Number 4 Volume 21

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1 - Investigation of the Viewpoint of Elementary Students about Personal Epistemology: A Qualitative Study
Zahra Tanha Parvin Kadivar Mohammad Hosein Abdollahi Jaefar Hasani

Recent study in of students’ beliefs about nature of knowledge and knowing as one of the effective constructs in learning have been considered. The present study with the aim of identity constituent elements of personal epistemology with an emphasis on qualitative metho More

Recent study in of students’ beliefs about nature of knowledge and knowing as one of the effective constructs in learning have been considered. The present study with the aim of identity constituent elements of personal epistemology with an emphasis on qualitative methods that focus groups was performed. Hence, sample of 72 children aged 7-12 years with purposeful sampling strates were selected from schools in Tehran and were interviewed in groups of 6 persons. Results indicated that personal epistemology consisted of simple knowledge, certain knowledge, source of knowledge and justification of knowing. Hence, cultural factors with Islamic approach governing on the structure of schools has affected student’s views and exploratory factor structure of western culture was different. Manuscript profile

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2 - Relationship between Adult Attachment and God to Attachment with Mental Health Mediation Resilience
Jalil Babapour Kheiroddin Hamid Pour Sharifi Bagher Ghobari Bonab Zeinab Khanjani Mohsen Bahrami

This study aimed to determine the relationship between adult attachment and attachment to God with mental health with of resiliency. In this study 260 university students were selected by means of cluster sampling method. To check the Adult Attachment Styles Hazan and S More

This study aimed to determine the relationship between adult attachment and attachment to God with mental health with of resiliency. In this study 260 university students were selected by means of cluster sampling method. To check the Adult Attachment Styles Hazan and Shaver Questionnare and Rowat and Kirkpatrick's Attachment to God Test, to check resilience, the Vinson and Connor`s Resilience Questionnaire and GH Questionnaire used for check mental health. Results of the analysis showed the adult attachment styles (avoidant and ambivalent) and style of attachment to God (secure, avoidant and ambivalent) have significant contribution in predict, mental health and can affects the direct and indirect on mental health through resilience. Resiliency has the role of mediation in the relationship between insecure attachment ambivalent and insecure attachment avoidance adult and insecure Attachment to God. It can be concluded that secure attachment style in adulthood and secure significant positive predictor of God's resiliency. Of course, secure attachment to God, positively explain most of the variance of resiliency that shows people who have a secure attachment to God, In dealing with psychological problems, have greater resiliency and the relationship ability to rebuild better. Manuscript profile

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3 - The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Training Program on Acceptance of Autistic Children by Mothers
Ahmad Beh-Pajooh masoud gholamali lavasani Sara Pazoki

This study was accomplished to evaluate the effectiveness of the acceptance and commitment training on the acceptance of autistic children by mothers. The method of the study was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design. Population of the study More

This study was accomplished to evaluate the effectiveness of the acceptance and commitment training on the acceptance of autistic children by mothers. The method of the study was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design. Population of the study included the whole mothers whose autistic child was receiving training and rehabilitation in Nedaye Asre Tehran Autism Center in educational year of 2015-16. Using convenience sampling, eleven mothers were selected as a sample group and received acceptance and commitment training in nine two-hour-sessions. As a research tool, the second edition of Acceptance and Action Questionnaire was used and analyzed based on data using paired/correlated t-test. Data analysis of results revealed that there was a significant difference between the results of the pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The result confirmed that acceptance and commitment training has been effective on mothers in accepting their autistic child, by increasing psychological flexibility and decreasing experiential avoidance. Manuscript profile

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4 - Efficacy of Sternberg Triarchic Instruction to Improve Reading Skills in Dyslexia Students
Masumeh Farsinejad Elahe Hejazi Javad Ejei

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This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of triarchic instruction method to improve reading skills in dyslexic students. In order to achieve the goal of the study, 12 second to fifth grade students were selected among children visiting Atieh and Ravanmehr therap More

