Publication Date: 2022
Qualitative Research Journal (14480980)22(4)pp. 464-477
Purpose: Divorce has negative effects on children, although emotions that children experience after parental divorce are open to different interpretations. Accordingly, this study was conducted to explore loneliness in children of divorce. Design/methodology/approach: A constructivist grounded theory study was carried out through the lens of definitive guidelines provided by Charmaz (2006). The participants were 15 female children aged 11–12 years, who were purposively selected. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and memos. To analyze data, the authors used four coding techniques, including initial, focused, axial, and theoretical coding. Also, to examine the links between the identified themes, the authors focused on three factors: conditions, actions/interactions, and consequences. Findings: The analysis of the obtained data through the above-mentioned stages led to the identification of three main themes, including parental unavailability, rejection, and mistrust, which shaped children's experience of loneliness through lack of physical access, lack of emotional access, low levels of parental expectations, lack of supervision, absence of belongingness, being ignored, pessimistic views, and insecure relationships. Originality/value: As was suggested by attachment theory, children of divorce lost their attachment bonds with their parents that intensified their perception of loneliness and negatively affected their social and academic performance. It was revealed that, effects of divorce went beyond the loss of the attachment bonds in families because our participants talked about their relationships with peers and their position in a society, where divorce carries the social stigma and children of divorced mother are marginalized. © 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited.
Naghavi, A.,
Naghavi, A.,
Amani S.,
Bagheri M.,
De mol, J. Publication Date: 2019
Frontiers in Psychology (16641078)10
According to global data, intimate partner violence and its corresponding impact threaten the lives of almost 35% of women at some point in their life. The aim of this research was to explore the effects of intimate partner sexual violence on women’s sense of self-efficacy when it comes to speaking out against violence and seeking help. In-depth interviews and a thematic analysis approach were employed to collect and analyze the data. The participants were 10 women with experiences of intimate partner sexual violence. They were selected through purposive and snowball sampling. Two main themes were drawn from the data, including Exposure and Empowerment. Exposure refers to the type of violence women have experienced and its physical and emotional effects; and Empowerment refers to factors women considered as giving them the courage to speak out against perpetrators, to seek help from others, or to refrain from doing either. It is concluded that Iranian women are not passive when exposed to intimate partner sexual violence, and social support, mainly from family and friends, was a pathway to feelings of empowerment; without this support, women’s emotional health is put in jeopardy. Due to the importance of social networks in creating a sense of empowerment, it is recommended that professionals involved in cases of intimate partner sexual violence create an alliance with the women’s families and friend and educate them on how to prevent violence or offer help before the violence takes its toll on woman’s emotional and physical wellbeing. © Copyright © 2019 Naghavi, Amani, Bagheri and De Mol.
Rezvan, S.,
Bahrami, F.,
Abedi, M.R.,
Macleod, C.,
Doost, H.T.N.,
Ghasemi, V. Publication Date: 2013
International Journal Of Preventive Medicine (20088213)4(1)pp. 78-87
Background: Research on attachment has shed new light on understanding one of the underlying mechanisms of psychopathology in children. The aim of this study was to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of attachment based intervention in a pediatric sample with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Methods: Twelve participants, 10-12 years of age, were treated across an eight week period. They had not been treated with either pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy previously and remained medication free during the attachment based therapy. This study comprised two groups of children: The experimental group, who received attachment based intervention, and the control group, who did not receive treatment. All participants were assessed in terms of severity of OCD symptoms by administrating the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale before and after the experimental group had received the therapeutic sessions. The children were assessed again one month later. The level of children's depression, and attachment insecurity, as well as their mothers' depression, OCD symptoms, and attachment insecurity, were statistically controlled in this study. Results: Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) indicated that the OCD symptoms in children decreased significantly over the course of the therapy, and this gain was maintained at follow up. The results of this study demonstrated that the attachment based intervention was efficacious in alleviating the OCD symptoms. Conclusion: It is suggested that parental instruction in attachment based relationships may help prevent young children from developing OCD symptoms in middle childhood and adulthood.
