en Educational Psychology پژوهشي Original <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#339933;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:2;"><b>Objective</b>: Nahj al-Balaghah encompasses guidance for all facets of human existence, whereby adherence to its teachings can lead to an enhanced quality of life, societal dynamics, and governance. Among the various dimensions of familial life, child rearing occupies a position of paramount importance. Thus, the objective of this research endeavors to enhance the efficacy of instructing parenting styles based on Nahj al-Balagheh on behavioral outcomes in students. <b>Methods</b>: Behavioral outcomes were assessed among students, with the statistical population consisting of all students exhibiting behavioral consequences and their respective parents. Employing cluster sampling as the sampling technique, a sample size of 30 parents and their children was selected. These parents were subsequently assigned to either the experimental or control group, with the experimental group undergoing 8 sessions focused on parenting styles derived from Nahj al-Balaghah. The data was collected through a questionnaire examining behavioral consequences and subjected to statistical analysis of covariance.<br> <b>Results</b>: The findings indicate that the instruction of parenting styles based on Nahj al-Balaghah exerts a positive influence on the behavioral outcomes of students.<br> <b>Conclusions</b>: The findings, in general, provide evidence to substantiate the efficacy of parental education that is rooted in religious texts, in terms of its impact on the behavioral outcomes of children.</span></span></span></span></div> Students,Behavioral outcomes, Parenting styles, Nahj al-Balaghah 29 40 http://ijer.hormozgan.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-48-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Naser Askarpour askarpooornaser@gmail.com 10031947532846002772 10031947532846002772 Yes The fourth level of Qom Seminary, Qom, Iran Mina Abadeh Minaabade1366@gmail.com 10031947532846002773 10031947532846002773 No Master of Clinical Psychology, Sirjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sirjan, Iran Sara Nabavi nabavipsychology68@yahoo.com 10031947532846002774 10031947532846002774 No Master of Clinical Psychology, Sirjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sirjan, Iran Marzieh Shahabinejad Ma.sh.ne1367@gmail.com 10031947532846002775 10031947532846002775 No Master of General Psychology, Sirjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sirjan, Iran Eshrat Karimi Afshar eshrat_karimi@yahoo.com 10031947532846002776 10031947532846002776 No Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Sirjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sirjan, Iran Zahra Naghsh z.naghsh@ut.ac.ir 10031947532846002777 10031947532846002777 No Associate Professor of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran