The effect of value-oriented spiritual support application on the psychological well-being of students receiving hafiz training

Spiritual counseling is a support, assistance and consultancy service based on religious/spiritual references in people's search for meaning in the face of negative experiences and thoughts or in the process of transitioning from their current situation to a more positive one. People often need spiritual counseling and guidance services during the hafiz education process, which organizes the individual's life according to the rules of hafiz education, requires disciplined work, and whose result is an education based on both the world and the hereafter. The purpose of this research is to determine how value-oriented spiritual support application affects the psychological well-being of students receiving hafiz training. The research was conducted with 60 participants enrolled in two Quran courses that provide memorization training in the center of Simav district of Kütahya province. The participant group was formed by random sampling from volunteers who agreed to participate in the research and whose parents gave permission to participate in the research. 30 students were divided into the experimental group and 30 students into the control group, and value-oriented moral support sessions were held with the experimental group. An experimental model with pretest-posttest control group was used in the research. Research data were obtained using the "Personal Information Form" and "Stirling Emotional and Psychological Well-Being Scale for Children" and the data were analyzed with the SPSS 22 program. When the data collected from the participants was analyzed, it was concluded that value-oriented spiritual support application could make a positive contribution to the psychological well-being of students receiving hafiz training. Keywords: Hifz Education, Psychological Well-Being, Spiritual Counseling, Spirituality