The Relationship between Islamic Lifestyle, Empathy and Hopefulness among Adolescents

The aim of present study is to investigate the relationship of Islamic lifestyle with empathy and hopefulness among adolescents. For this purpose, a sample containing 380 adolescents were selected using random multistage cluster sampling from all high schools for boys in Tehran in the 93-94 academic year. Questionnaires about Islamic lifestyle, empathy and hopefulness were used for collecting the data, and descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients and regression analysis were used for analyzing the data. The results show that the relationship of adolescents 'Islamic lifestyle with empathy and hopefulness is positive and significant. Also, the results of multiple regression analysis indicate that Islamic lifestyle can explain the extent of empathy and hopefulness among adolescents.