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Analysis of the Effect of Religiosity on Subjective Well-Being

Year 2022, Volume: 13 Issue: 35, 851 - 863, 22.08.2022
https://doi.org/10.21076/vizyoner.1074939

Abstract

The study aims to investigate how religiosity and demographic variables affect the components of life satisfaction (cognitive subjective well-being) and happiness (emotional well-being) which constitute subjective well-being. Data obtained from the World Values Survey is used in the study and the estimates are made by using sequential logit regression method. In the study, "religiosity" which is accepted as a variable expressing subjective well-being is preferred to be used as a holistic concept that is effective on the social and spiritual life of the individuals rather than using it as a general concept. In this context, religiosity is discussed in three different components; social integration, divine interaction, and existential certainty. One of the most crucial findings of the study is that life satisfaction and happiness is affected by the components of religiosity in different manners. Although there is a positive relationship between religiosity and subjective well-being, questioning the social maladjustment (drugs, tobacco, crime, etc.) encountered in more religious regions constitutes the starting point of the study. 

Thanks

For his contributions and support, my advisor thanks to Assoc. Prof. Aykut Sezgin.

References

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  • Bainbridge, W. S. (1989). The religious rcology of deviance. American Sociological Review, 54(2), 288-95. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.2307/2095796
  • Capps, D. (2002). Life cycle theory and personall care. Wipf and Stock Publishers.
  • Diener, E. (1985), The Satisfaction with life scale, Journal of Personality Assessment, 49(1), 71-75.
  • Durkheim, E. (2013). Suicide: A study in sociology. Snowball Press.
  • Ellison, C. G. (1991). Religious involment and subjective well-Being. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 32(1), 80-99. https://doi.org/10.2307/2136801
  • Ellison, C. G., & Linda, K. G. (1994). Religious involvement, social ties and social support in a southeastern Community, Journal for the scientific study of religion, 33(1), 46-61. https://doi.org/1386636
  • Emmons, R. A., Chi, C., & Keivan, T. (1998). Assessing spirituality through personal goals: Implications for reseearch on religion and subjective wellbeing. Social Indicators Research, 45, 391-422. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006926720976
  • Kaya, M., & Küçük, N. (2017). İbadetler ile hayatın anlamı ve psikolojik iyi olma arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi. Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 42, 17-44.
  • Lima, C. C., & Putnam, R. D. (2010). Religion, social networks, and life satisfaction. American Sociological Review, 75(6), 914–933. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003122410386686
  • Örmeci, O. (2016). Uluslararası politika akademisi. Retrieved January 15, 2019 from http://politikaakademisi.org/2016/12/27/dunya-degerler-arastirmasi-2010-2014
  • Pescosolido, B., & Durkheim E. (1989), Suicide and religion. American Sociological Review, 54(1), 33-48. https://doi.org/2095660
  • Pollner, M. (1989). Diving relations, social relations and well being. J Health Soc Behav, 30(1), 92-104.
  • Rew, L., & Wong, Y. J. (2006). A systematic review of associations among religiosity/spirituality and adolescent health attitudes and behaviors. Journal of Adolescent Health, 38(4), 433-442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.02.004
  • Steiner, L. Leinert, L., & Frey, B. S. (2014). Din ve ekonomi (77nd ed.). (S. Öz, Trans.). Akademi Titiz Yayınları. (Original work published 2010).
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Dindarlığın Öznel İyi Oluş Üzerindeki Etkisinin Analizi

Year 2022, Volume: 13 Issue: 35, 851 - 863, 22.08.2022
https://doi.org/10.21076/vizyoner.1074939

