The relationship between psychological well-being and religiosity in the elderly of Tehran

Inttroduction: One of the most important challenges in the world today is the promotion of mental well-being and happiness among the elderly. Due to this cause, purpose of current study is to identify the relationship between psychological well-being and religiousness factors among elderly people in Tehran. Methods: The current study, has a descriptive correlational method. Statistical population for the present study includes all elderly people in Tehran city in 1394. The required sample for this study consisted of 112 people (mean = 67.2, SD = 11.3) and was selected by available sampling among aged people in Tehran city. In order to collect data, Iranian society religiousness scale and psychological wellbeing scale were used. Findings: Results of step by step regression analysis showed that there exists direct significant relationships between statistical components of self-determination (27.10 ± 6.66), life satisfaction (44.38 ± 9.92), psychological well-being and religiousness (176.06 ± 30.57) in elderly people. In this regard life satisfaction and self-determination scores explained 28 percent of variation in religiosity (r= 0.52, P < 0.01). whilst self-determination component explained 15 percent of change in religious beliefs (r= 0.39, P < 0.005), and along with life satisfaction explained respectively 31 (r= 0.56, P < 0.01). and 28 percent of religious commitment and religious sentiments(r= 0.52, P < 0.02). The research data were analyzed using SPSS v.24 and using stepwise multivariate regression and stepwise regression. Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, a higher score on the components of religiosity, including religious beliefs, emotions and behaviors, quality is associated with the improvement of well-being indicators in the elderly.