Alireza Hidarnia

Biographic Data

ID7182900
NAMEAlireza Hidarnia
GIVEN NAMESAlireza
FAMILY NAMEHidarnia
SIGNATUREHIDARNIA A
AFFILIATIONSTarbiat Modares University
ORCID0000-0003-1534-4757
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Examining the effectiveness of a training program on improving knowledge, functional skills, and attitude in natural disaster volunteers

    Open AccessFereshteh Amini, Alireza Hidarnia et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Introduction Disaster relief volunteers must have certain psychological and cognitive characteristics. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the training program on improving knowledge, functional skills, and attitude among disaster volunteers. Methods A quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2023 in Iran, including an intervention and control group and follow-ups. Ninety health volunteers were randomly selecte…

  • Retracted

    Open AccessAli Khani Jeihooni, Alireza Hidarnia et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2017

    At the request of the Journal Editor and the Publisher, the following article has been retracted: Khani Jeihooni A, Hidarnia A, Hossein Kaveh M, Hajizadeh E and Askari A (2015) The effect of an education program based on health belief model and social cognitive theory in prevention of osteoporosis in women. Journal of Health Psychology. Epub ahead of print 8 September. DOI: 10.1177/1359105315603696

  • Brushing behavior among young adolescents

    Open AccessParisa Kasmaei, Farkhondeh Amin Shokravi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    The findings suggest that perceived objective severity and perceived psychological barriers play important role in adapting a desirable health behavior among young adolescents

  • The transtheoretical model (TTM) questionnaire for smoking cessation

    Open AccessFatemeh Sarbandi, Shamsaddin Niknami et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    The current study provided psychometric evidence for an appropriate, reliable, and valid tool to determine smoking behaviors among Iranian adult smokers. Indeed the findings from this study could be applied in designing smoking cessation interventions in Iran

  • Why Iranian married women use withdrawal instead of oral contraceptives? A qualitative study from Iran

    Open AccessParvin Rahnama, Alireza Hidarnia et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2010

    Health providers should address misunderstandings that exist about OC and highlight the non-contraceptive health benefits of OC to balance the information provided for women. We suggest that not only women but also their spouses be advised in family planning programs

  • Withdrawal users' experiences of and attitudes to contraceptive methods

    Open AccessParvin Rahnama, Alireza Hidarnia et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2010

    Background The aim of this study was to explore withdrawal users' experiences of and attitudes to contraceptive methods in Tehran, Iran. Methods This was a cross-sectional study. A sample of women attending a health care center in Tehran, Iran was entered into the study. To collect data structured interviews were conducted. Results In all 300 women who were using withdrawal took part in the study. Of these, 210 women (70%) indicated that they wer…

  • Development and validation of psychosocial determinants measures of physical activity among Iranian adolescent girls

    Open AccessAshraf Pirasteh, Alireza Hidarnia et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2008

    These preliminary results provide support for using the mentioned scales to measure psychosocial determinants of physical activity in Iranian adolescent girls

  • Perceived Stress, Self-Efficacy and Its Relations to Psychological Well-Being Status in Iranian Male High School Students

    Open AccessBabak Moeini, Froug Shafii et al.ARTICLESocial Behavior and Personality…2008

    Psychological stress has been found to be associated with a variety of ailments and health outcomes in adolescents. This study investigated the relationships between perceived stress, general self-efficacy and mental health status among Iranian male adolescents recruited from midtown high schools in Tehran who studied in 12th grade ( N = 148). Pupils completed three questionnaires for assessing perceived stress (PSS-14; Cohen, Kamarck, & Mermelst…

  • The Status of Self-Control and Its Relation to Drug Abuse–related Behaviors Among Iranian Male High School Students

    Open AccessHamid Allahverdipour, Alireza Hidarnia et al.ARTICLESocial Behavior and Personality…2006

    This study examined relationships between self-control status and substance abuse and substance abuse-related behaviors. Male high school students ( N =183) completed a questionnaire assessing self-control, resistance self-efficacy, behavioral intention not to use drugs, and negative attitudes toward drug use, and substance abuse-related behaviors. Students with poor self-control reported that they had used drugs and smoked to a significant exten…

  • Changes in Self-Efficacy and Decisional Balance Following an Intervention to Increase Consumption of Calcium-Rich Foods

    Open AccessKambiz Karimzadeh Shirazi, Shamsaddin Niknami et al.ARTICLESocial Behavior and Personality…2006

    In this randomized control study the changes in Transtheoretical Model (TTM; Prochaska & DiClemente, 1983) constructs (Self-Efficacy, Decisional Balance) after a tailored stage-based education program to increase calcium consumption in 40–65-year-old women were investigated. Postintervention, significantly more of the experimental group in comparison to the control group improved their calcium consumption stage of change. In the experimental grou…