The effect of worry and rumination on cognitive abilities with considering role of mediating role of emotional intelligence

Background and aims: The cognitive abilities were included functions such as planning, attention, response inhibition, problem solving and cognitive flexibility. The aim of the present study was to investigate effects of worry and rumination on cognitive abilities based on emotional intelligence. Methods: The present study was a correlational and cross-sectional research. For this purpose, from the statistical population of the urmia University students, 340 were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling. Then, the worry, rumination, emotional intelligence and cognitive abilities questionnaire were distributed among research participants to respond. Collected data were analyzed by using descriptive and correlational indicators, and structural equation modeling. Results: Results indicated that there is a significant negative correlation between worry and rumination and a positive correlation between emotional intelligence with cognitive abilities. Also, path analysis model indicated mediating role of emotional intelligence between worry and rumination with cognitive abilities. Conclusion: The results support the hypothesis that worry and rumination lead to disruption of cognitive abilities and high emotional intelligence can have a moderating role in this regard

Low birth weight in Iran: Implications from a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis in the period 1999-2017

Background: Low birth weight (LBW), a crucial determinant of neonatal complications, represents a major public health concern worldwide. Epidemiological research is of crucial importance for designing and implementing ad hoc interventions for this issue, helping and guiding decision- and policy-makers in each country to prevent the increased prevalence of LBW in infants through estimating the prevalence rate, identifying and controlling major risk factors. The present investigation aimed to systematically assess LBW prevalence rate in Iran and its determinants. Methods: PubMed/Medline via Ovid, Embase, Web of Science and Scopus as well as Magiran, SID and Irandoc were searched from inception until November 2016. Also, the grey literature (via Google Scholar) was mined. The DerSimonian-Laird model was exploited. The I2 and Q-test tests were used to investigate heterogeneity between the studies. Sensitivity and subgroup analyses were performed to ensure the robustness and validity of our findings. Different cumulative meta-analyses were conducted stratifying according to the year of publication and sample size. Any potential bias in publication was assessed carrying out the Egger's test. Results: LBW prevalence rate was estimated to be 8 (95CI: 7-9) in Iran. Sensitivity analysis confirmed the stability of finding. Studies were cumulated by the year of publication, and the results did not change pre- and post-cumulative meta-analysis. No publication bias could be observed. Conclusion: LBW prevalence rate in Iran is well comparable with the prevalence figures of both developed and developing countries. This could be due to the health reforms implemented in Iran throughout the years. © 2018 Iran University of Medical Sciences

Surveying Relation of Emotional Intelli-gence, Coping Strategies against Stress, and General Intelligence with Pre-university Students’ Academic Achieve-ment

The purpose of this study is analyzing the relation of emotional intelli-gence, coping strategies against stress, and general intelligence with Orumieh pre-university students’ academic development and achieve-ment. Statistical population was all of male and female high school stu-dents in Orumieh. At first, 310 persons were selected by multistage clus-ter sampling and answered to Bar-On emotional intelligence test and Endler & Parker stress coping questionnaire. Then 50 persons were ran-domly selected and answered to Kettle IQ test. The methodology of this research was correlation and for data analysis we applied mean, standard deviation, heuristic and confirmatory analysis, structural equations mod-eling (for 310 students) and Pearson correlation coefficient, and multi-variable regression (for 50 students). Results of structural equations modeling indicated that direct effect of emotional intelligence on aca-demic achievement and problem-oriented method is meaningful and pos-itive. Emotion-oriented method has meaningful reverse relation with academic achievement. Also, results of multi-variable regression showed that general intelligence is the meaningful and significant predictor of academic achievement

The relationship of internet addiction with anxiety in A&B personality types

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between internet addiction and anxiety in personality types A and B and investigate the predictive validity of these two variables and their interaction with gender in predicting internet addiction. Another goal of the study was to determine the effect of the type of university on internet addiction. The refore, 330 subjects (167, boys and 163girls) were randomly selected through multiphase cluster sampling from Urmia Universities. ther the Young internet addiction questionnaires, (1999) Najarean anxiety test (1378), and personality type test (kangy, 1380) were administered to the subjects. The results revealed that the personality type A subjects have more internet addiction than type B, individuals. But personality types A&B are not significant predictor of internet addiction. Anxiety scores were significant predictors of Internet addiction (p<0.005). The difference found between the rate of internet addiction in male students (2/85) and female students (8/14) was significant and the difference between students groups of five universities in their internet addiction was also signifieant (p<0.005). It is suggested that anxious individualswao use internet act cautiously. Lack of control of economic and social conditions of users were the limitations of this study