Social Psychology
Arezou Asghari
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Introduction: This research was conducted to develop a causal model of the tendency to cheat in the exam based on irrational beliefs and self-control with the mediation of anxiety.
Method: This research was a descriptive-correlational study using the structural equation method. The statistical ...
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Introduction: This research was conducted to develop a causal model of the tendency to cheat in the exam based on irrational beliefs and self-control with the mediation of anxiety.
Method: This research was a descriptive-correlational study using the structural equation method. The statistical population included all the students of Kosar University in Bojnord in the academic year 2022-2023, from which 240 students were selected by random cluster sampling. The research tools were Stephens and Golbaj's (2007) academic cheating questionnaires, Jones' irrational beliefs (1968), Tanji et al.'s self-control (2004),, and Beck's anxiety (1988).
Findings: The results showed a significant correlation between all variables (P<0.05). Also, helplessness against change (0.0316), expectation of approval from others (0.0444), and self-control (0.0327) explained the variance of the tendency to cheat in the exam indirectly and with the mediation of anxiety.
Conclusion: The results show that irrational beliefs and self-control affect the tendency to cheat with the mediation of anxiety. According to the obtained indices and coefficients, it can be concluded that the proposed model for developing the causal model of academic cheating tendency is suitable and the data has a good fit with the research model.
Social Psychology
Bahreh Arefi SheIkh; Arezou Asghari; Asadollah Visi
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Introduction: Social skills can increase a person's ability to communicate properly with others and play a role in reducing shyness and its components. The purpose of this study was the effectiveness of drama therapy on social skills and shyness of 9–11-year-old girls in Marivan.Method: The present ...
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Introduction: Social skills can increase a person's ability to communicate properly with others and play a role in reducing shyness and its components. The purpose of this study was the effectiveness of drama therapy on social skills and shyness of 9–11-year-old girls in Marivan.Method: The present study was a quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design and control group. The study population consisted of all 9–11-year-old girls in 22 Bahman Marivan school in the 2018-2017 academic year. By available sampling, 30 students were selected and randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group. The Matson (1983) and Stanford Shyness (1997) Social Skills Questionnaire were used to collect data. For the experimental group, 10 90-minute sessions of therapeutic intervention were performed twice a week, but the control group did not receive any intervention. Statistical data were analyzed using univariate analysis of covariance.Findings: The results showed that therapeutic demonstration had a significant effect on social skills (F=57.51, P<0.01) and reduction of shyness (F=73.91, P<0.01).Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it can be said that drama therapy affects appropriate social behaviors, aggression and impulsive behaviors, superiority and high self-confidence and relationships with peers; therefore, it plays an important role in reducing girls' shyness.