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of triarchic instruction method to improve reading skills in dyslexic students. In order to achieve the goal of the study, 12 second to fifth grade students were selected among children visiting Atieh and Ravanmehr therapeutic centers in Tehran city who were diagnosed with dyslexia. The diagnosis criteria were Woodcock- Johnson Reading Test, Integrated Visual and Auditory Test (IVA) and diagnostic interview. Students were assigned to experimental and control group randomly. The experimental group passed sixteen 1.5 hour sessions for ten weeks learning to read through the method suggested by Sternberg. Significant improvement in all three reading subtests (fluency، phonology، and knowledge and information) of post test showed. The follow up test conducted three months later also indicated that the experimental group had an increase in the scores of reading. Manuscript profile

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5 - Investigating the Relationship between Perfectionism and Emotional Adjustment with Mediating Role of Motivational Beliefs
Atefe Sarshar Ghavam Moltafet Fariborz Nikdel

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between perfectionism and emotional adjustment with mediating role of motivational beliefs among high school students. For this purpose, 341 students(141 male and 200 female) were selected by using multi-stag More

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between perfectionism and emotional adjustment with mediating role of motivational beliefs among high school students. For this purpose, 341 students(141 male and 200 female) were selected by using multi-stage cluster sampling. Procedure students completed the Multidimensional Perfectionism Questionnaire(Frost et al, 1990), High School Student Adjustment Questionnaire (Sinha & Sing,1993) and. Motivational Self–Regulated Learning Questionnaire (Pintrich & De grout, 1999). Path analysis was the major statistical operation run in the study. The results of path analysis showed that organization, personal standards and doubts about actions and concern over mistake predicted emotional adjustment directly and indirectly with mediating role of test anxiety. In sum, results showed that test anxiety plays a mediation role between perfectionism dimensions and emotional adjustment appropriately. Based on the finding, in order to increase level of emotional adjustment in perfectionism people it would seem useful to intervene by decreased test anxiety. Manuscript profile

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6 - Academic Entitlement in the Relationship between Parental Over-involvement and Counterproductive Academic Child
Mina Mahbod Mahboubeh Fouladchang

The aim of this study was to investigate the structural relationship between parental over-involvement and counterproductive academic behavior through academic entitlement. The participants were 451 university students from Shiraz University selected by multistage rando More

The aim of this study was to investigate the structural relationship between parental over-involvement and counterproductive academic behavior through academic entitlement. The participants were 451 university students from Shiraz University selected by multistage random cluster sampling method. The participants completed three measures: Parental Over-Involvement Scale/ Helicopter Parenting (LeMoyne, & Buchanan, 2011), Academic Entitlement Scale (Chowning & Campbell, 2009), and Counterproductive Student Behavior Scale (Rimkus, 2012). The results indicated that the model had a good fitness with the data. There was a direct effect of parental over-involvement on academic entitlement. Academic entitlement also had a positive direct effect on counterproductive academic behavior. The parental over-involvement had an indirect effect on counterproductive academic behavior through academic entitlement. The results showed that parental over involvement predict academic entitlement and consequently perception of entitlement determine level of counterproductive academic behavior. Manuscript profile

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7 - Design, Construction and Psychometric Questionnaire Multiple Intelligences in Handball
Mohammad Reza Shahabi Kaseb Fatemeh Cheshomi Zahra Estiri Mohammad Reza Mohammadi Rasool Zeidabadi

The aim of the current study was, development of psychometric Questionnaire Multiple Intelligences from Gardner (2002) in handball. First, by studying the literature in the field of handball and interviews with experts in the field, questions were designed that the best More

The aim of the current study was, development of psychometric Questionnaire Multiple Intelligences from Gardner (2002) in handball. First, by studying the literature in the field of handball and interviews with experts in the field, questions were designed that the best questions are selected from the initial questionnaire (188 items) was constructed. Specialists the face and content validity, of the questionnaire was sent to 10 motor behavior’s Specialists and handball’s experts that face and content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed (CVR= 0/99, CVI=0/89). Factor analysis based on structural equations was used for validation of structure of questionnaire and Cronbach alpha coefficient was used to assess internal consistency of questionnaire. Results showed four component model includes Bodily/ kinesthetic, visual/ spatial, mathematical / logical and emotional intelligence with 37 questions had acceptable fit index (RMSEA = 0.06, CFI = 0.92, TLI = 0.91), internal consistency were reported and verified also with using Cronbach’s alpha 0/90. Manuscript profile

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