Higher Levels Of Religiosity Research Articles

In Pursuit of Queer Inquiry with TurkishEFLPreservice Teachers

AbstractBased on queer critical literacies framework, this study describes an intervention that aimed to help preservice teachers identify and deconstruct heteronormative discourse in Turkish social and educational contexts. Through a local documentary that narrates the experiences of a Turkish transgender individual, preservice teachers critique the normal/abnormal binary as conditioned by social practices, power relations, and religion in Turkey. The study further explores the attitudes of preservice teachers towards incorporation of sexuality issues in the English classroom and in English language teaching programs with data from in‐class discussions and individual interviews conducted at three Turkish state universities. Certain methodological challenges I encountered during data collection are also presented to hopefully give insights to future researchers interested in exploring sexual diversity issues in similar settings. As for the findings, the study revealed that participants’ lived experiences of queer conversations with teacher educators enabled them to successfully identify and deconstruct heteronormative discourses in their programs. Their experiences as trainee teachers additionally showed that queer discussions, considered a taboo in the Turkish society, are inevitable in the English classroom. However, preservice teachers revealed certain reservations about how or whether they would adopt a queer friendly discourse in their future classrooms considering the strict government policies and high levels of religiosity in society. It is thus critical that (preservice) teachers in conservative communities be pedagogically prepared for future encounters of queer discussions to offer a respectful classroom environment for all learners. Queer critical literacies might be a useful framework for teacher educators to increase awareness of teachers about how dominant discourses may reinforce heteronormativity and how teachers could be agents of change by identifying and deconstructing such discourses to create a safe classroom environment for learners of diverse sexual identities.

BDSM in North America, Europe, and Oceania: A Large-Scale International Survey Gauging BDSM Interests and Activities

ABSTRACT BDSM bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadism and masochism is a widespread and highly prevalent yet stigmatized practice of intimacy and sexuality. In recent years, international interest in BDSM research has grown, mainly resulting in prevalence studies in various countries. To date, however, no research has investigated international and intercontinental differences in the nature of BDSM interests and fantasies, BDSM roles and practicing contexts among BDSM practitioners. In order to explore international discrepancies in BDSM identity, fantasies, and activities among self-identified BDSM practitioners, a group of FetLife (a social network website for BDSM and kink interested individuals) members (N = 1,112) originating from North America (n = 458), Europe (n = 566), Oceania (n = 46), and Other (n = 42) completed the survey. Europeans reported an earlier age of onset of fantasizing about BDSM than did North Americans. More North Americans indicated practicing BDSM in a public context than did Europeans and Oceanians. These differences could in part be explained by different cultural backgrounds, higher levels of religiosity, and current stigmas toward non-traditional sexual interests. Future research should focus on clarifying whether cultural mechanisms underlie these dissimilarities.

Pengaruh Religiusitas Terhadap Rasa Bersalah Pada Warga Binaan Di Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Perempuan Kelas IIA Martapura

This study aims to examine the influence of religiosity on guilt feelings among female inmates in Class IIA Women's Penitentiary Martapura. The research involved 213 female inmates aged between 15 and 50 years old. The participants' guilt feelings were measured using a guilt feelings scale, while their religiosity was assessed using a religiosity scale. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression analysis. The findings indicated a significant positive correlation between religiosity and guilt feelings, suggesting that higher levels of religiosity were associated with increased guilt feelings. Regression analysis further confirmed the influence of religiosity on guilt feelings. The study also explored the influence of age, types of offenses, sentence duration, and length of incarceration on guilt feelings and religiosity. The results revealed variations in guilt feelings and religiosity based on these factors. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between religiosity and guilt feelings among female inmates, emphasizing the importance of religious factors in the correctional context.