Publication Date: 2021
Frontiers in Psychology (16641078)12
Recently, researchers have shown an increased interest in achievement goal orientation correlates. What is not yet clear is the detailed relationships among students’ goal orientation, students’ personality traits, and parenting style. In so doing, this research responds to the need to analyze the importance of parenting styles (permissive, authoritative, and authoritarian) and students’ traits (psychoticism, neuroticism, and extraversion) in explaining the achievement goal orientations (mastery approach, mastery avoidance, performance-approach, and performance-avoidance). In the exploratory correlational study, 586 Iranian students along with their parents were selected as the sample so as to evaluate the structure of the relationships between these variables. The results indicate that students’ psychoticism and neuroticism predict students’ goal orientations (positively: performance and mastery avoidance and negatively: mastery and performance approach) while extraversion did not. Only the authoritative style predicts mastery approach (positively) and psychoticism trait (negatively). Permissive and authoritarian styles do not directly or indirectly predict students’ goal orientations. Copyright © 2022 Asanjarani, Aghaei, Fazaeli, Vaezi and Szczygieł.
Publication Date: 2023
Journal of Loss and Trauma (15325024)28(8)pp. 696-714
The death of a parent is a traumatic experience, and for many female students, it can be especially challenging when the father is no longer around. although most studies focus on the emotional impact of such an event, few have examined how it affects academic performance. This qualitative study aimed to investigate the lived experience of female students’ academic strengths after the death of their father. For this study, 13 female students in their mid-teens who had experienced the death of their fathers were recruited by convenience sampling. Each participant was interviewed using a semi-structured interview, and content analysis was conducted using Colizzi’s steps to derive themes and categories. The study revealed 4 themes, including (1) school-related support, (2) personal strengths, (3) specialist support, and (4) interpersonal and social strengths. The death of the father can have a significant impact on the academic performance of female students. Despite these challenges, this study indicated that female students may show resilience and educational strengths after the death of their father. Moreover, this study indicated the need for more support from society as well as schools for female students who have experienced the death of their father. © 2023 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Naghavi, A.,
Naghavi, A.,
Teismann, T.,
Asgari, Z.,
Mohebbian, M.R.,
Mansourian, M.,
Mañanas, M.A. Publication Date: 2020
Diagnostics (20754418)10(11)
Suicide is one of the most critical public health concerns in the world and the second cause of death among young people in many countries. However, to date, no study can diagnose suicide ideation/behavior among university students in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region using a machine learning approach. Therefore, stability feature selection and stacked ensembled decision trees were employed in this classification problem. A total of 573 university students responded to a battery of questionnaires. Three-fold cross-validation with a variety of performance indices was sued. The proposed diagnostic system had excellent balanced diagnosis accuracy (AUC = 0.90 [CI 95%: 0.86–0.93]) with a high correlation between predicted and observed class labels, fair discriminant power, and excellent class labeling agreement rate. Results showed that 23 items out of all items could accurately diagnose suicide ideation/behavior. These items were psychological problems and how to experience trauma, from the demographic variables, nine items from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5), two items from Post Traumatic Growth (PTG), two items from the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), six items from the Positive Mental Health (PMH) questionnaire, and one item related to social support. Such features could be used as a screening tool to identify young adults who are at risk of suicide ideation/behavior. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Publication Date: 2021
Mental Health, Religion and Culture (14699737)24(1)pp. 23-36
This study aimed to explore the relative contribution of the country of origin associated with adjustment to divorce (AD) and its interactions with several correlate among women from two different cultures, i.e., Iran and Chile. With that purpose, 292 participants, including Muslim Iranian (n=147) and Chilean (n=145) women, completed an AD questionnaire. A hierarchical multiple linear regression test was used to examine the main effect of country of origin, as well as several correlates of AD and their interaction effects. The country of origin was strongly related to AD, with Iranian women reporting lower adjustment levels than Chilean participants. We also identified that the level of prior relationship satisfaction and a new romantic relationship were associated with AD. No interaction effects were identified. © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Publication Date: 2024
Child Care in Practice (13575279)30(4)pp. 573-585
Adolescence is known as a sensitive and vulnerable period of human development. Given the sensitivity of this period for girls as future mothers and the importance of mental health in fulfilling the femininity and motherhood roles, it is required to attend to the psychological status of adolescent girls. Therefore, a thematic analysis-based study was conducted to explore the harms incurred to Iranian adolescent girls. The aim of this study was to discover the factors and themes that create and reveal social harm in adolescent girls. In so doing, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 counselors and socio-cultural activists. Findings revealed that seven themes play a key role in the vulnerability of adolescent girls to social harm. Because of the interaction of six causal-contextual-intervening themes with the damaged self-esteem theme, adolescent girls are more exposed to social harms. These six themes include unresolved identity challenges, emotional challenges, lack of healthy satisfaction of natural needs, adolescent age incidences, family hits, and social misalignments. Therefore, we hope that specialists closely attend to enhancing the self-esteem of Iranian adolescent girls, besides improving their social, cultural, and family environment. © 2024 The Child Care in Practice Group.
