Investigation of the Contribution of Spirituality and Religiousness to Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being in Iranian Young Adults |
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Authors: | Mohsen Joshanloo |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, Chonnam National University, Kwangju, South Korea |
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Abstract: | Studies that have used both spirituality and religiousness measures to predict mental well-being are virtually nonexistent.
Furthermore, in almost all of the past studies, the distinction between hedonic and eudaimonic aspects of well-being has not
been taken into account. To address these limitations, the present study sought to examine the relation between spirituality
and religiousness and a rather comprehensive set of well-being scales in an Iranian Muslim sample. Participants were 292 undergraduates
at the University of Tehran. Results of bivariate correlation analysis showed that all aspects of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being
were positively correlated with all aspects of spirituality and religiousness. Results of the multiple regression analysis
demonstrated that spirituality was a stronger predictor of well-being than religiousness. In order to further examine the
unique contribution of spirituality and religiousness over each other and gender, hierarchical regression analysis was applied.
Findings indicated that while spirituality was a significant predictor of well-being after partialling out the effects of
gender and religiousness, religiousness did not add significantly to the prediction of well-being over and above the contribution
of gender and spirituality. Implications of the results are discussed, as are study limitations and directions for further
research. |
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