This study tested whether the gender intensification hypothesis applies to relations between multiple domain-specific self-concept facets and selfesteem. This hypothesis predicts gender-stereotypic differences in these relations and assumes they intensify with age. Furthermore, knowledge about gender-related or age-related differences in self-concept–self-esteem relations might provide valuable...

the study was designed to determine the rate of depression prevalence among the guidance and secondary school students in shahreza town on 1384-85. 960 boy and girl students were selected through stratified random sampling method that was assessed through beck depression inventory (bdi). the data were analyzed through frequency and chi square test.this analysis indicated that %12/9 of students ...

as in most countries men enjoy a higher level of financial prosperity and prestige of employment, it is reasonably expected that they should enjoy a higher level of subjective well-being as well, but the results of a number of studies as well as world values surveys surprisingly indicate the opposite—that gender privileges with respect to subjective well-being in many countries are higher in wo...

BACKGROUND Honesty and integrity are key attributes of an ethically competent physician. However, academic misconduct, which includes but is not limited to plagiarism, cheating, and falsifying documentation, is common in medical colleges across the world. The purpose of this study is to describe differences in the self-reported attitudes and behaviours of medical students regarding academic mis...

This qualitative study investigated attitudes toward gender roles and perception of freedom among Iranian students ( n = 20) in Hungary. Four topics were extracted from the abductive content analysis semi-structured interview transcripts: (1) essentialism, (2) gender-role egalitarianism, (3) traditional stereotypes, (4) gendered freedom. Results indicated that: many men adopted although women d...

Objective To examine the characteristics of the communication skills of medical students, we observed their performance during introductory medical interview training with simulated patients (SPs). Methods The subjects of the present study included fifth-year medical students (male, n=180, female, n=99) who were undergoing clinical training in Japan from 2012 to 2014. Each student was assigned ...

BACKGROUND Although many studies have investigated the relationship between perfectionism, anxiety, and depression among the adults, little is known about the manifestations of perfectionism among schoolage youths. This study has investigated this relationship in an Iranian sample. METHODS Using multistage cluster random sampling, 793 Iranian school students in 2007 were studied. Data of demo...

BACKGROUND Gender distribution of acute stroke patients varies considerably among stroke registries throughout the world, but factors responsible for this phenomenon remained vastly unknown. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using data from prospective hospital-based stroke registries in China (n = 752 acute stroke patients), Germany (n = 96054), India (n = 1500), and Iran (n = 1392), this descriptive st...