Relation among quality of image of God with somatization and phobic anxiety in college students

Since in college students are exposed to the variety of 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 somatization and phobic anxiety in college students. To accomplish the stated goal 233 in college students were selected by means of proportional sampling procedure. The Image of God Inventory (IOG, Lawrence, 1997) and Scales of Somatization 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 somatization and phobic anxiety can be predicted from the quality of images of God college students. Moreover, data revealed that college students who had a positive image of God were lower in somatization and phobic anxiety than in college students who had a negative image of God. Authors concluded that positive image of God were associated with lower somatization and phobic anxiety in college students. Theoretical implication and practical application of these findings are discussed in the original paper.