Abbas Askari-Nodoushan | Yazd - Academia.edu (original) (raw)
Papers by Abbas Askari-Nodoushan
Journal of intercultural studies, Jul 9, 2024
The Journal of Tolooebehdasht
Introduction: Emotional labor is known as one of the important components of work environments in... more Introduction: Emotional labor is known as one of the important components of work environments in which employees must use various strategies to manage and control emotions in interaction with clients. One of the important components affecting emotional labor is the general health of employees. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between general health and emotional labor among nurses in public and private hospitals of the country. Methods: The study data were collected through a cross-sectional survey method. The research population was 480 nurses from private and public hospitals of the whole country, who were selected by non-random sampling method. The analysis of research findings was done using SPSS 22 software using bivariate and multivariate statistical tests. Results: The results showed that the independent research variables, including insomnia, being under pressure, feeling of discomfort and depression, happiness and optimism, had a significant effect on the d...
Social Welfare
Introduction: Iran has hosted foreign immigrants, mostly Afghans and Iraqis, for the past four de... more Introduction: Iran has hosted foreign immigrants, mostly Afghans and Iraqis, for the past four decades. The number of Afghan refugees registered by the UN Refugee Agency in 2021, shows that among different countries, Iran is the second destination of Afghan refugees after Pakistan. One of the key aspects of immigrants' lives that changes in the context of life and residence in the host community is identity. Identity is an important element in the process of immigrant integration, reflecting the sense of belonging or alienation from the culture of host society by the migrant. This paper aims to explore the identity integration among the first- and second-generation Afghan immigrants in Iran. Method: The research has been conducted within the framework of a constructivist approach and a Grounded Theory research method. The sampling method was purposeful and snowball. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 45 participants in the cities of Yazd and Tehran. The theoretical c...
Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Oct 12, 2022
Trust is the most important factor in making social order and capital. It also plays a crucial ro... more Trust is the most important factor in making social order and capital. It also plays a crucial role in establishing stronger interpersonal relationships, increasing risk power and making social life more comfortable. The present study was carried out to investigate the rate of social trust and the factors affecting it in the city of Yazd. In this survey study, a sample of 288 citizens of Yazd (15 years old and over) were interviewed. The findings show an index of %17.4 for low social trust, %64.6 for moderate social trust and %13.5 for high social trust. It has also been found that social trust is more among men, and more among the married. The relationship between social trust and variables Such as social participation, religiousness, social relation and normative integration is significant. Among independent variables, normative integration yields the most effect in explaining social trust.
WOMEN'S STRATEGIC …, 2009
Intergenerational change in family attitudes and behaviors is one of main areas of demographic re... more Intergenerational change in family attitudes and behaviors is one of main areas of demographic researches in recent years. In this study we examine gradual shift in marriage attitudes and values by comparing the extent of intergenerational differences and similarities between married ...
International Journal of Intercultural Relations
Journal of Population Association of Iran, Nov 22, 2019
Demographic Research a free, expedited, online journal of peer-reviewed research and commentary i... more Demographic Research a free, expedited, online journal of peer-reviewed research and commentary in the population sciences published by the
This research aims to study the cultural problems in dormitory life among male students of Yazd U... more This research aims to study the cultural problems in dormitory life among male students of Yazd University in educational year of 2010-2011. This is a survey research which includes a sample of 345 university students in Yazd University. The sample was selected through a stratified sampling method according to the field and the level of education of respondents. A self-administered questionnaire was the main data collection technique and its reliability assessed through Cronbach Alpha. Data analyzed using SPSS and Excel spreadsheet software. The findings show that the level of cultural problems was less than average level. The results indicate that the average of cultural problems among married students is lower than single students. Among educational levels there is also a significant difference, that is, B.A. students have more cultural problems than MA or PhD students.
Journal of Youth Studies, Mar 21, 2022
Understanding what youth aspire is widely considered to be a critical step towards recognizing fu... more Understanding what youth aspire is widely considered to be a critical step towards recognizing further changes in societies. This article explores young people's aspirations, including personal and collective desires, in a less-studied social setting, Yazd in Iran. This paper also examines the differentiating roles of gender and family income for the importance and chance of accomplishment attached to these ambitions. The data for this study comes from an initial explanatory phase followed by a survey comprising 2700 youth in Yazd. Our findings suggest that marriage-based and political aspirations are the most and least important dimensions, respectively. We also found that the importance given to aspirations and chance of their realization are generally, but not consistently, different in terms of gender and family income. Accordingly, young women, compared to young men, commonly attended more to their ambitions but perceived them as less reachable. In most cases, youth from low-income families considered their desires less accessible than others. Drawing an importance-expectation matrix for each gender group, 'having a healthy body and soul in aging' was introduced as a critical aspiration with the widest gap. We discuss the results and implications vis-à-vis contextual and structural conditions in which the youth are embedded.
OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 2021
Aim One approach to measure the demographic impacts of death is to examine the number of lost yea... more Aim One approach to measure the demographic impacts of death is to examine the number of lost years of life. The present paper aims to estimate the “Years of Lost Life” (YLL) due to the main causes of death in Yazd province of Iran. Method The present study is an epidemiological examination for which the statistical population included all the death incidents in Yazd province (excluding stillbirth cases) over two time periods of 2011 and 2016 with a 5-year distance. The required data were obtained based on the Comprehensive System of Mortality Registration maintained by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education; while the standard life expectancy data were based on the World Health Organization standards using standard life table, level 26 of the West model (Coale and Demeny) for Japanese men and women. The standard YLL was calculated according to the WHO standard using a 0.03 relaxation rate for the future time and weighting coefficient for various ages and life years through th...
Journal of Applied Sociology University of Isfahan, Feb 15, 2013
Journal of Youth Studies, 2022
Understanding what youth aspire is widely considered to be a critical step towards recognizing fu... more Understanding what youth aspire is widely considered to be a critical step towards recognizing further changes in societies. This article explores young people's aspirations, including personal and collective desires, in a less-studied social setting, Yazd in Iran. This paper also examines the differentiating roles of gender and family income for the importance and chance of accomplishment attached to these ambitions. The data for this study comes from an initial explanatory phase followed by a survey comprising 2700 youth in Yazd. Our findings suggest that the marriage-based and political aspirations are the most and least important dimensions, respectively. We also found that the weight given to aspirations and chance of their realization are generally, but not consistently, different in terms of gender and family income. Accordingly, young women commonly attended more to their ambitions, whereas perceiving them as less reachable than young men. In most cases, youth from low-income families considered their desires less accessible than others. Drawing an importance-expectation matrix for each gender group, 'having a healthy body and soul in aging' was introduced as a critical aspiration with the widest gap. We discuss the results and implications vis-à-vis contextual and structural conditions in which the youth are embedded.
Introduction: Provision, maintaining and improving health status of one year old and younger chil... more Introduction: Provision, maintaining and improving health status of one year old and younger children as a vulnerable group has been considered as an important issue pertaining to healthcare and medical services. Index of mortality of under one year old children is among most important healthcare indices; and is known as the most important index of healthcare status of any society as well as the quality of life in any region. The present study aimed for examining causes of mortality amongst one year or younger children who were covered by health centers in Yazd city during 2011 to 2013 period. Materials & Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted using control-test group method. All recorded cases of mortality for children in Yazd city during the first year of their life were included in statistical population, while for each case of mortality two cases of living children were examined as control group. The data were collected by direct visits on healthcare centers in...
Omega—Journal of Death and Dying, 2021
Aim: One approach to measure the demographic impacts of death is to examine the number of lost ... more Aim: One approach to measure the demographic impacts of death is to examine the number of lost years of life. The present paper aims to estimate the "Years of Lost Life" (YLL) due to the main causes of death in Yazd province of Iran.
Method: The present study is an epidemiological examination for which the statistical population included all the death incidents in Yazd province (excluding stillbirth cases) over two time periods of 2011 and 2016 with a 5-year distance. The required data were obtained based on the Comprehensive System of Mortality Registration maintained by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education; while the standard life expectancy data were based on the World Health Organization standards using standard life table, level 26 of the West model (Coale and Demeny) for Japanese men and women. The standard YLL was calculated according to the WHO standard using a 0.03 relaxation rate for the future time and weighting coefficient for various ages and life years through the formula using the Microsoft Excel software.
Results: The findings of the present study suggest that two main causes of YLL in Yazd province during the year of 2011 were cardiovascular difficulties with the rates of 31.6 per 1000 persons for women and 27.1 per 1000 persons for men, and cancers with the rates of 14.9 per 1000 persons for women and 16.2 per 1000 persons for men. While the above numbers in 2016 were, respectively 22.5 per 1000 persons for women and 25.5 per 1000 persons for men due to cardiovascular difficulties; and 18 per 1000 persons for women and 15.5/1000 for men due to various types of cancers.
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that cardiovascular diseases and cancers are the main factors leading to Years of Lost Lifetime for the residents of Yazd province in Iran.
Demographic Research, 2012
BACKGROUND-This paper is motivated by the theory that developmental idealism has been disseminate... more BACKGROUND-This paper is motivated by the theory that developmental idealism has been disseminated globally and has become an international force for family and demographic change. Developmental idealism is a set of cultural beliefs and values about development and how development relates to family and demographic behavior. It holds that modern societies are causal forces producing modern families, that modern families help to produce modern societies, and that modern family change is to be expected. OBJECTIVE-We examine the extent to which developmental idealism has been disseminated in Iran. We also investigate predictors of the dissemination of developmental idealism.
