The Effectiveness of Wise Parenting Based on the Teachings of Imam Ali (AS) in Parental Wisdom and Creativity of Preschool Children
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2022),
19 March 2022
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Page 95-110
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v8i1.34177
Abstract
Background and Objective: The concept of wisdom in religious and philosophical texts has a long history. Today, the significance of parenting styles and its effect on the upbringing and future of children is obvious to everyone. Since Imam Ali (AS) is considered as the symbol of wisdom and history proves his competent parenting, undoubtedly evaluating his valuable works can provide deep approaches in the field of wisdom and creativity. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of wise parenting package based on the teachings of Imam Ali (AS) on parental wisdom and creativity of preschool children.
Methods: This study was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test, control group design. The research population included the parents of preschool female students in the academic year 2017-2018 in Isfahan. Based on the inclusion criteria, 30 subjects were randomly divided into experimental group (trained by wise parenting in 12 sessions) and control group (without intervention). In this study, the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking Visual Test and Three-Dimensional Wisdom Scale (3D-WS) were used. The results of post-test data were analyzed by MANCOVA test. In this study, all the ethical considerations were observed and the authors reported no conflict of interests.
Results: The findings indicated that parental wisdom with its three subscales (cognitive, reflective, and emotional), as well as the scores related to creativity in the subscales of expansion, fluidity, and flexibility were significantly different compared to the control group while the innovation subscale showed no significant difference with the control group.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, teaching the wise parenting package based on the teachings of Imam Ali (AS) was effective in parental wisdom and creativity of preschool female students.
- Creativity; Imam Ali’s (AS) teachings; Parenting; Wisdom; Wise parenting
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