بررسي رابطه بين خوش بيني سرشتي و خوش بيني از ديدگاه اسلام با رضايت مندي از زندگي

An Investigation of the Relationship between Innate Optimism and Optimism from Islamic Viewpoint and Satisfaction with Life

The present study aims at investigating the relationship between innate optimism and optimism from Islamic viewpoint and satisfaction with life. The hypotheses of this study are as follows: "there is a meaningful relationship between the above mentioned variables" and "Islamic optimism can predict satisfaction with life more strongly". To test these hypotheses, 269 subjects (122 scholars, 55 employees, and 92 students) were randomly selected through simple and cluster sampling. The subjects answered the questionnaires of satisfaction with life (SWS), life orientation test (LOT), and the researcher-made questionnaire on Islamic optimism. The data were analyzed using the SPSS software. The findings show that there is a meaningful and positive relationship between innate optimism and Islamic optimism on the one hand and satisfaction on the other hand. There is no meaningful difference between men and women as to the satisfaction and both types of optimism. As to both types of optimism, however, the younger subjects (15-25 years old) were meaningfully less optimist.