A comparison of physical and direct style of identity, styles, religious orientation in female students with and without a boyfriend

Almardani Some’eh, Sajjad; Basharpour, Sajjad; Ghorbani, Fatemeh; Abbasi, Azadeh

doi:10.22055/jacp.2019.25355.1073

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ M.A. in General Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

² Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardebil, Iran

³ M.A. in General Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22055/jacp.2019.25355.1073

Abstract

Friendship relationships with the opposite sex before marriage is one of the social phenomena in vain, which in recent years have spread much in vain. The aim of this study was to compare the styles of identity, physical and direct religious orientation in female students with and without a boyfriend. This study is a cusal-comparsion study. The population was the female students of the University in the Mohaghegh Ardebili. 30 female students with boyfriend and 30 non-boyfriend female students were selected using voluntary sampling method. Participants completed Identity, Physical direct and individual religious orientation Questionnaire. Data were analyzed by analysis of variance. The results showed that the mean student's scores with boyfriend are lower in internal religious-orientation, normative information, identity, and commitment in variables than to non- boyfriend students, and they are not different physical, and flexibility in variables. Also, students with boyfriend are higher significantly in self-esteem, and identity confusion in variables than to the non-boyfriend group. There for, the defect in the dissatisfaction of the physical image, identity and lack of internal religious orientation can friendship before marriage have a role.

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psychology

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Volume 3, Issue 1May 2017Pages 73-90

Volume 3, Issue 1
May 2017
Pages 73-90