The effects of religious structure of the society on tendency to political participation in the I.R.Iran (meta-analysis of researches for 2006-2021)

Religiosity creates a kind of commitment, responsibility and national pride to the political system by creating religious capital in the society; therefore, political activities and the level of participation in it are strongly influenced by religious beliefs. The main goal of this research is to study the relationship between the level of religiosity and political participation in the I.R.Iran by Using a meta-analysis of researches for 2006-2021. The statistical population of the research was 42 research documents; that 26 documents, were selected in a purposeful way, after methodical control and screening; and, the final effect size of each research and the total final effect have been estimated in the meta-analysis software. The research findings show that there is a significant relationship between religiosity and political participation; and the overall effect of religiosity on political participation is equal to 25 percent. Based on the findings of the research, the impact of religious components including belief dimension (0.241), ritual dimension (0.256), emotional dimension (0.167), consequence dimension (0.198), and experiential dimension (0.200) on political participation is positive and significant. The results of the research show that, religion makes a person give meaning to his life by creating a positive attitude towards the surrounding world. Having meaning and purpose in collective life is one of the signs of social health. And it increases the ability of a person in political affairs and governance.