Prediction of Commitment -Reflectivity Circumplex (CRC) religious orientation based on Family communications patterns (FCP) on student with the mediating role of perfectionism

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD student in Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Saveh, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Quran and Hadith, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Research and Development Institute for Humanities, Organization for Study and Compilation of Academic Textbooks in Islamic Sciences and Humanities, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the  aim of predicting the religious orientation of students based on the model of family communication and the mediator role of perfectionism.  The research was descriptive-correlation  one.  The population of the study consisted of all the students of Farhangian University of Tehran in 1401, among whom 388 participants were selected as the sample group by quota sampling and answered the questionnaires of circumplex religious orientation, perfectionism and the revised questionnaire of Family Communication Patterns. Regarding the data analysis, structural equation modeling method was used and data were analyzed by SPSS version 24 and AMOS software. The modeling results indicated the appropriacy of the research model. Also, the results showed that the Family Communication Pattern both directly and through the mediation of perfectionism have an effect on the circumplex religious orientation of students. Based on the results of the present research, it can be  concluded that people with a communication style of  conversation and conformity, through perfectionism, have  significant positive and negative effects on various religious orientations. Then it is suggested that the mediating role of perfectionism in the relationship between family communication patterns and circumplex religious orientation  to be regarded and therapists should  consider this component in their therapeutic strategies and educational models.

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