Abstract

Belief in religious doctrines or intrinsic religiosity has been shown to be associated with better health and also to play a protective role in dealing with existential issues. In the present study we aim to investigate whether religiosity is correlated with death anxiety and life satisfaction. We also aim to investigate the moderating effect of Meaning in life (MIL) in the relationship between Religiosity, Death Anxiety (DA) and Life Satisfaction (LS). The Revised Intrinsic Extrinsic Religiosity Scale by Gorsuch & McPherson (1989), the Revised Death Anxiety Scale by Thorson & Powell (1992), the Meaning in Life Questionnaire by Steger & Frazier (2006) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale by Diener, Emmons et al (1985) will be administered to a sample of 150 Christians in India between the ages of 25 and 60. We hypothesize that there will be a negative correlation between Intrinsic Religiosity (IR) and DA and positive correlation between IR and LS. The expected result is that people with high IR who have already found meaning will have lesser DA and higher LS than high IR individuals who are still on the search for meaning. The study has important implications for counseling and psychotherapy.

Presenters

Aleena Mathew
Student, Master's in Arts, Fergusson College, Pune, India, India

Megha Deuskar
Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology, Fergusson College, India

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Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Religious Community and Socialization

KEYWORDS

Religiosity, Death Anxiety, Life Satisfaction, Meaning in Life, Intrinsic Religiosity

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