An Empirical Study About the Relationship Between Personality Traits and Religiosity AbstractThe present study aims to investigate the relationship among personality traits, religiosity and religious orientation. The sample of the study consists of 394 undergraduate students from Sakarya University Theology Faculty (181 students) and Kilis 7 Aralik University Theology Faculty (213 students). The scales were applied to the sample during the spring semester 2013. In this research, personality traits were measured by the NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) and religiosity was measured by Religiosity Scale and Religious Orientation Scale. ttest and Pearson Correlation were used for data analysis. The findings of the study indicate significant relationships among personality traits, religiosity and religious orientation. Religiosity and religious orientation has positive correlation with agreeableness and conscientiousness where as there is no relation with openness.
ÖzBu araştırmanın amacı, yaşlılık döneminde dindarlık, dini başaçıkma ve başaçıkma tarzları arasındaki ilişkileri incelemektir. Ampirik olarak tasarlanan araştırmanın örneklemini İstanbul'da ikamet eden 60 yaş üstü 115 katılımcı oluşturmaktadır. Örneklem grubundan bilgi toplamak amacıyla geliştirilen anket formu dört bölümden oluşmaktadır. Bunlar; katılımcıların demografik özelliklerini belirlemeye yönelik sorular, Dindarlık Ölçeği, Dini Başaçıkama Ölçeği ve Başaçıkma Ölçeği'dir. Verilerin analizinde SPSS paket programı kullanılmıştır. Örneklem grubundan elde edilen veriler, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson Korelasyon Analiz teknikleri ile çözümlenmiştir. Araştırma sonucuna göre, katılımcıların cinsiyeti ve öznel sağlık algıları dindarlık düzeylerinde anlamlı farklılaşmaya yol açmıştır. Ayrıca öznel sağlık algısı ve yaşanılan problemler başaçıkma ve dini başaçıkma tarzlarında anlamlı farklılaşmaya yol açmıştır. Bu araştırma sonunda, dindarlık düzeyi, olumlu dini başaçıkma ve aktif başaçıkma tarzları arasında anlamlı pozitif ilişkiler tespit edilmiştir. AbstractThe purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between religiosity, religious coping and coping in old age period. The empirical sample of the study is constituted of 115 subjects aged over 60 who live in Istanbul. Questionnaire is formed of four parts to obtain information from the group of sample. These are the questions which are intended to determine demografic status of subjects, Religiosity Scale, Religious Coping Scale and Coping Scale. SPSS packet software was used for data analysis. Data obtained from the group of sample was analyzed with t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's Product Moment Correlation techniques. According to the results of this study, participants' gender and subjective health cause meaningful changes on religiosity levels. Moreover subjective health and problems that dealing with statistically create significant distiction on religious coping styles and coping styles. As a result of this research, significant positive relation is found between religiosity levels, positive religious coping styles and active coping styles.
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