Recent Innovations in Psychology

Recent Innovations in Psychology

Effectiveness of Religious Teachings on the Spiritual Health of University Students

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Malihe Zahedian Tajanaki 1
Masoumeh Behboudi 2
1 MSc. in Family Counseling, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rudehen, Iran
10.22034/rip.2024.194299
Abstract
The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of religious teachings on students' spiritual health. The research design was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The research statistical population comprised of students from Islamic Azad University of Roudehen. 30 students were selected using a voluntary sampling method and randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group. The group undergoing the experiment received religious teachings in 15 sessions, each lasting 90 minutes. while the control group did not receive any training. Data collection was done with the Spiritual Well-being Scale (SWBS). Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. The results showed that Mahdism training is effective in improving students' spiritual health. The effect size for religious well-Being was 0.37, while for existential well-being it was 0.15. The research findings indicate that religious teachings can enhance students' religious and existential well-being, making it a valuable intervention.
Keywords
religious teachings
spiritual health
spiritual well-being

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 27 March 2024
  • Revise Date 15 April 2024
  • Accept Date 17 April 2024
  • First Publish Date 17 April 2024