Meta-analysis of Religious Studies and Political Participation

This research examines studies of political participation in religiosity using the meta-analysis approach. The purpose of this study is descriptive and applied. The statistical population of the study consisted of master's theses, doctoral theses, and articles related to political participation in religiosity. 23 studies were included in the meta-analysis process using purposive non-random sampling. The effect size coefficient was evaluated using CMA2 software. The results showed that the relationship between all dimensions of religiosity and political participation is significant, while the emotional dimension of religiosity has the greatest effect on political participation, followed by ritual and consequential dimensions in the next ranks of influence, but cognitive and experimental dimensions. They had the least effect on political participation. In general, there is a moderate relationship between religiosity and political participation in studies conducted in Iran. Considering the social conditions of Iranian society and studies conducted in this field, political participation as a social behavior is influenced by various factors, including the religiosity of citizens, so this factor in interaction with other factors in society on the behavior of citizens' political participation affect. The results of the research show that citizens who believe in and practice religious issues have higher political participation than others.