Validating Islamic Questionnaire of Identifying God’s Traits in Human

• Main Authors: Zohre Ansari, Leila Salek, Elnaz Mousavi, Aliasghar Asgharnejad Farid
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2018-06-01
• Series: پژوهش در دین و سلامت
• Subjects: God’s traits; Islamic questionnaire; Model of identification
• Online Access: http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/en-jrrh/article/view/21946
• ISSN: 2383-4331; 2383-4323

For downloading the full-text of this article please click here. Background and Objective: In Islamic approach profound belief in God’s traits has an important effect on development of personality. Based on Islamic teachings, the function of appearing God’s traits in life is twofold. First, it makes individuals resilient to the pressure of life and crisis. Second, a model of identification paves the way for human to achieve his ultimate goal and self-actualization. This study aims to introduce a new tool for assessment of individuals’ identification with God’s traits. Method: This fundamental research was conducted as a survey. To collect the data, all God’s traits were first gathered from Islamic text books. As the next step, collected traits were reviewed and modified based on various criteria. Finally, 53 traits were extracted and designed as a questionnaire with Likert scale. As for the sample, Random Stratified Sampling was used. 400 individuals who were from different socio-economic levels completed the questionnaire (71.5% urban area, 25.8% rural area, Male=50%, Female=50%). To determine reliability and validity, the data were analyzed using: Cronbach's alpha, Bartlett's Test, Factor Analysis, Conduct validity, and Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin. All ethical issues were observed in this research and the researchers declared no conflict of interests. Results: According to Spearman Correlation, validity was .88% (P<.001) and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 95%. Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) test was calculated for sampling adequacy which was reported to be .93% (.000). Conclusion: Findings revealed that this questionnaire has acceptable validity and reliability. Therefore, it can be utilized to assess individuals’ identification with God’s traits. For downloading the full-text of this article please click here.