Effect of Intrinsic-Extrinsic Religiosity on the Psychological Well-being of Adolescents

By : Pooja Singh , Shabana Bano

Page No: 137-145

Abstract
The aim of the present study is to assess the relationship of intrinsic, extrinsic religiosity with psychological well-being of adolescents. The religiosity and psychological well-being scales were administered to examine 197 participants, age ranged 14-18 years, taken from government schools of Varanasi City. Finding revealed that intrinsic religiosity is significantly and positively correlated with self acceptance (a domain of psychological well- being) and also with extrinsic religiosity while extrinsic religiosity was not significantly correlated with psychological well-being and its domains.

Authors :
Pooja Singh : Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
Shabana Bano : Assistant Professor— Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi