Islamic Journal of Women and the Family
Year:2015 | Volume:2 | Issue:3|Papers Count:6

This study seeks to discover the factors responsible for formation and development of attachment in a child on the basis of Islamic sources. A descriptive- analytical method has been used to refer to first hand sources with the help of trustworthy software and by way of studying Islamic educational sources. Thus Islam's teachings regarding the subject of research were analyzed. A study of the verses and Islamic narration revealed that Islam's comprehensive perspective considers this phenomenon as a procedure which not only comes into being from birth but it starts from the time of conception and there are many factors involved. The development of attachment in young children is divided into two sub-stages: One pre-marital stage and another post-marital stage. In the pre-marital sub-stage, the factors responsible for development of attachment is the selection of a suitable wife (kindhearted and attentive to the needs of the child) and paying attention to the genetic characteristics of the mother. In the post-marital sub-stage, one can identify a number of factors such as the condition of conception, mother's food and peace of mind. These are some of the most important conditions of the development of attachment in a child. These factors were evaluated by ten experts to confirm the narrative content. Kendall's coefficient of concordanceandchi-square (X2) significance were used to examine the degree of concordance and significance among the views of the ten experts. Kendallconcordanceindex of0.187atthe 0.05 levelindicates the degree of experts' agreement about the items' concordance with Islamic documents and which suitable narrative indicators of the content of the factors responsible for attachment.

The aim of this research was to examine the efficacy of group logotherapy with an Islamic approach on psychological well-being of women visiting counseling centers and clinics of Isfahan in the year 2013. For this reason, four out of many accessible health counseling centers of Isfahan were chosen to run the logotherapy. Amongst the women visiting these counseling centers, thirty participants were selected and replaced randomly into two test groups (15 people) and witness group (15 women). The test group received eight sessions of logo therapy with an Islamic approach. Ryffs questionnaire of psychologicalwell-being was completed in three stages: pretest, post-test and follow-up. The variance analysis results on repeated measures showed that the average of psychological well-being scores of the test group had significant increase as compared to the witness group, in the two stages of post-test and follow-up (p<0.001).The general results of this research indicated the effectiveness of logo therapy group counseling with an Islamic approach on the psychological well-being. Therefore acquiring logo therapeutic skills with an Islamic approach as an educational and interfering approach can be used to increase psychological well-being.

The discussion about mother dates back to the history of humanity. Her role and place in society have always been the focus of attention. The present research examines the qualities of a worthy mother from the perspectives of religious and psychological doctrines. The goal is the qualitative promotion of mother's role and ultimately the excellence of individual, family and society. The present research which has been conducted using analytical descriptive method has studied authentic Islamic and psychological sources in the years 1984- 2012 as well as theses related to the same subject matter. Some of the conclusions inferred from these sources are the following: Faith and piety, belief in the role of motherhood, physical and mental health, behavioral moderation, accountability, awareness of motherhood responsibilities, knowledge of the principles and techniques of education, discipline and planning, good manners, honesty, stability of personality, individual differences, appreciation of children, authority in education, etc.

The present study aims to investigate the relationship between religious attitude and life satisfaction among the married and unmarried women. The method used in this research is correlative and its instrument is Alport's and Fegean's Religious Orientation Scale (1963) Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (SWLS) (1985). The statistical society of the research includes all single and married women of Qom city between eighteen to twenty years of age. A number of 376 people were selected as the participants based on Morgan table (1970) through random stratified sampling method in such a way that first the city of Qom was divided into four parts and then the questionnaires were distributed randomly in all the regions. The results showed that the level of life satisfaction among single women is less as compared to married women. Single women had more external religious orientation while married women had more internal religious orientation. As well, there was significant correlation between internal religious orientation and life satisfaction both among married and unmarried women but no significant correlation was found between external religious orientation and life satisfaction.

Religious beliefs are among the important factors of marital satisfaction and compatibility. Religion is one of the most effective spiritual fulcrums that are able to provide the meaning of life in every moment of life. Religious beliefs and credence are important factors in marital satisfaction. The main purpose of this study was the survey of the relationship between religious orientation, and marital satisfaction and compatibility among couples of Qom City.This study was performed by the descriptive correlation method. The study population included all the couples referred to counseling centers and psychological clinics of Qom City. Therefore, 150 couples have been selected who volunteered themselves in this study. Required information was collected by the Azerbaijani religious orientation (2003) and Walter marital satisfaction (1992) questionnaires. The data were analyzed by SPSS Version-17 statistical software using Pearson correlation coefficients and regression and descriptive statistics.The results showed that there was a positive significant relationship between religious orientation and marital satisfaction (P>0.001). The results of regression analyses indicated that religious orientation is as a predictor of sex (P>0.001). As well, there was a positive significant relationship between religious orientation and marital compatibility (P>0.001). That is to say, religious orientation can predict martial compatibility. And there is a positive and direct relationship between marital satisfaction (P>0.001), mutual correlation (P>0.001), mutual agreement, (P>0.001) and expression of love (P>0.001).According to the importance of religious orientation and credence of family and especially in couples that increases the commitment and marital satisfaction, it has been recommended to strengthen the couple's religious beliefs in preventive and treatment programs.

This article aims to investigate the relationship between gender and various dimensions of neurosis, psychosis, extraversion and life satisfaction. As many as 295 individuals (170 girls and 125 boys) from the high schools of Baharistan district were selected using randomized cluster sampling. This is a correlational study using Eysenck's personality scale. Pearson's correlation coefficient and Mann-Whitney U Test were used for analyzing data. The results revealed that there is significant difference in the average rating of neurosis, psychosis, and extroversion among female and male students. The average rating of neurosis is higher among female students whereas the average rating of psychosis and extraversion is higher among male students. No significant difference was found in the average level of life satisfaction of female and male students. Therefore, future plans and programs related to personality types should be worked out with a view to gender differences. Keywords: neurosis, psychosis, extroversion, life satisfaction, gender.