guidance program. The sample consisted of’ 624 students, selected randomly, from the educational districts ‘of the city of Ahvaz, Iran, who could enter any one of the five priorities. These students were selected from the three fields of emperical sciences, mathematics-physics, and humanities. The students’ GPAs of their 3rd, 4th, and 5th semesters were used as their general academic performance index. Their 5th semester GPA was also used as their specific performance index. One way ANOVA and t-test were the major statistical analyses in this research. The findings showed no significant differences in the general or specific performances of the students entering any one of the five priorities, except for the students in the emperical sciences field, with regard to their general performance index. However, follow-up pair comparisons did not detect any significant difference.
H. Shokrkon; F. Hafezi
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The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship of job satistaction and job performance as it is moderated by self-esteem of employees. The sample consisted of 149 (148 male and 1 female) employees of the irrigation system of Karkheh and Shavoor of Ahvaz. The hypotheses tested in this ...
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The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship of job satistaction and job performance as it is moderated by self-esteem of employees. The sample consisted of 149 (148 male and 1 female) employees of the irrigation system of Karkheh and Shavoor of Ahvaz. The hypotheses tested in this study are: 1. In low seif-esif-esteem employees, there is a positive relationship between job satisfaction and job performance. 2. In high self-esteem employees, there is no relationship between job satisfaction and job performance. Spearman correlation coefficient was used to test the hypotheses in the two subsamples of workers and engineer-managers. Results indicate that in both groups of workers and engineer-managers with high Self-esteem, there is no significant correlation between job satisfaction and job performance. In low self-esteem workers, there is a significant positive correlation, but in low self-esteem engineers and managers, such a correletion is not found.
Dean Keith Simonton; H. Shokrkon
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Although many psychologists have expressed an interest in the phenomenon of creativity, psychological research on this topic did not rapidly expand until Wafter J. P. Guilford claimed, in his 1950 APA presidential address, that this topic deserved far more attention than it was then receiving. This article ...
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Although many psychologists have expressed an interest in the phenomenon of creativity, psychological research on this topic did not rapidly expand until Wafter J. P. Guilford claimed, in his 1950 APA presidential address, that this topic deserved far more attention than it was then receiving. This article reviews the progress psychologists have made in understanding creativity since Guilford’s call to arms. Research progress has taken place on 4 fronts: the cognitive processes involved in the creative act, the distinctive characteristics of the creative person, the development and manifestation of creativity across the individual life span, and the social environments most strongly associated with creative activity. Although some important questions remain unanswered, psychologists now know more than ever before about how individuals achieve this special and significant form of optimal human functioning.
K. Mohammadi Roosbehani; M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; H. Shokrkon
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This study was carried out to investigate the relationship of value system and moral development with identity in students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, in the academic year of 1998-1999. Value system and moral development are considered as the predictive variables, while identity serves as ...
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This study was carried out to investigate the relationship of value system and moral development with identity in students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, in the academic year of 1998-1999. Value system and moral development are considered as the predictive variables, while identity serves as the criterion variable. The sample consisled of 279 undergraduates (sophomere and higher) of whom 141 were female and 138 were male. The instruments used consisted of the Study of Values Inventory, the Defining Issues Test (DIT) and Ahmadi’s Identity Inventory. The analysis of the data yielded statistically significant simple correlation coefficients between theoretical, social, religious, and economic values and moral development on the one hand, and identity on the other. The results of the regression analysis showed that the linear combination of the six values plus the moral development increased the extent of the correlation with identity. Moreover, the results of the stepwise regression analysis indicated that economic value and moral development are the best predictors of identity
H. Shokrkon,; M.A. Ahankoob Nezhad,; M. Shelini Yeylagh
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< p class="a">In the present study, academic performance of students using ‘grade-skipping’ means for accelerating their education (i.e. ‘GS’ students as the experimental group) was compared with those who have never used such accelerating approaches (i.e., ‘Non-GS’ ...
