Developing a Religiosity Scale for Iranian College Student

Khodayarifard, Mohammad; Ghobari–Bonab, Bagher; Shokoohi–Yekta, Mohsen; Faghihi, A N; Beh‐Pajooh, Ahmad; Afrooz, Gholam Ali; Abedini, Yasamin; Paknejad, Maliheh

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.06.288

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“…The criterion and construct validities of this scale were confirmed through the significant correlation with another religiosity scale and factor analysis, respectively. These authors also reported the alpha coefficients of the subscales of this questionnaire between .76 and .95 (Khodayarifard et al, 2013). In the present study, the alpha coefficients for the four subscales were as follows: religious knowledge = .74, religious beliefs = .62, religious affections and tendencies = .81, and obligation to religious duties = .97.…”

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The effect of gender, religiosity and personality on the interpersonal distance preference: a virtual reality study

Hatami

Sharifian

Noorollahi

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Communication Research Reports

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Interpersonal distance (ID) is an important aspect of human nonverbal behavior. Both situational and dispositional factors play roles in interpersonal distance preference (IDP). In the present study, we investigated the effect of gender, religiosity, and Big Five personality factors on IDP in an Iranian sample. Forty-six university students watched fourteen 360-degree video clips via a virtual reality headset. In each video-clip, a male or a female actor spoke toward the camera from a particular distance and participants rated the favorability of each distance. Results showed that at the middle-range distances, religious individuals exhibited a pronounced gender bias by rating their distance from the same gender actor more favorable than the same distance from the opposite gender actor. Furthermore, openness to experience was correlated with the favorability of the middle-range distances. These findings can be justified by dominant Islamic values in Iran and specific characteristics of openness to experience.

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The effect of gender, religiosity and personality on the interpersonal distance preference: a virtual reality study

Hatami

Sharifian

Noorollahi

et al. 2020

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“…Intimacy with Allah (God) in Islamic spirituality is defi ned as the presence of a relationship with Allah that aff ects the individual's self-worth, sense of meaning, and connectedness with others and nature (Nasr 1997). In following the set of rituals and codes of Islamic religion, an individual strives to become intimate with Allah and to fi nd personal worth and actualisation (Khodayarifard et al 2008). An old acquaintance, Suleman Sheikh -a religiously inclined but well-read business executive working in a large textile industry in Lahore -quoted the theologian David Legge's conceptualisation of intimacy with God:…”

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Intimacy with God and Coronavirus in Pakistan

Malik

2020

Anthropology in Action

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Intimacy with God is at the heart of Islamic practice through prayer. Intimacy with fellow congregants became central to the worship practices promoted by religious leaders during the holy month of Ramadan even when social distancing was required because of the pandemic. This was, by and large, an economic matter. Clerics and mosques rely significantly on the income generated through collective worship, especially during Ramadan. This article provides an account of people’s sense of intimacy with God and fellow congregants during Ramadan and how it contributed to the spread of the coronavirus in Pakistan.

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“…Despite a valid Persian questionnaire for measuring religious beliefs [ 26 ], we still have no valid questionnaire for measuring spiritual beliefs. To ensure the validity of the selected items, we solicited experts' views.…”

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The Impact of Perceived Stigma, Quality of Life, and Spiritual Beliefs on Suicidal Ideations among HIV-Positive Patients

Zarei

Joulaei

2018

AIDS Research and Treatment

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Background Suicidal ideation is considered a major health problem associated with HIV/AIDS. Suicide rates among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) are more than three times higher in the general population and that is a significant difference. This study aimed at investigating the related factors of suicidal ideations among HIV-positive patients in Southwest Iran. Study Design A cross-sectional study. Methods 351 adult volunteer HIV-infected patients that referred to the Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) center in the south of Iran were evaluated based on convenience sampling. Data was collected utilizing a structured questionnaire from March to August 2015. Results Over the six months prior to the study, 15.4% of the entire sample had been diagnosed with suicidal ideation. There was a significant correlation between the quality of life, spiritual beliefs, perceived stigma, and age with suicidal ideation. Suicidal ideation is significantly different in terms of gender and marital status. Perceived stigma and spiritual beliefs showed the highest effect on suicidal ideations, respectively. Conclusions Having religious beliefs due to accelerating psychological adaptation can motivate HIV patients to survive and have also been considered effective in preventing women from suicide. Perceived stigma and quality of life are other factors that should be taken into consideration as key elements in suicide preventive programs.

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Developing a Religiosity Scale for Iranian College Student

Cited by 20 publications

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The effect of gender, religiosity and personality on the interpersonal distance preference: a virtual reality study

The effect of gender, religiosity and personality on the interpersonal distance preference: a virtual reality study

Intimacy with God and Coronavirus in Pakistan

The Impact of Perceived Stigma, Quality of Life, and Spiritual Beliefs on Suicidal Ideations among HIV-Positive Patients

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