Standardization and Normalization of Health-Concerns Questionnaire-54 (HCQ-54): A Case Study of Iranian Undergraduates at State-Run Universities of Tehran1

ali delavar; masoud baratian; hosey bajami; masumeh masudian

Volume 2, Issue 8 , July 2012, Pages 1-38

Abstract
  The purpose of this paper is to standardize and normalize the health concerns questionnaire-54 (HCQ-54) to assess the health concerns of Iranian undergraduates at the state-run universities in Tehran, including University of Tehran, Tarbiat Mo'allem University, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Shahid Beheshti ...  Read More

An Evaluation of Psychometric Properties of Cloninger’s Preschool Temperament and Character Inventory (ps-TCI)

mahnaz ali akbari dehkordi; farhad shaghaghi; ali asghar kako juibari; mARYAM ZARE; zeynab shayghian; fatemeh amir abadi; faegheh khaleghi delavar; hoseynieh shahryari

Volume 2, Issue 8 , July 2012, Pages 39-64

Abstract
  The fact that childhood temperament is one of the most important determinants of adults' emotional and psychological disorders makes early assessment of difficult and problematic temperament necessary. Moreover, appropriate tools are needed to attain this objective. The present study seeks to evaluate ...  Read More

An Investigation of Psychometric Properties of Career Thought Inventory (CTI)1

hasan mohammad thehrani; abdollah shafi abadi; mohammad reza falsafi nejhad; simin hoseynian

Volume 2, Issue 8 , July 2012, Pages 65-84

Abstract
  Many people have difficulty making career decisions. Dysfunctional thinking about themselves and their decision-making abilities has been shown to contribute to indecision, anxiety, and depression, which may in turn inhibit career development. Based on cognitive information processing (CLP) approach, ...  Read More

Preparation and Standardization of Teenagers’ Gender Identity Questionnaire: A Case Study of 15-18 Year-Old Teenagers of Tehran

neda badaghi; nur ali farokhi; hasan asad zadeh

Volume 2, Issue 8 , July 2012, Pages 85-108

Abstract
  The present study aims to prepare and standardize a teenagers' gender identity questionnaire for 15-18 year-old teenagers of Tehran city. The questionnaire included 91 questions measuring four scales, including successful identity, premature identity, serotinous identity and troubled identity. 580 high-school ...  Read More

Towards the Identification of University Brand Image Measurement Scales1

mirza hasan hoseyni; romina farhadi nahad

Volume 2, Issue 8 , July 2012, Pages 109-132

Abstract
  A positive brand image could greatly influence the decision to attend a university and is, thus, given more significance by the universities around the word. However, there is no unanimity among the researchers regarding the measurement and classification of university image. Therefore, the university ...  Read More

A Comparison of Multi-Level Modeling and Single- Level Analysis Techniques and their Application to TIMSS 2007 Data Analysis

zahra naghsh; azam moghadam

Volume 2, Issue 8 , July 2012, Pages 133-154

Abstract
  In traditional approaches, single-level statistical models were generally used to analyze IEA data. In hierarchical linear models, each level is, however, introduced by its sub-model, and the variables' interrelations are explained in each specified level. The way the variables affect the existent relations ...  Read More

Psychometric Properties of Tinio’s Academic Engagement Scale

khadiheh fouladvand; mehri soltani; ali fathi ashtiani; zahra soaee

Volume 2, Issue 8 , July 2012, Pages 155-182

Abstract
  This study is an attempt to examine the psychometric properties of the academic engagement scale formulated by Tinio in 2009. The academic engagement scale was administered to a sample volume of 358 students who were randomly selected thorough the process of cluster sampling. The construct validity, ...  Read More