Azam Hosseinpour; Katrin Vaziri; Nasrin Bagheri
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One of the most important periods affecting physical, mental and social growth and health is the adolescence period of every person, where personality formation and identification takes place in this sensitive period. The purpose of this study was to model happiness based on basic psychological needs ...
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One of the most important periods affecting physical, mental and social growth and health is the adolescence period of every person, where personality formation and identification takes place in this sensitive period. The purpose of this study was to model happiness based on basic psychological needs with the mediation of adaptation in adolescents. The applied research method and the descriptive correlation method were based on the structural equation model. The statistical population consisted of all working female adolescents studying in the second year of high school, 352 of whom were selected using multi-stage cluster random sampling and were asked to answer the questionnaires of Oxford Happiness (2002), basic psychological needs of Desi et al (2001), and Sinha and Singh (1993) students' adaptability. Data analysis was done using a structural equation model. The findings showed that the adaptation variable has been able to play a mediating role in the relationship between basic psychological needs and happiness. It can be concluded that when motivations or internal rewards are stronger than external motivations, the implementation of psychological needs becomes easier and has a positive effect on adolescent adaptation; because adaptation is achieved through internal incentives and reinforcements, and in this way, by creating a positive inner feeling in adolescence, it leads to an increase in happiness in teenagers; therefore, by providing a healthy and dynamic environment that fits the individual and personality needs of every teenager, it is necessary to promise well-being and happiness in teenagers.
Morad Abdivarmazan; fataneh jafari
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The aim of this study was to construct and validate a scale for measuring the dimensions of Bullying in adolescents. The method used in the preliminary construction of the items was based on a library study of theoretical concepts and validation by experts using the content validity ratio coefficient ...
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The aim of this study was to construct and validate a scale for measuring the dimensions of Bullying in adolescents. The method used in the preliminary construction of the items was based on a library study of theoretical concepts and validation by experts using the content validity ratio coefficient CVR (Lawshe, 1975) and content validity index CVI (Waltz & Bausell, 1981). Structural equation modeling was used to evaluate the validity and factor analysis of the scale by using the Partial Least Squares Method. In the content validity phase, 40 items were prepared and 35 items were approved by experts. In the initial study with a sample size of 48 people, 3 items were removed and 32 items remained, which formed the initial scale. The study population was Iranian adolescents that Their age was 12 to 19. Sampling was done by available method and the sample size was 639 people. Examination of the data in exploratory factor analysis showed that 29 items had acceptable factor load and the other 3 items that did not have acceptable factor load were removed. Examination of the data showed that the 3-factor structure has the best fit in the structural model and explains 53.99% of the variance in total. Confirmatory factor analysis and validation of the remaining items showed that the scale of measuring bullying in adolescents is a reliable self-report scale for use in research related to measuring the prevalence and tendency to bullying and superiority seeking.
mohammad hossein khani; Mohammad Hossein Khani; Seyede Khadije Moradianie geizeh rod
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between school safety and school engagement. The population is taken from students of the public high school of Rey, Tehran. The total numbers of the participants are 322 which were selected by the random cluster sampling method. School safety ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between school safety and school engagement. The population is taken from students of the public high school of Rey, Tehran. The total numbers of the participants are 322 which were selected by the random cluster sampling method. School safety was measured using the Revised School safety Questionnaire (Skiba, Simmons, Peterson& Forde, 2006). School engagement was measured using the Revised School engagement Scale (Wang, Willett & Eccles 2011). The SPSS 18 and STATGRAPHICS 5.1 were used to conduct a canonical correlation analysis. Results from the canonical correlation model revealed that there is 3 significant set between school safety and school engagement. According to the first set, school climate and learning safety support shared 0/43 of the variance with self-regulated learning, belonging to school and using cognitive strategy .According to the second set, school climate, absence of delinquency, personal safety, and absence of incivility support shared 0/10 of the variance with self-regulated learning, belonging to school, using cognitive strategy, and passion to learn. According to the third set, school climate, absence of delinquency, connection, learning safety support shared 0.05 of the variance with self-regulated learning, belonging to school, and using cognitive strategy. In sum, in schools which we can see more safety, we can see more engagement. This result can be explained through Lewin's Field Theory, ecological perspective of Brenner, and Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
Shahram Mohammad Khani (PhD)
Volume 4, Issue 12 , July 2008, , Pages 38-69
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Alcohol, tobacco and drugs used among adolescents are significant public health concern. This study was carried out to examine risk and protective factors associated with alcohol, tobacco and other illicit drugs used among 13-18 years-old adolescents. A national sample of 2538 high school and pre-university ...
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Alcohol, tobacco and drugs used among adolescents are significant public health concern. This study was carried out to examine risk and protective factors associated with alcohol, tobacco and other illicit drugs used among 13-18 years-old adolescents. A national sample of 2538 high school and pre-university students (1255 girls and 1283 boys) completed Risk and Protective factors Inventory (RAPI) and drug abuse questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. A variety of risk and protective factors in several domains are associated with drug abuse. In family domain risk factors such as poor family bonding and high level of family conflicts and in individual domain high level of sensation seeking, positive attitude toward drug use, negative self-concept, lack of assertiveness and negative moods are powerful predictors of alcohol, tobacco and drug used among adolescents. In social and school domains peer pressure and poor commitment to school and negative psychosocial climate of schools were significantly correlated with drug used in adolescents. These findings suggest that effective prevention programs may need an integrative approach that focuses on the risk and protective factors associated with drug use in several domains. It highlights the importance of psychosocial education of parents, school staffs and adolescents. Lifeskills training program such as decision making, problem solving, coping and assertiveness skills may lead to increased self-esteem and self-efficacy which in turn lead to decreased using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
mahmoud golzari
