Educational Psychology

Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of mind theory in relation to executive functions with quality of life and empathy in children. The research method was descriptive-correlation modeling of structural equations. The statistical population included children (boys and girls) aged 6 to 12 years in Meybod city in the academic year 1400-1399, 350 of whom were selected by the available sampling method and completed the children's empathy questionnaires of Auyeung et al (2009), quality of life form of Varni et al (2001), Coolidge neuropsychological (2002) and Hutchins' Theory of Mind (2012) the parent form. The results showed that the research model is a good fit. Executive functions have a significant direct effect on the theory of mind, quality of life and empathy of children. Theory of mind also has a significant direct effect on the quality of life and empathy of children. Another finding showed that the theory of mind plays a mediating role in the relationship between executive functions and children's quality of life and empathy. Therefore, it can be concluded that by improving executive functions and strengthening the theory of mind, we can increase the quality of life and empathy in children.

Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of personality traits in quality of life of female-headed households. The method of this research is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of data collection, it is a descriptive survey. The statistical population in this study is women heads of households referred to Entrepreneurship Centers of Tehran Municipality who visited in spring. About 4,400 people are reported to be members of the center. Therefore, 352 people who were selected by proportional stratified sampling method. The main tool for data collection in this research is questionnaire. The validity of this questionnaire was confirmed by validity (experts' approval) and construct validity (confirmatory factor analysis test). The reliability of the questionnaire was also confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Questionnaire data were analyzed using LISREL software. The normality of the data from the questionnaire was confirmed by the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Then, the construct validity was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis. Finally, regression analysis revealed that personality traits in general had a significant effect on the quality of life of female-headed households. Also, all five dimensions of personality traits (order of magnitude), such as empathy, agreeableness, neuroticism, extraversion, and conscientiousness, have a direct and significant effect on the quality of life of female-headed households.