Mohammad Ali Mazaheri Tehrani; Smaeil Shiri; Mostafa Valipour
Volume 11, Issue 36 , July 2015, , Pages 17-38
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Bullying is a worldwide problem in most schools that can cause physical and psychological impairment on both the bully and the victim. The purpose of this study was to examine the scope of this behavior in Zanjan secondary schools. Using available sampling method, 132 secondary students (93 boys and ...
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Bullying is a worldwide problem in most schools that can cause physical and psychological impairment on both the bully and the victim. The purpose of this study was to examine the scope of this behavior in Zanjan secondary schools. Using available sampling method, 132 secondary students (93 boys and 39 girls) were selected from four Zanjan secondary schools. All participants were asked to answer individually to the Persian translation of the Bullying Questionnaire (Elena Buccoliere and Marello Darbo, 1991). The result of this study indicated that 80% of students believe the existence of bullying in schools. Although 40.9% of them have witnessed such a behavior, 33.3% were victims and 9.8% were bullies themselves and finally 16% experienced combination of these cases. The results showed that 57% of bullying is done verbally, 40% physically, and 2.56% is of social kind. The study showed that around 57% of the students support the bully when witnessing these situation( for example by laughing, making fun of the victims and frightening them) and only less than 29% respond to the situation by showing no support for the bully (for example by supporting the victims). In terms of the schools staff, results indicated that in the 70% of instances, the schools officials’ responses would intensify bullying, while only in 28.8% of the cases, the staff responses would decrease or stop bullying.considering that bullying threats students’ psychological and physical health,it is necessary and of great importance to predict and control such behavior in schools. Therefore schools should take certain policies to teach the schools’ officials to prevent and intervene in such unpleasant behavior, and also to lessen the devastating effects of these behaviors.
Mohammad Ali Tavakoli
Volume 9, Issue 28 , July 2013, , Pages 100-122
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of academic procrastination among students of Islamic Azad University- Abadan Branch, and its relationship with demographic characteristics, preferences of study time, and purpose of entering university. This study was a cross–sectional ...
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of academic procrastination among students of Islamic Azad University- Abadan Branch, and its relationship with demographic characteristics, preferences of study time, and purpose of entering university. This study was a cross–sectional descriptive study. The sample consisted of 600 students (281 females and 319 males) selected using cluster random sampling from a population of students of Islamic Azad University-Abadan Branch. The participants were assessed using Aitken Procrastination Inventory. The collected data were analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, correlation coefficient, and multivariate regression analysis, and with the help of SPSS 18. The findings showed that 14% of all students, 12% of female students, and 14.1% of male students had high levels of academic procrastination, while 70.8% of all students, 68.8 % of female student, and 68.7% of male students showed average levels of academic procrastination. Other results indicated that females and students who were interested to their fields of study showed lower levels of procrastination. The relationship between procrastination and age was not significant, but there was a negative relationship between procrastination and academic achievement. Moreover, students who studied in the morning and during the semester, as well as those who entered the University for gaining knowledge and skills showed lower levels of procrastination. The multivariate regression analysis showed that preferences of study time, interest in a field of study, academic achievement, and gender variables accounted for 22.6% of the variance in academic procrastination. Academic procrastination is highly prevalent among university students. This issue may affect different aspects of students’ education, health, and career prospects. Therefore, appropriate measures are recommended to diagnose and treat academic procrastination in university students.
Hoda Sadat Ahmadi; Fatemeh Zadehmuhammadi; Mahdieh Ma'soumbeigi; Faramarz Sohrabi
Volume 8, Issue 25 , October 2012, , Pages 20-30
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The purpose of this research is to study the prevalence of Internet addiction and its relationship with age, sex and education level among Allameh Tabataba'i University students. For this purpose, 667 students who were internet users were selected by available sampling and took Young's Internet Addiction ...
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The purpose of this research is to study the prevalence of Internet addiction and its relationship with age, sex and education level among Allameh Tabataba'i University students. For this purpose, 667 students who were internet users were selected by available sampling and took Young's Internet Addiction Test. 0.9 percent of the population were addicted to internet while 14.5 percent were at risk. The results showed that the prevalence of Internet addiction among Allameh Tabataba'i University students is minimal compared to other available statistics. Moreover, the results of the meaningful test showed that the prevalence of Internet addiction in females and BA students is higher than males and MA students. Negative correlation between age and prevalence of Internet addiction also existed, but this relationship was not significant.
E. Rahimian Boogar (Ph.D); M. Najafi (Ph.D); K. Khushabi; F. Heidari (M.A); M. Heidari (M.A)
Volume 4, Issue 13 , October 2008, , Pages 136-159
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The study was designed to determine the rate of depression prevalence among the guidance and secondary school students in shahreza town on 1384-85. 960 boy and girl students were selected through stratified random sampling method that was assessed through Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The data were ...
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The study was designed to determine the rate of depression prevalence among the guidance and secondary school students in shahreza town on 1384-85. 960 boy and girl students were selected through stratified random sampling method that was assessed through Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The data were analyzed through frequency and chi square test.This analysis indicated that %12/9 of students in guidance school and secondary schools in shahreza town have moderate and severe depression. also, %10 boy students in urban guidance school, %7/5 boy students in rural guidance school, %15/9 girl students in urban guidance school, %15 girl students in rural guidance school, %5/8 boy students in urban secondary school, %8/3 boy students in rural secondary school, %13/3 girl students in urban secondary school, and %26/7 girl students in rural secondary school were depressed. Moreover, the difference between prevalence of depression in boy and girl students was statistically significant and depression in girls was more (P<0/001). On the other hand, the difference between prevalence of depression disorder in urban and rural students (P=0/390) and in guidance and secondary school students (P=0/171) was not statistically significant.Depression prevalence in terms of gender is different, but life status (urban or rural) and academic level is not important in prevalence of depression. This result has implications for educational settings.
Mohamad ali Mohammadyfar (M.A); Mohamad ali Besharat; Maryam Ghasemi; Mahmoud Najaphy
Volume 3, Issue 9 , October 2007, , Pages 22-46
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The aim of the present research was to determine the rate of prevalence and diversity of specific learning disabilities in students of third and fourth grade of primary school. In this research we used one questionnaire and four checklists. Rater’s behavior disorders questionnaire administered ...
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The aim of the present research was to determine the rate of prevalence and diversity of specific learning disabilities in students of third and fourth grade of primary school. In this research we used one questionnaire and four checklists. Rater’s behavior disorders questionnaire administered for screening of students with behavior disorders.Four checklists inclusive of Myklebust’s learning disabilities checklist, Reading learning disability checklist, Mathematics learning disability checklist and Writing learning disability checklist were administered to determine the rate of prevalence of learning disabilities. The sample consisted of 446 students (231boys and 215 girls) from third and fourth grade of primary schools of four regions of Shiraz department of education that were selected by clustering random sampling method. After screening of students with behavior disorders 401 students (200boys and 201girls) remain for statistical calculation. The results showed that out of 401 students 39 students identified as learning disability; this is 9.7 percent of total sample. Also out of 401 students 35 students identified as reading learning disability, this is 8.7 percent of total sample. Another results indicated that out of 401 students 27 students identified as mathematics learning disability, this is 6.7 percent of total sample. Also out of 401 students 29 students identified as writing learning disability, this is 7.2 percent of total sample. The result of Cronbach’s coefficient alpha, test-retest reliability and Pearson’s correlation coefficient proved the reliability and validity of checklists that administered in this research. In this article we discussed about results and limitation and offered suggestions for future studies
