objective: psychological factors such as the health locus of control play an important role on health behaviors such as adherence to diet regimen. the purpose of this study was to examine the role of health locus of control in predicting adherence to diet regimen among a group of patients with type 2 diabetes. materials and methods: research sample was recruited from several clinics in shiraz u...

This paper presents findings from the All Wales Hate Crime Project. Most hate crime research has focused on discrete victim types in isolation. For the first time, internationally, this paper examines the psychological and physical impacts of hate crime across seven victim types drawing on quantitative and qualitative data. It contributes to the hate crime debate in two significant ways: (1) it...

the study aimed to evaluate the correlation of maladjusted schema and locus of control with ocd, with the emphasis on cognitive approach to ocd.in this study, 273 iranian participants were selected; of whom, 30% were male and 70% were female. participants' age ranged from 19 to 34 and the mean age for the sample was 23.42(sd=2.46). participants completed questionnaire batteries including measur...

aim: health locus of control includes the degree of a person's belief in the fact that his/her health is controlled by internal or external factors. the aim of this study was to determine the status of health locus of control and its related factors among iranian pilgrims.methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 600 pilgrims of the holy shrines in tehran in 2015. people aged ov...

Over the last decade cyberbullying has emerged as a public health concern among young people. Cyberbullying refers to intentional harmful behaviours and communication carried out repeatedly using electronic media. Considerable research has demonstrated the detrimental and long-lasting effects of cyberbullying involvement. This paper draws on a social-ecological perspective to identify protectiv...

BACKGROUND Lifetime co-occurrence of violence victimisation is common. A large proportion of victims report being exposed to multiple forms of violence (physical, sexual, emotional violence) and/or violence by multiple kinds of perpetrators (family members, intimate partners, acquaintances/strangers). Yet much research focuses on only one kind of victimisation. The aim of this study was to inve...

Children with special educational needs (SEN) are more likely to experience victimisation at school and there is some evidence to suggest that these children are also more likely to engage in bullying behaviours; however, no measure of bullying experiences has been designed specifically for use with these children. The Bullying Behaviour and Experiences Scale (BBES) was specifically developed a...

objective: many investigators have attempted to examine the relationship between perceived locus of control and psychological problems. the present study examined this issue on a sample of iranian university students. methods: study subjects consisted of 134 iranian university students randomized from seven faculties of esfahan university of medical sciences. the subjects completed the symptom ...