Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Social Education Faculty, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Social Sciences Education, Farhangian University, Zanjan, Iran
3 PhD student in Sociology, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran.
4 Master's degree from Farhangian University, Mofateh Campus
Abstract
The aim of the study was to investigate hope for the future among the youth of Zanjan province and its determining factors. All young people aged 18 to 35 in Zanjan province in the year 1403 were considered as the statistical population, which includes 199,327 people. According to Cochran's formula, the sample size was estimated to be 383 people, and research questionnaires were collected and analyzed from 390 respondents. The instrument test showed that the questionnaire has sufficient validity and reliability. According to the research findings, the variable of hope for the future was above average with a mean of 3.52 and a standard deviation of 0.61. Among the individual factors, the variables of gender, age, education level, and employment status were effective, and the effect of the field of study is rejected. Among the family factors, marital status, the level of the residential area, the type of homeownership, income status, and family wealth status were effective, and the effect of the place of residence (urban/rural) is rejected. The effectiveness of membership in NGOs was confirmed, and also people who had a greater tendency to join NGOs had a higher level of hope for the future. The overall index of social capital (β=0.586), social participation (β=0.543), social trust (β=0.487), and social support (β=0.336) showed the most to the least effect, respectively and they explained a total of 37% of the variance of the dependent variable.
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