Examining the structural model of the relationship between God concept and mental health with the mediation of psychological-spiritual transformation.

Aim: This research was conducted with the aim of determining the mediating role of psychological-spiritual transformation in the relationship between God concept and mental health. Method: This is a descriptive research of the type of structural equations, in which the relationship between variables was examined with regard to the role of mediation of psychological-spiritual transformation. The statistical population of the research was made up of the students of the universities of Qom city, and the multi-stage cluster sampling method with the estimated sample size (۳۰۰ people) was used to select the sample. To measure psychological-spiritual development, God concept and mental health in students from psychological and spiritual development scales (PSS), general health questionnaire (GHQ-۲۸) by Goldberg and Hiller; God concept questionnaire (RAQ) was used. Findings: Pearson's correlation coefficient results showed that the correlation between God concept and mental health variable is equal to ۰.۶۵۹ with a significance level of ۰.۰۱. Also, structural equations were used to determine the mediating role of psychological-spiritual development in the relationship between God concept and mental health. The results showed that the standardized factor loading of the God concept component is equal to ۰.۶۰ and the beta value of this component is ۰.۷۱. Therefore, the variable level of psychological-spiritual development predicts ۶۹% of the relationship between God concept and mental health. Conclusion: The results indicated that God concept will have an increasing or decreasing effect on mental health according to the mediating role of mental-spiritual transformation. Therefore, the effect of the relationship between God concept and mental health is not the same considering the level of mental-spiritual development of people, and the results obtained in the present study showed that the higher the level of mental-spiritual development, the more people have mental health