objectives: the purpose of this study was to investigate the relation of personality traits with depression in active and non – active elderly women in tehran city. methods & materials: the present research is descriptive–correlation. for this purpose, 188 elderly women (94 active and 94 non - active elders) in the age range of 63-82 in tehran city availably selected as statistical sample. meas...

  Background: Several studies suggest the existence of an effective relationship between individuals’characteristics and important factors such as occupational and organizational performance, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and etc. This study was designed based on the dimensions of personality (introversion /extroversion) of managers of Iran University of Medical Sciences at three...

Emotional intelligence, neuroticism, and extroversion were studied in boxers, judokas, and non-athlete controls. The results based on the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale and Eysenck Personality Inventory showed that in understanding their own emotions boxers scored higher than judokas and controls (effect sizes d=.72, and .47). In appraising others’ emotions boxers and judokas did not...

OBJECTIVE Type D personality is based on negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI). The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Persian version of 14-item Type D personality scale (DS14). METHODS The study included 191 normal participants and 176 patients with myocardial infarction (MI). They all filled out the Persian version of DS14, containing 7-...

INTRODUCTION Individual characteristics are important factors influencing organizational commitment. Also, committed human resources can lead organizations to performance improvement as well as personal and organizational achievements. This research aimed to determine the association between organizational commitment and personality traits among faculty members of Ahvaz Jundishapur University o...

AIM The aim of this study was to carry out a comparative analysis of selected psychopathological and personality variables in patients with allergic and non-allergic asthma, as well as an attempt to determine the significance and strength of these variables in the clinical picture of both forms of the disease. METHODS In all patients structured anamnesis, basic spirometry, and dyspnea measure...