scholarly journals Studying Spiritual Intelligence As a Predictor on Meaningfulness and Life Satisfaction

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-122
Author(s):  
Aydın Söylemez ◽  
Mustafa Koç
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Spiritual Intelligence ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Screening Model

Spiritual intelligence, one of the several types of intelligence, is defined as an individual’s ability to find meaning in life. The aim of the current study is to investigate the effect of spiritual intelligence on meaningfulness and life satisfaction. Being a descriptive study, we followed a relational screening model while collecting research data. The study group consisted of 388 undergraduate students and adults with a bachelor’s degree living in the cities of Istanbul, Kocaeli, and Zonguldak. Spiritual intelligence, meaningfulness, and life satisfaction scales were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics as well as both correlational and regression analyses were used to analyze the data obtained by the research. The analyses demonstrated that spiritual intelligence has a positive and significant relationship with meaningfulness (.365) and life satisfaction (.219). In the regression analysis, we observed that spiritual intelligence influenced both meaningfulness (R2=0.133) and life satisfaction (R2=.048). We expect that this study will contribute to intelligence and spirituality-oriented disciplines, like psychological counselling and the psychology of religion.

scholarly journals Understanding the effect of aim in life and lonelıness level on attendance to lesson among Azerbaijanı And Turkmenıstanıan undergraduate students

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 2674
Author(s):  
Hafız Bek
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Regression Coefficients ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

This descriptive study is aimed to investigate the relationship between Azerbaijani and Turkmenistanian undergraduate students’ attendance to lesson, their aim in life and loneliness level. A total of 145 students -105 males and 40 females- who were selected by sampling from Turkmenistanian and Azerbaijani students enrolled Uşak University participated in the research voluntarily. According to the results of the descriptive statistics about the variables of the students in the study, when the arithmetic averages are examined, it is seen that they participate to the lessons at a high level. Besides, it is understood that aim in life and loneliness levels of these undergraduate students are medium-level. There is a significant positive correlation between aim in life and attendance to lesson. When the relationship between loneliness level and aim in life is examined, it is observed that there is a negative low level and insignificant relation statistically. When the relationship between attendance to lesson and loneliness level is examined, it is observed that there is a high significant relationship in the negative direction. There is no significant relation among attendance to lesson with aim in life and loneliness level. When the results of the t-test on the significance of the regression coefficients are examined, it is seen that both variables are predictive of attendance to lesson

scholarly journals Spiritual Struggles among Atheists: Links to Psychological Distress and Well-Being

Religions ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron E. Sedlar ◽  
Nick Stauner ◽  
Kenneth I. Pargament ◽  
Julie J. Exline ◽  
Joshua B. Grubbs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Multilevel Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Spiritual Struggles

Religious and spiritual struggles (R/S struggles)—tension or conflicts regarding religious or spiritual matters—have been robustly linked to greater psychological distress and lower well-being. Most research in this area has relied on samples consisting predominantly of participants who believe in god(s). Limited research has examined R/S struggles among atheists, generally conflating them with agnostics and other nontheists. This study investigated the prevalence of R/S struggles among atheists and compared atheists to theists in two samples (3978 undergraduates, 1048 Internet workers). Results of a multilevel model showed that atheists experience less demonic, doubt, divine, moral, and overall R/S struggles than theists, but similar levels of interpersonal and ultimate meaning struggles. Correlation and regression analyses among atheists demonstrated links between moral, ultimate meaning, and overall R/S struggles and greater distress (depression and anxiety symptoms) as well as lower well-being (life satisfaction and meaning in life). Even after controlling neuroticism, ultimate meaning struggles continued to predict lower well-being and higher distress across samples; moral struggles also predicted distress independently. This study demonstrates the relevance of R/S struggles to atheists and reinforces the applicability of previous results to atheist samples, but also highlights substantial differences between atheists and theists in certain R/S struggles.

Satisfaction with Life, Meaning in Life, Sad Childhood Experiences, and Psychological Symptoms among Turkish Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 236-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itır Tarı Cömert ◽  
Zümra Atalay Özyeşil ◽  
S. Burcu Özgülük
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Life Meaning ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Significant Depression

The aim of the current study was to investigate the contributions of sad childhood experiences, depression, anxiety, and stress, existence of a sense of meaning, and pursuit of meaning in explaining life satisfaction of young adults in Turkey. The sample comprised 400 undergraduate students ( M age = 20.2 yr.) selected via random cluster sampling. There were no statistically significant differences between men and women in terms of their scores on depression, existence of meaning, pursuit of meaning, and life satisfaction scores. However, there were statistically significant differences between men and women on the sad childhood experiences, anxiety and stress. In heirarchical regression analysis, the model as a whole was significant. Depression and existence of meaning in life made unique significant contributions to the variance in satisfaction in life. Students with lower depression and with a sense of meaning in life tended to be more satisfied with life.

