ÜNİVERSİTE GENÇLİĞİNDE DİNİ İNANÇ VE UMUTSUZLUK İLİŞKİSİ
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND HOPELESSNESS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Summary/Abstract: In this study, the process of prayer and religious development among university students together with religious beliefs, especially in Allah, the hereafter and fate which are part of the psychology of religion will be analyzed by considering both theoretical evaluations and the empiric results of related studies. The feelings of hope and hopelessness in university youth is also examined, where the reasons behind hope and hopelessness and their results is also analysed. This is followed by a study of the relationship between religious beliefs and hopelessness where in conclusion, the datas and comments of surveys are presented. The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship between religious beliefs and hopelessness in university students aged 18-25. For this purpose, Beck Hopelessness' Scale and Religious Belief Scale are applied to 419 students who are studying in different departments (Engineering, Economics, Theology, Science Literature, and Health) of Sakarya University. According to results, the data concludes that although the level of hopelessness of university students is quite low, the level of religious belief of university students is significantly high.

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