Journal of intercultural studies, Jul 9, 2024
The Journal of Tolooebehdasht
Introduction: Emotional labor is known as one of the important components of work environments in... more Introduction: Emotional labor is known as one of the important components of work environments in which employees must use various strategies to manage and control emotions in interaction with clients. One of the important components affecting emotional labor is the general health of employees. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between general health and emotional labor among nurses in public and private hospitals of the country. Methods: The study data were collected through a cross-sectional survey method. The research population was 480 nurses from private and public hospitals of the whole country, who were selected by non-random sampling method. The analysis of research findings was done using SPSS 22 software using bivariate and multivariate statistical tests. Results: The results showed that the independent research variables, including insomnia, being under pressure, feeling of discomfort and depression, happiness and optimism, had a significant effect on the d...
Social Welfare
Introduction: Iran has hosted foreign immigrants, mostly Afghans and Iraqis, for the past four de... more Introduction: Iran has hosted foreign immigrants, mostly Afghans and Iraqis, for the past four decades. The number of Afghan refugees registered by the UN Refugee Agency in 2021, shows that among different countries, Iran is the second destination of Afghan refugees after Pakistan. One of the key aspects of immigrants' lives that changes in the context of life and residence in the host community is identity. Identity is an important element in the process of immigrant integration, reflecting the sense of belonging or alienation from the culture of host society by the migrant. This paper aims to explore the identity integration among the first- and second-generation Afghan immigrants in Iran. Method: The research has been conducted within the framework of a constructivist approach and a Grounded Theory research method. The sampling method was purposeful and snowball. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 45 participants in the cities of Yazd and Tehran. The theoretical c...
Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Oct 12, 2022
Trust is the most important factor in making social order and capital. It also plays a crucial ro... more Trust is the most important factor in making social order and capital. It also plays a crucial role in establishing stronger interpersonal relationships, increasing risk power and making social life more comfortable. The present study was carried out to investigate the rate of social trust and the factors affecting it in the city of Yazd. In this survey study, a sample of 288 citizens of Yazd (15 years old and over) were interviewed. The findings show an index of %17.4 for low social trust, %64.6 for moderate social trust and %13.5 for high social trust. It has also been found that social trust is more among men, and more among the married. The relationship between social trust and variables Such as social participation, religiousness, social relation and normative integration is significant. Among independent variables, normative integration yields the most effect in explaining social trust.
WOMEN'S STRATEGIC …, 2009
Intergenerational change in family attitudes and behaviors is one of main areas of demographic re... more Intergenerational change in family attitudes and behaviors is one of main areas of demographic researches in recent years. In this study we examine gradual shift in marriage attitudes and values by comparing the extent of intergenerational differences and similarities between married ...
International Journal of Intercultural Relations
Journal of Population Association of Iran, Nov 22, 2019
Demographic Research a free, expedited, online journal of peer-reviewed research and commentary i... more Demographic Research a free, expedited, online journal of peer-reviewed research and commentary in the population sciences published by the
This research aims to study the cultural problems in dormitory life among male students of Yazd U... more This research aims to study the cultural problems in dormitory life among male students of Yazd University in educational year of 2010-2011. This is a survey research which includes a sample of 345 university students in Yazd University. The sample was selected through a stratified sampling method according to the field and the level of education of respondents. A self-administered questionnaire was the main data collection technique and its reliability assessed through Cronbach Alpha. Data analyzed using SPSS and Excel spreadsheet software. The findings show that the level of cultural problems was less than average level. The results indicate that the average of cultural problems among married students is lower than single students. Among educational levels there is also a significant difference, that is, B.A. students have more cultural problems than MA or PhD students.
Journal of Youth Studies, Mar 21, 2022
Understanding what youth aspire is widely considered to be a critical step towards recognizing fu... more Understanding what youth aspire is widely considered to be a critical step towards recognizing further changes in societies. This article explores young people's aspirations, including personal and collective desires, in a less-studied social setting, Yazd in Iran. This paper also examines the differentiating roles of gender and family income for the importance and chance of accomplishment attached to these ambitions. The data for this study comes from an initial explanatory phase followed by a survey comprising 2700 youth in Yazd. Our findings suggest that marriage-based and political aspirations are the most and least important dimensions, respectively. We also found that the importance given to aspirations and chance of their realization are generally, but not consistently, different in terms of gender and family income. Accordingly, young women, compared to young men, commonly attended more to their ambitions but perceived them as less reachable. In most cases, youth from low-income families considered their desires less accessible than others. Drawing an importance-expectation matrix for each gender group, 'having a healthy body and soul in aging' was introduced as a critical aspiration with the widest gap. We discuss the results and implications vis-à-vis contextual and structural conditions in which the youth are embedded.
OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 2021
Aim One approach to measure the demographic impacts of death is to examine the number of lost yea... more Aim One approach to measure the demographic impacts of death is to examine the number of lost years of life. The present paper aims to estimate the “Years of Lost Life” (YLL) due to the main causes of death in Yazd province of Iran. Method The present study is an epidemiological examination for which the statistical population included all the death incidents in Yazd province (excluding stillbirth cases) over two time periods of 2011 and 2016 with a 5-year distance. The required data were obtained based on the Comprehensive System of Mortality Registration maintained by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education; while the standard life expectancy data were based on the World Health Organization standards using standard life table, level 26 of the West model (Coale and Demeny) for Japanese men and women. The standard YLL was calculated according to the WHO standard using a 0.03 relaxation rate for the future time and weighting coefficient for various ages and life years through th...
Journal of Applied Sociology University of Isfahan, Feb 15, 2013
Journal of Youth Studies, 2022
Understanding what youth aspire is widely considered to be a critical step towards recognizing fu... more Understanding what youth aspire is widely considered to be a critical step towards recognizing further changes in societies. This article explores young people's aspirations, including personal and collective desires, in a less-studied social setting, Yazd in Iran. This paper also examines the differentiating roles of gender and family income for the importance and chance of accomplishment attached to these ambitions. The data for this study comes from an initial explanatory phase followed by a survey comprising 2700 youth in Yazd. Our findings suggest that the marriage-based and political aspirations are the most and least important dimensions, respectively. We also found that the weight given to aspirations and chance of their realization are generally, but not consistently, different in terms of gender and family income. Accordingly, young women commonly attended more to their ambitions, whereas perceiving them as less reachable than young men. In most cases, youth from low-income families considered their desires less accessible than others. Drawing an importance-expectation matrix for each gender group, 'having a healthy body and soul in aging' was introduced as a critical aspiration with the widest gap. We discuss the results and implications vis-à-vis contextual and structural conditions in which the youth are embedded.
Introduction: Provision, maintaining and improving health status of one year old and younger chil... more Introduction: Provision, maintaining and improving health status of one year old and younger children as a vulnerable group has been considered as an important issue pertaining to healthcare and medical services. Index of mortality of under one year old children is among most important healthcare indices; and is known as the most important index of healthcare status of any society as well as the quality of life in any region. The present study aimed for examining causes of mortality amongst one year or younger children who were covered by health centers in Yazd city during 2011 to 2013 period. Materials & Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted using control-test group method. All recorded cases of mortality for children in Yazd city during the first year of their life were included in statistical population, while for each case of mortality two cases of living children were examined as control group. The data were collected by direct visits on healthcare centers in...
Omega—Journal of Death and Dying, 2021
Aim: One approach to measure the demographic impacts of death is to examine the number of lost ... more Aim: One approach to measure the demographic impacts of death is to examine the number of lost years of life. The present paper aims to estimate the "Years of Lost Life" (YLL) due to the main causes of death in Yazd province of Iran.
Method: The present study is an epidemiological examination for which the statistical population included all the death incidents in Yazd province (excluding stillbirth cases) over two time periods of 2011 and 2016 with a 5-year distance. The required data were obtained based on the Comprehensive System of Mortality Registration maintained by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education; while the standard life expectancy data were based on the World Health Organization standards using standard life table, level 26 of the West model (Coale and Demeny) for Japanese men and women. The standard YLL was calculated according to the WHO standard using a 0.03 relaxation rate for the future time and weighting coefficient for various ages and life years through the formula using the Microsoft Excel software.
Results: The findings of the present study suggest that two main causes of YLL in Yazd province during the year of 2011 were cardiovascular difficulties with the rates of 31.6 per 1000 persons for women and 27.1 per 1000 persons for men, and cancers with the rates of 14.9 per 1000 persons for women and 16.2 per 1000 persons for men. While the above numbers in 2016 were, respectively 22.5 per 1000 persons for women and 25.5 per 1000 persons for men due to cardiovascular difficulties; and 18 per 1000 persons for women and 15.5/1000 for men due to various types of cancers.
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that cardiovascular diseases and cancers are the main factors leading to Years of Lost Lifetime for the residents of Yazd province in Iran.
Demographic Research, 2012
BACKGROUND-This paper is motivated by the theory that developmental idealism has been disseminate... more BACKGROUND-This paper is motivated by the theory that developmental idealism has been disseminated globally and has become an international force for family and demographic change. Developmental idealism is a set of cultural beliefs and values about development and how development relates to family and demographic behavior. It holds that modern societies are causal forces producing modern families, that modern families help to produce modern societies, and that modern family change is to be expected. OBJECTIVE-We examine the extent to which developmental idealism has been disseminated in Iran. We also investigate predictors of the dissemination of developmental idealism.