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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between social support and life satisfaction with regard to the mediating role of academic competence and self-efficacy of primary school students in Rasht. The method of the present study was descriptive-correlational. The study population was elementary school students in Rasht. 195 people were selected as the sample. The method of stratified-random sampling was simple. The Life Satisfaction Questionnaire was used in this study based on Hubner (2001). Scherer self-efficacy questionnaire (1982) was used. The Social Support Questionnaire was used in this study based on the questionnaire of Wax, Phillips, Holly, Thompson, Williams and Stewart (1986) and also academic competency was used based on the questionnaire of Harter, Strathoff and Terfoss (1989). Data analysis was performed in two descriptive and inferential sections using spss22 and smart pls2 software. The results showed that of the four hypotheses presented in the study, all hypotheses were confirmed, which are: The relationship between social support and life satisfaction under the influence of academic competence and self-efficacy in elementary school students in Rasht changes. The relationship between social support and academic competence is significant in primary school students in Rasht. The relationship between academic competence and self-efficacy in elementary school students in Rasht is significant. The relationship between self-efficacy and life satisfaction in elementary school students in Rasht is significant.

Background & Aims: The purpose of this research was to compare personality traits, attachment style, and life satisfaction in women without children and women with children. Current research was of the causal-comparative type. The socio-statistics of this research included all women without children and women with children in the city of Mashhad in 1402. Materials & Methods: The sample size included two groups of voluntary childless women (50 people) and women with children (50 people), who were selected through available sampling. Questionnaires of personality traits, attachment styles and life satisfaction questionnaires were used to collect data. The research data was analyzed using a multivariate analysis of variance test. Results: The results showed that the scores of the subscales of personality traits, attachment style and life satisfaction were significantly different between the two groups of voluntary childless women and women with children. Based on this, women without children had higher life satisfaction, insecure attachment and openness to experience and lower extroversion, agreeableness and secure attachment than women with children. Conclusion: The results indicate that personality plays a significant role in influencing people towards becoming parents or away from. The findings emphasize the need of attention to the personality characteristics, attachment style and life satisfaction of women without children.