The Effect of Job Success Training on Affective Capital and Flow at Work in Hemophilic Patients

Background & Objectives: One of the areas where hemophilic patients need help to improve their affective health is in strengthening their affective capital and flow at work experiences. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of job success training on affective capital and flow at work of hemophilic patients. Methods: The present study was an interventional, descriptive-analytic study. In the first phase, 20 hemophilic patients selected through random sampling were divided into the two groups of experimental and control groups (n= 10). The experimental group received job success training package in eleven 2-hour sessions. The members of both groups were asked to complete the affective capital and the flow at work experiences questionnaires before the intervention, after the intervention and in a follow up, 45 days after the intervention. Data analysis was performed using repeated measures analysis of variance and through SPSS 21. Results: Mean age of participants was 32.4 years. There was a significant difference between experimental and control groups in affective capital and flow at work experiences in both the post-training phase and follow-up phase. This means that the job success training package was effective on the affective capital and the flow at work experiences for experimental group. Conclusion: The job success training package can be used to improve the affective capital and flow at work of hemophilic patients and consequently the capacity of these patients. Keywords: Job success package, Affective capital, Flow at work, Hemophilia patients, Training Citation: Golparvar M, Zareiy M. The Effect of Job Success Training on Affective Capital and Flow at Work in Hemophilic Patients. Journal of Health Based Research 2018; 3(4): 309-322

Analysis of the Role of Proactive Personality on the relationship between Spiritual Capital and Transcendental Spiritual Well being

Personality and personality characteristics have always been considered by researchers and theoreticians of the behavioral sciences as a factor influencing human's implicit and explicit behaviors. Current research was administered with the aim of analysis of the role of proactive personality on the relationship between spiritual capital and transcendental spiritual well being. The research method is correlation and the statistical population comprised employees of two industrial companies in Isfahan city, among them two hundred and seventy seven persons were selected by quota sampling. Research instruments were the spiritual capital questionnaire, transcendental spiritual well being questionnaire and proactive personality questionnaire. Data were analyzed using hierarchical regression analysis. Results indicated that, there is a positive and significant relationship between proactive personality and spiritual capital and between spiritual capital and transcendental spiritual well being. Also the results of hierarchical regression analysis revealed that proactive personality moderates the relationship of two dimensions of spiritual capital, that is spiritual valuation and transcendental relationship with God and transcendental spiritual well being. The results of this study indicated that the proactive personality is an important factor in the relationship between spiritual capital and transcendental spiritual well being

