Cultural Psychology

Cultural Psychology

Investigating the perceived role of Mahdavia and pilgrimage in the mental health of women

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Ebrahim Naimi 1
Azam Kalaee 2
1 Allameh Tabataba'i University
2 Refah University
10.30487/jcp.2018.93201
Abstract
Health condition of individuals has been influenced by religious beliefs and behaviors from their religious doctrine. Belief in Mahdavism is considered among those believes which plays an important role in mental health of individuals. Regarding the significance of the role of women in promotion of this culture and their main responsibility of growing a healthy generation, the aim of this study has been survey about the role of belief in the religious teachings based on Mahdavism and pilgrimage culture in mental health of women. This research has been done in qualitative approach and in the way of grounded-theory. Based on input standards and in the way of purposeful sampling, 12 people of holy Jamkaran mosque pilgrim women have been interviewed through Semi-structured interviews about the quality of their belief in Mahdavism and pilgrimage and its role in their cognitive, emotional and behavioral aspects. Results has shown several factors such as positive attitude on life (cognitive aspect), such factors as experiment of intellectual senses and decreasing spiritual pressures (emotional aspect) and such factors as appropriate dealing with crisis and trying toward attract Imam Mahdi’s (AJ) satisfaction (behavioral aspect) have been efficient on mental health. As the result of recognizing these key factors in the present study, perceptional model called “sating the route of health and excellence, appearing belief in activity” has been achieved which has shown the way of the health and excellence has been as the result of activating believes on the ground of religious behaviors. It can be said that considering the role of believes and making ground due to cause them appear in people’s actions have been specially important in mental health.
Keywords
belief
Mahdavism culture
pilgrimage
mental health
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Cultural Psychology
Volume 2, Issue 2
April 2019
Pages 57-37

  • Receive Date 16 September 2019