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Yousaf Jamal ¹, Sayyeda Taskeen Zahra ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology Government College Township, Lahore, PK
2 Department of Psychology University of Gujrat, PK

Abstract

The current study armed to explore the relationship between religiosity and aggression in school students. Human aggression is any behavior directed toward another individual that is earned out with the proximate (immediate) intent to cause harm. Religiosity may be referred to as the state of one's belief in God,characterized by his piety and religious passion. A convenient sample of 100 higher secondary school students was selected by convenient sampling technique in a cross-sectional survey research design. Muslim Religious Personality Inventory (MRPI)by Steven Eric Krauss (2011) and Aggression Scale by Ana Kozina (2013) were used to assess the Muslim religiosity and aggression respectively. Permission to use the scales has already been obtained from authors of the scales. Descriptive and inferential analyses were made by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. Findings of Pearson Product Moment correlations revealed that there is statistically significant negative relationship between religiosity and aggression (p< .05) in higher secondary school students. In addition, Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis revealed that religiosity predicts 16% variance on aggression in higher secondary school students. These findings have implication that religiosity plays an important role in teaching moral values and teaching a person how to act responsibly and care for others.

Keywords

Aggression, Religiosity, Higher Secondary School Students.

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Yousaf Jamal ¹, Faiqa Yaseen ², Sayyeda Taskeen Zahra ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Government College Township, Lahore, PK
2 Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, PK

Abstract

The present study aimed to explore the relationship between life satisfaction and locus of control, and to examine the role of demographics on life satisfaction and locus of control. Life satisfaction includes experiencing pleasant emotions, low level of negative moods, and high subjective well-being. Locus of control refers to a person's perceptions or beliefs about the location of responsibility for his or her life, circumstances, happenings, events and conditions. A sample of 150 male and female teachers of district Gujrat was selected in cross-sectional survey research design. Instruments used in this study were: Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) by Diener (1985) and Rotter's Locus of Control Scale (RLOCS) by Rotter (1966). Data were collected from a convenient sample of 150 teachers of district Gujrat. Data were analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Findings of Pearson Product Moment Correlations revealed no significant correlation between life satisfaction and locus of control. Results of Independent Sample t-test revealed that monthly income of the teachers positively affect the life satisfaction; age, working mother and marital status affect the locus of control orientation. Practical implication of the study suggests that income play a vital role in life satisfaction.

Keywords

Life Satisfaction, Locus of Control, Teachers.

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