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.
Hassan mahmoudian; hadi Safarian; Hossein Hashemzadeh vaez; Seyed Abdolah Mir Mohammad Tabar; shirin rezvani far
Volume 11, Issue 35 , April 2015, , Pages 123-135
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One of the most important effects in life satisfaction is goal and positive orientation to life. The purpose of this research was to study the relation between life Orientation and advancement goals with students’ life satisfaction. 362 students in Semnan University responded to questionnaires ...
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One of the most important effects in life satisfaction is goal and positive orientation to life. The purpose of this research was to study the relation between life Orientation and advancement goals with students’ life satisfaction. 362 students in Semnan University responded to questionnaires of life orientation, advancement goals and life satisfaction. The findings showed that there is a negative relation between pessimistic variable and life satisfaction. Also, there is a positive relation between life satisfaction and others. Thus, the findings showed that optimistic attitude, advancement goal of performance –ignorance, pessimistic attitude and advancement goal of control- approach effect on predicting life satisfaction. The results showed that life Orientation and advancement goals caused predicating life satisfaction.
