Introduction: Tinnitus is a common complaint in patients referred to otorhinolaryngology clinics and is a condition where one hears a sound without any distinguishable external acoustic source or electrical stimulus. About 3-30% of adults experience different degrees of tinnitus during their life. This study aims to ascertain and compare personality traits between patients with tinnitus and a c...

Various studies suggest that it is important to determine students' personality charecteristics and assertiveness and make them aware of these differences in order to improve learning process and outcomes. This study aimed to find out how much of the variance in postgraduate students’ assertiveness is explained by five personality characteristics (i.e., Openness, Neuroticism, Extroversion, Agre...

background: patients with trichotillomania (tc) have an irreversible urge to pull their hair.  this self-mutilation behavior is associated with high level of tension before and a sense of gratification and relief after tc.   objective: to investigate the personality characteristics of patients suffering from tc.   method: the study was performed on 43 tc patients and 43 gender and age-matched n...

introduction: mental health is a branch of science focused on promoting welfare, social welfare, and life health which is related to all periods (from birth to death) and aspects of life (family environment, school, university, appointment, and society). personality is a collection of mental characteristics that consistently exists within individuals and influences their behaviors and thoughts....

this research is a comparative study of entrepreneurial characteristics of founders of non-governmental high school in tehran. the research population was the female and male’s founders of non-governmental high school in tehran (totally 507 persons). the sample was 213 people (90 women and 123 men) were selected by cluster sampling. the data were collected through questionnaire that measured tw...

abstract background: administration of quality care in the aged people requires having a positive attitude toward them. numerous factors including nurses’ personality characteristics may play a role in their attitude toward the aged people. therefore, the present study investigated the association between nurses’ personality characteristics and their attitude toward the aged people. materials a...

becoming one the important features of our lives, e-banking has brought us a more convenient and fast way to accomplish financial activities. despite its growing role, it is considered a challenge for some individuals who prefer to still use traditional banking system. in order to obtain a better understanding of those customers, in the current study, two personality dimensions and four demogra...