Papers by Hamid Rafiei Honar
The Role of Perceived Parenting Style and Attachment Style in Adolescents' Psychological Well-Being with the Mediation of Self-Control: A Descriptive Study
Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Oct 31, 2023
Revelatory Ethics, Aug 23, 2021
In Islamic sources (Hadiths: Islamic narrations), we encounter concepts that, when added to the w... more In Islamic sources (Hadiths: Islamic narrations), we encounter concepts that, when added to the word of Nafs, indicate the functions of the Nafs in the areas of self-control, regulation, supervision, maintenance, and change. The aim of the present study is to analyze the concepts in the Hadiths, and explain the structure of self-regulation by conceptual-content analysis method. Findings have shown that "self" in Islamic sources is the main truth of man that is his distinctive immaterial factor, and self-regulation can be explained by analyzing the concepts added to "Nafs" (seventeen concepts) and the concepts of realization (two concepts). The most common additions to the Nafs are self-correction (Islaah al-nafs) and self-cultivation (Tazkiyah al-nafs), which are pursued by two process programs, self-struggle (Mujahidin al-nafs) and self-hardening (Riaazah al-nafs), and can be achieved with the technic of self-monitoring (Nizaarah al-nafs), self-restraint (kaff al-nafs), and self-discipline (Zabt al-nafs).The mechanism of realization is all of the above concepts through the three core concepts of "cognition", "control", and "transcendent motivation", which is obtained by analyzing the two concepts of intellect (Aql) and piety (Taqva).
The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between self-esteem ... more The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between self-esteem and self-control among women and men. Through convenient sampling, 433 students from the office of supreme leader's representative at universities were selected, and they completed self-esteem and Islamic self-control questionnaires. Data, analyzed using Pearson correlation and Fisher's Z test, showed that there is a significant positive relationship between overall self-esteem and overall self-control and its components including motivation for self-control, self-monitoring, emotional-behavioral self-control, sexual self-control and goal acceptance. On the other hand, the difference in relationship between self-esteem and self-control among men and women is significant, but no significant difference was observed between married people compared to single ones. Therefore, with the increase of self-esteem we can expect an increase in people's self-control based on Islamic sources. In this regard, gender variable, unlike marital status, can also play a role.
Quarterly Journal of Psychology and Religion, 2018
"Mental Health" is a psychological concept that has been considered by religious scholars. The pu... more "Mental Health" is a psychological concept that has been considered by religious scholars. The purpose of the present study was to present a conceptual model for mental health through identification and investigation of concepts related to the field of health and disease in Islamic sources, which was done by conceptual-content analysis method. Eleven related concepts have been identified. In order to make a comparison between the concepts, each of them was first analyzed in seven indicators, then their relationship was examined, and finally, by identifying the key elements, the proposed mental health model was presented. The findings showed that the four concepts of "Salamah", "Afiah", "Ajz", and "Bala" play a major role in explaining mental health that from their analysis and communication with other concepts, the three key elements of "ability", "Adoption of divine criterion", and "Coping with problems, with monotheistic motivation" was found. By combination of the two recent elements with the ability four types of health can be found: "lack of health", "incomplete health", "health", and "complete health". Each type can be explained with a part of the concepts of health and disease.
This research aims at explaining and analyzing self-control according to two psychological and Is... more This research aims at explaining and analyzing self-control according to two psychological and Islamic approaches and proposes a self-control construct based on Islamic thought. The method used in this research is descriptive-analytical and correlational. The finding of research shows that in psychology literature self-control has a kind of relation with several terms. Self-control is grouped under two concepts: self-regulation and executive function of self and it is equivalent to such concepts like will power, self discipline, self- restraint and self-management. Such concepts like delay of gratification, transcendence and response inhibition are among its features and components. The Islamic self-control construct has two levels: the first consists of two components, "cognition" and " inhibition " which are elicited from two concepts: "Aqle"(Wisdom) and "Taqva"(piety). The second level has seven components: self monitoring, goal recognition, motivational component, behavioral control, cognitive control, emotional control and unremitting control. The validity of the content of the mentioned construct is confirmed by religious experts, and the correlation coefficient of their views at the level of ALFA.\001 is meaningful.
