Developing a Spiritual Intelligence Training Package with an Islamic Approach in Dealing with Pervasive Diseases such as Covid-19
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 8 No. SI (2022),
23 September 2022
,
Page 114-128
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v8iSI.38240
Abstract
Background and Objective: Corona has caused important changes in people's lives and has increased people's vulnerability to depression and anxiety. Spiritual intelligence is the skill of using spiritual resources to adapt to the conditions and reduce vulnerability. The aim of the present study was to develop a spiritual intelligence training package drawing on Islamic teachings and the achievements of classical psychology in the face of pervasive diseases.
Methods: The method used in this study involved content analysis and text-based analysis. For this purpose, the materials related to spiritual intelligence, including structures, components, scales, and educational packages in classical psychology and Islamic psychology, as well as related verses, narrations, and teachings of Islamic ethics, were collected, exposed to content analysis, and open, central, and abstract coding. Based on this, the structure of spiritual intelligence and then the package of spiritual intelligence were developed with an Islamic approach to face widespread diseases. The author reported no conflict of interests.
Results: Based on the findings, the structure of spiritual intelligence included three components: feeling close to God, spiritual resilience, and spiritual purposefulness. The package of spiritual intelligence with an Islamic approach for dealing with pervasive diseases such as Quaid-19 included 9 90-minute sessions involving 1) establishing a `therapeutic relationship and presenting the goals of the program, 2) familiarity with spiritual intelligence and its role in the face of problems, 3) explaining spiritual purposefulness and its effects, 4) teaching goal-setting skills, 5) explaining the effects of feeling close to God, 6) spiritual motivation skills, 7) explaining spiritual resilience and how to strengthen it, 8) the skills of dealing with obstacles, and flexibility and 9) trust in God and summing up.
Conclusion: The spiritual intelligence program with an Islamic approach has positive spiritual and psychological dimensions.
- Attention to purpose and meaning in life; Corona Feeling close to God; Spiritual intelligence with an islamic approach; Spiritual resilience; Spiritual purposefulness
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