An Empirical Research on the Relationship Between 'Umra Worship and Meaning in Life and Hopelessness

Abstract

One of the important areas of study of religious psychology is to examine the reflection of worship in the spiritual life of individuals in the context of worship psychology. In this field survey, the relations between the level of meaning in life and hopelessness of individuals who performed the 'umra worship are examined. The study is conducted with 214 Turkish participants who performed 'umra in Saudi Arabia. The collected data is analyzed by questionnaire technique. "Personal Information Form", "Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ)" and "Beck Hopelessness Scale" are used as data collection tools. The obtained data is analyzed in the SPSS 23.0 statistical program. One Sample t-Test, Pearson Moments Multiplication Correlation Analysis, Independent Sampling t-Test, One Way ANOVA and Tukey HSD tests are used to analyze the data. It is found that the research group's level of meaning in life is above average; the level of hopelessness is below average significantly. There is a significant negative correlation between meaning in life and hopelessness, feelings about the future, loss of motivation, expectation about the future. There is a significant positive correlation between searched meaning and hopelessness and loss of motivation.