Iranian Journal of Organizational Psychology

The present study aimed to predict guilt based on social anxiety and social-emotional loneliness in working women seeking divorce. This study is applied in terms of its purpose and descriptive correlation type. The statistical population of this study consisted of all working women seeking divorce in Tehran in 2024. 200 people were selected through purposive sampling from the family counseling centers of the judiciary. The research tools included the Guilt Inventory by Kugler and Jones (1992); the Social Phobia Inventory by Connor et al. (2000) and the UCLA Loneliness Scale by Russell (1996). The research data were analyzed using stepwise regression analysis and SPSS-22 software. The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between social anxiety and loneliness with guilt at the 0.01 level. Social anxiety (P=0.009, β=0.183) positively and at a significance level of 0.01 predicted guilt, and loneliness (P=0.005, β=0.197) positively and at a significance level of 0.01 predicted guilt. In general, the results showed that guilt feelings are predicted based on social anxiety and social-emotional loneliness in working women seeking divorce.  

The present study aimed to predict marital disaffection based on early maladaptive schemas with the mediation of cognitive emotion regulation in working women. This research was applied in terms of objective and correlational descriptive in terms of method, which was implemented using structural equation modeling. The statistical population of this research consisted of all working women studying in the Islamic Azad University of Karaj branch in the second semester of 2023-2024, and 308 of them were selected by available sampling method. The study tool included the Marital Disaffection Scale by Kayser (1996); the Young's Schema Questionnaire short version (1998) and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire by Garnefski et al.'s (2001). The structural equation modeling method was used to analyze the data. The results showed that marital disaffection is predicted based on early maladaptive schemas in working women (P=0.001, β=0.400). Marital disaffection is predicted based on maladaptive (p=0.001, β=0.449) and adaptive (p=0.001, β=-0.378) strategies of cognitive emotion regulation in working women. Marital disaffection is predicted based on based on early maladaptive schemas with the mediation of maladaptive (P=0.001, Z=4.11) and adaptive strategies (P=0.001, Z=3.73) cognitive regulation of emotion in working women.

Resilience is a psychological characteristic that enables individuals to return to their normal lives after experiencing adversity and stressful situations, thereby preventing feelings of failure and defeat in life. In medical communities, due to high-pressure job demands and environmental stressors, resilience is considered one of the most critical components of psychological well-being, closely linked to one’s professional role and job satisfaction. In this regard, the present study investigates the effect of the Five Major Personality Factors on resilience, with the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation. The statistical population consisted of physicians working at Imam Reza Hospital in Tabriz during the second half of the 2024-2025 academic year. Following the acquisition of the ethics approval code (IR.IAU.TABRIZ.REC.14040.182) a sample of 384 individuals was selected based on Morgan's table through stratified random sampling with proportional allocation across four strata: internal medicine (male), internal medicine (female), neurology (male), and neurology (female), according to the actual distribution in the population. The participants completed the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI; 1985), the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC; 2003), and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ; Garnefski & Kraaij, 2006). Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) with partial least squares (PLS) in Smart PLS software. The results indicated that all of the Five Major Personality Factors, except for openness to experience and agreeableness, had a significant effect on resilience. Moreover, all personality traits except agreeableness significantly influenced resilience through the mediating variable of cognitive emotion regulation. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that individuals’ level of resilience is influenced by their personality traits and the factors affecting their emotion regulation.

Background: Early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) and rumination have been recognized as significant factors influencing occupational performance; however, their direct and indirect interactions within the workplace have not been thoroughly investigated. This study aimed to analyze the effects of EMSs on job performance and the mediating role of rumination. Methods: A cross-sectional design was utilized, employing standardized questionnaires to evaluate EMSs, levels of rumination, and job performance among employees. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to ascertain the direct and indirect relationships between the variables. Results: The findings revealed that EMSs exerted a significant direct negative effect on job performance (β = -0.33) and indirectly diminished performance through rumination, which was strongly correlated with EMSs (β = 0.65; β = -0.51). These results are consistent with previous studies that emphasize the role of EMSs in triggering repetitive negative thinking patterns, thereby diminishing individuals' capacity to manage work-related stress. Conclusions: EMSs and rumination emerged as significant predictors of job performance. Interventions aimed at addressing rumination and fostering supportive organizational environments may alleviate the negative effects of EMSs and enhance employee productivity. The findings highlight the importance of identifying and managing these factors to promote mental health and organizational effectiveness.

Social adjustment functions as a connecting bridge in human interactions. High self-worth, by enhancing employees’ communication and interpersonal skills, provides a foundation for greater psychological well-being. In fact, a major portion of self-worth’s influence on mental well-being is realized through an individual’s capacity to establish constructive relationships with others in the workplace. The present study aimed to examine the mediating role of social adjustment in the relationship between self-worth and psychological well-being among employees. This research was applied in purpose and employed a descriptive-correlational design using structural equation modeling (SEM). The statistical population consisted of all 240 female employees of Zahedan Health Center in 2024, all of whom were included in the study through a census sampling method. Data were collected using Bell Adjustment Inventory (1961), Contingencies of Self-Worth Scale by Crocker et al. (2003), and Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scale (1995). Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 20 and LISREL software. Path analysis results revealed significant positive correlation between social adjustment and psychological well-being (r = 0.79, p < 0.01), between self-worth and social adjustment (r = 0.57, p < 0.01), and between self-worth and psychological well-being (r = 0.48, p < 0.01). The Sobel test yielded a Z-value of 12.45, which exceeded the critical value of 1.96. Therefore, at a 95% of confidence level, it can be concluded that social adjustment plays a significant mediating role in the relationship between self-worth and employees’ psychological well-being.

The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based well-being training on occupational stress, resilience, and academic optimism among female teachers in Zahedan. This study employed a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group. The statistical population comprised all female elementary school teachers in Zahedan during the 2024-2025 academic year, from which 40 participants were selected using multistage random sampling and randomly assigned to experimental (n=20) and control (n=20) groups. The experimental group received mindfulness training over eight two-hour sessions. The research instruments included the Occupational Stress Inventory (Osipow, 1998), the Academic Optimism Questionnaire (Beard et al., 2010), and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (2003). Data were analyzed using Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA). The results demonstrated that mindfulness-based well-being training had a significant effect on reducing occupational stress (F=36.37, p=0.001, η²=0.51) and increasing academic optimism (F=24.17, p=0.001, η²=0.41) and resilience (F=6.84, p=0.013, η²=0.16) among teachers. The effect sizes indicated a strong impact of the intervention on improving the studied variables. Therefore, it can be concluded that mindfulness-based well-being training can be utilized as an effective intervention to promote mental health and reduce occupational pressures among teachers.