AIMS This article presents the validation study of a questionnaire (MAC2-A), created to assess motivation for change in Italian adult subjects with alcohol related problems who require or are referred for assessment and treatment. The questionnaire evaluates readiness to change (RTC), self-efficacy and discrepancy. METHODS The questionnaire was validated on 419 subjects referred to 23 health ...

child and childbearing are considered as the most important 'family values' in iran. based on historical experiences and events as well as common life experience different generations of iranian women have various and sometimes contrasting attitudes and perceptions towards the meaning and concept of child. according to theoretical framework; cultural changes theory, second demographic...

the paper has been performed to review library administrators' strategic planning role to improve the library staff of medical sciences university of iran. the study is survey-descriptive. the statistical population consists of 50 library administrators working in iran medical sciences university, but 44 subjects responded to the questionnaire used to gather data. the reliability (91.7%) w...

To understand the consequences of adolescent pregnancy and childbearing on siblings, a study compares 309 younger brothers and sisters of pregnant, parenting and never-pregnant teenagers. Compared with the younger siblings of never-pregnant teenagers, the younger sisters of pregnant teenagers see school and career as less important, are more accepting of adolescent childbearing, perceive younge...

the purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of emotional intelligence on the motivation and performance of east azarbaijan the red crescent staff. in this study ei determined as the independent variable component of self awareness, self management, social awareness, and relations management, motivation and performance as dependent variables. the research method is descriptive-survey. in...

Introduction: Iran experienced a dramatic fertility decline during recent decades. There was also an indication of a shift towards later childbearing from 2000. Past research on fertility has shown that the education variable is the most important determinant of fertility behaviors. However, the impact of education on fertility timing in Iran has been less considered. Methods: In a cross secti...

Educational video games allow for a level of intrinsic motivation and engagement that is not found in other forms of learning. This study determines if students found educational video game play to be a motivating experience and if a relationship existed between student learning styles and levels of motivation. High school psychology students played two short online educational video games and,...