An Examination of Religious Adherence and Tendency to Risky Behaviours (A Case Study of Adolescents and Youth in Kashan)

Document Type : The Quarterly Jornal

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1 Sociology graduate of Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Kashan University, Kashan, Iran.

3 PhD student of Cultural Sociology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Research Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The tendency towards religiosity, effectiveness, and religious adherence is a strong barrier against all kinds of social harms and difficulties of life. This study aims to examine religious adherence and tendency to Risky Behaviours among citizens of Kashan. The research method used in the present study is a survey and the statistical sample of the research, 552 people based on Cochran's formula and considering the views of the supervisor, were selected as the final sample by possible sampling method appropriate to the volume. The reliability of the questionnaire was based on Cronbach's alpha coefficient and its validity was based on the opinions of academic experts. Pearson correlation test and paired t-test using SPSS 25 software were used to make inferential analysis and measure the relationship between independent and dependent variables. The findings of Pearson correlation test indicate that the correlation between the variables of religiosity with its three aspects (belief, ritual and consequential) and the dependent variable of research, i.e. Risky Behaviours have been negative and inverse, in addition to having a significant relationship.

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Journal of Islam and Social Studies
Volume 10, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
ExecutiveExpert
April 2022
Pages 181-207

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  • Receive Date: 18 July 2021
  • Revise Date: 02 October 2021
  • Accept Date: 23 June 2022

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