Investigating the Relationship between Religiosity and Social Hopefulness among Female High-School Students in Shiraz
Introduction Religion is an effective factor in socialization process which has attracted the attention of many sociologists. It is an important factor affecting mental health. Religion transforms the world picture in an individual view and changes his perception of himself, creation and the event...
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| Language: | fas |
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University of Isfahan
2015-06-01
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| Series: | جامعه شناسی کاربردی |
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| Online Access: | http://uijs.ui.ac.ir/jas/browse.php?a_code=A-10-324-7&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
| Summary: | Introduction Religion is an effective factor in socialization process which has attracted the attention of many sociologists. It is an important factor affecting mental health. Religion transforms the world picture in an individual view and changes his perception of himself, creation and the events surrounding him. Such a person does not feel frustration and anxiety caused by difficulties. He is sure that God support him. Incidents and events are transient and patience will be rewarded by God. (Cruise, Abedi, 2008). Naturally, human beings are vulnerable to concerns and worries so they consistently have fought to overcome them. Religiously speaking, one of the objectives of creation of humankind was to bring peace and comfort in life and humans struggle to overcome despair and depression (Parcham and others, 2010). Quality of life has a significant relationship with hope and plays an important role in achieving social success (Snayder quoted in Mehrinejad and Moghaddam, 2011). The lack of hope causes a person to feel disabled and desperate and that he does not have enough self-esteem. We tolerate suffering and torment because we think in the future it changes to the good. Therefore, all our efforts are worthwhile. Hope enables us to resist the difficulties and problems of the present so the door will be opened to solve them (Snyder, 2000). Spiritual crisis is one of the consequences of despair even among some religious people. Appropriate goal setting is a key factor in this battle. It seems that one of the causes of failures and successive wanderings in humans is disappointment in reaching goals and lack of effort. Optimistic people, with more faith, and popularity have more adaptability with education, employment and sports. Also, they have more political and social achievements and happiness. They hope they can live with the challenges that may be encountered consistently. Hope is so important that in recent years a new approach has emerged in the field of psychology, which is known as positive psychology. Positive psychology is the scientific study of human abilities and strengths. One of the most important element of positive psychology is optimism. So this paper aims at considering the relationship between religiosity and social hopefulness. Materials & Methods This is an applied research. With regard to the type of study, it is a descriptive study and has used the survey method. The study population consists of all high school female students in Shiraz during the academic year of 1391 -92, whose total number is equal to 5637 individuals. 381 students were selected by use of cluster sampling method and Cochran formula. Data collection techniques in this study was a Likert type questionnaire and the data was analyzed by SPSS software. Discussion of Results & Conclusions In this study, emotional, religious, moral and ritual aspects of hope were measured. According to the results of previous research, a positive relationship between religious orientation and hopefulness was found. Likewise, hopelessness is associated with depression. Students who are religious and hopeful, have a higher tolerance threshold and are generally more successful in school. |
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| ISSN: | 2008-5745 2322-343X |