Rize İlahiyat Dergisi

Öz

Religiosity is a phenomenon that expresses living in accordance with the principles of the religion believed in and has dimensions such as belief, knowledge, experience, worship and influence. Neuroticism is a mental disorder that manifests itself with symptoms such as insecurity, fear, anxiety, restlessness, hatred and unhappiness. Neurotic tendencies include anxiety, low self-esteem, unhappiness, lack of autonomy (dependency), hypochondria, obsession, and guilt. There are two opposing views on the relationship between religiosity and neuroticism. The first of these is the view that emphasizes that there is a positive relationship between religiosity and neuroticism. The other view suggests that there is a negative relationship between religiosity and neuroticism. This research aims to examine the research on the relationship between religiosity and neuroticism and neurotic tendencies such as anxiety, low self-esteem, unhappiness, lack of autonomy, morbidity, obsession and guilt. In this context, descriptive literature review method was used. Descriptive and content analysis were used in the analysis of the research. Libraries and databases isam.org.tr, tez.yok.gov.tr, scholar.google.com, ulakbim.gov.tr were used to obtain the data. The concepts of religion, religiosity, neuroticism, neurotic tendencies, anxiety, low self-esteem, unhappiness, guilt, obsession, and delusion were examined in the titles, abstracts, keywords, and text content of the accessed publications. In this review, only studies on the relationship between religiosity and neuroticism and neurotic tendencies were included in our study. A total of 11 studies on the relationship between religiosity and neuroticism were found, including 4(%36,36) books, 3(%27,27) master's theses, 2(%18,18) articles, 1(%09,09) book chapter, and 1(%09,09) declaration. A total of 51 studies, including 1(%01,96) declaration, 23(%45,09) articles, 24(%47,05) master's theses and 3(%05,88) doctoral theses, examined the relationship between religiosity and neurotic tendencies. These 51 studies included 12(%23,52) religiosity and self-esteem-low self-esteem, 12(%23,52) religiosity and happiness-unhappiness, 14(%27,45) religiosity and anxiety, 3(%05,88) religiosity and lack of autonomy, 4(%07,84) studies examining the relationship between religiosity and guilt, and 6(%11,76) studies examining the relationship between religiosity and obsession. The most research has been done on the relationship between religiosity and anxiety (14=%27,45), and the least research has been done on the relationship between religiosity and lack of autonomy (3=%05,88). No studies have been found between religiosity and morbidity. The findings of our research were classified according to the findings of "positive", "negative" or "no relationship" regarding the relationship between religiosity and different dimensions of religiosity and neuroticism and neurotic tendencies. By analyzing the results of the research, the following data were obtained: It was determined that different results were obtained between religiosity and neuroticism, anxiety, low self-esteem, dependent personality, and obsession, and that there was no one-way relationship between them. There appears to be a positive relationship between religiosity and happiness and guilt. As religiosity increases, happiness and guilt also increase. It is very difficult to make a general judgment about the relationship between religiosity and neuroticism because few studies have been done in this field and conflicting results have been obtained. In order to make a more general and healthy assessment of the relationship between religiosity and neuroticism and neurotic tendencies, studies using different methods and techniques are needed.