Check the status of religious relationship with emotional intelligence Students of Payam Noor University

 

Behzad, Rasoolzadeh,

Faculty Member of Payam Noor University and PhD Student.

 

Исследование влияния уровня религиозности на эмоциональную адаптацию студенческой личности в университете Паяме Нур (Астара, Иран)

 

Бекзад Расулзаде,

ректор университета Паяме Нур, (филиал), Астара, Иран.

 

Research results show that different religious improvement in increasing emotional intelligence play an important role in adaptation and the thruster people, stress, emotions and control their feelings and others leading to the same study in relation religious status and emotional intelligence conducted Payam Noor Astara University.

 

Materials and Methods

Since the study to evaluate the relationship between variables is studied the correlation type. Sample size of 350 students using the sampling relative class was selected. Payam Noor University study was done Astara. Researcher-designed questionnaire and religious status questionnaire on emotional intelligence Bar-on (2001) as the tool were used. Reliability status questionnaires were religious and emotional intelligence (81%) and (93%) were evaluated and the validity of the data was confirmed by experienced teachers. Data analysis was performed by spss software. To determine say yes or reject the hypothesis test, Pearson correlation, t and multiple regressions were used.

 

Results

This study determined the status of religious and emotional intelligence among students positive and significant relationship exists between the components of the religious status, religious practice and religious belief most of the relationship with emotional intelligence (p <0 / 01). Easily measured between the religious and emotional intelligence means significant relationship was not found. Between components of emotional intelligence solution, respectively, control emotions, optimism, flexibility and accountability and self-esteem relationship with most students have religious status.

 

Conclusion

The study results can be said that the practical role of religion in creating mental health of students so that a series of skills training can be part of young people in improving quality of life prepared and approved ways of fixation in this field to strengthen religious practice are among the young people.

 

Key words: Religious status, emotional intelligence, mental health, within the individual skills, stress control.

 

Introduction

 

Any gains to come from non-life cars and extreme worldliness, anxiety and mental and emotional turbulence and the resulting addiction, suicide and diseases are different and the only way of getting rid of this emotional and psychological pressures to confess psychologists Western and Eastern, the belief in God and religion create significant and spiritual links with the lord and pray and unique and secret is required. Religious belief and actions both as one of the components of emotional intelligence in effective new psychology has been considered. (1) Today, emotional intelligence as a form of intelligence has determined that includes accurate understanding of self and emotion accurate interpretation of emotional states of others, and psychologists in the field of mental new study of emotional intelligence have important people in the life of the linkage. (2) So that Mayer[1] (1997) under the emotional intelligence to get their feelings and emotions and others knows that stress management and how to communicate effectively with others knows. (3) Also Levine[2] (1998) emotional intelligence in connection with mental health knowledge and concluded that people with high emotional intelligence, better ability to deal with stress and pressure that, when these people can be less likely to suffer to disease. (4) Of Hunt[3] and colleagues (2005) individual who has high emotional intelligence in comparison with someone mental intelligence level is similar in his life and his more successful communication acts and the problems of stress and is resistant and mental challenges of the dynamic. (5) Also, Natalie[4] (2005) expressed the skills of emotional intelligence enables people to stop to take difficult situations and stress can easier for people. (6) Provided many of the assumptions about religion and its effect on improvement Communication skills and mental health showed high emotional intelligence in people who believe in moral standards and religions are significant. (7) Brown[5] (2000) in their study concluded that religious people have higher emotional intelligence these people a balanced, happy and lively and no tendency to have fears or concerns and their feelings are not directly expressed and think about the positive, they measured the capacity far commitment to the eye, and agree to accept responsibility and ethics are related and others are caring and considerate. (8) Kirnberly[6] (2005) in their study showed that adherence to religious beliefs and Spiritual happiness of people significantly. Also, these people have higher emotional intelligence, so that, through their knowledge, their mental management through its enhance and despite obstacles and discouragements in the total life have patience and optimism. (9) Granacher[7] (2000) Yield criteria for institutions of family and moral formation being the result of religious people knows and believes that to build a healthy personality, the- role of religious factor is important. (10) Lopes[8] and colleagues (1998) Correlation between personality traits and some measure of guidance evaluation results have indicated that between religiosity and self in front of people stress and adaptation Game positive and significant relationship exists between religiosity also and spontaneous person, and yield better performance relationship is positive. (11) Studies, Yanq[9] and colleagues (2007) in a significant relationship between religious practice and mental health, reducing symptoms of depression and personality adjustment and people Underlines the role of religion in the Face stresses of life considered important, so that these people control their efforts and management of stress can be severe crisis can modulate the life. (12) With the above objectives and review records in the realm of research study can be asked between religion and whether each of the components are related to emotional intelligence and religious Which components with the highest emotional intelligence of people?

