Hossein Hajbabaei
Quarterly Journal of Social Work
1735-451x
3
2
2014
9
1
Effects of Empowerment Programs Based on the Community-Based Approach on Increasing Social Capital Among Khorramabad Residents
3
11
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Mehri
Fataee
Islamic Azad University of Arak
Faranak
Seyyedi
Islamic Azad University of Arak
Parisa
Fataee
University of Tehran.
Elahe
Kiani Harchegani
University of Tehran
Introduction: However social capital is one of the fundamental issues in the development planning system, but social capital factors have been decreased in our country. Methodology: This is a survey research and the data have been gathered through questionnaires in Khorramabad. The researcher-made questionnaire’s validity and reliability have been approved. Results: The results suggest that the social capital level is moderate toward low in the research community and there is a significant relationship between empowerment and social capital. Conclusions: All efforts to enrich the social culture could lead to increase the social capital. Empowerment programs create political knowledge and social participation through citizens’ activities in associations, institutional and the surrounding environment changes. Consequently, empowerment programs through participation and collaboration increase people’s social capital in the society.
Hossein Hajbabaei
Quarterly Journal of Social Work
1735-451x
3
2
2014
9
1
The Effectiveness of Developmental Group Social Work Based on Role Playing Techniques on the Communication Skills Among Isfahan Women with Multiple Sclerosis
12
18
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Malihe
Arshi
University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
Ramezanali
Ghaderi
University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
Saba
Hassanvand
university of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
Introduction: We aimed to understand the effectiveness of developmental group approach focusing on the role of communication skills in patients with multiple sclerosis. Methodology: In this experimental intervention study, by using random sampling, 66 female patients with MS were selected to participate in the intervention and control groups. The demographic and life skills questionnaires were applied in pre-test and post-test among both groups. SPSS 18 was used to analyze the data through statistical analysis tests chi-square, t-test, ANOVA. Results: The results showed that the mean score for communication skills in intervention and control groups were respectively, 20 ± 87/64 and 8/18 ± 33/63. Using the T-test, there was a significant difference between intervention and control groups (p = 0.006). Conclusions: This study highlighted that developmental group social work focusing on the role of interpersonal communication skills can lead to improving the MS patients’ lives. This model can be useful in working with MS patients among social workers.
Hossein Hajbabaei
Quarterly Journal of Social Work
1735-451x
3
2
2014
9
1
Association Between Perceived Social Support and Mental Health Among Transsexuals
19
32
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Marzie
Gharaat
Comillas Pontifical University
Abass
Mohammadi
Allameh Tabataba’i University
Introduction: Sociological studies focuses on the vital role of social support in meeting critical and stressful situations. Social support is essential to mental health, adaptation ability, and behaviors. There are direct or interaction relationships between physical and mental health with demographic and social variables like poverty, unemployment, age and gender. People who suffer from sexual identity disorder are vulnerable to different problems, for instance we can mention mental and psychological disorders that relate to their situations. In this situation social support play a vital role in preventing mental illness and mental health improvements among this vulnerable group. Present study aimed to discuss the influence of social support on the mental health among transsexuals. Methodology: The statistical population of this study is consisted of people who suffer from sexual identity disorder (transsexuals). The sample was used in this study included 97 patients from the Navab Safavi Crisis Intervention Center from August 2010 until September 2011. They were volunteer and selected through available sampling. We used Goldberg general health questionnaire, perceived multi-dimensional support method and also questions related to social and individual characteristics to collected the data. Data analysis was accomplished by Pearson correlation coefficient test, K-square consonance and analysis of one-way variance through using SPSS-15 statistical software. Results: Study results showed that there is a significant relationship between mental health and perceived social support among participants. Peoples with higher scores in mental health were in an inappropriate situation and they had lack of social support. The association between these two variables was contrary and the correlation coefficient was also negative (r=-532, p<0.01). Conclusion: The study findings were supported with some theories in human sciences such as Structural Strain Theory and Stress Theory that they emphasize the impact of environment on the individual’s mental health. In addition, they recognize that communication with others and social groups and as well as having a protector family can lead to live happily and healthy. The participants who had higher perceived social support from their families and friends were less likely to meet mental disorders and they had a better mental health.
