In the Shadow of Fear, in the Light of Hope: The Effect of Earthquake Fear and Religiosity on Future Expectation Through Hope

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dc.contributor.authorTemiz, Yunus Emre
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T13:31:20Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T13:31:20Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study examines how earthquake fear and religiosity shape future expectations through hope by using data obtained from university students who experienced the 6 February 2023 Kahraman-mara & scedil; earthquakes. The main purpose of the study is to test the hypothesis that earthquake fear and religiosity affect future expectancy not directly but through hope. This issue is meaningful in terms of emphasising the importance of hope-oriented and spiritually sensitive interventions in the psychosocial recovery processes of young people after disasters. In the study based on correlational survey design, data were collected from 406 students who experienced the earthquake through a questionnaire. The data were analysed with descriptive statistics and correlations and then tested with structural equation modelling. The results obtained emphasised four points: (i) While fear of earthquake weakens hope, religiosity strengthens hope; (ii) Hope emerged as the strongest variable determining students'future expectations; (iii) Religiosity, rather than directly reducing earthquake fear, strengthens alternative psychological resources that buffer its effects; (iv) The direct effects of fear of earthquake and religiosity on future expectations lose their direct meaning when hope is taken into account, while indirect effects are preserved. Bootstrap analyses confirmed that the effect of both variables on future expectation is fully mediated through hope. These findings suggest that the main determinant of young people's view of the future is not fear or belief, but how these factors shape hope. The research emphasises that post-disaster psychosocial support programmes should include spiritual content that nourishes young people's sources of hope, rather than focusing only on reducing fear. In line with the findings, it is recommended that the model be re-tested in different contexts with longitudinal designs and cross-cultural comparisons. This integrated approach offers a unique contribution to the process of hope-centred recovery at both theoretical and practical levels by intersecting trauma and psychology of religion literatures.
dc.identifier.doi10.29288/ilted.1691583
dc.identifier.endpage110
dc.identifier.issn2458-7508
dc.identifier.issn2602-3946
dc.identifier.issue65
dc.identifier.startpage94
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.29288/ilted.1691583
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/108741
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001672041300007
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.institutionauthorTemiz, Yunus Emre
dc.language.isotr
dc.publisherAtaturk Univ
dc.relation.ispartofIlahiyat Tetkikleri Dergisi-Journal of Ilahiyat Researches
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250329
dc.subjectPsychology of Religion
dc.subjectHope
dc.subjectFuture Expectation
dc.subjectReligiosity
dc.subjectThe Fear of Earthquake
dc.subjectFebruary 6 Kahramanmaras Earthquakes
dc.titleIn the Shadow of Fear, in the Light of Hope: The Effect of Earthquake Fear and Religiosity on Future Expectation Through Hope
dc.typeArticle

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