The Relationship Between Psychological Support And Religious Values Among The Adolescents In The Preparatory Year At The Muslim University In Al-Madīnah Al-Munawwarah


Abstract in English

This study aimed at investigating the relationship between psychological support and religious values among the adolescents in the preparatory year at the Muslim University in Al-Madīnah Al-Munawwarah. The study employed the descriptive analytical method, and the researcher developed the study instruments that consisted of two scales; the psychological support scale, which consisted of (41) items distributed to four domains: (emotional support, morale cognitive support, recognition and status support, as well as social support); and the religious values scale which consisted of (53) items distributed to three domains: (ideological values, worship values, as well as moral values). The validity and reliability of study instruments were verified. The study sample consisted of (192) preparatory-year students studying at the Muslim University in Al-Madīnah Al- Munawwarah. The results showed that the level of psychological support, with its domains, was of a high degree, with a mean that ranged between (3.75 - 4.06), and it was ranked as follows; (cognitive morale support , recognition and status support, social support, and emotional support). The mean of psychological support in total was (3.91) . The level of religious values was also of a high degree, with a mean that ranged between (3.64 - 4.44), in the following order (ideological values, worship values, and finally moral values), and the mean of the religious values in total was (3.92). The results showed that there is a statistically significant positive relationship between the psychological support and the religious values.

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