Hossein Hajbabaei
Quarterly Journal of Social Work
1735-451x
3
2
2014
9
1
The Compersion of Psychological Capital and Parental Quality of Life Between Clients’ Parents in a Rehabilitation Center and Normal Children’s Parents
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40
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Mansour
Bayrami
University of Tabriz
Yazdan
Movahedi
University of Tabriz
Fatema
Kodayari
Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University
Introduction: The current study is aimed to determine the difference in quality of life and psychological capital between clients’ parents in a rehabilitation center and normal children’s parents. Methodology: A descriptive and causative comparative method used to assess the study aim. The study population were clients’ parents from a rehabilition center in Ahar. A simple accidental random sampling was used to recruit 60 parents from the rehabilition center in this study. In addition, we selected 60 parents from normal population through an accidental sampling. Participants in 2 groups were homogeneous regarding age, education and economical status by patient sample. We used the psychological capital and quality of life questionaires. Data were analysed by multivariate-analysis of variance and independent two-group uni-variate variance analysis test. Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference in quality of life and psycholigical capital between clients’ parents in the rehabilitation center and normal childerns’ parents. Conclusions: We can concluded that rehabilitation clients’ parents compared with normal children’s parents have lower psychological capital and quality of life.
Hossein Hajbabaei
Quarterly Journal of Social Work
1735-451x
3
2
2014
9
1
Association Between Happiness and Essential Five Factors in Personality
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49
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Masoud
Salimi
Payame Noor University of Isfehan
Introduction: Feeling of happiness has an important role in the quality of people’s lives. Due to this, finding the factors associated with this feeling is very important. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the association between the happiness and essential five factor in personality. Methodology: By random sampling method, 112 students (35 boys, 77 girls) from Behbahan Payame Noor University were selected to participate in this study. The participants completed the Oxford happiness inventory and five factory inventory of personality. Results: Using correlation analysis , the results showed that neuroticism (r=-0.292, p<0.001), extraversion (r =0.316, p=0) and conscientiousness (r=0.198, p< 0.018) were significantly related to happiness . There was no significantly relationship between openness experience (r=0.138, p=0.074) and agreeableness (r=0.117, p=0.110) with the happiness. On the basis of regression analysis, among five factor of personality, extraversion (p<0.001) and neuroticism (p< 0.002) were able to significantly predict happiness respectively. Total regression was found R=0.478, these results showed five factor of personality can explain 22.8% of variance of happiness. Conclusions: The results of this research show that extroverted and conscientious people experience more feeling of happiness compared with neurotic individuals.
Hossein Hajbabaei
Quarterly Journal of Social Work
1735-451x
3
2
2014
9
1
Investigation of Effective Factors on Students’ Tendency to Smoke and Tobacco Use (A Study of Shahrak Emam Dormitory in Tabriz University)
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59
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Salahadin
Hadi
Azad University of Piranshahr
Introduction: The present study assessed the prevalence and trends of tobacco use among students were settled in Shahrak Emam dormitory in Tabriz University. We aimed to assess various factors affect students’ tendency to smoking: social capital, economic capital, cultural capital, educational progress, attitude to future career and isolationism. Methodology: Survey research method was used to design 39 items involved in a questionnaire. 250 students were selected through simple random sampling to participate in the study. A SPSS statistics 19 was used to apply Pearson’s correlation, multiple regressions, and path analysis tests to analyze the results. Results: Results showed that 48% of the variance of student attitudees to smoking was explained by the independent variables included in this study andother 52% would be other variables out of this study. The contribution of social capital variable was more than other research variablesin students’ tendency to smoke. In addition, social capital and economic capital had the greatest indirect impact on changing students’ tendency totobacco (beta=0.170). Conclusions:The present study provided sufficient support that the social capital cane an effective factor for prevention of tobacco use. Reinforcing services packs bout social capital can be usefulin improvement constancy for peoples who try to stay away from smoking. Compared with the results of other studies, the prevalence of smoking among students is less than other groups, but due to the sensitivity of students’ statesas a model in the society, It is necessary to educate students about the consequences of smoking and provide welfare facilities to prevent the incidence and prevalence of smoking among students.