 

Materials and methods

 

Study that followed the relation variables is studied; the type is correlation. Community statistical study to include all male and female students of Payam Noor Astara University 86-87 school years that their numbers still are the statistics provided through the University is 1425 people. Samples included 350. male and female students in different fields is available on this number referring to the sample size kraji table and Morgan, and the research Hajilu (1386) as related beliefs and emotional intelligence took of students. Sampling method was stratified. New people in this study was voluntary, people study the knowledge of the target material questionnaires were completed.

For assessing the status of religious components of a researcher-designed questionnaire was used. Forty materials in this questionnaire, subject's rate their agreement with each statement based on Lykrt scale of very low to very high (the continuous1 to 5) clarifies. This questionnaire contains four subscales that each of shall the ten Article. Subscales of this questionnaire, including strict religious beliefs, religious, simple measurement of religion and religious practice is to estimate validity and credibility of this questionnaire was a preliminary study. Validity test by experienced teachers with a series of actions oriented open Game was confirmed. Validity of the questionnaire using alpha Krvnbakh 0/81 was obtained that indicates the amount of high rate data is valid. To measure the rate of emotional intelligence of students on standardized questionnaire Bar-on (2001) is used. This questionnaire produced in 2001 and is finding normal scale based on this test is range Lykrt (the continuous1 to 5) and has within the individual five scales, adaptation, public mood, there are individual and stress management. Posts scale with fifteen subscales of which were as: 1- emotional self-awareness 2- self-express 3- self-esteem 4- its flourishing 5- Independence 6­charity 7- responsibility 8- interpersonal relations 9- realism 10- flexibility 11- Problem Solving 12- mental pressure 13- control thruster 14- optimism 15- happy. Validity subscales using Krvnbakh alpha coefficient Spare man - Brown and retrial coefficient table (1) is given. Total credit by exam Bradbury (2002) using this method 83/0 has been reported. Also Hajilu (1386) credit this questionnaire using the alpha Krvnbakh 0/84 has reported. In this study, total credit test using alpha Krvnbakh 0/93 through coefficient Spearman - Brown 0/90 and using the coefficient of this experiment /085 Data analysis was performed by spss software. To determine the accept or reject the hypothesis test, Pearson correlation, t-test and multiple regression were used.

 

Table 1.

Rate coefficient validity subscales emotional intelligence.

 

Results

 

Considering the data presented in table (2) 60 percent of students studied are girls, and 40 percent of them are boys. The frequencies of samples according to male and female students were selected.

 

Table 2.

Distribution of respondents according to gender.

 

The data presented in table (3) show that most students' study (75 percent) of their field of Humanities and only 25 percent of their field is basic science.

 

Table 3.

Distribution of respondents according to their field of study.

 

Total 350 students from the present study, the daily prayers 82/8% option always, and only 4% at all the options are selected. The rate of 76% forced to read at all options and 5/1% option always has chosen. The amount of thought in issues related to the principles of religion and 78% option always 4/2/% at all the options are selected. In the amount of family religious issues and 37/14% option always and 12/57% have selected the option at all. (Table 4)

 

Table 4.

Distribution of respondents in some religious issues.

 

The data presented in table (5) show that most students (54 percent) and obligatory religious acts are doing always and only 12/02 percent are doing much less. Religious belief most of the respondents (99 percent) high and very high options have selected. The severity subscales religious respondents, 76 percent of low and very low options have selected. And finally, most respondents (58 percent) have stated that religious issues are not weak.

 

Table 5.

Distribution of respondents according to religious status of components.

 

The results of emotional intelligence scale indicating the amount of stress management (including stress and pressure control) 45/7 percent of people studied high and very high option 17/2 option low and very has selected.

In mood (happiness and optimism) 50 percent too high and very high options and 18/3 low and very low options have selected. About having the skills within the individual 50/8 percent of people studied many options and very high and 26/6 low and very low percentage option chose. Interpersonal skills in 47/9 percent high and very high option, 28/3 percent of low and very low options were selected and adapted the skills of 48/3 percent high and very high option and 31/3 percent option chose low and very low. Table (6).

 

Table 6.

Distribution of respondents in emotional intelligence.

