Prediction of Life Satisfaction based on Attitude and Practical Commitment to Prayer in Students of Farhangian University of Tabriz
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 8 No. 2 (2022),
20 June 2022
,
Page 9-19
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v8i2.34151
Abstract
Background and Objective: The concept of life satisfaction has attracted increasing attention over the past two decades. Life satisfaction means having a favourable attitude toward one’s life as a whole. The aim of this study was to predict life satisfaction based on attitude and practical commitment to prayer in students of Farhangian University of Tabriz.
Methods: The research method used in the present study was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included all married female students of Tabriz Farhangian University، who were studying in the academic year 2020-2021. Using available sampling method, 101 of them were selected. Data were collected using the Questionnaire of Attitude and Practical Commitment to Prayer (Anisi et al.,) and the Life Satisfaction Scale of Diner et al. In this study, all ethical considerations were observed and no conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
Results: The results showed that attitude and practical commitment to prayer had a significant correlation with life satisfaction (r=0.632). The results of regression analysis also showed that the attitude and practical commitment to prayer predict life satisfaction (β=0.758). Also, among the variables, the effectiveness of prayer in individual and social life (β=0.414) and heart’s presence in prayer (β=0.338) significantly predicted life satisfaction.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, it can be stated that attitude and practical commitment to prayer have a significant role in predicting life satisfaction.
- Life satisfaction; Prayers; Subjective well-being
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