فصلنامه روان شناسی و دین
سال هفتم شماره 1 (پیاپی 25، بهار 1393)

The present paper aims at investigating the effectiveness of an educational model based on spirituality on the improving the components of life quality in high school students. The statistical population includes 460 female high school students in Khorramabad, among whom 40 were selected as sample and divided into experiment and control group (each 20 students). Intervention based on teaching spirituality in 8 sessions for 8 weeks (each 90 minutes) was made. After these sessions, both groups took the test of life quality. Two months later, both groups retook the test of life quality as follow up. The data was analyzed by covariance analysis, which show the there is a significance difference between mean scores of posttest for experiment group and control group (p<0.01). So, intervention based on teaching spirituality improved life quality in experiment group. Given the positive effect of religious beliefs and acts on mental health, it is recommended to use these capacities in planning measures for mental hygiene, especially for students.

The present paper seeks to study the effectiveness of collective education through monotheistic integrated method on decreasing aggressive behaviors of male prisoners in central prison of Shah-re-Kurd. It is an experimental research with control group, whose statistical population includes all male prisoners in central prison of Shahr-e-Kurd in 1391 (2013), among whom 40 prisoners were selected through multi-stage sampling and divided into an experiment and a control group randomly. Aggression general questionnaire was used as a tool of screening. Then twelve sessions (each 90 minutes) of a collective education program through monotheistic integrated method were offered to experiment group. A posttest after therapeutic intervention and a follow up test after 30 days were given to both groups. The results show that there is a significance difference between the mean score of aggression of two groups in posttest and follow up. So, it can be said that collective education through monotheistic integrated method decreases aggressive behaviors of male prisoners in central prison of Shahr-e-Kurd.

High statistics of divorce among couples at the early years of their joint life shows that wrong mate selection is one of the influential factors for maladjustment and misunderstanding between couples. Accordingly, mate selection is regarded a decisive stage in every individual's life. Using a descriptive-analytical method, the present paper discusses the theory of homogamy, the hypothesis of similarity, the theory of complementary needs, and the theory of exchange. Then it reviews and criticizes them. In addition to empirical findings, Islamic sources are used to criticize these views. It seems that religious homogamy, harmony in religiosity of spouses and other moral characteristics such as chastity are emphasized in Islamic view, while other dimensions of homogamy are deemphasized.

The present paper was conducted with the aim of determining the role of strategies of maintaining relationship, the relationship of problem-solving and belief in the holiness of marriage in marriage happiness, and examining the mediator role of communicative variables. To this end, a sample including 358 married individuals in Marivan were selected from available population. Research tools include family problem solving communication index, the scale of the holiness of marriage, family communication scale, and marriage happiness scale. The hypotheses were examined by using one way variance analysis and path analysis. The results show that belief in the holiness of marriage results in more use of positivistic strategies, openness and being easy, giving confidence, social networks, division of responsibilities, advising and management of conflict, and promotes affirmative relationship and decreases conflicting relationship. Furthermore, the mediator role of strategies of maintaining relationship and problem solving was confirmed. Therefore, it can be said that individual's belief in the holiness of marriage is a useful cognitive belief which can make marriage a safe environment for growth and proliferation.

The present paper was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of couple therapy on intimacy in marriage. It is a semi-experimental research with a pretest and a posttest for its control group. The sample includes 20 couples who visited counseling centers in Isfahan in 1388 solar (2009) and were randomly divided into experiment group (10 couples) and control group (10 couples). The results show that Islamic couple therapy increases intimacy in marriage and its dimensions (affective, communicative, physical, social-entertainment, religious and psychological intimacy- p<0.01). The effect of Islamic couple therapy is the same for men and women. Given the importance of intimate relationships in marriage satisfaction on the one hand, and Islamic culture of our country on the other, it can be useful to teach comprehensive and authentic teachings of Islam to couples.

The present paper seeks to investigate the effectiveness of teaching the project of hope on the promotion of subjective well-being of prisoners in need of help and correction. To this end, 32 prisoners were selected from prisoners in Qom central prison and were randomly divided into experiment group (16 prisoners) and control group (16 prisoners). They completed the scales of life satisfaction and subjective happiness. The criteria of input and output of this research include: 1- subjects being young; 2- having least literacy; 3-granted forgiveness or vacation at the end of prison; 4- not participating in the project of hope in prisons of the country. The hope project was implemented for experiment group. The covariance analysis of the data shows that teaching the project of hope is influential in increasing the constructs of subjective well-being such as life satisfaction and subjective happiness of prisoners, such that having moderated the scores of pretest between two groups after intervention, there was a significant difference in the factors of life satisfaction and subjective happiness (p=0/000). Furthermore, the project of hope increases life satisfaction and subjective happiness %60 and %48, respectively.

The present paper aims at investigating the relationship of emotional adjustment and religious beliefs with the strategies for resolving conflict with parents among students of Ahwaz Azad Islamic University. The statistical population includes all the students of Ahwaz Azad Islamic University in the academic year of 1391-1392 solar (2012-2013), among whom 200 students (100 male and 100 female students) were selected as sample through random classified sampling. The data analysis by Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression at the significance level of p<0.0001 shows that there is a significant relationship between emotional adjustment and religious beliefs with the strategies for resolving conflict with parents among students. Furthermore, the relationship of emotional adjustment and religious beliefs with strategies of resolving conflict with parents is multiple among students. In the mean time, regression analysis shows that emotional adjustment and religious beliefs are better predicators for the variables of strategy of argumentation and verbal aggression, respectively, and that religious beliefs are only good predicators for the variable of the criterion for the strategy of physical aggression.