H. Shokrkon; M. Broomandnasab; B. Najarian; M. Shehni Yeylagh
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This study was aimed at examining simple and multiple relationships of creativity, achievement motivation and self- esteem (as potential antecedents of entrepreneurship) with entrepreneurship in students of Shahid Chamran University (Ahvaz, Iran). Two samples including 600 subjects were randomly selected ...
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This study was aimed at examining simple and multiple relationships of creativity, achievement motivation and self- esteem (as potential antecedents of entrepreneurship) with entrepreneurship in students of Shahid Chamran University (Ahvaz, Iran). Two samples including 600 subjects were randomly selected for this study: 400 subjects for testing the hypotheses, and 200 subjects for the scale validation phase. Subjects completed five scales: Measuring Your Entrepreneurial Traits (MET), Entrepreneurial Attitude Orientation (EAO), a creativity questionnaire, an achievement motivation questionnaire, and Eysenck’s Self-esteem Test. Data were analyzed using pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression statistical methods. The overall results indicate that, indeed, all examined antecedent variables correlate highly and positively with students’ entrepreneurship.
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.
M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; A. Aboighasemi; B. Najarian; H. Shokrkon
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the scope of epidemiology of test anxiety and the relations of self-efficacy and locus of control with it as moderated by intelligence in Ahvaz high school students To study the epidemiology of test anxiety, 3109 high school students were selected ...
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the scope of epidemiology of test anxiety and the relations of self-efficacy and locus of control with it as moderated by intelligence in Ahvaz high school students To study the epidemiology of test anxiety, 3109 high school students were selected from their population by a simple random sampling method. The participants completed the test anxiety inventory. Also for hypothesis testing, 340 high school students were selected by a simple random sampiñig method. The subjects completed the self-efficacy scale, locus of control inventory and intelligence test. The results showed the rate of epidemiology of test anxiety to be 17.4% in study sample. The epidemiology of test anxiety in girl students (22%) was proved to be higher than that of the boy students (12.8%) and in Local Arab students (18.7%) higher than local persian students (16.4%). The results of hypoteses showed that, test anxiety is negatively related to self-efficacy (r=-0.29) and locus of control (r=-0.24) intelligence variable being controlled. Also, the result of multiple regression showed that the multiple correlation coefficients between predictive variables (self-efficacy, locus of control and intelligence) and criterion variable (test anxiety) was statistically sigificant.
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.
M. Hormozi nezhad; M. Shehni Yeylagh; B. Najarian
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This paper investigates the relationship between self-esteem, social anxiety, perfectionism and assertiveness in students of Shahied Chamran University in Ahvaz, Iran. In this study 320 students (160 females and 160 males) were randomly selected. Subjects completed the Assertiveness Self-Report Inventory ...
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This paper investigates the relationship between self-esteem, social anxiety, perfectionism and assertiveness in students of Shahied Chamran University in Ahvaz, Iran. In this study 320 students (160 females and 160 males) were randomly selected. Subjects completed the Assertiveness Self-Report Inventory (ASRI), Eysenck Self-Esteem Test, Social Anxiety Scale (SAS), and Ahvaz Perfectionism Scale (APS). The results showed that (for all the male and female students) the correlation between self-esteem and assertiveness was positive; while the correlation of social anxiety with assertiveness was negative and (for all the male and female students) perfectionism and assertiveness had a negative correlation. In female subjects, a significant correlation coefficient was not observed between perfectionism and assertiveness. The results of regression analysis indicated that the addition of social anxiety to self-esteem significantly increases the relationship with assertiveness (for all students). In male subjects, social anxiety was a good predictor of assertiveness, but in females self-esteem was the best predictor.
M. Verdy; M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; B. Najarian
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The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between perfectionism and psychological hardiness with mental health and academic performance. The sample consisted of 300 girls randomly selected from preuniversity schools of four educational districts in Ahvaz. Subjects were asked to fill ...
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The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between perfectionism and psychological hardiness with mental health and academic performance. The sample consisted of 300 girls randomly selected from preuniversity schools of four educational districts in Ahvaz. Subjects were asked to fill out the Ahvaz Perfectionism Scale (APS), Ahvaz Hardiness Inventory• (AHI), and Symptom Checklist 90-Revised (SCL 90-R). Students’ GPAS for the previous three years and their GPAS for the last semester were used as their academic performance. The results of the research indicated that perfectionism had a negative relation with mental health, but no correlation with academic performance. Psychological hardiness had positive relations with mental health and academic performance. Moreover, multiple correlation coefficient between perfectionism and psychological hardiness and mental health were not significantly higher than their simple correlation coefficients. Multiple correlation coefficient of perfectionism and psychological hardiness and academic performance was significantly higher than simple correlation of each of the mentioned variables.