Does meaning in life mediate the relationship between proactive personality and well-being?

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Shen Huang ◽  
Xiaofei Yan ◽  
Jiaxi Zhang ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Danmin Miao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
The Relationship

Meaning in life (MIL) is an important individual difference characteristic related to well-being, and has been receiving increasing research attention. We investigated the role of MIL in the link between proactive personality and well-being, with a focus on life satisfaction and mental health. Participants were 364 undergraduate students who completed a survey measuring proactive personality, MIL, stress, depression, and anxiety. Results reveal that proactive personality and MIL were positively correlated with life satisfaction and negatively correlated with stress, anxiety, and depression. In addition, MIL fully mediated the relationship between proactive personality and life satisfaction, and fully and independently mediated the association between proactive personality and mental health (stress, anxiety, and depression). Our results confirm the mediating role of MIL in the relationship between proactive personality and well-being. Practical implications of the study include potential methods for interventions that could improve individuals' well-being by targeting and enhancing MIL.

scholarly journals Exploring the antecedents of the mental health of business professionals in Sweden

Work ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 665-669
Author(s):  
Timur Uman ◽  
Pernilla Broberg ◽  
Torbjörn Tagesson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Welfare ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Business Professionals ◽  
Mental Strain ◽  
Work Related ◽  
The Relationship

BACKGROUND: Business professionals are an important occupational group that carries responsibility for the economic welfare of organizations and of society at large. These professionals have recently been reported to be experiencing increased mental strain, which may have a significant effect on the role they play in organizations and in society. Understanding the causes of this strain is thus an important endeavour. OBJECTIVE: This study explores the antecedents of the mental health of business professionals. METHODS: Multiple linear regression analyses were used to examine the relationship between business professionals’ mental health and its demographic, work-related, and other triggers. T-tests and descriptive statistics were used to explore the gender of the respondents in relation to these triggers and mental health. RESULTS: Compared with their male counterparts, female business professionals report poorer mental health; however, no gender differences were found in job satisfaction or life satisfaction. According to this study, age, overtime pay, higher salary and position as a manager have a positive relation with mental health, whereas working overtime has a negative relation with mental health. Job satisfaction and life satisfaction are important determinants of the mental health of business professionals. CONCLUSIONS: Business professionals are important to the economic welfare of their organization and of society as a whole. Our study suggests that demographic characteristics, work-related aspects and subjective dimensions of well-being have a profound effect on the mental health of business professionals.

Relationship Between Spirituality and Distress in Ascetics

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412110434
Author(s):  
Rudra B. Bhandari ◽  
Nidhi Chaudhry ◽  
Sarita Devi
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Spiritual Intelligence ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Psychosomatic Health ◽  
Spirituality And Health ◽  
Medical Index ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health Questionnaires

The relation between spirituality and health has been argued for decades. The study aimed to ascertain the extent and nature of the relationship between spirituality quantified in terms of Spiritual Intelligence (SI) and distress in ascetics. Sixty-three Hindu ascetics aged 31.3 ± 6.6 years were sampled from Patanjali Yogpeeth, India. Participants’ distress and spiritual levels were measured by using the Cornell Medical Index Health Questionnaires (CMHIQs) and Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory-24 (SISRI-24), respectively. Multiple regression analyses showed an insignificant negative relationship between SI and distress implying SI as a predictor of psychosomatic health.

scholarly journals Early Detection of At-Risk Undergraduate Students through Academic Performance Predictors

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Vikash Rowtho
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
At Risk Students ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Linear Discriminant ◽  
Student Dropout ◽  
Performance Predictors ◽  
A New Technique

Undergraduate student dropout is gradually becoming a global problem and the 39 Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) are no exception to this trend. The purpose of this research was to develop a method that can be used for early detection of students who are at-risk of performing poorly in their undergraduate studies. A sample of 279 students participated in the study conducted in a Mauritian private tertiary academic institution. Results of regression analyses identified the variables having a significant influence on academic performance. These variables were used in a linear discriminant analysis where 74 percent of the students could be correctly classified into three categories: at-risk, pass or fail. In conclusion, this study has proposed a new technique that can be used by institutions to determine significant academic performance predictors and then identify at-risk students upon whom interventions can be implemented prior to exams to address the problem of dropouts.

Significant Elements in the Relationship of Long-Married Couples

1980 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
William L. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Marital Adjustment ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
The Past ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Perception Of Health ◽  
The Relationship

A descriptive study of factors in the lifestyle of fifty couples married an average of 55.5 years and an average age of seventy-nine years provided data for this report. The non-random sample was heterogeneous using traditional socio-economic indicators. Life-Satisfaction (LSI-Z), Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment scores, and perception of health were all high. More than half the sample were now or had been sexually active within the past five years. Independence, commitment, companionship and qualities of caring were significant elements in these long-lasting marriages.

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