The relationship between believing in resurrection and resilience and feeling of social and emotional loneliness

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Document Type : Original Quantitative and Qualitative Research Paper

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1 MSc in Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iranciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran

10.22038/ebcj.2025.84011.3059

Abstract

Background : Documenting and confirming the role of believing in resurrection for physical and mental health makes it possible to examine the role of transcendental religious beliefs in the field of individual and social health, especially in the elderly.
Aim: the aim of present study was evaluate the relationship between believing in resurrection and resilience and feeling of social and emotional loneliness in the elderly of Tehran.
Method: The present study is a descriptive-analytical study in which 700 elderly people over 60 years of age were selected and included in the study according to the study entry criteria by cluster sampling method from 22 districts of Tehran in 2024. The data collection tool included a Demographic questions, standard questionnaire of resurrection belief and attitude to death, Connor-Davidson Resilience scale, and an Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults. Data were analyzed using SPSS v22.0 software by means of descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson's correlation coefficient and regression analysis).
Results: Mean score of believing in resurrection was 88.52 ± 21.15. A Pearson’s product-moment correlation analysis revealed a positive correlation between believing in resurrection and resilience among elderly (r=0.078 p=0.040), a negative correlation between believing in resurrection and feeling of social and emotional loneliness among elderly (r=-0.81 p=0.033), a negative correlation resilience and feeling of social and emotional loneliness among elderly (r=-0.220 p<0.001).
Implications for Practicen: Believing in resurrection as one of the integral aspects of human life, especially in old age, which affects resilience

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Evidence Based Care

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Available Online from 26 May 2025

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