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Abstract

 

Introduction:  Different factors affected the nursing job satisfaction. One of the most important factors is quality of nurses' work life. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation of quality of work life and job satisfaction in nurses of Kerman University of Medical Sciences.

 

Materials and Methods: This study was descriptive-correctional one. This study was conducted on 266 nurses of Kerman University of Medical Sciences through simple random sampling. For data collecting the “Job Satisfaction” and “Quality of Nursing Work Life” questionnaires were used. Then after content validity and test- retest reliability were measured. For analyzing data the SPSS/16 was utilized.

 

Findings: There was a significant positive correlation between job satisfaction of nurses and dimensions of quality of work life (P=0.0001). In addition, nurses' quality of work life can predict a part of job satisfaction score.

 

Conclusion: Considering the correlation between job satisfaction and nurses' quality of work life, promoting and improving of nurses' quality of work life through nurses and hospital managers can increase job satisfaction. It is recommended that hospital managers consider the quality of nurses' work life and also act on it. 

 

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Introduction: Productivity is an intellectual point of view it always trying to improve something that already exists. Different factors affect the productivity of hospital nurses constitute the major part of the population. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation of job satisfaction and productivity of nurses working in hospitals in Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Material & Methods: This study was descriptive-correctional one. This study was conducted on 266 nurses of Kerman University of Medical Sciences through classified random sampling. The participants of the study were all of nurses who working in different wards of hospitals of Kerman University of Medical Sciences in 2012. For data collection the “Job Satisfaction” and “Productivity of Nurses” questionnaires were used after content validity and test retest reliability were measured. For analyzing data the SPSS/16 was used. Findings: There was a significant positive correlation between job satisfaction of nurses and productivity (P=0.0001, r=0.94). Also, over 72% of the nurses' had complained about pay, working hours and the shortage of nurses. Conclusion: Considering the relationship between job satisfaction and nurse’s productivity, promoting and improving of job satisfaction by nursing and hospitals managers can increase productivity. It is suggested that hospital managers constantly trying to improve productivity.

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Introduction: The job burnout of and mental health problems occurs among teachers of special schools. The aim of this study is to determine the correlation between the job burnout and mental health of teachers in special schools of Zanjan using job involvement mediation.

Methods: This research is a descriptive- correlational study. 116 teachers of the special schools during the 95-94 academic year are selected through census sampling. Data is collected using “Maslash Burnout Inventory”, “Job involvement Questionnaire” and “General Health Questionnaire”. Data analysis is performed by Lisrel 8.5 software and the proposed model is tested through structural equation modeling.

Results: Emotional exhaustion through job involvement has correlation with physical health (-0.21), anxiety, insomnia (0.17), social function (0.1) and depression (0.19). Depersonalization through job involvement has correlation with physical health (-0.14), anxiety, insomnia (0.11), social function (0.06) and depression (0.17). Lack of personal success through job involvement has correlation with physical health (-0.19), anxiety, insomnia (0.15), social function (0.09) and depression (0.24).

Conclusions: Job involvement as a mediator has a relationship between job burnout and mental health of teachers in special schools. It is recommended to use the findings of this study to plan and enhance the job involvement of teachers in special schools.

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Introduction: By increasing the shift and its effects on health, identifying factors that can contribute to reducing shifting problems is essential. The purpose of the present study is to determine the correlation between sport activity, nutritional patterns and drug abuse with the health consequences of shifting in nurses.
Methods: In this descriptive-correlational study, the statistical population consisted of all nurses (455 people) employed in educational hospitals in Bojnourd. In this study, 228 subjects were selected using randomized stratified sampling method. A “Survey of Shift Workers Questionnaire” and “Life Style Questionnaires” were used to collect data. Reliability and validity of these questionnaires have been measured in previous studies. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 22.
Results: Correlation coefficient between sport activity and shifting health outcomes (r = -0.463, P < 0.0001) and correlation coefficient between nutritional patterns and shifting health outcomes (r = -0.183, (P < 0.005) were negative and significant. Also, the correlation coefficient between drug abuse and shifting health outcomes was positive and not significant. (r = 0.116, P = 0.80). Regression analysis showed that only sport activity can predict the shifting health outcomes in nurses (R² = 0.214, P < 0.0001).
Conclusions: Sport activity and nutrition patterns have a negative and significant correlation with shifting health outcomes in nurses. Furthermore, the role of predictive shifting health outcomes effects was also confirmed by sport activity. Therefore, it is recommended to provide conditions for conducting sport activity courses in order to reduce the nurses' shifting health outcomes.
 

