Background and Objectives: Women’s nutrition during pregnancy is a key determinant of maternal and fetal health. Therefore, the current study used the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) to determine factors predicting the nutritional behaviors of pregnant women in Tabriz, Iran.  Materials and Methods: This analytic study applied multistage random sampling to select 380 pregnant women w...

Introduction: Environmental factors, motivational characteristics, and cognitive strategies play an important role in students’ academic performance. The main objective of this study was to investigate the role of achievement goals orientation and self-regulation in predicting academic performance among male and female college students. Methods: This study was conducted based on assumptions of...

AbstractObjectives: The aim of the present research was studying the relationship between "parent’s education, father's job and the number of siblings" and the perceived self-efficacy in social interactions with peers in junior high school students. The relation between academic achievement and social self-efficacy was also studied. Method: In a descriptive cross-sectional study 398 junior high...

Cycle of scientific research related to self-regulation skills and participation in research requires planning, monitoring and reflection. The aim of this study was to investigate of research self-regulation of post graduate students. The research method was descriptive. The statistical population included all postgraduate students of Ferdowsi university of Mashhad. 275 students were selected f...

Background and Objective: The review of literature suggests self-talk and self-control as effective methods for improving mental health and achievement of goals. Considering the importance of improving the level of self-efficacy of students, this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of positive self-talk and self-control training on self-efficacy of 10th high school female students. Methods...

AbstractObjectives: Since individuals with social anxiety disorder experience a high level of anxiety in social situations, and self efficacy in social situations is considered to determine social anxiety, the present study examines the relationship between social self-efficacy, self-focused attention, cognitive biases, and social anxiety. Method: This is a cross-sectional comparative study. 83...