علی پاکیزه

Background: Personality, as a relatively stable pattern of characteristics and behaviors, may subject to changes toward fall or transcendence during life under the influence of different factors such as changes in beliefs. As one of the demonstrations of change in personality is manifested in an individual’s emotions, and as ‘crying’ is one of the tools to arouse emotions, the relations between the mentioned variables was investigated in the current study. Aim: The present research was inducted to investigate the relationships between personality transcendence, individuals' different reasons for crying, and their reactions to others' crying. Method: For this purpose, 600 individuals (347 females and 253 males) were selected among Persian Gulf University students using multistage cluster sampling. They were requested to fill out Pakizeh Scale of Personality Transcendence, Pakizeh Scale of Crying Reasons and 6 scenarios which indicated individual's reactions to others' crying. Results: The findings showed that personality transcendence is positively and significantly predictor of crying as an indicator of mental strength and crying as an indicator of natural emotions. It is, also inversely predictor of crying as an indicator of mental weakness. The findings, also revealed that individuals' crying as an indicator of mental weakness is the best predictor of their attitudes to others' crying as an indicator of mental weakness; individuals' crying as an indicator of mental strength is the best predictor of their attitudes to others' crying as an indicator of natural emotions and mental strength. Finally, the findings of the current research showed that individuals personality transcendence is positively and significantly predictor of their attitudes to others' crying as an indicator of mental strength and crying as an indicator of natural emotions. It is, also inversely predictor of their attitudes to others' crying as an indicator of mental weakness. Discussion: The find