Samiee, F.,
Samiee, F.,
Samadi, M.T.,
Rahmani, A.,
Zarrabi m., ,
Shahabi e., ,
Samiee, F. Publication Date: 2009
Environmental Technology (United Kingdom) (1479487X)30(10)pp. 1023-1029
Chromium (VI) is known to be potentially carcinogenic and mutagenic in humans. A low-cost industrial solid bioadsorbent, bagasse-based activated charcoal (BAC), has been investigated for removal of chromium from aqueous solution. All the experiments were carried out in batch process with laboratory-prepared samples to study the effects of adsorbent dose, contact time, pH and initial concentration of Cr(VI). The removal of chromium ion was found to be highly dependent on the pH of the solution, adsorbent dose and contact time. Also the equilibrium adsorption was analyzed by the Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm models. It was found that the Freundlich isotherm model best described the sorption of chromium by sugar beet bagasse-based activated charcoal (r2 0.9927). Experimental data of kinetic studies were fitted to pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order and modified pseudo-first-order models. The results showed pseudo-second order kinetics was best fitted to the collected data (r2 0.9893). Optimum conditions for adsorption were determined at pH 2 and a contact time of 180 minutes (92.7% removal). These retention capacities suggest that BAC can provide a simple, effective, and cheap method for removing Cr(VI) ions from effluents and water resources.
Naghavi, A.,
Tadayon Chaharsughi B.,
Izadi R.,
Naghavi, A. Publication Date: 2023
Patient Education and Counseling (7383991)115
Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore how client's agency appears in the narratives of patients with obsessive compulsive disorder. Methods: A qualitative descriptive design was used as a study design and a thematic analysis was employed to collect and analyse the data. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 37 participants (26 patients with obsessive compulsive disorder and 11 counselors). All patients had received tele-counseling. Results: Three main themes were extracted from the data including agency prior to the therapy, agency via awareness, and enhancers of client's agency. Conclusions: Findings demonstrated that when the participants became aware of having OCD and underwent therapy with self-involvement, they achieved a higher level of agency in the therapy process and achieve better treatment results. Culture may also influence on how the disorder is experienced, and the level of agency in starting and following the required treatments. Practice implications: The results could be used by counsellors to enhance their clients’ agency. © 2023
Samiee, F.,
Samiee, F.,
Samiee, F.,
Kharazi, A.,
Elaridi, J.,
Taravati javad, M.,
Leili, M. Publication Date: 2020
Toxicon (18793150)187pp. 209-213
This research investigated the occurrence of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), ochratoxin A (OTA), and zearalenone (ZEN) in human milk samples in the Hamadan city, Iran. The study was carried out using the milk of nursing mothers from ten governmental health care centers. Mycotoxin content of ninety milk samples measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). All samples that tested positive for AFM1 with the ELISA test were subsequently analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The mean ± SD concentrations of AFM1, determined by ELISA and HPLC were 5.98 ± 1.47 and 4.36 ± 1.23 ng/L, respectively. OTA and ZEN levels were below the detection limit (<5 ng/L) in all samples. None of the contaminated samples exceeded the regulation limit set by the European Commission (25 ng/L) for AFM1 in infant formula. We found a significant correlation between the AFM1 concentration in breast milk and infant age and milk consumption by the nursing mother (p < 0.05). These findings revealed that infants are susceptible to AFM1 exposure from their mother's milk. The authors recommend that additional research be conducted on the analysis of foodstuff and biological fluids for various mycotoxins. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
Publication Date: 2018
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (17358639)12(4)
