Accreditation, Validation and Investigation of Factor Structure of Discretion Questionnaire Based on Islamic Sources

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran

2 Master's degree from Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, Qom، Iran.

10.22034/ip.2026.176

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim of accreditation, validation, and investigation of the factor structure of the Discretion Questionnaire. The present study is a descriptive and survey-type study. A total of 278 students were selected using a stratified random method and completed the original discretion questionnaire (Khakbazan and Rafiei-Honar, 2019). In order to examine the validity of the questionnaire, Cronbach's alpha coefficient, Spearman-Brown split-half, and Guttman split-half were used. Cronbach's alpha coefficient in the test and retest stages was 0.789 and 0.765 respectively. The Spearman-Brown split-half and Guttman split-half coefficients were 0.858 and 0.856 respectively. Principal component analysis using Varimax rotation showed that the discretion scale (by removing 25 questions with low factor valence) consists of 4 factors: identity, time course, conscious action, and self-control. In summary, the present study showed that the discretion questionnaire has good validity and reliability and can be used to measure foresight. In addition, in this study, "self-control" was identified as one of the factors constituting the discretion construct, along with the previous three factors.

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Islam and Psychological Research
Volume 11, Issue 24 - Serial Number 24
December 2025
Pages 209-230

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History

  • Receive Date: 21 May 2024
  • Revise Date: 14 March 2025
  • Accept Date: 05 May 2025

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