Islamic lifestyle with a focus on health

Islamic lifestyle with a focus on health

The relationship between logical-experiential thinking and mental health based on Islamic teachings with students' academic progress: The mediating role of self-criticism

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Farimah Farrokhi 1
Qamar Kuani 2
Afsaneh Sobhi 2
1 Ph.D Student of Educational Psychology, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran
Abstract
Purpose: Paying attention to critical thinking is one of the practical trainings and key components in the mental health of students. Experiential thinking and mental health are also influential in the education and growth and academic progress of students. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of self-criticism in the relationship between logical-experimental thinking and mental health based on Islamic teachings with students' academic progress.

Materials and methods: The present research was applied in terms of its purpose and in terms of the nature and method of correlation and structural equation design. The statistical population of the current study was all female students of the second secondary level of Zanjan city in the academic year of 1401-1401, of which 550 were selected by random cluster method. To collect data, Epstein and Pasini's logical-experimental thinking style questionnaires, mental health based on the Islamic teachings of Abul Ma'ali al-Husseini and Mousazadeh, Gilbert et al.'s self-criticism, and Pham and Taylor's academic achievement questionnaire were used. In order to analyze the data, SPSS version 25 and Smart PLS version 3.3 and structural equation method were used.

Findings: The results showed that the direct effect of mental health based on Islamic teachings on academic achievement, self-criticism on academic achievement and mental health based on Islamic teachings on self-criticism is significant (p<0.05). The indirect effect of mental health based on Islamic teachings through self-criticism on academic achievement is significant (p<0.05). The results of goodness of fit indices of the model showed that the research model had good goodness of fit (SRMR=0.000, NFI=1, GOF=0.38).

Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present research, it is suggested that school counselors provide the means for their academic progress by strengthening the mental health of students based on Islamic teachings and self-criticism
Keywords
Academic Progress
Logical-Experimental Thinking
Self-Criticism
Mental Health
  1. Jackson S, Goossens L. Handbook of Adolescent Development2020.
  2. Santrock JW. Adolescence. Sixteenth edition ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education; 2016.
  3. Ye LZ, Fletcher J. Immigrant Status and the Social Returns to Academic Achievement in Adolescence. J Ethn Migr Stud. 2022;48(15):3619-40.
  4. Casanova JR, Castro-López A, Bernardo AB, Almeida LS. The Dropout of First-Year STEM Students: Is It Worth Looking beyond Academic Achievement? Sustainability. 2023;15(2):1253.
  5. Epstein S. Cognitive-experiential theory: An integrative theory of personality: OUP Us; 2014.
  6. Epstein S, Epstein ML. An Integrative Theory of Psychotherapy: Research and Practice. J Psychother Integr. 2016;26(2):116-28.
  7. Jokić B, Purić D. Relating Rational and Experiential Thinking Styles With Trait Emotional Intelligence in Broader Personality Space. Eur J Psychol. 2019;15(1):140-58.
  8. Hosseini SH, Marzband R. COVID-19 Pandemic and preserving health based on Islamic Teachings. Religion and Health. 2021;8(2):79-89.
  9. Abolmaali Alhosseini K, Mousazadeh Z. Provision and Standardization of Mental Health Questionnaire Based on Islamic Teachings. Religion and Health. 2018;5(2):1-12.
  10. Koenig HG. Religion, spirituality, and health: the research and clinical implications. ISRN Psychiatry. 2012;2012:278730.
  11. Reed TD, Neville HA. The influence of religiosity and spirituality on psychological well-being among Black women. Journal of Black Psychology. 2014;40(4):384-401.
  12. Rincón Uribe FA, Espejo CAN, Pedroso JDS. Role of optimism in adolescent mental health: a protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2020;10(7):e036177.
  13. Gokhan B. Relation between Student Mental Health and Academic Achievement Revisited: A Meta-Analysis. In: Blandina B-M, editor. Health and Academic Achievement. Rijeka: IntechOpen; 2021. p. Ch. 2.
  14. Parvizrad P, Yazdani Charati J, Sadeghi MR, Mohammadi A, Hosseini H. Relationship between Mental Health, Demographic Variables and Academic Achievement of Medical Sciences Students. Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. 2014;23(109):241-6.
  15. Fearn M, Marino C, Spada MM, Kolubinski DC. Self-critical Rumination and Associated Metacognitions as Mediators of the Relationship Between Perfectionism and Self-esteem. J Ration Emot Cogn Behav Ther. 2022;40(1):155-74.
  16. Al-Azm S. Self-criticism after the defeat: Saqi; 2012.
  17. Kotera Y, Green P, Sheffield D. Mental Health Attitudes, Self-Criticism, Compassion and Role Identity among UK Social Work Students. The British Journal of Social Work. 2018;49(2):351-70.
  18. Pacini R, Epstein S. The relation of rational and experiential information processing styles to personality, basic beliefs, and the ratio-bias phenomenon. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1999;76(6):972-87.
  19. Safavipour S, Abolmaali Alhosseini K. Validation and stability of logical-experimental questionnaire (REI). Psychometry. 2018;8(29):7-29.
  20. Gilbert P, Clarke M, Hempel S, Miles JN, Irons C. Criticizing and reassuring oneself: An exploration of forms, styles and reasons in female students. Br J Clin Psychol. 2004;43(Pt 1):31-50.
  21. Kleitman S, Gibson J. Metacognitive beliefs, self-confidence and primary learning environment of sixth grade students. Learning and Individual Differences. 2011;21(6):728-35.
  22. Saadati A, Mazbouhi, S. , Marzi S. Factor structure and validity of self-criticism/self-confidence scale among teachers. Educational Measurement Quarterly. 2017;9(34):133-47.
  23. Pham LB, Taylor SE. From thought to action: Effects of process-versus outcome-based mental simulations on performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 1999;25(2):250-60.
  24. Dortaj F. Investigating the effect of process mental simulation and products on improving students' academic performance, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology. Doctoral thesis of Tabatabaei. 2003;Allameh Tabatabaei University.
  25. Henseler J, Sarstedt M. Goodness-of-fit indices for partial least squares path modeling. Computational statistics. 2013;28:565-80.
  26. Shahabi S, Moghanizadeh Z, Sanagouymoharer GR. Effect of Islamic Life Style and Metacognitive Skills on Motivating the Academic Achievement of High School Students; a Case Study of Kerman. 2019.
  27. Mohammadi D, Moslemi Z, Ghomi M. The relationship between critical thinking skills with creativity and academic achievement in students Qom University of Medical Sciences. Education Strategies in Medical Sciences. 2016;9(1):79-89.
  28. Craske MG, Barlow DH. Mastery of your anxiety and panic: Therapist guide: Oxford University Press; 2007.
  29. Ghorbani N, Bing MN, Watson P, Davison HK, LeBreton DL. Individualist and collectivist values: Evidence of compatibility in Iran and the United States. Personality and Individual Differences. 2003;35(2):431-47.