Abstract:

In this study, it is aimed to determine the way of value priorities and intensity of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus citizens according to socio-demographic variables and different images of religious life. This research is a kind of descriptive study which conducts survey research model. Research is made by cross-sectional approach. The population of this research is the citizens of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and target population of the study is the persons living in villages and city center of Lefkoşa, Gazimağusa and İskele. The sample consists of 401 participants whom of them are 194 men and 207 women selected by simple random method. Schwartz Value Scale is used as a measuring instrument. The scale is version that was developed into 10 groups of value by Schwartz in 1992, adapted to Turkish by Kuşdil and Kağıtçıbaşı (2000) and changed to 11 groups of value with an addition of religiousness value by Yapıcı, Kutlu and Bilican (2012). The relations between the participants' value priorities and religious variables are investigated in this study. In addition, the relationship between value priorities and socio-demographic variables (age, gender, education level, origin) is observed. t-Test and Pearson's correlation techniques are used in data analysis. According to the findings, there are significant negative correlations between the religious variables and values of hedonism and stimulation; significant positive correlations between benevolence, tradition, conformity, security and religiousness values. The value universalism value has negative correlation with praying (salat / ritual practices), but also has positive correlation with praying and fasting. In addition, relations and differences reaching to the level of significance are determined between socio-demographic variables and value priorities.

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