Background: Mental health professionals including rehabilitation counselors are often exposed to vicarious trauma, while they work with traumatized clients. Objectives: The current study aimed at explaining the experiences of exposure to vicarious trauma and its consequences for rehabilitation counselors as well as the experience of vicarious growth. Methods: The current study employed a collaborative autoetnographic approach to describe the experiences of working with traumatized clients. Collaborative autoethnography is a type of qualitative research method that allows two or more researchers to utilize ethnography and autobiography collaboratively to explain similar experiences. In this method, researchers collect data from their own life stories and analyze the data using various types of qualitative analyses. To analyze the current study data, a thematic analysis approach was employed. Results: It was found that lack of experience in working with difficult cases, lack of access to supervision, and a lack of vicarious trauma-related knowledge were major contributors to the experience of vicarious trauma. On the other hand, journal writing, visiting a counselor, peer support, and gaining knowledge were useful to overcome this stress. The next findings showed that although visiting traumatized clients may lead to experiencing vicarious trauma, it can also lead to experiencing vicarious growth. Vicarious trauma helped to be more mindful about life and death, cherish the family and friends, and experience growth. Conclusions: Rehabilitation counselors might experience both vicarious trauma and vicarious posttraumatic growth. The experience of vicarious trauma has a negative effect on counselors and they should employ self-care strategy to mitigate the negative results of exposure to traumatic experiences of others and if they wish to experience vicarious growth. Copyright © 2018, Author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Publication Date: 2010
Journal of Divorce and Remarriage (10502556)51(5)pp. 269-292
This study investigates the early maladaptive schema in marital relationship as predictive of divorce in Isfahan, Iran. The sample includes 150 divorce applicant couples and 155 ordinal couples (for a total of 620 participants). The divorced sample was taken from a group of divorce applicants and court clients, and a random multistaged sampling method was used to select the control group. All sample couples were tested on the Early Maladaptive Schema Scale. In spite of the descriptive statistical methods, the discriminate analysis method was applied to analyze the data in this research. The results of the research confirmed our hypothesis and demonstrated that divorce can be predicted based on early maladaptive schema. The results derived from the data analysis are in line with the research literature that indicates that divorce can be predicted based on early maladaptive schemata. In accordance with an early maladaptive schema approach, a model of divorce prevention and marital therapy can be developed. This research can also be applied in clinical and counseling environments to help problematic couples and couples on the threshold of divorce. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Samiee, F.,
Samiee, F.,
Taravati javad, M.,
Vahidinia, A.,
Samiee, F.,
Elaridi, J.,
Leili, M.,
Faradmal, J.,
Rahmani, A. Publication Date: 2018
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology (0946672X)50pp. 8-15
The present cross-sectional study is aimed at analyzing the breast milk of lactating mothers in Hamadan, Iran for aluminum and several minerals and trace elements. Ten governmental health care centers were utilized to facilitate collection of breast milk samples. The breast milk samples were collected at 1, 2, 6, 7, and 12 months postpartum from one hundred healthy lactating women, who delivered full-term newborns. Detection of sodium (Na), zinc (Zn), calcium (Ca), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), magnesium (Mg) and aluminum (Al) levels was conducted with the use of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). This method has shown high accuracy, precision, sensitivity, and linearity for the wide range of concentrations. The accumulated data were not normally distributed; thus, the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test was used in the statistical analysis of the results. Mean concentrations of Fe, Zn, Cu, Ca, Mg, and Na were 0.75, 1.38, 0.35, 255, 34.58, and 155.72 μg/mL, respectively. The mean level of Al, a well-known neurotoxic metal, was determined to be an alarming 0.191 μg/mL. Moreover, 95% of participants contained very harmful concentrations of Al in their milk. This study also revealed Zn deficiency in about 50% of milk samples. Further investigation is needed to elucidate sources of exposure and factors that may influence maternal and fetal exposure to aluminum. © 2018 Elsevier GmbH
