TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring relationship between spiritual intelligence, religiosity and life satisfaction among elderly Pakistani Muslims
AU - Munawar, Khadeeja
AU - Tariq, Omama
N1 - Funding Information:
There is a significant difference in spiritual intelligence in the elderly, who attended and who did not attend religious and religio-social activities. It has been supported by previous research (Sullins ). The authors showed that those who go to church or temple on daily basis, assisted the needy and deprived, participated in church life as churchwardens or temple trustees and offered financial support to poor people, exhibited significant spiritual intelligence. The relationship between religiosity and life satisfaction with respect to age and gender was assessed, and religious affiliation (in congregations) was found to be more relevant to life satisfaction than any kind of private religious devotion (Bergan and McConatha ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2018/6
Y1 - 2018/6
N2 - This study is an effort to explore the relationship between spiritual intelligence, religiosity and life satisfaction in elderly Pakistani Muslims. A non-probability purposive sampling technique is utilized in order to recruit a sample of 100 elderly people (n = 50 men; n = 50 = women). Standardized questionnaires were used for collecting data. Data analysis was carried out using Pearson product–moment correlation analysis and independent sample t test. Findings revealed a significant correlation between spiritual intelligence, religiosity and life satisfaction among Pakistani elderly Muslim people. Gender differences were considered while conducting the study, and findings are valid for both male and female elderly Pakistani Muslims. Some findings of this study endorse findings of some previous studies, and it adds latest insights to the existing body of knowledge on the subject.
AB - This study is an effort to explore the relationship between spiritual intelligence, religiosity and life satisfaction in elderly Pakistani Muslims. A non-probability purposive sampling technique is utilized in order to recruit a sample of 100 elderly people (n = 50 men; n = 50 = women). Standardized questionnaires were used for collecting data. Data analysis was carried out using Pearson product–moment correlation analysis and independent sample t test. Findings revealed a significant correlation between spiritual intelligence, religiosity and life satisfaction among Pakistani elderly Muslim people. Gender differences were considered while conducting the study, and findings are valid for both male and female elderly Pakistani Muslims. Some findings of this study endorse findings of some previous studies, and it adds latest insights to the existing body of knowledge on the subject.
KW - Elderly Pakistani Muslims
KW - Life satisfaction
KW - Religiosity
KW - Spiritual intelligence
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85009865189&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10943-017-0360-x
DO - 10.1007/s10943-017-0360-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 28110428
AN - SCOPUS:85009865189
SN - 0022-4197
VL - 57
SP - 781
EP - 795
JO - Journal of Religion and Health
JF - Journal of Religion and Health
IS - 3
ER -