Title:
THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AMONG NU MEMBERS IN PATI AND KUDUS REGENCIES INCREASES THE MEANING OF THEIR LIFE IN DAILY LIFE

Authors:
Supa’at and Saliyo

Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to determine the religious tolerance of NU and residents in Pati and Kudus regencies. This article is the result of quantitative research with 135 respondents. The age of the respondents fell into the adult category. Retrieval of data using a scale Statistical analysis using the services of the SPS program. This study uses a mixed-methods approach. The quantitative research analysis uses the SPSS program to extract data using a scale. There were 135 respondents to the research. For the qualitative research, there were 8 informants. Data mining using interviews. The results of quantitative research show that the religious tolerance of NU residents Pati and Kudus has a positive and significant effect on the meaning of their lives. The interpretation can be seen from the value of t, which is 34,562 with a significance value of 0.000. The values suggest that the variable of religious tolerance towards the meaning of life among NU Kudus and Pati residents has a significant influence because the p-value is less than 0.05. The results of the statistical analysis show that the relationship between religious tolerance and the meaning of life in NU Kudus and Pati has a determinant R-value (R squared) of 0.900. This value shows the contribution of religious tolerance to the meaning of life at 90%, meaning there are other variables that affect the meaning of life by 10%. The R-value obtained a value of 0.949. This means that the relationship between religious tolerance and the meaning of life for NU Kudus and Pati members is very strong.

Keywords:
Religious tolerance, and the meaning of life

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2023.6105