The relationship of family functioning and self-control to religious orientation among mothers of autistic children

For downloading the full-text of this article please click here.Background and Objective: Self-control in religious texts is a comprehensive and unique system, which is derived from the surveillance of God upon one’s actions and control of one's own actions. Since self-control in Islamic teachings plays a decisive role in human life, this study aimed to examine the correlations among family functioning, self-control and religious orientation among mothers of children with autism.Method: This descriptive correlational study used a convenience sampling technique. 100 mothers of autistic children participated in this study in years 1394 and 1395. The Participants completed 3 questionnaires: Tangney Self-control Scale, General Functioning subscale of the MC Master Family Assessment Device (FAD), and Allport Religious Orientation Scale. Data analysis was performed using multiple regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient. All ethical issues were observed in this research and the researchers declared no conflict of interests.Results: The findings indicated a significant positive correlation between self-control and religious orientation and also between self-control and family functioning (p<0.05). This means that the more self-control, the higher religious orientation, and vice versa. Furthermore, with increase in family functioning, self-control increased and the other way round (p<0.05). No relationship between family functioning and internal and external religious orientation was found.Conclusion: The findings of the present study highlight the relationship between religious-orientation and self-control. Therefore, preventive measures, education, and religious interventions along with self-control need to considered more than before.For downloading the full-text of this article please click here.Please cite this article as: Kafashpour Marandi A, Khodabakhshi –Koolaee A. The relationship of family functioning and self-control to religious orientation among mothers of autistic children. J Res Relig Health 2018; 4(3): 21-3

رابطه‌ی بین کارایی خانواده و خودکنترلی با جهت‌گیری مذهبی در مادران دارای کودک مبتلا به اوتیسم شهر تهران

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v4i3.16460Background and Objective: Self-control in religious texts is a comprehensive and unique system, which is derived from the surveillance of God upon one’s actions and control of one's own actions. Since self-control in Islamic teachings plays a decisive role in human life, this study aimed to examine the correlations among family functioning, self-control and religious orientation among mothers of children with autism. Method: This descriptive correlational study used a convenience sampling technique. 100 mothers of autistic children participated in this study in years 1394 and 1395. The Participants completed 3 questionnaires: Tangney Self-control Scale, General Functioning subscale of the MC Master Family Assessment Device (FAD), and Allport Religious Orientation Scale. Data analysis was performed using multiple regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient. All ethical issues were observed in this research and the researchers declared no conflict of interests. Results: The findings indicated a significant positive correlation between self-control and religious orientation and also between self-control and family functioning (p<0.05). This means that the more self-control, the higher religious orientation, and vice versa. Furthermore, with increase in family functioning, self-control increased and the other way round (p<0.05). No relationship between family functioning and internal and external religious orientation was found. Conclusion: The findings of the present study highlight the relationship between religious-orientation and self-control. Therefore, preventive measures, education, and religious interventions along with self-control need to considered more than before.   Please cite this article as: Kafashpour Marandi A, Khodabakhshi –Koolaee A. The relationship of family functioning and self-control to religious orientation among mothers of autistic children. J Res Relig Health 2018; 4(3): 21-33.DOI: https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v4i3.16460  سابقه و هدف: در ﻣﻨﺎﺑﻊ دینی خودکنترلی ﻧﻈﺎمی ﺟﺎﻣﻊ و ﻣﻨﺤﺼﺮ ﺑﻪ ﻓﺮد؛ و ﺑﺮﮔﺮﻓﺘﻪ از ﻧﻈﺎرت ﺧﺪاوﻧﺪ ﻣﺘﻌﺎل و همچنین نظارت ﻓﺮد ﺑﺮ اﻋﻤﺎل ﺧﻮد اﺳﺖ. از آﻧﺠﺎ ﻛﻪ در آﻣﻮزهﻫﺎی اﺳﻼمی، ﺧﻮدکنترلی ﺟﺎﻳﮕﺎه ویژه‌یی در زندگی بشر دارد، اﻳﻦ پژوهش با هدف تبیین رابطه‌ی بین کارایی خانواده و خودکنترلی با جهت‌گیری مذهبی در مادران دارای کودک مبتلا به اوتیسم شهر تهران در سال ۹4-۹5 صورت گرفته است. روش کار: این پژوهش توصیفی ازنوع همبستگی است. نمونه‌ی مورد پژوهش شامل ١٠٠ ﻣﺎدر دارای ﮐﻮدک مبتلا به اوﺗﯿﺴﻢ شهر تهران در سال ۹4-۹5 است که به روش نمونه‌گیری در دسترس انتخاب شدند و به ﭘﺮﺳش‌نامه‌های ﺟﻬﺖ‌ﮔﯿﺮی ﻣﺬهبی آلپورت، ﮐﺎراﯾﯽ ﺧﺎﻧﻮادﻩ‌ی ﻣﮏ ﻣﺴﺘﺮ و ﺧﻮدﮐﻨﺘﺮﻟﯽ ﺗﺎﻧﺠﯽ پاسخ دادند. داده‌های جمع‌آوری شده با استفاده از روش آماری تحلیل رگرسیون چندگانه و ضریب همبستگی پیرسون تحلیل شد. در این پژوهش همه‌ی موارد اخلاقی رعایت شده است. علاوه‌براین، نویسندگان مقاله هیچ‌گونه تضاد منافعی گزارش نکرده‌اند. یافته‌ها: بر اساس یافته‌های به‌دست‌آمده بین خودکنترلی و جهت‌گیری مذهبی و نیز بین کارایی خانواده و خودکنترلی رابطه‌ی معناداری وجود داشت (05/0p<)؛ یعنی هر چقدر خودکنترلی بیشتر بود جهت‌گیری مذهبی افزایش می‌یافت و برعکس. همچنین با افزایش کارایی خانواده، خودکنترلی نیز بیشتر می‌شد و برعکس (05/0p<). بین کارایی خانواده و جهت‌گیری مذهبی درونی و بیرونی رابطه‌ی معناداری یافت نشد. نتیجه‌گیری: نتایج پژوهش حاضر بر رابطه‌ی بین جهت‌گیری مذهبی و خودکنترلی تأکید دارد. ازاین‌رو، پیشنهاد می‌شود که برنامه‌های پیشگیرانه، آموزش و مداخلات مذهبی و همچنین خودکنترلی بیشتر مد نظر قرار بگیرد.   استناد مقاله به این صورت است: Kafashpour Marandi A, Khodabakhshi –Koolaee A. The relationship of family functioning and self-control to religious orientation among mothers of autistic children. J Res Relig Health. 2018; 4(3): 21-33. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v4i3.16460 &nbsp