veterans with post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) suffer from distressing and disabling symptoms. many studies have shown that ptsd symptoms can negatively influence quality of life of their partners. this study was designed to assess general health, marital satisfaction and self-esteem levels of partners of iranian veterans with ptsd. we performed a case-control study. cases were comprised o...

abstract background: infertility predisposes the couples to mental and psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, anger, and partner abuse. this study aimed to investigate the association between infertility factors and the non-physical abuse between infertile spouses. materials and methods: this is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on 262 infertile couples (131 female and ...

This paper focuses on two major aspects of globalization: international trade and FDI and their impacts on manufacturing employment in Iran and study whether foreign direct investment and trade expansion with Asian and European partner played any role in shaping the Iranian manufacturing employment structure. This study incorporates globalization (KOF index), trade integration and FDI into a si...

The influence of culture and ethnic background on women's experience of domestic violence has been explored in research only recently. Here the authors review research about the impact of culture and minority status in the United States on women's experience of domestic violence, considering family structure,immigration, acculturation, oppression, and community response. The authors encourage r...

two hundred and fifty-eight iranian university students estimated their own, parents', and partners' overall (general) intelligence, and also estimated 13 'multiple intelligences' on a simple, two-page questionnaire which was previously used in many similar studies. in accordance with previous research, men rated themselves higher than women on logical-mathematical, spatial and musical intellig...

this paper examines the factors affecting marriage and their relationship with satisfaction with married life. the sample of the study consisted of 300 persons, selected from a statistical society of 41557 couples between 25 and 45 years old in the city of birjand. the results of the study showed that the following variables had a significant relationship with satisfaction with married life: ne...

background regarding the process of increasing the divorce rate in recent years and youth population, the awareness among the youth, especially the university students, about marriage and criteria of choosing a right partner for proper planning to preserve family is of great importance. objectives the aim of this study was to investigate the viewpoint of unmarried students of semnan university ...

objective: the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of sexual intimate partner violence (sipv) and to investigate its associated factors among women attending public obstetrics, genecology, and family planning health services of the city of marivan, iran. materials and methods: this multistage cluster sampling study recruited 770 women attending the public obstetrics, gynecology and...

background: spouse abuse so called intimate partner violence (ipv) is a common problem in the world. this survey was conducted to identify ipv prevalence and related factors in district health centers in hamadan, western iran, in hope that, by identifying risk factors, preventive guidelines could be understood. methods: in this descriptive analytic cross sectional study, 600 married women from ...