The relationship between volunteering, religiosity, and social cohesion on resilience levels among arab adolescents in Israel

Despite growing interest in volunteering's impact on psychological resilience, empirical research remains limited regarding the interplay of volunteering, religiosity, and social cohesion among minority adolescents in multicultural societies. This study examines dynamic relationships among volunteering, religiosity, social cohesion, and psychological resilience among Arab adolescents in Israel. The study surveyed 520 Arab adolescents, using five validated instruments. Results revealed significant positive correlations between volunteering and psychological resilience, and between religiosity and psychological resilience. Multiple regression analyses indicated that both religiosity and social cohesion partially mediate the volunteering-resilience relationship, with social cohesion emerging as the stronger mediator (27% of the effect, compared to 18% for religiosity). the cross-sectional design, these relationships are associational rather than causal. Findings suggest volunteering contributes to psychological resilience development through multiple pathways, including direct effects and indirect effects mediated by religiosity and social cohesion The study bridges an important gap in understanding how cultural, religious, and social factors interact to influence resilience development in minority adolescents.