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AbstractThis study aimed to predict the quality of working life from organizational citizenship behavior and psychological empowerment in elementary school teachers in Rasht city, Iran. The research's statistical population consisted of all government and non-government primary school teachers employed during the academic year 2024-2025, from which a sample of 150 individuals was chosen, and they were requested to complete questionnaires regarding Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Psychological Empowerment, and Quality of Work Life. The results were evaluated using SPSS-24. The Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis were utilized to interpret the data. The findings indicated that organizational citizenship behavior and psychological empowerment positively and significantly correlated with the quality of work life among primary school teachers. The two predictors accounted for 41% of the variance in quality of work life, leading to the conclusion that organizational citizenship behavior and psychological empowerment were strong predictors of the quality of work life for elementary school teachers in the city of Rasht in Iran.

This study examined the influence of time management practices and workplace bullying on organizational commitment amongst employees at Zahedan University of Medical Sciences. This study employed a descriptive-correlational research design. A convenience sample of 195 participants (93 women and 102 men) was recruited. Data collection utilized questionnaires that measured time management, workplace bullying, and organizational commitment. Pearson correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression analyses were conducted using SPSS software version 26. Analysis revealed significant positive correlations between organizational commitment and short-range planning skills and total time management scores. Conversely, negative correlations emerged between organizational commitment and victimization experiences, instances of fighting, and overall workplace bullying. Stepwise multiple regressions indicated that workplace bullying scores entered the model first, explaining 12.4% of the variance in organizational commitment. Short-range planning scores entered the second step, explaining an additional 2.3% of the variance. Interestingly, however, both bullying and short-range planning emerged as negative predictors of organizational commitment. These findings suggest that fostering short-range planning skills and addressing workplace bullying could be beneficial in enhancing employee organizational commitment. Future research could investigate potential interventions to improve time management and mitigate bullying behaviors within similar organizational contexts.

The creativity of employees is a key factor for achieving success in organizations and sustaining their competitive edge. Job burnout and poor organizational health are elements that can either hinder or foster organizational creativity; hence, the current study aimed to explore the predictive influence of components of organizational creativity on job burnout and the organizational health of high school educators. The study utilized a correlation-predictive research design. The study population consisted of all educators teaching in high schools in Zahedan City, Iran, during the academic year 2024-2025. From the aforementioned statistical population, a random cluster sampling method was used to select a sample of 150 teachers. To gather the data, Amabile's Organizational Creativity Questionnaire (2001), Maslach and Jackson's Burnout Questionnaire (1981), and Hoy and Feldman's Organizational Health Questionnaire (1996) were employed, and the data of this research were examined using Pearson's correlation test and stepwise regression through SPSS version 16 software. The correlation findings indicated a notable negative connection between the components of creativity (fluidity, flexibility, innovation, and expansion) and burnout, as well as a significant positive connection with organizational health (P<0.05). The regression analysis results indicated that within the organizational creativity elements, the innovation element displayed a predictive impact (Beta=-0.23) on burnout, while the expansion element exhibited a predictive influence (Beta=0.34) on organizational health (P<0.05). Consequently, due to the impact of organizational creativity on lowering burnout and enhancing organizational well-being, it is advised that practitioners focus closely on the creativity of teachers.

Objective: Somatic symptoms consist of a wide range of symptoms and until yet clustering them has been very challenging for researchers and therapists. The present study aims to explore underlying psychological factors of various functional somatic symptoms and determine if there are any similarities or differences in these factors that could help classify these symptoms as one syndrome or discrete ones. Method: This study adopted an association rule mining method based on data mining. 643 participants were recruited using a convenience sampling technique. Data were collected using the checklist of somatic symptoms (Lacourt et al., 2013), Attachment Questionnaire (Hazan & Shaver, 2017), Defense Style Questionnaire (Andrews et al., 1993), and Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale (Lane, 2006). Results: Cognitive, gastrointestinal, and fatigue symptoms are related more to immature defense mechanisms. Musculoskeletal, respiratory, and cardiac symptoms are associated with neurotic defenses. Fatigue symptoms are associated with ambivalent attachment and musculoskeletal symptoms are related more to avoidant attachment. Indeed, it could be said that there are two clusters of somatic symptoms, one of which is attachment and the other is defense mechanisms. This supports the splitters’ view about somatic syndromes. Conclusions: These findings show various types of somatic symptoms have qualitatively different risk factors. Our findings imply that psychotherapists should consider the kind of syndromes a patient has and their underlying psychological predispositions to manage the problem better.  

The objective of this study was to explore the influence of organizational ergonomics on the burnout experienced by administrative personnel at the University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran. The utilized research approach was of a descriptive correlation-predictive nature. The study's statistical population included all administrative personnel at the University of Sistan and Baluchestan. The study sample included 130 individuals (54 males and 76 females) chosen through convenience sampling and took part in the research. A questionnaire on burnout and organizational ergonomics was utilized to gather data. The research data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression. The correlation coefficient results indicated that the emotional exhaustion sub-scale exhibited a negative and significant correlation with scores in engineering psychology, work physiology, anthropometry, and job biomechanics (p<.05). The depersonalization sub-scale exhibited a negative and significant relationship with scores in engineering psychology, work physiology, and anthropometry (p<.05). However, no notable relationship was found between depersonalization and job biomechanics. The personal accomplishment sub-scale showed a positive and significant relationship with engineering psychology, work physiology, and anthropometry (p<.05). However, there was no notable correlation between the personal accomplishment sub-scale and job biomechanics. The findings from stepwise regression indicated that anthropometric measures accounted for 25.4% of the variance in emotional exhaustion, while work physiology accounted for 11.3% and 12.7% of the variance in depersonalization and personal accomplishment, respectively. It is concluded that appropriate organizational ergonomics leads to enhanced productivity and diminishes occupational stress, particularly job burnout.

 Objective: Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic psychosomatic disease. Stressful events play a critical role in this disease, and lifestyle modification is one of the treatment priorities for these patients. The present study aimed to examine the role of health-enhancing lifestyles among stressful life events and salutogenic health indicators in these patients. Method: Data analysis was done by structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all patients with irritable bowel syndrome referred to Imam Sajjad Hospital in Tehran in 2019 and 2020. The statistical sample was 229 patients selected through Purposive sampling and diagnosed by a psychiatrist based on ROME-IV criteria. Research tools included the Bringsen Salutogenic Health Indicators Scale, Sarason Life Events Inventory, and Walker HealthPromoting Lifestyle Profile-II. Data analysis was done by SPSS-20 and LISREL-8 software. Ethical considerations based on confidentiality, respect for the rights of individuals, human dignity, and avoiding harming the participants and distorting information were observed. Also Participants had full authority to withdraw from the study at any time. Results: The relationship between lifestyle (t=2.723, ß=0.17) and stressful events (t=-2.31, ß=-0.42) with salutogenic health indicators was significant. The mediating role of lifestyle between life events and salutogenic health indicators was meaningful at P<005 and a standard coefficient (0.0-13.11). Conclusion: It seems that lifestyle and control over stressful events affect the health indicators of patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Therefore, it is suggested to provide appropriate training programs to control and manage stressful events and provide strategies to modify lifestyle to improve health.