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. 2023 Oct;62(5):3382-3398.
doi: 10.1007/s10943-023-01779-7. Epub 2023 Mar 27.

Personality, Religiosity and Satisfaction with Life in Young Muslim and Christian Women in Pakistan

Dilkush Shaheen Butt  1 , Asma Majeed  1 , Rabia Khawar  2 , Sara Asad  1 , Samavia Hussain  3
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Personality, Religiosity and Satisfaction with Life in Young Muslim and Christian Women in Pakistan

Dilkush Shaheen Butt et al. J Relig Health. 2023 Oct.

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between personality traits, religiosity and satisfaction with life in young Muslim and Christian women. The current research involved a convenience sample (N = 200; Mage = 21.26) that was drawn from Kinnaird College for Women University Lahore, and Youhanabad Town Lahore, Pakistan. The Big Five Inventory, Centrality of Religiosity Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale were administered. Results of correlation analysis demonstrated a significant positive relationship between 'conscientiousness' and 'religious ideology' among Muslim women, whereas 'openness' and 'agreeableness' were strongly associated with all the dimensions of religiosity in Christian women. Findings of hierarchical linear regression analyses indicated that extraversion and agreeableness significantly predicted life satisfaction among Muslim and Christian participants respectively. Religiosity did not contribute to life satisfaction among both groups. Results of independent sample t-test showed that Christian women reported significantly higher degrees of extraversion and life satisfaction as compared to Muslim women who in contrast reported significantly higher level of agreeableness, neuroticism, and public religious practice. The findings are discussed in the context of gender, religion, culture and mental health.

Keywords: Christian; Lahore; Muslim; Pakistan; Personality traits; Religiosity; Satisfaction with life.

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