Religiosity as a Correlate of Anxiety among Housewives

Abstract

The present study was an endeavor to explore the correlation between anxiety and religiosity among housewives. The sample comprised 50 housewives aged between 22 to 50 years belonging from urban and rural areas of Rae-Bareli district in India. Two scales (1) Sinha Anxiety Scale by Sinha (1991) and (2) Religiosity Scale by Bhushan (2009) were used to measure the anxiety and religiosity level of the housewives, respectively. Descriptive statistics (Mean & SD), Pearsons’ product moment correlation coefficient and t-test were computed to analyze the data. Findings of this study reveal that (1) religiosity increases with age, and (2) it plays a crucial role in reducing anxiety levels among housewives.