The prediction of happiness based on spiritual well-being, spiritualism and attachment to God

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 M.A. in general Psychology, Ayandegan Institute of Higher Education, Tonekabon, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University (PNU), Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant professor of Psychology, Ayandegan Institute of Higher Education, Tonekabon, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between attachment to God, spiritual well-being, and spirituality with the happiness of male employees of Abdolazim Shrine. The research method of this research is descriptive correlation type. The statistical population of this research was all the male employees of Abdolazim haram, 160 of them were selected and completed the questionnaires of Spirituality,\ attachment to God, spiritual well-being and happiness. Statistical data were analyzed through descriptive indices, Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analyzes in a step-by- step manner. Pearson correlation coefficient showed that is a significant positive relationship between attachment to God, spiritual well-being and Spirituality with the happiness of male employees. Multivariable regression analyzes using the step-by- step method showed that attachment to God was 26.90% in the first step and spiritual well-being was 4.30% in the second step, and in total these two variables predicted 31.20% of the variance of male employee's happiness. In general, this research showed that attachment to God, spiritual well-being and Spiritualism are important variables in predicting the happiness of male employees Abdolazim shrine.

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