Social Psychology Research

Abstract Introduction: the relationship between the perception of social and economic inequality and the mental health of women working in health and treatment centers in Tehran. Method: This study, carried out in the year 1401, was descriptive-cross-sectional and its statistical population was all female employees working in health and treatment centers in Tehran who had at least 3 years of work experience and no history of mental illness. The samples included 325 drawn through cluster and random sampling methods. To collect data, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) developed by Goldberg et al. (1972), the Social and Economic Inequality questionnaire developed by Pourmohsan et al. (2020), and the Women's Health (WHQ, 1992) were used. Pearson correlation methods and Multiple regression were used for statistical analysis. Results: The results showed that there is a significant relationship between social and economic inequality and women's mental health (0.001). Also, the predictive power of social and economic inequality for women's mental health was significant (0.001). Conclusion: The results indicated the existence of a relationship between social and economic inequality and the mental health of working women. Empowering women and increasing social awareness can help reduce women's sense of socio-economic inequality and increase the health and well-being of society.

Abstract Introduction: This study aimed to assess the distribution and relationship between individual and social identity status among students in Tehran universities. The research sample consisted of 524 students from undergraduate to a specialized doctorate as well as professional doctorates in various fields of medicine, engineering and humanities who were randomly selected in clusters and were studying in Tehran universities in 2017-2018. .In this research, the.  Method: Method of surveywas used. Two questionnaires of individual identity (Adams and Social Identity Questionnaire (researcher-made) were used as research tools.Data were analyzed using the Chi-square test and stepwise regression analysis. Findings: The results showed that deferred identity is the first identity of students (boys and girls) of Tehran universities. The strongest predictor of students' social identity is suspended identity. This variable alone predicted 14.7% of the variance of students' social identity scores. The two variables of suspended and disturbing identity predicted 25.4% of the variance of social identity. They predicted a total of 26.6% of the variance of social identity. Conclusion: Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that students' personal identity status has a significant effect on social identity and its dimensions, and therefore attention to the healthier formation of their individual identity can be a necessity.