10 / research in arabic language and literature: foreign languages faculty research biannual journal (autumn winter 2012-2013) issue 7 the manifestations of post-modernism in the novel barari alhoma by ibrahim nasr-allah ahmad reza saedi * aliyeh jafari zadeh ** abstract the word post-modernism expresses a new era in the history of western civilization, which is known by the feeling of disillus...

This study investigates individual differences in the contribution of specific maternal regulatory behaviors to the mother–infant dyad’s regulation of infant distress response. Additionally, we examined the stability of infants’ stress responses and the stability of specific maternal soothing behaviors. The sample included 128 mother– infant dyads that were observed during an inoculation at 2 a...

Previous research has demonstrated that violence, harassment, and discrimination have negative consequences for individual well-being. However, this literature has focused less on subtle forms of mistreatment, such as incivility. The current study addresses this gap by developing and testing a conceptual model of incivility, as experienced in institutions of higher education. A survey of 1,043 ...

The need to belong is a fundamental human motivation and the absence of attachment can cause problems. Ostracism has been found to evoke psychological distress and is widely used in social animals and human interpersonal relationships as a form of punishment. Many anecdotes suggest that music might help alleviate the negative effects of ostracism. The current study examined this possibility in ...

T he recent fi nancial crisis has damaged the reputation of macroeconomics, largely for its inability to predict the impending fi nancial and economic crisis. To be honest, this inability to predict does not concern me much. It is almost tautological that severe crises are essentially unpredictable, for otherwise they would not cause such a high degree of distress. Of course, it is well-known t...

The purpose of the study is to examine how e-mail affects work performance. E-mail communication studies have aroused both praise and query regarding the suitability, appropriateness and effectiveness of electronic messages in information management. Less is known about the effects of e-mail on work performance. We consider (1) which e-mail features affect work performance; (2) whether these fe...

Dyshormonogenetic goiter resulting in neck swelling in a fetus is very unusual. We present a case of congenital dyshormonogenetic goitre in a fetus with hypothyroidism and respiratory distress at birth. He underwent planned EXIT procedure.

The present study examined the effect of social comparison orientation (SCO) on the responses to a victim. Participants (n = 87) were exposed to an interview with the alleged victim of a traffic accident, that was either an unfamiliar or a close other. A close other induced more feelings of oneness and more personal distress, but not more empathy, than an unfamiliar other. Higher levels of SCO ...

Although delinquency is universal, few studies examined it from an Asian perspective, and even fewer considered adolescents of divorced families in Iran. The current study examined whether correlates of delinquency among western adolescents are similarly effective for predicting delinquency among adolescents from divorced families in the Mashhad city in Iran. Post-divorce parental conflict, mat...