abstract introduction: self-esteem is one of the necessities of human life and most professionals consider it as a major factor in social and emotional adjustment. low self-esteem in students causes academic failure, loneliness, drug abuse, away from reality and self-destructive behaviors. objective: this study aimed to determine the level of self-esteem and its related factors in high school s...

self-development, one of the main concepts in the ideological foundations of islam and research findings in recent decades and about development and human excellence on self-development have been strongly emphasized. therefore this study has aimed to explain the influence of psychological-behavioral mechanisms of self-development on human capital. the research method was descriptive-correlation...

methods the current cross sectional study included all female high school students in tehran in the 2014 - 2015 academic year. of these, 477 females were selected by multistage cluster sampling. results the results of the correlation matrix was indicative of a significant negative relationship between self-esteem and self-concept clarity with social comparison (p < 0.000). there was a significa...

objective: this study examines the effective factors in enhancing school managers' job motivation from viewpoint of school mangers, teachers, education department managerial and staff experts in teaching, and also identifies and prioritizes each of these factors and indicators. method: for selecting a representative sample and increasing measurement precision, 587 people were selected using cla...

conclusions it can be concluded that schizophrenia and drug-induced psychotic disorder were the most common types of disorders that are at risk of self-injury. background self-injury is defined as the intentional injuring of one’s own body without apparent suicidal intent. self-harm is encountered frequently in psychiatric hospitals. deliberate self-harm may be found in patients with a variety ...

background this study aimed to assess the effects of maternal self-efficacy and oral health-related knowledge on pre-school children oral hygiene behavior. materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted on 301 mothers with children aged 2–6 years old randomly selection from health centers of tabriz, iran.  data were collected using self-report questionnaires including demographi...

background: diabetic patients have some difficulties in controlling their disease and integrating it in their life. self-efficacy is a psychosocial variable in the field of diabetes which can have desirable or undesirable effects on all kinds of disease outcomes. this study aimed to determine self-efficacy and its effective factors among type 2 diabetic patients. methods: this cross-sectional s...

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a common disease among youngsters and self-efficacy is a crucial factor in these patients. Various variables, including demographic characteristics and disease symptoms, affect self-efficacy. Therefore, it is necessary to assess the relationship between these factors using a clear and comprehensive model. Aim: this s...