Investigating the Effect of the Intervention of the Islamic Lifestyle Model Derived From the Alavi Way of Life with an Emphasis on Nahj al-Balagha on the Quality of life of Farhangian University Students and Comparing it with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Yarali, Javad; Kalantari, Mehrdad; Hamid Taher Neshatdost, Hamid Taher; Arizi, Hamidreza

Investigating the Effect of the Intervention of the Islamic Lifestyle Model Derived From the Alavi Way of Life with an Emphasis on Nahj al-Balagha on the Quality of life of Farhangian University Students and Comparing it with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Javad Yarali ¹

Mehrdad Kalantari ²

Hamid Taher Hamid Taher Neshatdost ²

Hamidreza Arizi ²

¹ Faculty member, Farhangian University, Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

² Professor, Department of Psychology, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of Alavi lifestyle intervention and CBT on the quality of life of students, assuming the positive effect of Alavi lifestyle education and increasing their quality of life. People with a suitable lifestyle have better health and quality of life. Lifestyle behaviors are not directly related to health, but they have an important impact on the quality of life and health of people.
Materials and methods: The recent research was conducted qualitatively-quantitatively with a semi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test and follow-up. First, the lifestyle model was extracted from the Alavi way of life sources, and after the implementation of the quality of life questionnaire, the Alavi lifestyle training packages and CBT were used on the students.
Findings: Analysis of variance with repeated measures showed that the difference in quality of life scores in the post-test and follow-up both in the lifestyle group and in the CBT group is significant compared to the pre-test. (The positive influence of lifestyle and CBT on the quality of life of students). While the effect of lifestyle intervention and CBT on students' quality of life is the same.
Conclusion: Therefore, using Alavi lifestyle training or CBT to improve the quality of life is the same and can lead to the improvement of the quality of life of all members of the society, especially students.

Keywords

Alavi Lifestyle

CBT

Quality of Life

Nahjul Balagha

Students