Publication Date: 2022
Journal Of Qualitative Research In Health Sciences (26456109)11(1)pp. 41-47
Introduction: Marital relationship enrichment program is designed for couples who have relatively good relationship and desire to improve it. The enrichment program seeks to improve couples’ relationships and determine the factors and conditions upon which marital satisfaction and compatibility can be realized after marriage. The objective of this study was to analyze the components of marital relationship enrichment program using a qualitative method. Methods: This study was conducted using a qualitative method based on deductive content analysis. At first, 46 related sources (13 books, 30 papers, and 3 theses) were used to identify and extract the components related to enriching couples’ relationships. Purposive sampling was used and data collection continued until the data saturation point. Then, the relevant components were extracted and the obtained data were recorded and classified into codes, subthemes, and main themes based on the shared content. Results: The data extracted in this study were classified into 52 codes, 21 subthemes, and 5 main themes. The main themes of enriching couples’ relationships included developing awareness and cognition, communication skills, emotional literacy, commitment to improve the relationship, and conflict resolution skills. Conclusion: Taking into account the results of this study concerning the components of enriching marital relationship can provide the necessary context for success in marriage. © 2022, Kerman University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.
Samiee, F.,
Samiee, F.,
Dargahi, A.,
Zandian, H.,
Samiee, F.,
Farzipour, S.,
Sheikhmemari, N.,
Kazemipour-khabbazi, S. Publication Date: 2025
Food and Chemical Toxicology (18736351)200
This research aimed to assess the potential health risks for infants and measure the concentrations of heavy metal substances in the breast milk of mothers residing in Ardabil, Iran. The study was descriptive and cross-sectional in nature. Ten health centers in Ardabil City were selected for the research. The ages of participating mothers ranged from 19 to 39 years, and breast milk samples were collected from those who were 1–12 months postpartum. A 25-item questionnaire was used to evaluate the participants' exposure to heavy metals in their environment and diet. Data analysis was performed using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test, resulting in a p-value greater than 0.05. The average body mass index (BMI) of breastfeeding mothers was 26.26 ± 3.73. Spike recovery values ranged from 92 % to 106 %, indicating reliable performance within the ICP-MS range. The limit of detection (LOD) during routine sample analysis was 0.001 μg/L. The daily intake (DI) of lead (Pb), arsenic (As), and chromium (Cr) for infants was calculated. According to the findings, copper (Cu) had the highest average concentration in breast milk at 803.94 μg/L, while cadmium (Cd) had the lowest at 1.87 μg/L. Additionally, potassium (K) exhibited the highest average concentration at 490.49 mg/L, whereas molybdenum (Mo) had the lowest at 0.8 μg/L. The average daily intake of Pb, As, and Cr through breastfeeding was measured at 3.39, 0.799, and 3.47 μg/kg-bw/day, respectively. The results confirmed the presence of mercury (Hg), As, and Pb in every milk sample collected from lactating mothers in Ardabil, indicating potential exposure of infants to elevated levels of toxic heavy metals. © 2025 Elsevier Ltd
Rezvan, S.,
Bahrami, F.,
Abedi, M.R.,
Macleod, C.,
Doost, H.T.N.,
Ghasemi, V. Publication Date: 2012
Counselling Psychology Quarterly (09515070)25(4)pp. 403-415
Publication Date: 2014
Psychological Studies (00332968)59(3)pp. 309-315
This study investigated the relationship of quality of adolescent’s attachment to mother, father, and peers with depression. 785 high school students (49.7 % male and 50.3 % female) aged between 15 and 17 years completed the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA) as well as the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). In case of boys the results showed that their attachment to mother, father, and peers were meaningful predictors of depression during adolescence. Similar trend was noted for girls. Attachment to mother across both genders accounted for greater variance in depression in comparison to attachment to father and/or attachment to peers. Cultural implications are addressed. © 2014, National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) India.
