Religious Commitment in Relation to Anxiety of Death and Hope among Faculty of Education Students at Alazhar University in Gaza

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the relation between religious commitment and anxiety of death, and hope among Faculty of Education students at Alazhar University in the Gaza Strip, in addition it aimed to identify whether there are statistically significant differences in the levels of religious commitment, anxiety of death and hope due to sex ,major ,educational level, place of residence, and political affiliation .The sample included (394) students, the study outcomes indicated that there is statistically significant negative correlation between religious commitment and anxiety of death, and a statistically significant positive correlation between religious commitment and hope; there are no significant differences in religious commitment due to sex ;there is significant difference between male and female students in the level of anxiety of death .; there is significant difference in the level of hope between male and female students ; there are significant differences in the level of religious commitment among students due to political affiliation .; there are statistically significant differences in the level of hope among students due to political affiliation, and finally there are no differences in the levels of religious commitment, anxiety of death, and hope among students due to place of residence and educational major.