The effects of religiosity on stress, self-efficacy and autonomy among college students
Authors
McEntee, Kayleigh
Issue Date
2013
Degree
BA (Hons) in Psychology
Publisher
Dubllin Business School
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Abstract
It is thought that an individual’s level of religiosity can have an effect on other aspects of a person’s life such as their self-efficacy, stress levels and autonomy levels. This idea was used for this research with examined the effects of religiosity on stress, self-efficacy and autonomy among college students. This study used four questionnaires, General self-efficacy scale, Perceived stress scale, Santa Clara strength of religious faith questionnaire and the Autonomy-Connectedness scale to assess the four variables within a sample of 100 college students. It was hypoFinal Year Projected that there would be a relationship between the four variables. It was found that there was no relationship between the variables. However there was a significant relationship between stress and autonomy. Author keywords: stress, autonomy, religiosity, self-efficacy, college, students