Religiosity and Credibility of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Civil Aviation Authority of The Philippines (CAAP)

This study aimed to establish the significant influence of religiosity on the credibility of the Bids and Awards Committee of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. There were 300 respondents in this study chosen through the random sampling technique. Respondents were the members of the Bids and Awards committees, office personnel, suppliers, and bidders of the Civil Aviation of the Philippines, excluding the rest of the aviation employees not involved in the procurement system of CAAP. A non-experimental quantitative design utilized a descriptive correlational technique to gather data. Statistics used in data analysis were the mean and standard deviation, Pearson r, and regression analysis. Results showed a very high level of religiosity and a high level of credibility among the respondents. In addition, the correlation test revealed a significant positive relationship between religiosity and credibility. Furthermore, the regression analysis revealed the overall influence of religiosion to credibility. When regressed individually, it was found that responsibility best predicts credibility.

Cultural and social support explanations of the native-migrant gap in the use of day care for pre-school children

ABSTRACT Migrant families are generally less likely to use nonparental care for their pre-school-age children than native families. The few studies that have systematically examined the determinants of centre-based care (day care) for migrants have often zoomed in on the migrant population and have not made comparisons with natives nor have they decomposed the migrant-native gap. This paper presents a mediation analysis with an elaborate set of measures conceptually categorised into cultural and social support explanations. Using nationally representative survey data on Dutch parents with origins in Muslim countries and a comparison group of parents with Dutch origins (natives), this paper shows large and growing gaps in the enrolment of 0–4-year old’s in subsidised day care even after controlling for differences in working hours, income, and education. A substantial part of the gap could be explained by cultural differences, particularly the more traditional attitudes toward marriage and family and the higher levels of religiosity among migrants. Of the cultural effects, a lack of trust in institutions appeared to play no role. Social support explanations that rely on alternative sources of support for child care were less important and differences in neighbourhood cohesion served as a suppressor of the gap.

The Religiosity of Polish Roman Catholics and the Meanings They Attribute to Homosexuality: Evidence from Network Analysis

IntroductionPrevious research suggests that negative views on homosexuality are fostered by higher levels of religiosity. Little is known, however, about what meanings religious people attribute to homosexuality, how these meanings connect with each other, what kind of network they form, and which of them are central.MethodsThe research was conducted in 2020, based on a representative sample of Polish Catholics (N = 874). Religiosity was determined using latent class analysis. Based on an investigation of press discourse in Poland, six meanings of homosexuality were identified as positive (orientation, love, fulfillment) and negative (sin, deviation, disease). Network analysis was used to determine the relationship between religiosity and the meanings attributed to homosexuality.ResultsThe analyses showed that greater compliance of religious orientations with the Roman Catholic Church’s expectations translates into increased acceptance of negative meanings of homosexuality (primarily sin). Weaker (negative) correlations were noted between religiosity and positive meanings, which we interpret as resulting from the absence of the negation of positive meanings in Roman Catholic teaching.ConclusionsThe relationships between religiosity and positive and negative meanings of homosexuality were found to be asymmetrical, unbalanced, and designated by negativity bias. The weakening meaning of sin may play an important role in changing religious people’s attitude toward homosexuality.Policy ImplicationsThe absolution of homosexuality would reduce the likelihood of negative meanings such as deviance or disease. This could lead to a reduction in exclusionary perceptions of homosexuality.

The Impact of Religiosity on Work Stress Among Teachers in SDN Krembung District

This quantitative correlational study aims to examine the relationship between religiosity and work stress among teachers in SDN Krembung District. The sample consisted of 148 teachers selected using incidental sampling. Data analysis included normality test, linearity test, and simple linear regression analysis using the SPSS 20 for Windows program. The findings revealed a negative relationship between religiosity and work stress among SDN teachers in Krembung District, with a significant correlation coefficient of -0.205 (p = 0.006 < 0.05). These results support the researcher's hypothesis, indicating that higher levels of religiosity are associated with lower work stress. However, it is important to note that religiosity explains only 3.5% of the variation in work stress, with 96.5% influenced by other factors not examined in this study. The limitations of this research include the pandemic-related time constraints and the focus solely on the variable of religiosity without considering other potential correlates of work stress. The implications of this study suggest the importance of promoting religiosity among teachers through activities such as collective prayers before classes, weekly istiqosah (spiritual gathering), and annual nature contemplation. These activities can help reduce work stress and inspire new teaching ideas, benefiting both teachers and schools in SDN Krembung District. Highlight: Negative relationship: The study found a negative relationship between religiosity and work stress among teachers in SDN Krembung District. Sample: The study included 148 teachers from SDN in Krembung sub-district, providing valuable insights into the local context. Implications: Promoting religiosity through collective prayers, istiqosah sessions, and nature contemplation can help reduce work stress and generate new teaching ideas for teachers in SDN Krembung District. Keyword: Religiosity, Work Stress, Teachers, Negative Relationship, SDN Krembung District

