A Prática Religiosa e a Psicologia Positiva

Author(s):  
Thayná Laís De Souza Arten ◽  
Plínio Marco De Toni

Pessoas que praticam alguma religião têm mais características otimistas, de autoestima ou esperança quando comparadas a pessoas que não possuem nenhuma prática? Com base neste questionamento se buscou com este artigo comparar os aspectos estudados pela Psicologia Positiva (otimismo, esperança, satisfação de vida, autoestima, etc.) de indivíduos que declaram ou não estarem envolvidos em práticas religiosas. Para isso, foram utilizadas a Escala de Afeto Positivo e Afeto Negativo; Escala de satisfação de vida; Escala de Autoestima de Rosenberg; Escala de Esperança Disposicional; Escala de Esperança Cognitiva e Escala de Otimismo, todas retiradas do livro “Avaliação em Psicologia Positiva”, escrito por Claudio Simon Hutz, em 2014, e que foram aplicadas em dois grupos. O primeiro grupo foi composto por praticantes de religião, que tinham sua prática com carga horária semanal igual ou superior a 10 horas, e o segundo grupo foi formado por indivíduos que declaravam não praticar religião alguma. Em seguida, os participantes foram pareados por idade, sexo e escolaridade. A coleta de dados durou cerca de 5 meses e seu processamento ocorreu por meio do software SPSS, 18.0 for Windows com estatística descritiva e inferencial. Foi utilizado o teste t de Student para comparar os grupos de praticantes e não praticantes, considerando α de 5%. Os resultados não corroboraram com a hipótese previamente pensada, e tais resultados podem ser resultantes de uma amostra pequena e outros interventores. Palavras-chave: Psicologia Positiva. Avaliação em Psicologia Positiva. Prática Religiosa. AbstractDo  people who practice some religion have more optimistic, self-esteem, or hope aspects when compared to people who have no practice? Based on this questioning, this article aims to show the comparison of the variables studied by Positive Psychology (optimism, hope, self-esteem, etc.) of individuals who declared themselves to be involved in religious practices or not. Therefore, Positive and Negative Affect scales, Life satisfaction scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale, Hope Dispositional scale and Cognitive and Optimism scale were used, all taken from the book "Evaluation of Positive Psychology" written by Claudio Simon Hutz, which were applied in two groups. The first one was composed of practitioners of religion with weekly practicing hours superior or equal to 10 hours. The second group was composed by not religious/not declaring practitioners. The data collection lasted for about five months and the processing was done through SPSS software, 18.0 for Windows with descriptive and inferential statistics. There will be used students' tests to compare the groups practicing and non-practicing/declaring, considering α of 5%. The results did not corrobotate with the previously hypothesis, and these results can be explained by the small group investigated and other interventions. More investigations about this issue are suggested to discuss it better. Keywords: Positive Psychology. Positive Psychology Evaluation. Religious Practices.

Author(s):  
Najeh Mohammad Zawahreh Najeh Mohammad Zawahreh

This study aimed to identifying the degree of life satisfaction, the level of self-esteem and the relationship between them among students of Najran University in KSA the study sample consisted of (639) students, of whom (319) were male and (320) female students. The researcher use previous literature to building two measures, the life satisfaction scale and the self-esteem scale. Validity and reliability of both tools were concluded. the results revealed that the degree of life satisfaction among Najran University students was high, and their level of self-esteem was high, and the results showed a strong, positive and significant correlation between the degree of satisfaction with Life and the level of self-esteem, and indicated that there were no differences in life satisfaction and self-esteem among Najran University students due to the gender variable, or type of college variable.The study recommended measuring students' life satisfaction and self-esteem periodically.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 406-417
Author(s):  
Shahnaz Perveen ◽  
Hamid Ikram ◽  
Qamar Un Nisa

Abstract Purpose of the study: This research study explores the relationship between life satisfaction, self-esteem, and academic performance of university students. Methodology: A quantitative approach was used to explore the relationship among life satisfaction, self-esteem, and academic performance of university students. In this study, a survey method was employed to collect quantitative data on life satisfaction, self-esteem, and academic performance from 575 students studying in three different public universities of Punjab (Pakistan). A self-esteem scale as a survey instrument initially developed by Rosenberg (1965) and a life satisfaction scale developed by Gilligan and Huebner (2002) were used to collect data. A third scale was developed by the researchers to measure the students’ academic performance. The assembled data were statistically examined using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation by using SPSS 20th Version. Results: Findings of the study reveal that the level of life satisfaction among university students is comparatively higher than the presence of self-esteem and academic performance. Findings of the study show significant positive associations of university students’ academic performance with their life satisfaction and self-esteem. Applications of this study: This study helps strengthen the factors that promote university students’ academic performance. Novelty/Originality of this study: The novelty of this study is to explore the relationship among life satisfaction, self-esteem, and academic performance of university students for strengthening different dimensions of life satisfaction and self-esteem which ultimately promote university students’ academic performance.


2004 ◽  
Vol 95 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1227-1228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert R. Mowrer ◽  
Keesha N. Parker

In a 2002 publication, Mowrer and McCarver reported weak but significant correlations ( r = .24) between scores on the Multicultural Perspective Index and scores on Neugarten, Havighurst, and Tobin's 1961 Life Satisfaction Index-A and the Life Satisfaction Scale developed in 1985 by Diener, Emmons, Larsen, and Griffin. Using 382 undergraduate students the present study reduced the Index from 42 to 29 items based on each item's correlation with total items. An additional 104 undergraduate students then completed the modified 29-item version, Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale, Cheek and Buss's Shyness Scale, the Self-rating Depression Scale by Zung, and the Neugarten, et al. Life Satisfaction Index-A. Scores on the modified Index were negatively correlated with those on the Depression and Shyness scales and positively correlated with scores on the Self-esteem and Life Satisfaction scales ( p < .05).


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bethany A. Jones ◽  
Walter Pierre Bouman ◽  
Emma Haycraft ◽  
Jon Arcelus

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 497
Author(s):  
Teodora Slavinski ◽  
Dragan Bjelica ◽  
Dejana Pavlović ◽  
Valentina Vukmirović

Life satisfaction influences sustainable personal growth among students by ensuring that they more firmly apply themselves in their education. Universities represent an environment where students may improve their life satisfaction through better academic performance and being engaged in extracurricular sport. This study evaluates life satisfaction (LS) among university students, 18 to 28 years of age to confirm whether academic performance, involvement in sports and physical activity are factors relating to higher levels of LS among university students. The study uses the Brief Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale. Over a three-year timeframe, a questionnaire was administered to a sample of 875 students across areas of study in institutions of higher education in Serbia. The data were analyzed using Mann–Whitney and Kruskal–Wallis tests. LS among students is found to be significantly improved under the following conditions: removing the burden to pay for one’s tuition, having a better Grade Point Average (GPA) as well as being involved in sport. Moreover, the optimum level of physical activity to positively affect LS is found to be four to five hours a week.


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