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P0065 - Religious attitudes and anxiety

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

A.A. Bayani*
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr, Iran

Abstract

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The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between religious attitudes and anxiety among students.

Method:

Participants were 549 undergraduate students of Islamic Azad university of Azadshahr . The mean age of the participants was 22.7 years (SD = 4.58) and ages ranged from 18 to 30 years old. The were 245 men and 324 women. Measures: All participants completed a questionnaire booklet containing two self- report measures. The State – Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) of Spilberger and Religious Attitudes Inventory (Bahrami, 2000).

Results:

The results of the present study demonstrate that: 1)-Correlation between religious attitudes and student's anxiety is meaningful and negative(r=-0.442).2)-Correlation between female student's anxiety and religious attitudes is (r=-0.497).3)-Correlation between male student's anxiety and religious attitudes is (r=-0.427).

Conclusions:

The present study revealed that a more positive attitude toward religion is associated with a lower level of self-reported anxiety. This contradicts the findings of O'Connor et al (2003).

Type
Poster Session II: Anxiety Disorders
Copyright
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