摘要：AbstractSince parents of exceptional children are exposed to the variety of child raising stressors that impact their psychological functioning, determining factors associated with psychological health of these individuals is an important research endeavour. The aim of the current research was to investigate the relationship between image of God with obsessive-compulsive behaviours and phobic anxiety in parents of exceptional children. To accomplish the stated goal 167 parents of exceptional children were selected by means of proportional sampling procedure. The Image of God Inventory (IOG, Lawrence, 1997) and Scales of Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviours and Phobic Anxiety in Symptom Checklist90-R (SCL-90R, Deragotis et al., 1973) were administered on them. Analysis of data revealed that the magnitude of obsessive-compulsive behaviours and phobic anxiety can be predicted from the quality of images of God in parents of exceptional children. Moreover, data revealed that parents of exceptional children who had positive image of God were lower in obsessive-compulsive behaviours and phobic anxiety than parents of exceptional children who had a negative image of God. Authors concluded that positive image of God were associated with lower obsessive-compulsive behaviours and phobic anxiety in parents of exceptional children. Theoretical implication and practical application of the finding are discussed in the original paper.
关键词：Image of God;Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviours;Phobic Anxiety;Parents of Exceptional Children;Iran;.
