Effects of Sprituality on Resiliance and Psychological Well-being Among Fatherless Adolescents

Background and Objectives: Different types of training can help adolescents improve their mental health. Education based on spiritual beliefs and attitudes is one way to increase positive adaptation and decrease stress. This study aimed to investigate the possible effects of spiritual-based education (SBE) on the resilience and psychological well-being of fatherless adolescents during an eight-week training program. It was hypothesized that SBE would increase the above-mentioned variables. Methods: Sixty participants were selected through multistage cluster sampling and randomly assigned to either an education or a no-education (wait-list control) condition. The main assessment was performed pre-education, post-education, and at the four-month follow-up.  Results: The findings showed that SBE increased the level of resilience in educational conditions (P<۰.۰۰۲), and the effect of education was maintained after a four-month follow-up. Also, a quadratic interaction was observed between group and time series for resilience (P<۰.۰۳). This research revealed that spirituality-based education improves resilience; however, no difference was observed between the education and no-education conditions based on the psychological well-being of adolescents.  Conclusion: Therefore, the present study provides additional support for the beneficial effects of SBE on various aspects of mental health. It is recommended that more research is required to examine the processes by which education leads to higher resilience.

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Spirituality ، Psychology ، Positive ، Adolescent ، Psychological well-being ، Veterans ، تاثیر آموزش مبتنی بر معنویت روی تاب آوری و بهزیستی روان شناختی نوجوانان بدون پدر