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An Investigation of Islamic Well-Being and Mental Health

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The overall aim of this study was to develop the Islamic Well-Being Scale and examine the relationship between mental health and Islamic well-being. In this study, four sub-studies were performed to create the one-factor Islamic Well-Being Scale, perform a confirmatory factor analysis and validate the Islamic Well-Being Scale, differentially predict ill-being and well-being outcomes using the Islamic Well-Being Scale, and compare individuals with different Islamic belief levels using the Islamic Well-Being Scale. In total, 170 adults, 209 adults, 216 theological faculty students and 152 undergraduate educational faculty students participated in each sub-study. Several scales related to well-being and ill-being were used in this study. The Islamic Well-Being Scale was found to be valid and reliable. Islamic well-being was related to certain indicators of well-being and ill-being.

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Appendix: İslami İyi Oluş Ölçeği (İİOÖ)

Appendix: İslami İyi Oluş Ölçeği (İİOÖ)

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  Hiç uygun DeğilUygun DeğilUygunTamamen uygun
1Günlük yaşantımda farzları yapmak için çaba sarf ederim    
2Günlük yaşantımda günahlardan korunmak için gerekenleri yapmak beni mutlu eder    
3Günlük yaşantımda imanımı artırmak için davranışlarda bulunurum (Kur’an ya da tefsir okumak, ibadet yapmak)    
4Günlük yaşantımda günahlardan korunmak için gerekenleri yaparım    
5Günlük yaşantımda farzları yapmak için çaba sarf etmek beni mutlu eder    
6Günlük yaşantımda farzları yerine getirmek en önemli amacımdır    
7Günlük yaşantımda imanımı nasıl artıracağımı düşünürüm.    
8Günlük yaşantımda günahlardan nasıl korunacağımı düşünürüm.    
9Günlük yaşantımda imanımı artırmak için davranışlarda bulunmak beni mutlu eder    

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Eryilmaz, A., Kula, N. An Investigation of Islamic Well-Being and Mental Health. J Relig Health 59, 1096–1114 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-018-0588-0

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  • Islam
  • Well-Being
  • Ill-Being
  • Scale