پژوهش نامه روانشناسی اسلامی
سال سوم شماره 7 (پاییز و زمستان 1396)

The construct motivation has a central importance in the existential structure of man. Theistic religions, as well as human sciences, pay special attention to this construct. However, to date, no cohesive research has been done to explain the construct motivation according to Islamic sources. This study aims to explain the construct motivation according to Islamic sources. The method of this study is descriptive and conceptual analytic. In the descriptive part, concepts invalid dictionaries and Islamic sourcebooks (the Holy Quran and Islamic hadiths) which were related to the construct motivation have been identified and described. In the conceptual analysis part, the obtained data have been explained and analyzed. According to the findings of this study, in the religious sources “intention” is the core concept of motivation and consists of three main factors: strength, direction, and duration. Because religion views the construct motivation as a value, there are two types of intention: good and bad. Good intention consists of three factors: honesty (strength), sincerity (direction), and good structure (duration). Bad intention too consists of three factors: dishonesty (strength), unfaithfulness (direction), and bad structure.

This study aimed to identify the components of stress controlling based on religious teachings. This is an applied study and a qualitative method with content analysis. The statistical population is composed of sources and documents related to stress controlling based on religious resources (Quran, Nahj-Al-Balaqe.) and experts in education sciences. To select the suitable sample out of experts, non-random sampling method was used and 31 experts have been selected as sample. To verify the proposed pattern, questionnaires have been used to examine the experts’ opinions. Based on the study findings, the components of stress controlling according to religious teachings are religiousness, behavioral conduct, perfectionism, and a healthy lifestyle. The results have shown that people have to be perfectly familiar with the components of stress controlling because religious teachings are able to play a mediator role in stress reduction and may lead to mental and physical health.

In the educational system of Islam, in which the goal is to reach man to excellence, there is nothing but flourishing innate talents which are in potential form in man. This study aimed to investigate the concept and process of talent according to Islamic sources. The method of the study is descriptive-analytical. The study findings showed that the word “talent” in its today’s psychology and education usage has not been used in the religious sources; however, there are some religious concepts and themes referring to talent and its developmental process. Based on the findings, talent according to the religious view is a combination of natural human abilities, talents, and capacities which are shown in a specific field, prepare the ground for moral virtues, and are in direction of man’s excellence and flourish. Also, the findings showed that there are three concepts that explain the process of the religious concept of talent: “nature”, “affliction”, and “excellence”. A process which starts with the “nature”, results in discovering the talent by intervening “afflictions”, and through the acquisition of moral virtues conveys man to flourish and “excellence”.

The study, by studying religious and psychological approaches, aims to explain how religious faith effects on mental health and shapes a healthy personality. This research has applied a qualitative, descriptive, analytical, and interpretational method. At first, the basic concepts of the study such as faith, personality, and mental health have been described and analyzed. Then, by referring to the religious and psychological literature, it has been studied how religious faith effects on mental health and shapes a healthy personality. The study findings showed that in the light of faith the organization of mind of a believer becomes full of knowledge and this makes him strong in reforming his relations with others. Also, the attitude dimension of a believer is directed in the way of Shariat and reason. And then, his behaviors which are influenced by his insights and tendencies are to be corrected. And in this way, the believer’s personality gains some sort of integrity and cohesiveness.

This study aimed to formulate a structural model for the relationship between patience and hope. This is a correlational study which included 527 students of Shiraz University whom were chosen through the multi-stage cluster sampling method and filled out the Khormaee's at al Patience Scale and Snyder's Hope Scale. Path analysis showed that the proposed model is a good fit with the data and the direct relation of patience to hope was confirmed. The study findings showed that patience results in an increased ability of goal-setting in life (a factor of hope) and the ability to plan to achieve goals (the path factor from hope). The results indicated that by the instruction of patience through its components (becoming transcendent, tolerance, acceptance, perseverance, and delay), the level of hope in students could be improved.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of counseling based on religious teachings on reducing parent-adolescent conflicts among the tenth grader girls in Khomeyni Shahr. This is a quasi-experimental, pre-test, and post-test with control group study. The statistical population was the tenth grader girls in Khomeyni Shahr, of whom 30 students were selected by the method of convenience sampling; their parents were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups with each group consisting of 15 pairs of parents. To collect the data, Prinz's Teen Conflict Questionnaire was filled out by the tenth grader girls before and after counseling sessions. The counseling package for parents, using religious teachings with an emphasis on the views of two experts in the field of religious education, was prepared. The Data were analyzed on an inferential level. Test of hypotheses using analysis of covariance showed that counseling based on religious teachings in parent-child relationships reduces parent-adolescent conflicts.