Publication Date: 2012
Europe's Journal of Psychology (18410413)8(3)pp. 363-374
The present study evaluated the relations between anxious attachment styles and rejection sensitivity, and the potential mediating role of self-esteem and worry. A sample of 125 Iranian college students completed surveys assessing rejection sensitivity, attachment style, worry and self-esteem. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analyses were conducted. Results show that there is a significant positive relationship between anxious attachment styles and rejection sensitivity. The study suggests that a higher score in anxious attachment styles is associated with a higher level of worry and lower level of self-esteem and it is also associated with higher level of rejection sensitivity. Furthermore, there is a positive significant relationship between worry and rejection sensitivity and there is a negative significant relationship between self-esteem and rejection sensitivity. Results indicate that self-esteem and worry mediate the relationship between anxious attachment styles and rejection sensitivity.
Publication Date: 2025
Journal of Child and Family Studies (15732843)34(10)pp. 2625-2638
Mentalizing, as the capacity to process intrapsychic and interpersonal events, can be beneficial for close relationships; however, certain factors may impede balanced mentalizing within relationships. While previous research relied primarily on quantitative methods and disregarded situational influences, more recent studies emphasise the role of context in shaping mentalizing processes. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore barriers to balanced mentalizing in couple relationships using thematic analysis. Fourteen couples were recruited through purposive sampling, and data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Barriers to balanced mentalizing in couple relationships were identified across three main themes and related sub-themes: individual barriers (emotional, cognitive and physiological factors), communication barriers (inappropriate conversation, lack of power balance, violence, ridicule, haste and urgency, suspicion and selfishness), and external barriers (stressful events, social-cultural influences, and attachment history). These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of how mentalizing processes can be disrupted in intimate relationships and suggest that addressing these barriers can improve relationship dynamics and enable clinical interventions. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2025.
Publication Date: 2022
Death Studies (10917683)46(1)pp. 78-83
Millions of adolescents around the world lost their loved ones due to the COVID-19 pandemic; at the same time, health protocols in many countries do not allow mourners to practice their familiar rituals around death and dying. This study explored the experience of 15 Iranian adolescents who had lost their parent(s) during the pandemic through a phenomenological approach. Two main themes including distress in a shattered life and crisis in crisis were extracted from the interviews. Findings highlight the importance of immediate and alternative ways of support for adolescents who lost their parents during the pandemic. © 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Ashraf, F.,
Tariq, S.,
Farooqi, R.,
Khan, M.A.,
Griffiths, M.D.,
Asanjarani, F. Publication Date: 2024
Iranian Journal Of Public Health (22516085)53(1)pp. 157-166
Background: Medical health practitioners, particularly those working in cancer units, are vulnerable to poor psychological outcomes. The present study was designed to examine the influence of workplace bullying on the mental health of medical and paramedical staff by testing workplace burnout as a mediating factor. Methods: Utilizing a cross-sectional survey, 220 Muslim medical staff officers from the cancer units of three hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan, were assessed for workplace bullying, mental health, and workplace burnout using the standardized psychometric measures (i.e., Negative Act Questionnaire; Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale; and Maslach Burnout Inventory). Data were collected from 2019-2020. Results: Workplace bullying and workplace burnout were directly related to mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. Moreover, workplace burnout significantly mediated the paths between workplace bullying and mental health (i.e., depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms), suggesting that workplace burnout increases vulnerability to other mental health issues. Conclusion: A need for counseling and suitable management strategies to support medical staff working in cancer units is required. © 2024 Ashraf et al.
