Introduction: Critical thinking is a key element of mental health. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship critical thinking disposition, self-esteem, assertiveness, Social anxiety and worry within the framework a causal model.       Methods: The Present study was a descriptive correlational design of a type path analysis. The study population included a...

Introduction: Academic self-efficacy refers to learners’ belief in their abilities in academic process, whose realization is affected by many factors. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between academic self-efficacy and perceived stress, coping strategies and perceived social support among the students of University of Guilan. Methods: This descriptive-correlational study wa...

objective: the objective of this study was to investigate the invitro fluoride release of four new self-adhesive resin cements; set (sdi, australia), breeze (pentron, usa), embrace wetbond (pulpdent, usa), g-cem (gc, japan) and to assess the bonding performance of these self-adhesive resin cements for bonding of orthodontic brackets. materials and methods: for fluoride release experiment, six ...

Background and purpose: Population aging and advancing longevity is one of the achievements of the present century. Life satisfaction is considered as a typical sign of a successful adaptation to changes in various life situations. It seems that self-efficacy and social support may be associated with life satisfaction. There are limited publications in this field, so this study was done to ...

according to research, academic self-concept and academic achievement are mutually interdependent. in the present study, the aim was to determine the relationship between the academic self-concept and the academic achievement of students in english as a foreign language and general subjects. the participants were 320 students studying in 4th grade of high school in three cities of noor, nowshah...

abstract this mixed method study examines whether there is any relationship among the variables of the study (job satisfaction, social capital and motivation). the researcher considered job satisfaction and social capital as independent variables; motivation is the dependent variable of the study. the researcher applied a questionnaire to assess each variable. to measure efl teachers’ job sati...

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the cancer coping and its relationship with symptom management self-efficacy, perceived social support, uncertainty about life, and life orientation in Iranian breast cancer female survivors.  Methods: This study was carried out through a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional method .The data were collected from 150 breast cancer...

Introduction: All kinds of social networks have had profound and varied effects on the lives of people in human society, especially adolescents and young people. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between self-efficacy and addiction to social networks with the motivation of academic achievement in high school students in Tehran. Methods: The present study is descriptive-cor...