On the relationship between the issues of verses of decrees, religious orientation and psychological capital in students

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between adherence to decrees, religious orientation and psychological capital among male and female students. The population of this study was the male and female students of the Sama Institute of Islamic Azad University of Ardabil Branch in the academic year of 2018-2019. The sample consisted of 50 males and females who were selected by two-stage cluster sampling. The participants completed the following questionnaires: the Agent-to-Decrees Questionnaires, the Luthans' Psychological Capital Questionnaire, and Allport Religion Orientation Questionnaire. The internal consistency of the questionnaires was investigated using Cronbach's alpha. Pearson Correlation Coefficient and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Based on correlation coefficients, there was a positive and significant relationship between the adherence to decrees, except for internal religious orientation, and the components of psychological capital and external religious involvement. There was also a positive and significant relationship between external religious orientation, except for internal religious involvement, and the adherence to decrees and all components related to psychological well-being. Based on the results of multiple regressions, all the components of psychological capital had a positive and significant impact on adherence to decrees, among which the first and third components, respectively, had the highest positive coefficients.