G. Rajabi; B. Najarian; Y. A. Attari
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The aim of this study was to standardize the GoodenoughHarris Draw-a-woman Test on the elementary school students in the city of Bushehr in Iran. 260 female students in the six age-groups of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 were selected randomly. using a one way ANOVA, indicated that the six age-groups differ ...
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The aim of this study was to standardize the GoodenoughHarris Draw-a-woman Test on the elementary school students in the city of Bushehr in Iran. 260 female students in the six age-groups of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 were selected randomly. using a one way ANOVA, indicated that the six age-groups differ signifcantly among themselves at the significant level of a=0I0l. Low but significant correlotion coefficients were found between the total sample’s scores on the Goodenough- Harris Test and the students’ grade point average of the first three months of the academic year. The reliability and validity coefficients of the two tests were acceptable.
M. Boroumand-Nasab,; H. Shokrkon,; B. Najanan,
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Locus of control is a personality characteristic which refers to a constellation of beliefs and expectations pertaining to people or factors controlling rewards and punishments in one’s life. Some people have an internal and others hold an external locus of control. Those with internal locus of ...
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Locus of control is a personality characteristic which refers to a constellation of beliefs and expectations pertaining to people or factors controlling rewards and punishments in one’s life. Some people have an internal and others hold an external locus of control. Those with internal locus of control believe that hard-working and ‘responsible behavior’ yield positive outcomes. In contrast, those having external locus of control maintain that ‘out-of-control’ factors such as ‘unknown forces’, ‘chance’ and ‘other people’s influences’ control the outcome of their behavior. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between parents’ attitudes toward child rearing and children’s locus of control. In this study, three types of attitudes toward child rearing were tapped, namely Dominating, Ignoring and Possessive. The Sample which was randomly selected from students studying in Dezful’s Guidance Schools, included 217 third-grade boys and girls. Nearly, all four hypotheses and their subsidiary derived hypotheses were confirmed. Based upon these findings, a number of suggestions regarding development and modification of children’s locus of control are offered to parents and teachers.
B. Najarian
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The objective of this study was construction and validation of a questionnaire for the measurement of migraine headache symptoms in the general population. Using factor analysis, a 25-item questionnaire entitled Ahvaz Migraine Questionnaire (AMQ) was constructed. The psychometric characteristics of AMQ ...
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The objective of this study was construction and validation of a questionnaire for the measurement of migraine headache symptoms in the general population. Using factor analysis, a 25-item questionnaire entitled Ahvaz Migraine Questionnaire (AMQ) was constructed. The psychometric characteristics of AMQ (including test-retest reliability, internal consistency and validity coefficients) were found to be very satisfactory. The prevalence of migraine headache symptoms as well as their percentile ranks were assessed for female and male subjects The sample included 382 undergraduate students from Shahid Chamran and Ahvaz Islamic Open Universities (mean age 23.09 and sd=3.44 years). According to the findings of this study, migraine headache symptoms are very prevalent among 15% of the subjects. No significant difference was found between female and male subjects with respect to their scores on AMQ. The author suggests that more studies are required to further examine the psychometric charactersitics ot MHQ in other settings.
H. Sharghi; B. Najarian; H. Shokrkon
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The present research has compared the academic performance and affective-social adjustment of the 6 and 7 year old first grade male and female students ot the elementary schools of Ahvaz. The sample consisted of 60 male and 60 female students horn in the month of Mehr 1366 (7-year old), and 60 male and ...
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The present research has compared the academic performance and affective-social adjustment of the 6 and 7 year old first grade male and female students ot the elementary schools of Ahvaz. The sample consisted of 60 male and 60 female students horn in the month of Mehr 1366 (7-year old), and 60 male and 60 female students born in the month of Shahrivar 1367 (6-year old) selected randomly. The measurement of academic performance included the scores in mathematics, reading, and dictation. The affective-social adjustment was measured with the Adjustment Behavior Questionnaire. The students’ intelligence was controlled. The findings showed no significant difference between the school pertormance or attective-social adjustment ot the comparison groups. thus contirmrng the research hypotheses.
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.
