The relationship between Psychological Entitlement and External Religious Orientation with Students' Life Satisfaction: the Mediating Role of Emotional Health and Internal Religious Orientation

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Authors

1 Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Department of Psychology and Exceptional Child Education, Ramsar Institute of Higher Education, Ramsar, Iran.

Abstract

The Aim Of This Study Was To Determine The Relationship Between Psychological Entitlement And External Orientation Of Religion According To The Mediating Role Of Emotional Health And Internal Orientation Of Religion With Students' Life Satisfaction. The Analysing Procedure Used In This Study Is Based On The Descriptive-Correlational Method And The Statistical Analysis Was Path Analysis. The Study Population Consisted Of Male And Female Students Of Different Levels And Fields Of Study Of Rahman Ramsar Institute Of Higher Education In The 98-99 Academic Year With A Population Of Approximately 750 People, From Whom 264 Students Are Selected For Conducting This Research. The Sampling Method Was Cluster Random. Research Instruments: Scott Haubner's Multidimensional Student Satisfaction Scale (2001), The Campbell Et's Psychological Entitlement Scale (2004), The Tenet Et's Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (2007) And The Allport And Ross's The Religious Orientation Scale (1967). The Results Showed That The Role Of Psychological Entitlement In Relation To Life Satisfaction Is Positive, Direct, And Meaningless (R = 0.05), But Psychological Entitlement Through Emotional Health Mediation Showed A Positive, Indirect And Significant Relationship With Life Satisfaction. Emotional Health Has A Positive, Direct, And Significant Relationship With Life Satisfaction (R = 0.34). The External Orientation Of Religion

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research
Volume 13, Issue 2
2022
Pages 381-402

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  • Receive Date: 14 May 2021
  • Revise Date: 25 July 2021
  • Accept Date: 14 August 2021
  • First Publish Date: 23 August 2022
  • Publish Date: 23 August 2022

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