Abstract
For spiritual human the perceptions of the source of existence and of god on the one hand and of himself on the other is one of the major psychological challenges. The formation of fictitious ideas or imaginations in these two domains lead to false and turbulent psychological processing. The psychological assessment of the beliefs of these perceptual areas in the field of clinical-spiritual assistance is of particular importance to the clients. The main objective of this research is to provide and measure the indicators of validity and reliability and factor structure of self-concept and god-image questionnaire for spiritual studies and interventions. To this end, the criteria for “self-concept” and “god-concept” were adjusted based on religious texts and then clinical observations. Objective tools were
provided for measuring it. After the initial studies and preparation of the necessary
narrative for the clinical experts with the qualitative method of the centralized group and the elimination of unconfirmed statements, a questionnaire with 6 questions for
demographic components and 40 questions for self-concept and God-concept was designed.
To study the reliability of the questionnaire a test-retest method and a statistical factor
analysis on a small group of 30 undergraduate students at the Islamic Azad University of
Tehran, south Tehran branch was conducted. Using a multi-stage cluster method, a sample
of 628 students was selected. The findings in the qualitative methods contained a
satisfactory content validity in the CVI> 0/79 and CVR> 0/62. Based on the test re-test
results, the reliability for God-concept subscale was 0/806 and for the self-concept was 0/582.
Cronbach’s alpha or internal consistency of the test was 0/815, which indicates a satisfactory
level. The factor analysis was identified by the main components of the four factors in the
response of the participants. Which included 7 self-concept questions, 8 self-image questions,
14 questions of God-concept and 11 questions of God-image (the true meaning of God).
Therefore, the final findings were derived from four main sub-scales that measure both the
false impressions of God and Self, as well as the true concepts of God and Self.