Presenting a Model of Predicting Social Desirability Based on Hardiness and Irritability with the Mediation of Internal and External Religious Orientation in Students
Subject Areas : PsychologyHossein Tavakoli 1 , Farshid Khosropour 2 , Alireza Manzari Tavakoli 3 , Alireza mollazadeh 4
1 - Ph.D. Student in Psychology, Zarand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zarand, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor in Psychology, Zarand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zarand, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor in Psychology, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor in Psychology, Ashtian Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran
Keywords: hardiness, Religious orientation, social desirability, Irritability,
Abstract :
The aim of this research was to provide a prediction model of social desirability based on strictness, provocativeness and religious orientation. The current research was applied and in terms of method, it was a descriptive-correlational study. The research sample consisted of 360 students who were studying in the second secondary level of normal schools in Central Province, who were randomly selected and given a questionnaire. Data collection tools included four questionnaires of Carlo et al's Prosocial Tendencies Measure Revised (2003), Lang & Goulet's Hardness questionnaire (2003), Buss & Plomine et al's Irritability Scale (1984) and Allport and Ross's Religious orientation questionnaire (1967). Cronbach's alpha coefficient, factor analysis and model fit indices were used to analyze the data. The results of the research show that social desirability is directly related to strictness and impulsiveness in students (p<0.01). Also, social desirability is indirectly related to strictness and impulsiveness through religious orientation (p<0.01). Therefore, cultivating the trait of strictness and provocation through the mediation of religious orientation in students can be effective in increasing the social desirability of students.
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