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< p class="a">In the present study, academic performance of students using ‘grade-skipping’ means for accelerating their education (i.e. ‘GS’ students as the experimental group) was compared with those who have never used such accelerating approaches (i.e., ‘Non-GS’ students as the control group). The sample included 60 GS and 90 Non-GS students randomly selected from all male and female Ahvaz primary school students. According to the main hypothesis of this study, a significant difference was expected to be found between academic performance of the two groups. GPAs for the academic year prior to and the one following ‘grade-skipping’ were used as indices of students’ academic performance. Data analysis uncovered no significant difference between the two groups regarding their academic performance. This finding continued to persist even two years folowing the grade-skipping year, both for male and female subjects. < p > < p > < p >
A. Naamee; H. Shokrkon
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The present study was aimed at comparing the effects of threat of mild with severe punishments in inducing negative attitudes toward cheating and commission of cheating in mathematics course. The sample included 288 Ahvaz third-grade male students belonging to low, moderate and high Socio-Economic Status ...
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The present study was aimed at comparing the effects of threat of mild with severe punishments in inducing negative attitudes toward cheating and commission of cheating in mathematics course. The sample included 288 Ahvaz third-grade male students belonging to low, moderate and high Socio-Economic Status (SES) families. The data analyses revealed that threat of mild punishment was more effective than threat of severe punishment in yielding negative attitudes toward cheating. This finding persisted regardless of time of ‘attitude-change’ measurement. Also, threat of mild punishment was more effective than threat of severe punishment in reducing the actual likelihood of committing cheating. Furthermore, subjects from higher SES were found to express more negative attitudes toward cheating than those from lower SES.
J. Kamaie; J. Haghighi; H. Shokrkon
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This study was conducted to find out the differences between four groups of Ahvaz primary, Guidance school, and teachers’ training school students regarding their moral judgment. The sample consisted of 480 students (each group consisting of 120 Ss). The Defining Issues Test (DIT) was used to measure ...
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This study was conducted to find out the differences between four groups of Ahvaz primary, Guidance school, and teachers’ training school students regarding their moral judgment. The sample consisted of 480 students (each group consisting of 120 Ss). The Defining Issues Test (DIT) was used to measure moral judgment. It was hypothesized that there was significant differences in moral judgment of the four subject groups. Analysis of variance was used as the statistical method to test the hypotheses. The results supported the research hypotheses.
M. Omidian; H. Shokrkon
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This study was conducted to show the effect of observing active academic models on the subjects’ academic performance. The following hypotheses were tested: (1) observing active academic models enhances the subjects’ academic performance. (2) observing three active academic models enhances ...
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This study was conducted to show the effect of observing active academic models on the subjects’ academic performance. The following hypotheses were tested: (1) observing active academic models enhances the subjects’ academic performance. (2) observing three active academic models enhances the academic performance to a greater extent than observing just one model. The sample consisted of 102 subjects, selected randomly and assigned randomly to three comparison groups. The first group watched a film of one same-age active model. The second group watched a film of three same-age active academic models, and the third, or the control group, was not exposed to any film. The preformance index consisted of the difference between the subjects’ pre-test and post-test scores on an exercise task of difficult words and a dictation exam. Data were also gathered concerning the subjects’ socio-economic status. Analysis of variance and multiple comparison methods were used to test the hypotheses. The results confirmed our first hypothesis, but not the second one. The socio-economic status did not show either a main effect or an interaction effect on subjects’ academic performance.
A. Aboighasemi; A. Asadi Moghaddam; B. Najarian; H. Shokrkon
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In this study, a short scale entitled TAI (Test Anxiety Inventory) was constructed by factor analysis for the measurement of test anxiety. TAI was found to possess satisfactory internal consistency and test-retest reliability. The validity of TAI was also assessed by concurrent administration of ANQ ...
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In this study, a short scale entitled TAI (Test Anxiety Inventory) was constructed by factor analysis for the measurement of test anxiety. TAI was found to possess satisfactory internal consistency and test-retest reliability. The validity of TAI was also assessed by concurrent administration of ANQ (Anxiety Questionnaire) and Coopersmith’s Self-Esteem Scale. The results of these two validity studies indicate that TM is a valid instrument for the measurement of test anxiety in the general (normal) population. The percentile points for the raw scores on TAI were also assessed. The authors suggest that further studies aimed at examining the psychometric properties of TAI should he carried Out in the future.
