Abstract:

In many psychological studies, religiosity has been associated with good mental health, physical health, less stress, and high life satisfaction. This study is carried out to investigate the relationship between, religiosity, health behaviours (incluiding wearing seat belt, not consuming alcohol, using tabocco products, protecting health weight, regular check ups, eating habits, regular sleeping etc.), and life satisfaction. It also aims to examine the relations between sosio-domographical variables (gender and age, social backround) and religiosity, health behaviours and life satisfaciton. In order to find out mentioned relations Individual Religion Inventory, Health Behaviors Inventory and The Satisfaction with Life Scale are applied to the sample of 282 (173 females and 109 males) students from Marmara University (Istanbul, Turkey). The findings of the study indicate that religiosity is positively related to health behaviours and life satisfaction. Meanwhile findings show that there is a relationship between gender and independent variables (religiosity, life satisfaction, health behaviours). Not smoking and consuming alcohol is the most observent healt behaviour. That was explained the effect of religion’s negative attitute towards drinking alohol and smoking.

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