Relationship Between Managers' Personality Characteristics And Job Satisfaction In Martyr Foundation Of Mazandaran Province

Abstract: The purpose of this study was investigating the relationship between managers' personality characteristics and job satisfaction in Martyr foundation of Mazandaran Province. The study was done in descriptive (correlation) method and 49 people were selected as the samples of the research. The applied tools in his study include tow scales: A) personality characteristics questionnaire: which measure five characteristics (Neurosis, Externalism, Flexibility, Being Scrumptious and Responsibility). B) Job satisfaction questionnaire: with 20 five-option questions through Likert Scale. The gathered data were analyzed by using multiple variable regression analysis and Pierson correlation coefficient. The obtained findings through the research showed that there is a meaningful relationship between managers' job satisfaction and personality characteristics and among the personality characteristics, responsibility and externalism are the major parts in predicating managers' job satisfaction. -there is not a relationship between neurosis and managers' job satisfaction -there is a positive and meaningful relationship between responsibility and managers' job satisfaction. -there is a positive and meaningful relationship between flexibility and managers' job satisfaction. -there is a positive and meaningful relationship between externalism and managers' job satisfaction. -there is a positive and meaningful relationship between being scrumptious and managers' job satisfaction

Stability Factors in Quitting: Results from the Lived Experiences of Recovered Addicts with no Return to Substance Use

This study aimed at investigating the lived experiences of stability factors in the addiction quitting. This study used a descriptive phenomenological research approach to collect and analyze data. 12 participants who had already experienced for more than 6 years addiction quitting were selected using purposive sampling method. The participants attended in-depth interviews until data saturation occurred. Data analysis revealed 3 themes and 14 subthemes for the phenomenon, including starting and launching factors of persistence in addiction quitting with sub-themes: physical and mental tiredness, perception of the end of the line, perception of the threat of substance abuse and turn on negative will. The theme of helper and mediators factors of persistence in addiction quitting with sub-themes: social protection and economic stability, family support and acceptance, utilization of other auxiliary resources, and satisfying relationships. The theme of basic and persistent factors of persistence in addiction quitting with sub-themes were: participation and continuity in the group of allies of NA, control of craving and fear of return, a tendency towards spirituality, meaning, the growth of self-knowledge and introspection, and the distinction between the genuine abandonment and the non-genuine addiction quitting. The findings of this research expounded the past literature on the effective treatment of addiction and relapse preventing