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Introduction: Promoting the culture of endowment and expanding endowments requires broad social participation of individuals and is formed on the basis of awareness. The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation between psychological empowerment and creativity of sports managers in attracting donors.
Methods: The present study is descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of this study was the managers and deputies of sports organizations (General Department of Sports and Youth of Tehran province, public relations officials of sports federations, managers and sports officials of the Education Organization) of Tehran province in the number of 266 people in 2020. The study sample consisted of 157 people and were selected by stratified random sampling according to Morgan Krejcie &'s table. The instruments used in the study included demographic information, "Scale of Psychological Empowerment of Employees in Sports Organizations of the National Olympic Committee of Iran", "Scale of Factors Affecting the Recruitment of Charities" and the “Scale of Effective Factors on Attracting Charities and Acquaintances in the Field of Sports “ and the “Creative Potential and Practiced Creative Scale”. Content validity was assessed by qualitative method and reliability by internal consistency method by calculating Cronbach's coefficient. Data were analyzed in SPSS. 26 and PLS. 3 software.
Results: The values of t-statistic are positive for the relationship between empowerment and donor attraction, empowerment with creativity and creativity with donor attraction and are significant at 99% confidence level. Also, the values of standard coefficients of empowerment path on attracting donors, empowerment on creativity and creativity on attracting donors were reported positively.
Conclusions: Psychological empowerment and creativity of sports managers had a positive and significant correlation with attracting donors as well as psychological empowerment with creativity. It is suggested that by implementing appropriate mechanisms such as participation in the development of organizational goals, performance feedback system and strengthening creative activities to promote creativity and psychological empowerment of sports managers to provide a basis for attracting more donors in this area. 

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Introduction: Empathy is one of the main skills in the nursing profession. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between empathy and aesthetic intelligence in nursing staff in Abhar. 
Methods: The present study was a descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population of this study included all nursing staff working in hospitals of Abhar city in 2019. The number of sample in the present study was 300 people. Sampling was by census. Research instruments included a demographic questionnaire, the “Empathy Scale”, and the “Aesthetic Intelligence Test”. The content validity was confirmed by the qualitative method and the reliability of the instruments by the internal consistency method by calculating the Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS.24.
Results: The sensory component of the "Aesthetic Intelligence Test" had no statistically significant correlation with emotional. But the emotional component of "Aesthetic Intelligence Test" had a positive and significant correlation with the emotional empathy subscale of the "Empathy Scale" at the level (0.01) and with the total score of empathy, a positive correlation at the level (0.05). In addition, the dynamic component of the "Aesthetic Intelligence Test" has a positive and significant correlation with the emotional empathy of the "Empathy Scale" at the level (0.05). The results of simultaneous regression analysis showed that aesthetic intelligence could explain 4.7% of the empathy variance. 
Conclusions: There is a positive correlation between the component of emotional and dynamic empathy of “Aesthetic Intelligence Test” with empathy. It is recommended that aesthetic intelligence be trained to promote empathy among nursing staff.
 

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Introduction: Academic entitlement is one of the factors affecting the academic performance of students, which can be influenced by various factors. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the mediating role of help-seeking behavior between helicopter parenting and academic entitlement in students of Islamic Azad University of Zanjan.
Methods: The study was descriptive-correlation. The statistical population of this research was the students of Azad Islamic University of Zanjan, who were studying at the Bachelor and Master of 2023-2024 academic year. A statistical sample of 325 students was selected based on Morgan's table and among the non-random and purposive sampling method. Data with demographic questionnaire, “Help-Seeking Behavior Questionnaire”, “Helicopter Parenting Instrument–Short Version”, “Academic Entitlement Scale”, and were collected. The validity of the instruments was done by qualitative method and reliability by internal consistency method by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Data analysis was done in SPSS 24 and Amos 24.
Results: There is a significant positive correlation between helicopter parenting and academic entitlement, between help-seeking behavior and helicopter parenting and between help-seeking behavior and academic entitlement (P<0.05). Also, the mediator of help-seeking behavior between helicopter parenting and academic entitlement can be examined at a significant level (P<0.001).
Conclusions: Helicopter parenting and help-seeking behavior directly, indirectly and positively have a significant correlation with the academic entitlement. Therefore, it is suggested to parents pay attention to their parenting style and avoid excessive support. Also, parents and teachers have reasonable expectations for the children so that everyone can expect success according to their efforts.