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The internet is a phenomena that changes human, specially the younger generation's, life in the 21[st] century. Online communication is a common way of interacting among adolescents who experience feelings of social anxiety. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between social anxiety and online communication in adolescents. Three hundred and thirty students aged 13-16 years were selected from eight middle and high schools in Isfahan by multistage cluster sampling. Each of them completed a survey on the amount of time they spent communicating online, the topics they discussed, the partners they engaged with and their purpose for communicating over the internet. They also completed the social anxiety scale of adolescents. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and multiple regression. Results of the Pearson analysis showed that online communication has a significant positive relationship with apprehension and fear of negative evaluation [AFNE], and a significant negative relationship with tension and inhibition in social contact [TISC] [P < 0.01]. The results of regression analysis showed that the best predictor of online communication is AFNE, TISC. It is suggested that students from middle school get assessed in terms of the level of social anxiety. Then, the quality and quantity of their online communication should be moderated through group training and consulting and referral to medical centers, if needed. The results of this study may lead to optimal use of online communications and reduce the personal, social and psychological problems of adolescents
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One important factor in growth, progress, and increase in work efficiency of employees of any enterprise is to make considerable effort. Supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran also addressed the issue of need for more efforts. The goal of this study was to determine the association of perceived organizational justice and organizational expectations with efforts of nurses to provide a suitable model. The current study was a descriptive study. The study group consists of all nurses who worked in hospitals of Isfahan. Due to some limitations all nurses of the special unit, surgery wards and operating room were questioned. The data collection tools were the Organizational Justice Questionnaire, organizational expectations questionnaire, and double effort questionnaire. Content validity of the mentioned questionnaires was confirmed after considering the experts' comments. The reliability of these questionnaires, using the Cronbach's alpha, were 0.79, 0.83 and 0.92, respectively. The Pearson correlation and the structural equation model were used for the analysis of data. There was a significant correlation between the perceived organizational justice and the double effort of nurses during the surgery of patients. Correlation of the expectation from job, usefulness of job, and its attractiveness with double effort of nurses before the surgery was also statistically significant. Moreover, it was shown that the root of the mean square error of estimation [RMSEA] was 0.087, the fitted goodness index [GFI] was 0.953, the value of chi-square was 268.5, and the model was statistically significant [p < 0.001]. Today Justice is an essential need for human life and its importance in organizations and social life of individuals is evident.
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Human resources information management as one of the valuable and modern achievement is the biggest challenge that managers are faced with and there is a deep believe on application and practical execution of modern managerial approaches in human resource area such as European Foundation for Quality Management [EFQUM[model can cause performance improvement and organizational efficiency. EFQM presents assessment criteria information system for organization to evaluate organization performance and excellence in quality. The purpose of this study was to implement EFQM model through information system Performa system at Isfahan medical sciences university. This was an applied and descriptive cross-sectional research. The study population consisted of 32 staff managers and their deputies. Data collection instrument was an approach information performa system. Collected data were analyzed through descriptive statistics using SPSS and EFQM software's. Score for each of nine factors according to RADAR logic was calculated. Total score for assessment of human resource management was 516, for empowerment 294, and for results were 222. Percentage score for each of the nine factors was as follows: Leadership 61%, policy and strategy 75%, employees 58%, resources and partners 52%, processes 53%, client results 43%, employees results 29%, community results 55%, and key performance results 52%. Performa Information System approach in this model provided a system of information about strength area that needs improwment in human resources management in Isfahan university of Medical Sciences by using RADAR logic for improvement case and change were followed