Ravanshenasi & Din

The present paper tries to elaborate on the necessity and the nature of research needs-assessment, provide methodology, propose an operational model for research needs-assessment of relationships between religion and psychology and achieve the research needs in this field. It is a qualitative research in which a combination of survey, content analysis and focus group methods are used. The statistical universe includes documentary, human and organizational resources related to the relationship between religion and psychology. The statistical sample which is based on 123 resources in documentary resources (book, scientific magazine, dissertation, upstream documents, structure and duties), includes 351 individuals in human resources (research and educational managers, experts of psychology and religious sciences, seminary students and their families), and includes 28 organizations in organizational resources (counseling centers, centers related to seminary students' data and statistics, related executive system, and research-scientific institute). The sampling method is a combination of purposive and available samplings. The research findings present: proposing particular methodology, providing an operational model for needs-assessment of relationship between religion and psychology, and accessing to 702 research titles in 15 branches of psychology. The most recognized needs are in the branches of social psychology, positive psychology, and developmental psychology. The least recognized needs are in the branches of physiological psychology, psychometrics, and research method.