Analisis Faktor-Faktor yang Menjelaskan Pengimplementasian Nilai-Nilai Utama (Corevalues) AKHLAK pada Karyawan di PT TASPEN (Persero)

The development of the global economy is currently entering the era of Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 cannot be faced only with technological development, but must involve social dynamics in it. Every company and agency must create a strategy in dealing with this era, including Badan Usaha Milik Negara (BUMN) by establishing main values that become the reference for the behavior of all human resources in BUMN. These corevalues consist of Trustworthy, Competent, Harmonious, Loyal, Adaptive, and Collaborative (AKHLAK). In practice, AKHLAK has not been implemented properly, even though the corevalues of AKHLAK need to be implemented by all human resources in BUMN. This thesis examines the significant factors explaining the implementation of AKHLAK corevalues on PT TASPEN (Persero) employees and to examine the profile of employees who have implementation corevalues high and low are based on significant factors. The factors used in this study are work motivation, work environment, employee welfare, socialization, employee commitment, religiosity, work stress, age, gender, education level, and years of service. The methods used in solving this research problem are the Partial Least Square (PLS) method and the Classification and Regression Tree (CART) method. The data used is primary data of 209 PT TASPEN (Persero) employees taken using purposive sampling. The results showed that work motivation, socialization, religiosity, and education level can significantly explain the implementation of AKHLAK. The profile of employees who have a high level of implementation of AKHLAK are employees with high level of religiosity, high work motivation, for all categories of educational levels, and work stress levels. The profile of employees who have a low level of implementation of AKHLAK are employees who have low religiosity and work motivation.

KIAN MENDUNIA TREN WISATA HALAL: RELIGIUSITAS DAN EFIKASI DIRI BERWISATA

Developing halal tourism is considered to be very good tourism progress in terms of economic, social and cultural conditions for a region in Indonesia and even the world which indirectly feels the impact both economically and socially. This research is a library research. Data collection was carried out using secondary data derived from books, literature, journals, written works, and the internet. Religiosity and travel self-efficacy have a role in the interest in halal travel which can be seen from the generation of Muslim tourists, namely a high level of religiosity will have a desire to choose to visit halal tourist destinations and a high tendency for Muslim tourists to experience new experiences and adventures in tourist attractions. lawful. The trend of halal tourism is increasingly global, this can be seen from the many travel agents who are tempted to enter the halal tourism market where the potential for halal tourists is truly amazing. Keywords: Religiusity, Tourist Self-Efficiency, Halal Tourism.

Society’s Religiosity in Social Media and Its Implications for Conflict Resolution in Indonesia

Indonesian people who have religious and cultural diversity are considered capable of showing religiosity in conflict resolution between religious communities and being a peacemaker that occurs on social media. However, it cannot be denied that, in reality, during a peaceful society with various religions, conflicts still occur with various causes and effects. So, in the end, the conflict can become a negative side and a threat to the religiosity factor. This article aims to discover how one’s religiosity can affect conflict resolution on social media. This article uses a library research method. Sources of data obtained by materials that are library. The data analysis technique used is data condensation, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results show that the religiosity of the Indonesian people will be better if conflict resolution is built on the teachings of religion itself. Every religion does not teach conflict because if there is a high level of religiosity, everyone will feel safe, comfortable, and peaceful.

