Predicting Obsessive-compulsive behavior and Phobic Anxiety among Students of Medical Sciences: The role of the Concept of God

For downloading the full-text of this article please click here. Background and Objective:Theconcept of God which is conveyed to individuals by means of oral and cultural media is a conceptual understanding of people about attributes of God and is closely associated with psychological health of individuals. Having said that, the aim of the current research was predicting obsessive-compulsive behavior and phobic anxiety in students of Medical Sciences in 2014, examining the role of the concept of God in this regard.Method: In this descriptive-correlational study, whose statistical population was the students at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 367 students were selected by proportional stratified sampling. God Concept Scaleand Scales of Obsessive-Compulsive and Phobic Anxiety of Symptoms Checklist-90R were administered on them. All ethical issues were observed in this study and the researchers declared no conflict of interests.Results: Multiple regression analysis of the data indicated that obsessive-compulsive behavior and phobic anxiety of university students can be predicted by the way they frame the concept of God. Moreover, the findings revealed that the male students who had a positive concept of God were lower in phobic anxiety (r=24; p<0.05). However, the female univesity students who had a positive concept of God were lower in obsessive-compulsive behavior (r=28; p<0.05).Conclusion: According to the findings, it can be concluded that obsessive-compulsive behavior and phobic anxiety of university students are subject to their concept of God.For downloading the full-text of this article please click here

التنبؤ بالوسواس القهري والرهاب (الفوبیا) لدى طلاب جامعة طهران للعلوم الطبية: دور مفهوم الله

سابقه و هدف: مفهوم خدا که از طریق فرهنگ زبانی و کلامی به انسان‌ها انتقال می‌یابد و برداشت انسان‌ها را از خداوند مشخص می‌کند با سلامت روان‌شناختی افراد ارتباط تنگاتنگی دارد. هدف پژوهش حاضر پیش‌بینی وسواس و فوبیا بر اساس مفهوم خدا در دانشجويان است. روش کار: این پژوهش از نوع توصیفی - همبستگي و جامعه‌ی آماری آن شامل همه‌ی دانشجويان دانشگاه علوم پزشكي تهران است که با استفاده از روش نمونه‌گيري سهمي، تعداد 367 نفر از آنان انتخاب شدند و مقياس مفهوم‌سازی فرد از خدا (GCS) و مقیاس‌های وسواس و فوبیا در فهرست نشانه‌های مرضی (R90SCL-) بر روي آنان اجرا شد. در این پژوهش همه‌ی مسائل اخلاقی رعایت شده است و نویسندگان مقاله هیچ‌گونه تضاد منافعی گزارش نکرده‌اند. یافته‌ها: تحليل داده‌ها با استفاده از تحلیل رگرسيون چندگانه نشان داد كه ميزان وسواس و فوبیا را مي‌توان از روی مفهوم خدا در دانشجويان پيش‌بيني كرد. همچنین نتایج پژوهش نشان داد دانشجويان پسری كه مفهوم مثبتي از خدا داشتند دارای فوبیای کمتر (05/0P< و 24=r)؛ و دانشجويان دختری كه مفهوم مثبتی از خدا داشتند دارای وسواس کمتری بودند (05/0P< و 28=r).  نتیجه‌گیری: از یافته‌های به‌دست‌آمده می‏توان نتیجه گرفت که وسواس و فوبیای دانشجویان تابعی از کیفیت و چگونگی مفهوم خدا است. Haddadi kuhsar AA, Ghobari Bonab B. Predicting Obsessive-compulsive behavior and Phobic Anxiety among Students of Medical Sciences: The role of the Concept of God. J Res Relig Health. 2018; 4(4): 59- 68. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v4i4.12673Background and Objective: The concept of God which is conveyed to individuals by means of oral and cultural media is a conceptual understanding of people about attributes of God and is closely associated with psychological health of individuals. Having said that, the aim of the current research was predicting obsessive-compulsive behavior and phobic anxiety in students of Medical Sciences in 2014, examining the role of the concept of God in this regard. Method: In this descriptive-correlational study, whose statistical population was the students at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 367 students were selected by proportional stratified sampling. God Concept Scale and Scales of Obsessive-Compulsive and Phobic Anxiety of Symptoms Checklist-90R were administered on them. All ethical issues were observed in this study and the researchers declared no conflict of interests. Results: Multiple regression analysis of the data indicated that obsessive-compulsive behavior and phobic anxiety of university students can be predicted by the way they frame the concept of God. Moreover, the findings revealed that the male students who had a positive concept of God were lower in phobic anxiety (r=24; p<0.05). However, the female univesity students who had a positive concept of God were lower in obsessive-compulsive behavior (r=28; p<0.05). Conclusion: According to the findings, it can be concluded that obsessive-compulsive behavior and phobic anxiety of university students are subject to their concept of God.   Please cite this article as: Haddadi kuhsar AA, Ghobari Bonab B. Predicting Obsessive-compulsive behavior and Phobic Anxiety among Students of Medical Sciences: The role of the Concept of God. J Res Relig Health. 2018; 4(4): 59- 68.DOI: https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v4i4.12673خلفية البحث وأهدافه: إن مفهوم الله، الذي ينتقل عن طريق الثقافة اللغوية والكلامية الى البشر، ويحدد الإدراك البشري لله، يرتبط ارتباطا وثيقا بالسلامة النفسية للأفراد. فالغرض من الدراسة هذه، التنبؤ بالوسواس القهري والرهاب على اساس مفهوم الله لدى طلاب جامعة. منهجية البحث: هذا البحث من النوع الوصفي. الارتباطي ويشتمل المجتمع الاحصائي، جميع طلاب جامعة طهران للعلوم الطبية حيث تم اختيار 367 منهم باستخدام طريقة أخذ العينات الحصصية وتم تنفيذ (تطبیق) مقياس المفهوم الفردي لله (GCS) ومقاييس الوسواس القهري والرهاب في قائمة أعراض المرض (R90SCL-) عليهم. تمت مراعاة جميع الموارد الاخلاقية في هذا البحث؛ و اضافة الى هذا فإن مؤلفي المقالةلم يشيروا الى تضارب المصالح. الكشوفات: كشف تحليل البيانات باستخدام تحليل الانحدار المتعدد أنه يمكن توقع الوسواس القهري والرهاب من خلال مفهوم الله عند الطلاب. كما أظهرت نتائج الدراسة أن الطلاب الذكور الذين لديهم مفهوم إيجابي عن الله لديهم نسبة اقل من الرهاب (05/0P< و 24=r)، والطالبات اللواتي كانت لهن نظرة ايجابية عن مفهوم الله كانت نسبة الوسواس القهري عندهن أقل من غيرهن (05/0P< و 28=r). الاستنتاج: يمكن الاستنتاج من الكشوفات أن كلا من الوسواس القهري والرهاب عند الطلاب في الواقع يعتمدان على نوعية مفهوم الله ومستوى وجوده لدى الطلاب.   يتم استناد المقالة على الترتيب التالي: Haddadi kuhsar AA, Ghobari Bonab B. Predicting Obsessive-compulsive behavior and Phobic Anxiety among Students of Medical Sciences: The role of the Concept of God. J Res Relig Health. 2018; 4(4): 59- 68. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v4i4.1267