Construction and Validation of Citizenship Behavior Questionnaire for Students

IntroductionFrom a social psychology perspective, a citizen, who possesses awareness of their own rights and the rights of society, understands themselves as a member of society, and comprehends the broader societal objectives, has a responsibility to fulfill their obligations towards that society. In the 21st century, citizenship encompasses not only knowledge of one's rights but also the willingness to act independently, ensuring that decisions and behavior consistently reflect moral considerations, social justice, and human dignity. Citizenship encompasses various dimensions, including political, civil, social, environmental, and sustainability. Additionally, the expansion of virtual spaces and media has given rise to new dimensions known as media and digital citizenship within the realm of modern citizenship. An important aspect to consider after discussing the comprehensive dimensions of modern citizenship is that, despite the increasing focus of scientific societies on citizenship education in recent years, it remains challenging to assess the impact of citizenship education without a suitable and comprehensive measurement tool, particularly for Iranian society. A review of available tools from outside of Iran reveals that each tool only addresses a specific aspect of citizenship behaviors. Most of these tools prioritize dimensions, such as attitude, thinking, and knowledge, often neglecting the behavioral dimension. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to construct and validate a citizenship behavior questionnaire that could encompass inclusive and comprehensive dimensions for students. By implementing this validated tool before and after educational interventions, it could be utilized to evaluate citizenship across various domains and assess the effectiveness of educational interventions.  Materials & MethodsTo develop a questionnaire for measuring citizenship behaviors across political, civil, social, environmental, sustainable development, media, and digital dimensions, relevant items were selected from the most suitable existing questionnaires in this field. A comprehensive set of questions was created for each dimension and duplicate items were eliminated. Attitude items were modified to measure behavior and supplementary questions were combined. The resulting questionnaire consisted of 106 items, which were then reviewed by 5 experts in the field to assess content and form validity.The target population for this research comprised students from Isfahan universities during the first half of the academic year 2022-2023. Multi-stage cluster sampling was employed to select the participants. A total of 579 individuals completed the questionnaire, but 22 incomplete responses were excluded from the analysis. Therefore, 557 questionnaires were considered complete and suitable for analysis. A scoring system was established, where a score of 1 represented "never" and a score of 4 represented "always," except for items 30 and 85, which were reverse-scored. Discussion of Results & ConclusionThe majority of participants in this study were female students, who were single, with an average age of 22.99 years. Following the criterion of factor load in the revision process, several items were removed from the questionnaire. Specifically, Question 3 from the political section, Question 8 from the civil section, Question 30 from the social section, and Questions 51 and 65 from the environment and sustainable development section were eliminated. Additionally, Item 94 from the media section and Items 71, 80, and 85 from the digital section were removed. In the subsequent step, Item 86 was also excluded.Exploratory factor analysis was then conducted using the Varimax rotation method. The analysis results obtained through Amos software, version 24, indicated the suitability of the questionnaire (CMIN=1035.408, df=318, P=0.000, IFI=0.910, CFI=0.909, TLI=0.886, RMSEA=0.064, and PCLOSE=0.011). The reliability of the questionnaire and its respective dimensions was assessed using Cronbach's alpha, a measure of internal consistency and reliability. The overall Cronbach's alpha for the political dimension was 0.603 with values ranging from 0.567 to 0.654 for its individual dimensions. The civil dimension had a Cronbach's alpha of 0.760, while the social dimension had an overall alpha of 0.862 with values ranging from 0.436 to 0.807 for its dimensions. The environment and sustainable development dimension had an overall alpha of 0.887 with values ranging from 0.505 to 0.796 for its dimensions. The media dimension had an overall alpha of 0.714 with values ranging from 0.385 to 0.615 for its dimensions. Lastly, the digital dimension had an overall alpha of 0.853 with values ranging from 0.699 to 0.806 for its dimensions. To assess convergent validity, 4 questionnaires were administered simultaneously, yielding favorable correlation results. This research aimed to develop and preliminarily validate a comprehensive citizenship questionnaire for students. Based on the results of this questionnaire, which consisted of 6 sections, the dimensions of political citizenship included 6 questions related to participation and persuasion. The civil citizenship section comprised 7 questions. The social citizenship section encompassed 28 questions across 7 dimensions, including dealing with others, considering others, dealing with differences, expressing opinions, compatibility, responsible communication, and critical participation. The environmental citizenship and sustainable development section consisted of 18 questions across 4 dimensions, covering topics, such as purchase and consumption, maintenance, education, and attention to nutrition. The media citizenship section included 13 questions across 3 dimensions, focusing on awareness of representation and its impact on the audience, critical evaluation, and awareness for participation. Lastly, the digital citizenship section comprised 23 questions across 4 dimensions, including ethics and responsibilities, online participation, digital literacy, and learning.It is hoped that with the utilization of this constructed and introduced questionnaire, it will be possible to assess the state of citizenship behavior and ensure the effectiveness of education in this domain

The Effectiveness of Psychological Rehabilitation on Divorce Tendency and Marital Intimacy among Divorcing Couples

