Journal of Applied Psychological Research

Journal of Applied Psychological Research

Prediction of behavioral symptoms from representation of God in college students

Document Type : Research Paper

10.22059/japr.2016.68997
Abstract
Representation of God in individuals is based on their experience and feeling with deity and is acquired during individual’s encounter with sacred- relate objects; this construct has been investigated in the field of religion and spirituality. The aim of the current study was to prediction of behavioral symptoms from representation of God in Tehran Medical Sciences University. To accomplish the stated goal 195 students were selected by means of proportional sampling procedure. The Image of God Inventory (Lawrence, 1997) and Symptom Checklist90-R (Deragotis et al.,1973) were administered on them. Analysis of data using a multiple regression analysis revealed that the magnitude of behavioral symptoms can be predicted from the quality of student's representation of God. Moreover, data revealed that students who had a positive and accepting representation of God were lower in behavioral symptoms. Theroretical implications of the findings in treatment of mental disorders are reported in the paper.
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Volume 7, Issue 2
Spring 2016
Pages 221-234

  • Receive Date 14 April 2015
  • Revise Date 23 December 2018
  • Accept Date 10 September 2015
  • First Publish Date 21 June 2016
  • Publish Date 21 June 2016