Gender, religiosity, and fraud: The role of unethical behavior as mediation

The government is an institution that cannot be separated from fraud cases. This study analyzed how gender and religiosity affect fraud with unethical behavior as mediation. The population in this study was the State Civil Apparatus in the Pekanbaru City Government. Through a purposive sampling technique, the researcher found that 380 National Civil Apparatuses participated in this study. The questionnaire was sent directly to the respondents to collect the data. Meanwhile, the data was analyzed by WarpPLS 6.0. The finding shows that gender and religiosity influence unethical behavior and fraud. There are behavioral differences between men and women in behavior that affect fraud. Women behave more ethically, which shows a low level of fraud. The officials who have a high level of religiosity will behave more ethically and can lower the level of fraud. This study also proves that unethical behavior can mediate the relationship between gender and religiosity. It has also contributed to the government conducting ethics training for the country's civil apparatus.

Work Values of Working Women in Israel: A Comparison of Haredi Women with Those from the Secular and Traditional Segments.

The Haredi (or Ultra-Orthodox) sector is the fastest growing population in Israel, but the ability to study their working world is limited, and as far as we know, the work values of Haredi women (who are usually the main breadwinners) have not been studied to date. This unique study compares their work values with those of secular and traditional Jewish-Israeli women. The Meaning of Work (MOW) questionnaire was administered to 467 employed Jewish-Israeli women (309 Secular, 138 Traditional, and 120 Haredi), addressing values, attitudes, and aspirations at the workplace. The findings indicate that, while secular women ascribe more importance to individualistic values related to interesting work and variety than do traditionalist and Haredi women, no significant differences exist among the three groups concerning the interest in good pay, autonomy, interpersonal relations, or job security. In addition, a higher level of religiosity was associated with the importance of convenient hours and inversely associated with the importance of learning new things. Further, Haredi women attribute more importance to promotion and congruence between their personal abilities and experience and the job requirements than did women from the other two groups. Overall, the background demographic variables had little impact on work values. The findings can be explained by the different cultural values (collectivism versus individualism) and the obstacles Haredi women experience in the labor market.

Intention to use cryptocurrency: Social and religious perspective

Purpose – This study tries to find out what factors influence the intention to use cryptocurrency from a social and religious perspective using Self Determination Theory (SDT) and Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB).Methodology – Respondents were chosen using purposive sampling targeting z generation and analyze using Structural Equation Modeling - Pooled Least Square (SEM-PLS). 100 respondents took part in this study and analyze using SmartPLS 3.2.9 Software.Findings – The result of this study indicates that FoMO and Islamic financial literacy does not have influences on intention to use cryptocurrency while Attitude has a positive effect on intention to use cryptocurrency. The other finding of this study is religiosity and subjective norms has influence on attitude while higher level of religiosity will increase the Islamic financial literacy.Implications – Theoretically, this study contributes to financial behavior and financial technology study. Practically, this study can be used by developer of sharia investment platform to optimize their product. Because even all of our respondents are a moslem, majority of them didn’t investing in sharia product but also don’t have intention to engage in Cryptocurrency. Originality – We believe this study is the first empirical study that investigates the intention to use cryptocurrency from a religious perspective, specifically Islamic financial literacy.

THE ACTUALIZATION OF SPIRITUALITY AND INTELLECTUALITY OF MUSLIM WOMEN IN THE THOUSAND OF MOSQUE ISLAND (LOMBOK)

‘Pulau Seribu Masjid’ is the name for the island of Lombok which represents a high level of religiosity due to the supports of lots of spiritual sets such as mosques, Islamic boarding schools and many others. Lombok as the religious intellectuality island, it’s obvious seen from the majority of Muslims and lots of achievements in the field of religion. Moreover, the adequate number of Islamic boarding schools and places of public worship is another point term of increasing religious spirituality and intellectuality. The achievements of this large device are also not inferior in number and quality. However, at this high point, the vision of social justice for all of nature (including social justice for Muslims and Muslim women) which is championed by the noble ideals of Islam still requires a more progressive perspective. Along with these achievements, various problems also emerged, one of which was the inequality of space for the actualization of Muslim spirituality and intellectuality, both in the family and in the public sphere. The forms of inequality are the zero representation of women scholars on the Thousand Mosques Island. So this study finds that access to space for increasing the spirituality and intellectual capacity of Muslims and Muslim women is the same but the actualization of spirituality and religious intellectuality is unequal. So it is considered strange for women to lead prayers after congregational prayers even though it is a space that can be accessed by both Muslims and Muslim women.

