The Role of Religious Beliefs, Problem-Solving Styles, and Emotional Self-Regulation in the Adjustment of Secondary High School Adolescents in Qom City
Keywords:
Religious beliefs, problem-solving styles, emotional self-regulation, adjustment, adolescentsAbstract
Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the role of religious beliefs in predicting problem-solving styles, emotional self-regulation, and adjustment among secondary high school adolescents in Qom City.
Methods and Materials: This study employed a descriptive-correlational design. The statistical population included all secondary high school students in Qom City during the 2025 academic year, from whom 382 students were selected using multistage cluster random sampling. The research instruments included George’s Religious Beliefs Questionnaire, Cassidy and Long’s Problem-Solving Style Questionnaire, Gratz and Roemer’s Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, and the Sinha and Singh Adjustment Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression analyses in SPSS version 28.
Findings: The findings indicated that religious beliefs had a significant negative relationship with emotional self-regulation difficulties (r=-0.339, p<0.001) and a significant positive relationship with adjustment (r=0.510, p<0.001). Religious beliefs were negatively associated with helplessness (r=-0.443, p<0.001) and avoidance (r=-0.514, p<0.001), while positive significant relationships were found with control (r=0.213, p<0.001), confidence (r=0.371, p<0.001), and orientation (r=0.101, p=0.048). Regression analyses further demonstrated that religious beliefs significantly predicted adjustment, emotional self-regulation, and most dimensions of problem-solving styles.
Conclusion: The results suggest that religious beliefs can function as a psychological protective factor in enhancing adjustment, improving emotional regulation, and strengthening constructive problem-solving styles among adolescents. Therefore, incorporating religious and spiritual components into educational and counseling programs may contribute to promoting adolescent mental health.
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