Ali Delavar; Zahra Shabani; yousef karimi; fariborz dortaj
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This research aimed at explaining the effects of psycho-social factors on the altruism of charity school- builders. Research method was correlational, and the sampling method was multi-stage cluster sampling. According to the numbers of variables and Kerjesi-Morgan Table, the sample size was determined ...
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This research aimed at explaining the effects of psycho-social factors on the altruism of charity school- builders. Research method was correlational, and the sampling method was multi-stage cluster sampling. According to the numbers of variables and Kerjesi-Morgan Table, the sample size was determined as 370 people. The following instruments were used to collect data: Personality tests ( Neo) , Optimism, Schwartz' General Self- efficacy, Hermance 's Achievement Motivation, material values, metaphysics, moral autonomy and moral sentiments. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlational matrix and the multivariate regression was analyzed based on a simultaneous model. The research findings showed that there is a significant relationship between various dimensions of personality and the donors' altruism. The characteristics of self-efficacy, optimism and achievement motivation have also a significant relationship with the donors' altruism. Meanwhile, social factors or moral autonomy, material values, moral sentiments as well as metaphysic values have a significant relationship with the donors' altruism. According to the calculation of slope coefficient, psychological factors consisted of extroversion, agreement; life orientation and self-efficacy have clarified the donors' altruism. Social factors such as material values, metaphysics and moral sentiments have influenced the donors' altruism.
Elahe Vadodi; Ali Delavar
Volume 11, Issue 35 , April 2015, , Pages 4144-65
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The purpose of this research was to study virtual networks on the young's personality characteristics, and try to answer to this question: Which position do virtual networks have on the formation of our behaviors? Do social networks cause to change the young’s personality characteristics? In order ...
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The purpose of this research was to study virtual networks on the young's personality characteristics, and try to answer to this question: Which position do virtual networks have on the formation of our behaviors? Do social networks cause to change the young’s personality characteristics? In order to answer to this question, five hypotheses, by using of Neo’s Personality Characteristics Standard Test, compared openness, agreement and science among the young who use or do not use virtual networks. This research is descriptive. The proposal is ex-post facto .The statistical population is all the students in Islamic Azad University, Sciences and Research Branch. The sampling number is 293 based on Cochran’s formula. The sampling was a selected stratified one. In order to collect data Neo’s Personality Characteristics Questionnaire was used. Also, analyzing data was in the forms of descriptive and inferential analyses. Two dependent groups analyzed data. The most important results were: All hypotheses approved of the expectations of the opening hypothesis, and there was a relation between independent variable extroversion, agreement, conscience and dependent variable (virtual network).