Religious Unemployment Eradication Strategy (Study in Pandeglang Regency Indonesia) Strategi Pengentasan Pengangguran Daerah Religi (Studi di Kabupaten Pandeglang, Indonesia

Pandeglang Regency community is an area that has a high level of religiosity. The high spirit of religion has positive and negative impacts. One negative impact is the development of a culture of fatalism, which has an impact on a low work ethic and the amount of underemployment. This study is a follow-up study that aims to analyze the problem of the reality of unemployment with a socioeconomic approach and analyze the priority of unemployment alleviation strategies in religious areas. This research is a descriptive research. Data collection techniques with expert judgment and interviews, through a purposive sampling method. Secondary data used from related institutions / agencies in the Regional Government of Pandeglang Regency. The analysis technique used withdescriptive analysis and Analytical Hyrarcy Process (AHP). The results showed thatThe priority strategy in reducing unemployment refers to the following criteria: First is increasing the competency of the workforce; Second, expansion of employment opportunities; Third, Development of the Labor Market; Fourth, population control.

Parents’ attitudes towards the content of sex education in the USA: Associations with religiosity and political orientation

ABSTRACT While most parents support their adolescents receiving school-based sex education, there is variability in which sex education topics receive the most support from parents. Conservative political orientation and greater religiosity have been independently associated with parents’ lack of support for school-based sex education; however, no studies have examined the intersection of these two factors. The three goals of this study were to: 1) identify how specific sexual education topics cluster together to form content areas; 2) examine if religiosity and political orientation are uniquely associated with these content areas; and 3) examine if political orientation moderates the relationship between parents’ religiosity and their perceived importance for the specific sex education content areas. Participants were a national sample of 881 US parents. The sex education topics clustered into three content areas: Factual Knowledge (e.g., STI transmission), Practical Skills (e.g., how to access condoms), and Pleasure and Identity (e.g., pleasurable aspects of sex). Politically conservative and more religious parents reported the lowest perceived importance for each content area. Importantly, these main effects were qualified by a significant interaction: parents who reported both political conservativism and high levels of religiosity reported the lowest perceived importance for these three content areas being taught.

Analysis of Variables of Gender, Religiosity, Emotional Intelligence and Allowances for Women's Decisions to Become Leaders

<p>Some people think that men are the most perfect in terms of leadership. The fact states that in a religious environment, it iswrong for a woman to become a leader. However, at UIN Walisongo Semarang the number of female leaders is quite large. Women with emotional intelligence, the softer and more sensitive feelings they have, can also be one of the determining variables. Emotional intelligence is the ability to control oneself, have endurance when facing a problem, able to control impulses, motivate oneself, able to regulate moods, ability to empathize and build relationships with others. Another variable is about benefits. The existence of allowances is a good wind as additional income for the family's economy/finances. This research uses quantitative research methods. The variables of this study are variable X including: gender, religiosity, emotional intelligence, and benefits, variable Y namely: women's decision to become leaders. The subjects of this study were 45 female respondents, the respondents came from university level administrators, faculty and institutional levels. The data analysis technique uses descriptive analysis and multiple regression analysis. The results of the study stated that there was a significant influence on the variables of gender, religiosity and emotional intelligence on women's decisions to become leaders. Meanwhile, there is no significant influence on the allowance variable on women's decisions to become leaders. In the gender variable, there is an ideological influence of gender roles on providing support to prospective female leaders in student organizations and there are ideological differences in the gender roles of female voters who choose female and male leaders. In the religiosity variable, leaders who have a transformative style who continue to motivate their employees and are supported by a high level of religiosity, the campus will develop and be able to compete well. In the emotional intelligence variable, one of the important factors that influence a woman to become a leader. Women have more empathy and can build better relationships. On the benefits variable, that benefits affect employee performance, but does not affect the decision making of a woman to become a leader.</p><p class="16"> </p>

