Abstract
The present study tries to compare religious orientation, psychological well-being and forgiveness in teachers and clergymen. The statistical population includes all teachers of district 2, Qazvin Education Organization and all clergymen in Qazvin Seminary (Hawzeh Elmeyyeh) in the academic year 2013-2014. Among them, 260 individuals (150 teachers and 150 clergymen) were selected by random sampling and completed the psychological well-being questionnaire, forgiveness questionnaire and religious orientation questionnaire. The results show that there is no significant difference between two groups in the psychological well-being, but there are significant differences in forgiveness and religious orientation so that in the forgiveness variable, the clergymen have higher mean than teachers and in religious orientation variable, teachers have higher mean than clergymen. Also, there are significant differences between forgiveness and psychological well-being, forgiveness and religious orientation, and psychological well-being and religious orientation in the two groups so that the rate of these relationships in teachers is significantly higher than that of clergymen. The job status (teacher or clergy) has the role of mediator. Evaluation and recognition of psychological health and well-being and the relationship of these psychological structures with forgiveness and religious orientation can present worthwhile recommendations in the field of providing psychological health for individuals of the society that requires more consideration in the field of clinical researches.
Highlights
In the twenty-first century, a group of psychologists have noticed this subject that human being should spend his intellectual energy in the positive aspects of the experience; so, one of the things that has attracted much attention in recent decades is Positive psychology
According to the positive psychology growth in recent decades, and according to the religious and spiritual activities that influence the aspects of this field, including the psychological well-being, the present study was conducted to compare religious orientation, psychological well-being and forgiveness in teachers and clergymen in Qazvin
The results showed that there is no significant difference in psychological well-being between the two groups
Summary
In the twenty-first century, a group of psychologists have noticed this subject that human being should spend his intellectual energy in the positive aspects of the experience; so, one of the things that has attracted much attention in recent decades is Positive psychology. Psychological well-being is involved in the psychology of life quality that is defined as individuals’ understanding of life in the realm of emotional behavior, psychological functioning and aspects of mental health and consists of two parts. Some emphasize the physical processes and point out that there is a relationship between high physical health and the high quality of life. Some others refer to the individual and social processes such as enjoying a positive attention toward self and self-dominant andsignificant associations with others (Shekari et al, 2007). Based on Ryff model, psychological well-being consists of six factors: self-acceptance, positive relationships with others, autonomy, purpose in life, personal growth and dominating on the environment; this model has been widely addressed in the world (Maddahi et al, 2011)
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