The Effectiveness of Remembrance of God in Self-Control and Happiness among the Families of Ardabil Disciplinary Command Employees یاد خدا
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2021),
21 June 2021
,
Page 72-83
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v7i2.31896
Abstract
Background and Objective: Spirituality is one of the dimensions of human that shows his connection and integration with the universe. Due to the importance of spirituality and its effect on self-regulatory and self-controlling behaviors, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of remembrance of God on self-control and happiness among the families of Ardabil Disciplinary Command employees.
Methods: This research is a quasi-experimental research with pre-test and post-test control group design. The statistical population of this study consisted of all families of Ardabil police personnel who participated in the ideological courses of this organization in 2019. Thirty people were selected by available sampling method out of the sample population and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups (N=15). The process of spiritual therapy lasted for 12 sessions, each session lasting 45 minutes, and the control group did not receive any intervention. Data collection tools included self-control and happiness questionnaires. In this study, all ethical considerations were observed and no conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
Results: The results of analysis of covariance showed that spirituality therapy was effective in improving the overall scores related to self-control and happiness in police officers' families.
Conclusion: Based on the obtained findings, spirituality therapy can be used as an effective method in improving self-control and happiness of officers' families in Ardabil.
Please cite this article as: Parsayi H, Abdolrahimi AR, Moeinikia M. The Effectiveness of Remembrance of God in Self-Control and Happiness among the Families of Ardabil Disciplinary Command Employees. Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va salāmat. 2021;7(2):72-83. https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v7i2.31896
- Ardabil, Happiness, Police officers, Remembering God, Self-control
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