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Surveying The Relationship Between Locus Of Control And Academic Achievement Among Students At Allameh Tabataba'i University, Seyed Mohammad, Kalantarkousheh, دکتر سید محمد کلانتر کوشه Dec 2013

Surveying The Relationship Between Locus Of Control And Academic Achievement Among Students At Allameh Tabataba'i University, Seyed Mohammad, Kalantarkousheh, دکتر سید محمد کلانتر کوشه

Seyed Mohammad Kalantarkousheh

Background: This study surveyed the relationship between locus of control and academic achievement in students at Allameh Tabataba'i University. Method: This was a descriptive–correlative research study that included 132 undergraduate students enrolled in the university during the academic year 1391-92. For data collection, we used a locus of control questionnaire designed by Julan Rutter and students' GPAs. T- test and Pearson correlation coefficient were used for data analyses. Results: According to the results, there was no significant difference in GPAs in the internal and external locus of control between male and female students. A significant relationship existed between the internal …


Locus Of Control And Academic Burnout Among Allameh Tabataba'i University Students, Seyed Mohammad, Kalantarkousheh, دکتر سید محمد کلانتر کوشه Dec 2013

Locus Of Control And Academic Burnout Among Allameh Tabataba'i University Students, Seyed Mohammad, Kalantarkousheh, دکتر سید محمد کلانتر کوشه

Seyed Mohammad Kalantarkousheh

Background: the present research was conducted to investigate the effect of locus of control on academic burnout amongst Allameh Tabataba'i University students. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive correlational research study. Participants consisted of 130 students from various academic levels (B.A., M.A., Ph.D.) chosen by multiphase cluster sampling. Enrolled students completed the Rotter’s Locus of Control Scale and Academic Burnout Inventory. For statistical analyses, it used the independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and simple regression analysis. Results: The results of the independent t-test and analysis of variance showed that females experienced more burnout than males. …


Depression, Anxiety, And Stress Among Mothers Of Healthy Children And Mothers Of Children With Cochlear Implants, Seyed Mohammad, Kalantarkousheh, دکتر سید محمد کلانتر کوشه Nov 2013

Depression, Anxiety, And Stress Among Mothers Of Healthy Children And Mothers Of Children With Cochlear Implants, Seyed Mohammad, Kalantarkousheh, دکتر سید محمد کلانتر کوشه

Seyed Mohammad Kalantarkousheh

Background: The birth of a disabled child is one of the resonant factors that can cause family disorders. Mothers who have disabled children experience different levels of anxiety and stress. Decreased hearing, meanwhile, is one of the major reasons for disability. Parents have different concerns about their children’s development and social relations. Cochlear implantation is a new way to cure deafness and enables the disabled child to hear, talk, and communicate. This research intends to compare the outbreak of depression, anxiety, and stress among mothers who have healthy children and those of cochlear implantation children. Additionally, the research examines if …


Existential Crisis, Life Expectancy And Identity Amongst Iranian Students, Seyed Mohammad, Kalantarkousheh, دکتر سید محمد کلانتر کوشه Jan 2013

Existential Crisis, Life Expectancy And Identity Amongst Iranian Students, Seyed Mohammad, Kalantarkousheh, دکتر سید محمد کلانتر کوشه

Seyed Mohammad Kalantarkousheh

This study intended to examine the relationship between existential crisis, life expectancy and identity amongst students of Allameh Tabataba'i University in Tehran, Iran, using a descriptive-correlative research method. Study participants were classified into two groups of male and female undergraduate students. There were 200 subjects, 80 males and 120 females, selected by random-assignment sampling. We used the following questionnaires to identify the correlation between variables: Domain Specific Hope Scale, Identity Style Inventory Revised for a Sixth-Grade Reading Level (ISI-6G) and Existential Crisis Scale. For data analysis, we used the Pearson correlation test, independent t-test and multiple regression analysis for the …


The Role Of Locus Of Control In High School Students’ Depression, Seyed Mohammad, Kalantarkousheh, دکتر سید محمد کلانتر کوشه Jan 2013

The Role Of Locus Of Control In High School Students’ Depression, Seyed Mohammad, Kalantarkousheh, دکتر سید محمد کلانتر کوشه

Seyed Mohammad Kalantarkousheh

Background: The main objective of the present research was to discuss the relationship between locus of control and the rate of depression among high school students who resided in Qazvin, Iran. Materials and Methods: Random cluster sampling method was to select 300 students from the Western RoodbarAlmot region, 150 of whom were females and the remainder were males. Locus of control was evaluated by Rotter’s Locus of Control Questionnaire. Students' depression was evaluated by Bech‘s depression questionnaire. Data analyses were performed by using SPSS software through calculating Pierson‘s correlation coefficient and the independent t-test. Results: Results showed a correlation between …


Efficacy Of Parents’ Perfectionism On Self-Esteem Among Iranian Female Students, Seyed Mohammad, Kalantarkousheh, دکتر سید محمد کلانتر کوشه Jan 2013

Efficacy Of Parents’ Perfectionism On Self-Esteem Among Iranian Female Students, Seyed Mohammad, Kalantarkousheh, دکتر سید محمد کلانتر کوشه

Seyed Mohammad Kalantarkousheh

The present research is a study of the relationship between parents' perfectionism with guidance and high school female students' self-esteem in Khoda Bandeh, Iran. There were 220 students and their parents who participated in this study. Parents were asked to complete the Ahvaz Perfectionism Scale; students were requested to complete the Eysenck Self-esteem Questionnaire in order to evaluate their level of selfesteem. We applied Spearman correlation, step by step multiple regression and the t-test for data analyses. The obtained results showed a meaningful difference in perfectionism between fathers and mothers. There was a meaningful relationship between parents' perfectionism and student’s …