The present study aims at an investigation of the relationship between Islamic-religious orientat... more The present study aims at an investigation of the relationship between Islamic-religious orientation with its factors and self-control among men and women as well as the relationship between these factors and the economic and social level. To conduct the study, ١٢٠ students were selected randomly and answered two questionnaires of Islamic-religious orientation and self-control. Data analysis using Pearson's Coefficient Test, Independent T-test and One-way Analysis of Variance showed a meaningful relationship between the factors of religious orientation and morality on the one hand, and self-control on the other. In the male group (unlike females) there was a meaningful relationship between factors of beliefs-rites and self-control. On the other hand, there was a meaningful difference between the mean of religious orientation and the factor of morality in two groups of high and low self-control; there was no meaningful difference, however, as to the factor of beliefs-rites. There was no meaningful difference between economical levels of families as to the subjects' religious orientations. There was, however, a meaningful difference between these levels as to the mean of self-control. Therefore, the higher the religious score of the subjects was, the higher their score on self-control was. The more their commitment to morality was, the higher their ability in self-control was; and the higher the men's commitment to Islamic beliefs-rites was, the higher their self-control was. On the other hand, those with higher selfcontrol, in contrast to those with a lower self-control, showed a higher level of religious orientation, and there was no change in the individuals' level of piety with a change in their economic level.
The present study aims at an investigation of the relationship between Islamic-religious orientat... more The present study aims at an investigation of the relationship between Islamic-religious orientation with its factors and self-control among men and women as well as the relationship between these factors and the economic and social level. To conduct the study, ١٢٠ students were selected randomly and answered two questionnaires of Islamic-religious orientation and self-control. Data analysis using Pearson's Coefficient Test, Independent T-test and One-way Analysis of Variance showed a meaningful relationship between the factors of religious orientation and morality on the one hand, and self-control on the other. In the male group (unlike females) there was a meaningful relationship between factors of beliefs-rites and self-control. On the other hand, there was a meaningful difference between the mean of religious orientation and the factor of morality in two groups of high and low self-control; there was no meaningful difference, however, as to the factor of beliefs-rites. There was no meaningful difference between economical levels of families as to the subjects' religious orientations. There was, however, a meaningful difference between these levels as to the mean of self-control. Therefore, the higher the religious score of the subjects was, the higher their score on self-control was. The more their commitment to morality was, the higher their ability in self-control was; and the higher the men's commitment to Islamic beliefs-rites was, the higher their self-control was. On the other hand, those with higher selfcontrol, in contrast to those with a lower self-control, showed a higher level of religious orientation, and there was no change in the individuals' level of piety with a change in their economic level.
An iodinated derivative of moclobemide as potential radioligand for brain MAO-A exploration
Life Sciences, 1996
In vivo evaluation of MAO-A would be of great value for the diagnosis and follow-up of therapy of... more In vivo evaluation of MAO-A would be of great value for the diagnosis and follow-up of therapy of depression. In order to perform this exploration by SPECT, we developed an iodinated derivative of the reversible MAO-A inhibitor, moclobemide. Ro 11-9900 was synthesized and analysed by IR, NMR and HPLC. Radioiodination was carried out by nucleophilic exchange of [125I] on the brominated precursor, and yielded [125I]-Ro 11-9900 with high specific activity. In vitro experiments on rat brain homogenates showed that Ro 11-9900 had poor inhibitory activity on MAO-A, as already described for moclobemide. By contrast, in vivo biodistribution in the rat brain showed that [125I]-Ro 11-990 accumulated in a region corresponding to the localization of locus coeruleus known for its high density of MAO-A. Moreover, preinjection of the irreversible MAO-A inhibitor clorgyline (10 mg.kg-1) prevented accumulation of radioactivity by 40 to 60% and we found that the radioactivity in the brain corresponded exclusively to [125I]-Ro 11-9900 and not to a metabolite. [125I]-Ro 11-9900 was highly accumulated in the pineal gland, both on MAO-A and on MAO-B sites. We concluded that the unmetabolized iodinated derivative of moclobemide, Ro 11-9900, preferentially labeled MAO-A in vivo in the rat brain. This compound would therefore be a potential tracer for evaluation of MAO-A by SPECT.
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Nuclear Medicine and Biology, 1995
We described the radiosynthesis of an analog of Ro 16-6491, ['251]N-(2-aminoethyl)-4-iodobenzamid... more We described the radiosynthesis of an analog of Ro 16-6491, ['251]N-(2-aminoethyl)-4-iodobenzamide, for SPECT exploration of the monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) in human brain. The radiolabelline: was carried out by nucleophilic exchange of the brominated precursor at solid-state phase in presence of ammonium sulphate. The radiochemical purity of radioiodinated product was higher than 95%. In comparison with Ro 16-6491, the in vitro studies showed a good selectivity of stable N-(2-aminoethyl)-4-iodobenzamide for MAO-B but a slightly lower affinity. Biodistribution studies in the rat showed a high and selective uptake of this compound in the pineal gland 1 h after i.v. injection. The cerebral uptake was low, but the coupling of [1251]N-(2-aminoethyl)-4-iodobenzamide with a lipophilic radical to enhance the passage through the blood-brain barrier can be envisaged.
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