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of psychological rehabilitation on divorce propensity and marital intimacy in couples who divorce. It was a practical and semi-experimental study with a pretest, a posttest, and a follow-up with a control group. Out of 300 couples divorcing in Isfahan in the autumn of 2019, 40 couples were randomly selected and then randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group. The Divorce Tendency Scale (DTS) and Intimacy Scale (IS) were used to collect data. The experimental group was trained through a validated curriculum package during the ten sessions. Data were analyzed by repeated measures analysis of variance using SPSS 24 software. The results of the repeated measures analysis of variance showed that the propensity to divorce (p<0.01) and marital intimacy (p­<0.01) of the couples in the experimental group were significantly lower and higher, respectively, than those in the control group in the posttest and follow-up phases. The results of the study confirm the effect of psychological rehabilitation training on reducing the propensity to divorce and improving marital intimacy. It is suggested that psychological rehabilitation training should be used in counseling centers for couples who are divorcing

A comprehensive study on the relationship between meaning and spirituality at work with job happiness, positive affect and job satisfaction

Positive affectivity and affective management are among important issues for the most desirable effectiveness of employees in the workplace. Accordingly, in this research, the role of meaning and spirituality at workplace is considered for job happiness, positive affect and job satisfaction. To this end, within a correlation study, with the selection of two hundred and four employees of two custom organizations in Esfahan and Tehran, in Iran, who answer meaning and spirituality at work, job happiness, positive affect and job satisfaction questionnaires, the research hypotheses have been tested through Pearson's correlation and structural equation modeling. The results show that there were significant relationships between meaning and spirituality at work, job happiness, positive affect and job satisfaction. Results of structure equation modeling reveal that during two chain models, at first meaning and spirituality at work are linked to job happiness and positive effect. Then job happiness and positive effect cause reinforcement of job satisfaction. The results of this study showed that meaning and spirituality at work cause positive affective spillover from job happiness and positive affect to job satisfaction

The Effect of Job Success Training on Affective Capital and Flow at Work in Hemophilic Patients

Background & Objectives: One of the areas where hemophilic patients need help to improve their affective health is in strengthening their affective capital and flow at work experiences. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of job success training on affective capital and flow at work of hemophilic patients. Methods: The present study was an interventional, descriptive-analytic study. In the first phase, 20 hemophilic patients selected through random sampling were divided into the two groups of experimental and control groups (n= 10). The experimental group received job success training package in eleven 2-hour sessions. The members of both groups were asked to complete the affective capital and the flow at work experiences questionnaires before the intervention, after the intervention and in a follow up, 45 days after the intervention. Data analysis was performed using repeated measures analysis of variance and through SPSS 21. Results: Mean age of participants was 32.4 years. There was a significant difference between experimental and control groups in affective capital and flow at work experiences in both the post-training phase and follow-up phase. This means that the job success training package was effective on the affective capital and the flow at work experiences for experimental group. Conclusion: The job success training package can be used to improve the affective capital and flow at work of hemophilic patients and consequently the capacity of these patients. Key­words: Job success package, Affective capital, Flow at work, Hemophilia patients, Training Citation: Golparvar M, Zareiy M. The Effect of Job Success Training on Affective Capital and Flow at Work in Hemophilic Patients. Journal of Health Based Research 2018; 3(4): 309-322

The Relationship between Work-Family Enrichment with Self Esteem and Psychological Security

This study was conducted to investigate the structural model of work-family enrichment with self-esteem and psychological security. Research method was correlation and the study sample consisted of 385 employees of a private bank in Esfahan city who were selected by convenience sampling method. Research instruments were work-family enrichment scale (Rashid et al, 2011), researcher made self-esteem at workplace questionnaire and psychological security scale (Golparvar et al, 2015). Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results of structural equation modeling revealed that there is a positive significant relationship between work-family enrichment with self-esteem and psychological security. Results of structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed that, work-family enrichment both directly and indirectly have a significant relationship through self-esteem with psychological security. Also, the results showed that, self-esteem is a partial mediator variable on the relationship between work-family enrichment and psychological security. The results of this study showed that work-family enrichment able to strengthen self-esteem and psychological security

The Relationship between Affective-collective Investment with Psychological Wellbeing due to the Role of Affective Capital among Nurses