Publication Date: 2016
Journal of Vocational Behavior (10959084)94pp. 1-10
The current study examined the role of career adaptability as a mediator between personality dimensions and career engagement. This investigation was conducted using a sample of university students (N = 201) who completed the Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire, the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale-Persian Form, and the Career Engagement Scale. Career adaptability dimensions related positively with activity, negatively with neuroticism, and positively with career engagement. The results indicated that career adaptability dimensions partially mediated the relationships between activity (work compulsion, general activity, restlessness, and work energy) and career engagement, whereas they were a full mediator between neuroticism (anxiety, depression, dependency, and low self-esteem) and career engagement. Among career adaptability dimensions, curiosity fully mediated the effect of sensation seeking on career engagement. These findings suggest that career adaptability is a dynamic mechanism that helps to regulate the relationship between specific dispositional traits and career adapting behaviors. © 2016 Elsevier Inc.
Publication Date: 2025
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth (02673843)30(1)
This study examines the influence of academic vitality and academic self-regulation on students' career aspirations. A structural equation modeling (SEM) approach is employed to analyze data collected from 310 students in grades 7−9. The findings demonstrate that both academic vitality and academic self-regulation exert positive and significant effects on career aspirations. However, academic self-regulation has a stronger influence compared to academic vitality. Additionally, a marginal indirect effect suggests that self-regulation might indirectly impact career aspirations through academic vitality. These results highlight the importance of fostering both academic vitality, characterized by intrinsic motivation and enjoyment of learning, and academic self-regulation, encompassing skills for goal setting, managing workload, and navigating academic challenges. By supporting these factors, educators and parents can empower students to develop clear and ambitious career aspirations. © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Samiee, F.,
Samiee, F.,
Asgari, G.,
Samiee, F.,
Ahmadian, M.,
Poormohammadi, A.,
Solimanzadeh, B. Publication Date: 2017
Applied Water Science (21905495)7(1)pp. 393-400
The efficiency of granular activated carbon (GAC) was investigated in this study as a catalyst for the elimination of pentachlorophenol (PCP) from contaminated streams in a laboratory-scale semi-batch reactor. The influence of important parameters including solution pH (2–10), radical scavenger (tert-butanol, 0.04 mol/L), catalyst dosage (0.416–8.33 g/L), initial PCP concentration (100–1000 mg/L) and ozone flow rate (2.3–12 mg/min) was examined on the efficiency of the catalytic ozonation process (COP) in degradation and mineralization of PCP in aqueous solution. The experimental results showed that catalytic ozonation with GAC was most effective at pH of 8 with ozone flow rate of 12 mg/min and a GAC dosage of 2 g. Compared to the sole ozonation process (SOP), the removal levels of PCP and COP were, 98, and 79 %, respectively. The degradation rate of kinetics was also investigated. The results showed that using a GAC catalyst in the ozonation of PCP produced an 8.33-fold increase in rate kinetic compared to the SOP under optimum conditions. Tert-butanol alcohol (TBA) was used as a radical scavenger. The results demonstrated that COP was affected less by TBA than by SOP. These findings suggested that GAC acts as a suitable catalyst in COP to remove refractory pollutants from aqueous solution. © 2014, The Author(s).
Publication Date: 2025
Family Journal (10664807)
Remarriage can be seen as a way to reduce the trauma experienced after divorce. However, facing failure in remarriage not only intensifies the emotional and mental state of the divorced individual but also hinders post-traumatic growth. Therefore, this study aims to identify the challenges and issues of remarriage after divorce among Iranian remarried individuals. In this qualitative research, 16 remarried men and women from Ardabil, Iran participated. Participants were selected using a purposive sampling method. Data was collected through semistructured interviews and analyzed using Braun and Clarke's approach. Two main themes and 19 subthemes were identified from the data. The first theme, intrapersonal challenges, included 10 categories, while the second theme, interpersonal challenges, included nine categories. The findings suggest that post-traumatic growth in divorced individuals after remarriage should be explored through comprehensive interventions that address the identified themes. This research aims to contribute to the development of a specialized premarital counseling program for divorced individuals preparing to remarry. Understanding the needs and challenges of remarriage can help individuals make the necessary cognitive and emotional preparations before entering into a new marriage. © The Author(s) 2025.
