Prediction of hopefulness due to difficulties in emotional regulation and religious attitudes in students

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1 faculty of educational science and psychology، Ferdowsi university of Mashhad

2 PhD Student in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

3 Master of Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Al-Zahra University, Tehran, Iran

10.22111/jeps.2020.5743

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to predict hopefulness based on difficulties in emotional regulation and religious attitudes. Method of the present study was descriptive-correlation study. The sample size was 121 Undergraduate students' Ferdowsi University of Mashhad that were selected as volunteers. Research tools included: hope questionnaire of Snyder (1991), difficulties of emotional regulation (DERS) and religious attitudes questionnaire (2010). Pearson correlation, regression, and patch analysis were applied. Results showed that there are significant relationships between hopefulness, difficulties in emotional regulation and religious attitudes (p < 0.05), considering path analysis, results showed that religious attitude, reject responses excitement, difficulty handling the targeted behavior, limited access to emotion regulation strategies, lack of transparency in the excitement, the total of difficulties in emotional regulation can be predictors for hopefulness (p < 0.0001). In addition, according to patch analysis to predict hopefulness were desirable. Thus, the factor of difficulties in emotional regulation and religious attitudes can predict hopefulness.

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Journal of Educational Psychology Studies
Volume 17, Issue 39
October 2020
Pages 192-173

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