Abstract. Personality traits are very important factors for research and theory and also for understanding various employees' behavior at work settings. The aim of the current inquiry was to investigate the relationships between emotional exhaustion and deviant behaviors with consider moderating effects of big five personality factors among employees of an public sector organization in Tehran, Iran. Using a simple random sampling method, a sample of two hundred and sixty five employees responded the emotional exhaustion, deviant behaviors, and big five personality traits questionnaires. The results revealed that extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism moderate the relationship between emotional exhaustion and deviant behaviors. That is, in high extroversion and agreeableness, emotional exhaustion not significantly related to deviant behaviors, while in high neuroticism, emotional exhaustion positively and significantly related to deviant behaviors. Result of the current investigation showed that agreeableness and extroversion are two protective personality traits, and neuroticism is a personality risk factor in the relationship between emotional exhaustion and deviant behaviors.

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The main purpose of this study was to predict cyber bullying (email and online) through the components of the adversity quotient (perceived control, origin and ownership, reach and endurance). The population in this study comprised all employees of a big public organization in Tehran in winter 2015 (1393). Among them, 271 persons were selected on the basis of convenience sampling method. Data were collected through the Adversity Quotient Profile (PEAK Learning Inc., 2008) and the Cyber Bullying Questionnaire (Savage, 2012), and analysed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. The results indicated significant negative relationships between all the components of the Adversity Quotient (perceived control, origin and ownership, reach and endurance) with Cyber Bullying (p<.05). Furthermore, the results of multiple regression analysis showed that the components of perceived control (F=48.2, P<.05) and reach (F=28.2, p<.01) could significantly predict cyber bullying.

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Background: Retirement is a stage in life in which retirees are less satisfied with their retirement. It is essential to study the issues of the post-retirement period and the role of their re-employment on mental and physical health. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of coping with job stress training with mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on the perception of work-family conflict and the life satisfaction of employed retirees. Materials and Methods: The study is quasi-experimental with three groups and three stages. The statistical population was all retirees aged 45 to 65 who were members of Isfahan Retirement Centers in the winter of 1400. Using convenience sampling, 45 persons were selected and randomly assigned to three groups. The work-family conflict (Carlson et al., 2000) and the life satisfaction questionnaires (Diener et al., 1985) were used to collect data. Data were analyzed by analysis of covariance and SPSS 24 software.   Results: The results showed a significant difference in the work-family conflict in the post-test stage between the experimental and control groups (p <0.05). In the follow-up stage, there is a significant difference only between the coping with job stress group and the control group.  Moreover, there is a significant difference in life satisfaction between the experimental and control groups in the post-test and follow-up stages (p <0.05). The results of Bonferroni’s post hoc test showed that the effect of coping with job stress training is more significant than mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Conclusion: The study provides empirical support for both training to reduce work-family conflict and increase life satisfaction in employed retirees. According to Bonferroni’s post hoc test results, coping with job stress training is recommended.