This study examines the nature of adolescent attachment to parents and peers during adolescence. A projective measure was used to classify 99 11th and 12th grade students into secure, insecure dismissing, and insecure preoccupied attachment groups. Respondents identified their primary attachment figure by nomination and by rating the level of attachment support they received from mothers, fathe...

Fast food is popular among children and adolescents; however, its consumption has often been associated with negative impacts on nutrition and health. This study examined current fast food consumption status among middle school students and explored factors influencing fast food consumption by applying Theory of Planned Behavior. A total of 354 (52.5% boys) students were recruited from a middle...

Background The prevalence of high-risk behaviors in adolescents is one of the most important concerns of the community; this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of life skills training on decreasing high risk behaviors among high school boy students. Materials and Methods In a quasi-experimental study, the statistical population included Mullah Sadra boy high school students in the acade...

In Western research, self-injurious behaviors are commonly viewed as "feminine" behavior. In this present study, using the data from a survey administered to 960 first- and second-year students in Xi'an Jiaotong University in China, the self-injurious behaviors among college students are analyzed by sex. The results reported that the average prevalence of self-injurious behaviors among male stu...

abstract introduction moyamoya is a rare chronic progressive occlusive cerebrovascular disease that its manifestation varies from stroke, progressive learning impairment and transient ischemic attack to headache and seizure. there is no known medical treatment and surgery usually is needed. the incidence of this disease is about 1 person in 10 million people and angiographic picture of this dis...

This study aims to describe the learning trajectories of male and female students in solving fraction problems. The research subjects consisted a student who had same mathematical ability. Learning trajectory data for both were taken through fractional problem tests in-depth interviews. Observations focused on four stages strategies, namely understand problem, divide plan, carry out look back. ...

Introduction: Narrative therapy is a rather new approach based on the postmodern approach in treatment of mental disorders. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of group therapy on reducing identity crisis and mental health improvement of boy students at Divandarreh high schools. Methods: In a semi-experimental study targeting all boy students studying at Divandarreh high schools (2...