Abstract

Bu çalışma, öznel iyi oluşu oluşturan yaşam doyumu (bilişsel öznel iyi oluş) ve mutluluk (duygusal iyi oluş) bileşenlerini dindarlık ve demografik değişkenlerin nasıl etkilediğini araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada Dünya Değerler Anketi'nden elde edilen veriler kullanılmış ve tahminler sıralı logit regresyon yöntemi kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmada öznel iyi oluşu ifade eden bir değişken olarak kabul edilen "dindarlığın" genel bir kavram olarak değil, bireylerin sosyal ve manevi yaşamında etkili olan bütüncül bir kavram olarak kullanılması tercih edilmiştir. Bu bağlamda dindarlık; sosyal entegrasyon, ilahi etkileşim ve varoluşsal kesinlik olmak üzere üç farklı bileşende ele alınmaktadır. Araştırmanın en önemli bulgularından biri, yaşam memnuniyeti ve mutluluğun dindarlığın bileşenlerinden farklı şekillerde etkilendiğidir. Dindarlık ile öznel iyi oluş arasında pozitif bir ilişki olmasına rağmen, daha dindar bölgelerde karşılaşılan toplumsal uyumsuzluğun (uyuşturucu, tütün, suç vb.) sorgulanması çalışmanın çıkış noktasını oluşturmaktadır. Bu kapsamda dindarlık öznel iyi oluşu etkileyen değişken olarak bu çalışmada ele alınmıştır. 

References

  • Akın, A. (2012). Psikoloji ve din. İz Yayıncılık.
  • Bainbridge, W. S. (1989). The religious rcology of deviance. American Sociological Review, 54(2), 288-95. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.2307/2095796
  • Capps, D. (2002). Life cycle theory and personall care. Wipf and Stock Publishers.
  • Diener, E. (1985), The Satisfaction with life scale, Journal of Personality Assessment, 49(1), 71-75.
  • Durkheim, E. (2013). Suicide: A study in sociology. Snowball Press.
  • Ellison, C. G. (1991). Religious involment and subjective well-Being. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 32(1), 80-99. https://doi.org/10.2307/2136801
  • Ellison, C. G., & Linda, K. G. (1994). Religious involvement, social ties and social support in a southeastern Community, Journal for the scientific study of religion, 33(1), 46-61. https://doi.org/1386636
  • Emmons, R. A., Chi, C., & Keivan, T. (1998). Assessing spirituality through personal goals: Implications for reseearch on religion and subjective wellbeing. Social Indicators Research, 45, 391-422. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006926720976
  • Kaya, M., & Küçük, N. (2017). İbadetler ile hayatın anlamı ve psikolojik iyi olma arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi. Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 42, 17-44.
  • Lima, C. C., & Putnam, R. D. (2010). Religion, social networks, and life satisfaction. American Sociological Review, 75(6), 914–933. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003122410386686
  • Örmeci, O. (2016). Uluslararası politika akademisi. Retrieved January 15, 2019 from http://politikaakademisi.org/2016/12/27/dunya-degerler-arastirmasi-2010-2014
  • Pescosolido, B., & Durkheim E. (1989), Suicide and religion. American Sociological Review, 54(1), 33-48. https://doi.org/2095660
  • Pollner, M. (1989). Diving relations, social relations and well being. J Health Soc Behav, 30(1), 92-104.
  • Rew, L., & Wong, Y. J. (2006). A systematic review of associations among religiosity/spirituality and adolescent health attitudes and behaviors. Journal of Adolescent Health, 38(4), 433-442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.02.004
  • Steiner, L. Leinert, L., & Frey, B. S. (2014). Din ve ekonomi (77nd ed.). (S. Öz, Trans.). Akademi Titiz Yayınları. (Original work published 2010).
  • Veenhoven, R. (1996). The study of life satisfaction. In W. E. Saris, R. Veenhoven, A. C. Scherpenzeel, & B. Bunting (Ed.), A comparative study of satisfaction with life in Europe (p. 11-48). Eötvös University Press.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Economics, Behaviour-Personality Assessment in Psychology
Journal Section Research Articles
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Zeynep Akyürek 0000-0002-8981-9623

Early Pub Date August 22, 2022
Publication Date August 22, 2022
Submission Date February 17, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2022 Volume: 13 Issue: 35

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APA Akyürek, Z. (2022). Analysis of the Effect of Religiosity on Subjective Well-Being. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Vizyoner Dergisi, 13(35), 851-863. https://doi.org/10.21076/vizyoner.1074939

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