this study attempts to identify and evaluate the factors affecting excessive buying that is of high interests theoretically and practically. at first some scales will be developed based on past researches and existing classifications to represent the logical and conceptual varieties in buying excessively. then, psychometric properties of the scales are tested by analyzing the factors confirming...

OBJECTIVES The aim was to determine the association of occupational arm inclination with shoulder pain in construction and health care workers. METHODS Arm inclination relative to the vertical was measured with an accelerometer placed on the dominant upper arm for up to four full days at baseline in 62 construction workers and 63 health care workers. The pain intensity in the shoulder and mec...

objective: to compare resilience, positive/negative effect, and psychological vulnerability between fertile and infertile men. methods: the research sample consisted of 40 fertile and 40 infertile men who were selected among men who presented to an infertility clinic. to collect data, connor–davidson resilience scale, positive/negative affect schedule, and brief symptoms inventory were used. re...