Background: Affective-collective investment and affective capital are 2 innovative positive constructs that can bring positive outcomes for the psychological and physical health of nurses. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between affective-collective investments with psychological wellbeing among nurses due to the mediating the role of affective capital. Methods: The present study was a correlational study conducted in Amin hospital in Isfahan city. 218 nurses from the hospital entered the study. Data were collected by affective-collective investment and affective capital questionnaires and psychological well-being scale. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling. Results: The results revealed that there is a positive significant relationship between affective-collective investment with affective capital and psychological wellbeing (p < 0.01), and there is a positive significant relationship between affective capital and psychological wellbeing (p < 0.01). Results of structural equation modeling and mediation analysis indicated that affective capital is a complete mediator on the relationship between affective-collective investments with psychological wellbeing. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that by focusing on affective-collective investment in hospital settings, 2 worthwhile goals can be achieved; the promotion of affective capital, and then the promotion of psychological well-being of nurses. &nbsp

Cultural Values and Overall Fairness;

This research conducted with the aim of investigating the relationships between overall fairness and cultural values with organizational justice, job satisfaction and turnover among the personnel of training and education administrations in Esfahan city. Statistical population were the personnel of education and training administrations regions, which 309 persons from them selected with using simple random sampling. Research instruments were overall fairness with 3 items, cultural values (in two fields including materialism and power distance with 8 items), distributive, procedural and interactional justice with 3,3,3 items respectively, job satisfaction with 3 items and turnover with 3 items. Data were analyzed with using Pearson’s correlation coefficient, structural equation modeling, moderated hierarchical regression and mediating regression analysis. Results showed that there are significant relations between overall fairness with distributive, procedural, interactional justice and turnover, job satisfaction and materialism (P0.05). The results of structural equation modeling and mediating regression analysis showed that overall fairness relatively mediate the relations between procedural justices with turnover. But there was not mediated role for overall fairness in relations between distributive and interactional fairness with turnover and job satisfaction. Moderated regression analysis showed that power distance likely have moderated role in relations between overall fairness with turnover likely

The Association Between Meta-Cognitive Beliefs and Dysfunctional Attitudes Among Middle and Aged Patients With Cardiovascular Disease

Objectives: This research was conducted with the aim of explaining the dysfunctional attitudes of hospitalized&nbsp;cardiovascular patients through dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs. Methods & Materials: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Shariati Hospital in Isfahan, Iran, in&nbsp;2012. The statistical population was the hospitalized cardiovascular patients of Shariati Hospital in Isfahan.&nbsp;Out of them, 87 patients were selected using simple random sampling method. Research instruments&nbsp;were the dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs questionnaire (Cartwright-Hatton and Wells) and dysfunctional&nbsp;attitudes scale (Wiseman and Beck). Data were analyzed using SPSS version 18 through performing&nbsp;multiple regression analysis and the Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The results of regression analysis revealed that &ldquo;need to control thoughts&rdquo; has significant predictive&nbsp;power for the &ldquo;others&rsquo; satisfaction&rdquo; (P<0.05); positive beliefs about &ldquo;worry&rdquo; and &ldquo;worry uncontrollability&rdquo;&nbsp;have significant predictive power for the &ldquo;concentration on self&rdquo; (P<0.05); positive beliefs&nbsp;about worry have significant predictive power for the &ldquo;perfectionism&rdquo; (P<0.01); &ldquo;worry uncontrollability&rdquo;&nbsp;and &ldquo;cognitive confidence&rdquo; have significant predictive power for the &ldquo;need for others&rsquo; confirmation&rdquo;&nbsp;(P<0.01); and positive beliefs about &ldquo;worry&rdquo; have significant predictive power for the &ldquo;concentration on&nbsp;success&rdquo; (P<0.05). Conclusion: Findings of this research revealed that dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs have predictive&nbsp;power for dysfunctional attitudes, which may affect health of cardiovascular patients