introduction: to improve mothers and children's health, the world health organization has emphasized on women's empowerment and enhancement of their well-being. it is of paramount importance for the individuals to have an assessment of social support and self-empowerment in the sensitive moments after childbirth. this study therefore aimed to investigate the relationship between perce...

The aim of this study was to examine the differences among harassed teachers and un-harassed ones, regarding coping strategies, self-efficacy, and locus of control. Participants were 255 teachers (163 women and 92 men) who completed a set of three questionnaires, the Mobbing Perceived Questionnaire, a battery of control expectancies, and the Brief COPE to assess, respectively, mobbing perceived...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and nature of self-perceived seizure precipitants in epilepsy patients, and evaluate whether anxiety level, depression, or health locus of control influence self-perception of seizure precipitants. METHODS Adults aged 18 and older who had epilepsy for at least 1 year were recruited in either the inpatient epilepsy monitoring uni...

background: during recent years the rapid increase in the senior population, their disabilities, reduced independence, and increased dependence have drawn more attention toward issues related to social support in this group. social support impacts different dimensions of health of the senior population.  meanwhile, one of the important aspects of health which is less considered in this group is...

background: adolescence is a sensitive period of acquiring normal and abnormal habits for all of life. the study investigates determinants of responsibility for health, spiritual health and interpersonal relations and predictive factors based on the theory of planned behavior in high school girl students in tabriz.   methods : in this cross-sectional study, 340 students were selected thorough m...

BACKGROUND The reasons for high use of primary care, and in particular the role of psychosocial factors, remain unclear. METHODS We identified and interviewed 236 frequent attenders and 420 normal users, matched by age and sex, of a public Health Centre in Granada, Spain. Users were questioned about mental health (GHQ-28), social support (Duke-UNC-11), family dysfunction (family APGAR) and he...

backgroundamong various food products, milk and dairy products are among the most basic nutrient foods. the consumption of milk and dairy products in iran is much lower than the global rate of per capita consumption. this study used health belief model to determine associated factors of milk consumption among 7-9th students.materials and methodsthis cross-sectional descriptive analytical study ...