The relationship between wisdom, mindfulness, and religiosity

The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between "wisdom", "mindfulness", and "religiosity" in university students. The research consists of three parts -apart from the introduction and conclusion-: theoretical framework, method, findings and comments. In the first part, research variables are introduced using one of the qualitative research designs, document analysis. In the second part, information is given about the model and method of the research, measurement tools, data collection, and analysis processes. In the third part, the findings showing the relationships between the demographic qualifications of the participants and the research variables, and the interpretations of the findings are given. Among the quantitative research methods, the questionnaire technique and relational survey model were used in the practice dimension of the study. A total of 584 undergraduate students aged 18-45, including 187 men and 397 women from Sakarya University, participated in the research. The questionnaire distributed to the participants consisted of a "Personal Information Form" which includes demographic-psycho-social characteristics, "San Diego Wisdom Scale", "Mindful Attention Awareness Scale", and "Ok Religious Attitude Scale". The study results indicated that the wisdom levels of the participants are significantly positively correlated with their mindfulness qualities. It was also determined that there was a significant positive correlation between wisdom and religiosity. While the mindfulness levels of university students explained about 11.4% of their wisdom characteristics, their level of religiosity explained 1.1% of their wisdom. On the other hand, no significant correlation was found between mindfulness and religiosity. According to the research findings, the sub-dimensions of wisdom differed significantly according to gender, while conditions such as age, class of education, and growing up in a large family did not show a significant relationship. Participants who stated that they meditated achieved a higher level of wisdom.