Volume 15, Issue 60 (8-2021)                   etiadpajohi 2021, 15(60): 97-116 | Back to browse issues page


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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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Objective: The aim of this study was to develop an integrated psychotherapy model based on religious-psychological teachings with Islamic approach and evaluate its effectiveness on reducing the tendency to high-risk behaviors (tendency to use alcohol, drug, and cigarette) in adolescents. Method: The present study was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population of the present study included all male high school students who were studying in Ardabil in the academic year 2017-2018. First, 200 students were selected by multi-stage random sampling method and then 30 students with high-risk behaviors determined by the Iranian adolescents' risk scale were selected according to the exclusion and inclusion criteria and were randomly assigned into the experimental group (n = 15) and the control group (n = 15). For the experimental group, the educational program designed based on religious-psychological teachings was held for ten 60-minute sessions and the control group did not receive any intervention. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. Results: The results showed that education based on religious-psychological teachings reduced significantly the tendency to high-risk behaviors in adolescents. Conclusion: Integrative psychotherapy based on religious-psychological teachings with Islamic approach is an effective and efficient intervention in reducing adolescents' tendency to high-risk behaviors common in this age group, especially the use of alcohol, drug, and cigarette.
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2020/12/25 | Accepted: 2021/08/1 | Published: 2021/07/15

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