Comparative Analysis of Personality-Related and Value-and-Meaning-Related Characteristics of Narcological Patients and Healthy Individuals (Abstainers) in Terms of Tertiary Prevention

INTRODUCTION: Achievement of absolute sobriety, its maintenance and preservation are the main tasks of the stage of tertiary prophylaxis of narcological patients.
 AIM: To perform a comparative analysis of personality- and value-and-meaning-related characteristics of narcological patients with syndrome of addiction to psychoactive substances, with similar characteristics of healthy individuals without significant experience in use of alcohol and other psychoactive substances (absolute and relative abstainers).
 MATERIALS AND METHODS: The age, gender, level of education, experience in use of nicotine in the past and present, leading coping strategies, levels of religiosity and magic thinking have been studied.
 RESULTS: Two diametrically opposite images of abstainers were identified: on the one end individuals with higher level of education and lower levels of religiosity and magic thinking, and on the other individuals with lower level of education, but higher levels of religiosity and magic thinking. The group of abstainers is in general characterized by absence of the experience in nicotine use.
 CONCLUSION: Taking into account personality- and value-and-meaning-related characteristics helps more accurately determine the goals and directions of psychotherapeutic and rehabilitation measures, to differentiate patients according to rehabilitation programs, increases the level of motivation and adherence to treatment, which in turn leads to a longer and stable remission.

PENGARUH LOCUS OF CONTROL TERHADAP RELIGIUSITAS MAHASISWA IAIN PALU

This research is to determine the effect of locus of control on religiosity in students of IAIN Palu. Religiosity is related to the formation of prosocial behavior. Students can have a high level of religiosity if they have a higher religious attachment so that students can carry out their religious teachings and obligations obediently. Religiosity refers to the level of attachment of students to their religion. This study uses a quantitative approach to prove the causal relationship of the variables studied. This study aims to determine the relationship between X and Y variables, therefore this type of research is correlational. The results of this study indicate that locus of control has a significant effect on the religiosity of IAIN Palu students. The existence of students' beliefs to control life and be responsible for their own lives makes individuals with an internal locus of control able to carry out prosocial behavior.

Islamic music listening, spiritual well-being and burnout of employees in Islamic university

In Malaysia, working in a university with Islamic vibes that boost spiritual well-being and reduce burnout needs to be supported with empirical evidence. The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between listening to Islamic music, spiritual well-being, and burnout among employees of public universities. A cross-sectional study using an online survey was conducted among 140 employees in a public university during the Covid-19 movement control order in Malaysia (April to May 2021). The set of questionnaires includes socio-demographic data, the types and frequency of music listened by the employees, Modified Maslach Inventory Burnout (MBI), the Duke University Religion Index (DUREL) and spiritual well-being (SWB). The data was analysed using SPSS version 26.0, and hypotheses were tested using the Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis and Spearman correlation. The majority of employees listened to music every day, and 51.4% of study participants listened to Islamic music or audio. The study participants have a high level of religiosity (DUREL Mean = 24.02, SD=±2.352), high spiritual well-being (SWB) (Mean= 109.84, SD=±9.014). For the burnout category, there was a low level of depersonalization (Mean= 8.54, SD=±5.728), moderate emotional exhaustion (Mean=20.51, SD=±9.866), and high personal accomplishment (Mean=31.87, SD=±7.956) among employees. SWB correlates positively with personal accomplishment and negatively with emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation (p<.05). The present study highlights that listening to Islamic music has the potential to support the mental well-being and productivity of employees.