 

Our results indicate that it is a religious student than other students in the high compatibility and stress are the thruster. And their mental health is more than other people. In other words, emotional intelligence religious students are more than other students. Table (7)

 

Table 7.

Students t-test to compare the rate of students in religious and other emotional intelligence.

 

Torque based on the Pearson model significant relationship between religious status and emotional intelligence was found (p <0 / 01, r = 0/72) in simple measurement of religious and components of emotional intelligence components was not found significant relationship. Investigated the relationship between religious beliefs with the components of emotional intelligence indicated a strong relationship between these variables is used to. So that correlation with the religious beliefs solve the problem components (r = 0/74). self-esteem (r = 0/67), optimism (r = 0/63) and control their feelings and others (r = 0/58) and the lowest are to the charity component (r = 0/43) (p <0 / 01). In the relationship between religious practice and emotional intelligence components results indicate the existence of relatively strong relationship is between this variable (r = 0/76) the highest correlation to religious practice component of responsibility, flexibility (r = 0/74), social knowledge (r = 0/61) and self-awareness (r = 0/58) and the lowest is component spontaneous (r = 0/38) (p <0 / 01).

Investigated the relationship between religious rigidity and emotional intelligence components showed that none of the strict religious components of emotional intelligence is significantly related to mean. Finally, results of multiple regression analysis showed that between components of the religious status, belief and practice religious in the largest increase of emotional intelligence. (P <0 / 01) Table (8).

 

Table 8.

Multiple regression of emotional intelligence on the status of religious.

 

Conclusion

 

One of the important discussions of the new series of psychological is factors on mental health. Among these factors, today's actions and religious faith as one of the two components has been considered of effective mental health. Alport[10] (1966) believes that a healthy personality to reach deep religiosity is required. From believes that living means to live is parturient. (13)To Meier[11] (2003) religious beliefs, reduces mental stress and physical disease which is healing. (14) Was based on studies by Gartner[12] (1986) who continuously shall participate in charitable and religious programs to participate in the life of other people feel happiness is a positive attitude to themselves and others and are enjoy full social life and throes are any skills that psychologists now say the emotional intelligence. (15) Theory of emotional intelligence to predict new perspectives about the success factors and primary prevention provides of mental disorders. So that study findings by coping (1997) shows that people with high emotional intelligence can avoid social isolation and loneliness situation and suffer less depression and emotional and psychological causes alone. Relations of these people and enjoy social link to other individuals and religious beliefs are more committed to ethical criteria. (16) The results of this study indicated that the relation between the status of religious and emotional intelligence of students, indicate the relationship are between these two variables. These findings with reports concluded Brown (2000) also has convergence. He concluded his study of religion play an important effect of increasing social skills. These people have to think positive and others are in relationship with others they feel are responsible. (8) As Young and colleagues (2007) says adherence to religious practice in their Spiritual Knowledge and control feelings of stress management is effective and appears to be these people in terms of superior social skills to significant others have had to pay the other religious people in increasing social skills is effective. (12) This study showed between religious practice and emotional intelligence has a significant relationship between the students.

On the other hand the components defined as a statement of religious belief, which the general world situation and people will identify. Such are expected are those with religious beliefs to their creation and the world, have knowledge and attitude of the same factors significant to their lives and feel less frustration and disappointment in living. Study findings also show the existence of a significant relationship is between religious beliefs and emotional intelligence. Kimberly study confirm these findings (2005) also shows that people believe in religion with optimism is a significant relationship these people through their knowledge, their feelings of management and less causes experienced frustration and hopelessness. (9)

The results of data analysis indicated that religious austerity with any of the components of emotional intelligence has not a significant relationship. Religious austerity, control or influence that is arbitrary in his parents instead of one must decide, and he asked the parents act and comment. These findings confirm the study by Mohammadi (1382) shows that the rigidity of religious person there under pressure and force parents to do deals with obligatory religious, ability to cope with the emotions and thoughts and not your behavior and also such individuals are unable from freely expressing feelings, beliefs and logical defense of their rights. (17)

In simple measurement of religious Data also showed that these variables with any of the components of emotional intelligence have not significant meaning relationship. Study of Lofty (1386) shows the simple lack of support for making religious and spiritual light a role parents encourage children in the obligatory Religious Practices and development of religious beliefs is low. He also studied the two variables measured simple religious and emotional intelligence has not come to get a significant relationship. Conclusion that grows emotional intelligence through religious education is possible.

 

Thanks

 

Researchers need to know the students and dear authorities of Payam Noor University of Astara which this study are thanks of finally cooperation.

 

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