Religiosity and Emotional Stability: A Comparative Study of Gender Groups
Keywords:
: Religiosity, Emotional Stability, Neuroticism, GenderAbstract
Present study was aimed at examining the relationship between religiosity
and emotional stability in the adults of Quetta city. The study also
explored differences in the level of Religiosity and Emotional Stability
across gender groups. Correlational research design was adopted to
compare the levels of Religiosity and Emotional Stability of men and
women in the sample. It was hypothesized that there will be a significant
relationship between the variables and that women will be more religious
and less emotionally stable as compared to men. Religiousness measure
(Fayyaz, Kamal, & Ambreen, 2010) and adapted version of Neuroticism
subscale of International Personality Item Pool (Mushtaq & Ambreen,
2018) was administered to compare the differences. A sample selected
through convenience sampling including 80 participants (n=43 for men &
n=37 for women) from literate population of Quetta city participated in
the study. Results showed a significant (p < .05) relationship between
Religiosity and Emotional Stability. Furthermore, non-significant
differences were found in the levels Religiosity and Emotional Stability
among gender groups.
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