social Psychology
Ezzatollah Kordmirza Nikoozadeh; Mojgan Agahheris; Mahdieh Rahmanian
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This study aimed to examine the prediction of social skills based on childhood traumas and external locus of control in adolescents with social anxiety. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included all male and female high school students in Tehran's 22 districts ...
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This study aimed to examine the prediction of social skills based on childhood traumas and external locus of control in adolescents with social anxiety. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included all male and female high school students in Tehran's 22 districts during the academic year 2024–2025, from which 370 participants were selected using cluster random sampling. Data collection instruments included the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills (MESSY), the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), and the Locus of Control Questionnaire (LCQ). Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 26 and regression analysis. Findings indicated a significant negative relationship between childhood traumas, external locus of control, and social skills. Multiple regression analysis revealed that subcomponents of sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, emotional neglect, physical neglect, and external locus of control accounted for 17.9% of the variance in social skills. The final regression equation showed that reducing each of these variables leads to a significant increase in social skills. The results highlighted the importance of addressing childhood traumas and external locus of control in mitigating social skills deficits among adolescents. These findings could guide psychological interventions aimed at enhancing social skills and reducing the impact of traumas and external locus of control in adolescents. Future studies are recommended to include broader sampling and longitudinal designs to further investigate the effects of these variables.
hamid kazemi; Mojdeh Waziri; Ahmad Abedi
Volume 5, Issue 1 , August 2016, , Pages 100-112
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of problem solving training on test and social anxiety in elementary school male students. Methods: The statistical population of this study were all the elementary school male students of Najaf Abad city in academic year 2013-2014. ...
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of problem solving training on test and social anxiety in elementary school male students. Methods: The statistical population of this study were all the elementary school male students of Najaf Abad city in academic year 2013-2014. Out of the population, 30 students were selected through cluster random sampling and were assigned randomly in one experimental (n=15) and one control (n=15) group. Both groups completed a Test Anxiety Questionnaire (Abolghasemi et al. 1375) and Jerabek's (1996) Social Anxiety Questionnaire in pre-test and post-test stages. Eight weekly sessions of problem solving training was administrated to the experimental group for once a week, but the control group received no intervention. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. Findings: The results showed that both of the dependent variables in the experimental group were reduced significantly compared with control group. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, problem solving training can be considered as an efficient intervention to reduce test and social anxiety in primary school students.
Mansor Bayrami; Yazdan Movahedi; Jaber Alizadeh Goradel
Volume 4, Issue 1 , September 2015, , Pages 41-52
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Aims: In psychotherapy research, mindfulness has been conceptualized as an enhanced state of self-awareness thought to promote well-being. This research studied the efficacy of Mindfulness Cognitive Therapy on Social Anxiety and Dysfunctional attitude in Adolescent’s. Method: The research ...
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Aims: In psychotherapy research, mindfulness has been conceptualized as an enhanced state of self-awareness thought to promote well-being. This research studied the efficacy of Mindfulness Cognitive Therapy on Social Anxiety and Dysfunctional attitude in Adolescent’s. Method: The research method was experimental with control group. The samples included 30 students in khoramabad city and the sampling method was head counting. At first, 357 participants passed the Social Anxiety and Dysfunctional Attitude tests. Then, 30 students with the highest scores were selected as sample group and were divided randomly to two experimental and control groups each with 15 members. The experimental group received group mindfulness training for 8 sessions (one 90 minutes session each week). At the end, the questionnaire was administrated again as the post-test. Results: Based on the results of co-variance analysis, there was significant differences between the experimental and control groups' marks (p
mojgan sepahmansour; Ali Shaker dolagh; Mohammad Mehdi Jahangiri
Volume 2, Issue 1 , August 2014, , Pages 69-75
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of social anxiety and positive and negative affects with science persuasion in registrar. Method: This correlation study enrolled 230 registrars consisting of 115 man and 115 women who lived in Ardebil city. To collect the data, ...
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of social anxiety and positive and negative affects with science persuasion in registrar. Method: This correlation study enrolled 230 registrars consisting of 115 man and 115 women who lived in Ardebil city. To collect the data, Social Interaction Anxiety, Scale Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, persuasion- IQ questionnaire were employed. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and step-by-step regression. Finding: Results showed that there is a negative correlation between social anxiety and negative affect with science persuasion.However, there is a positive correlation between positive and negative affects with science persuasion. Furthermore, we showed that positive affect explain roughly 8 percent science persuasion of variance.
