Asakti-Anasakti and Religiosity: A Correlational Study

Abstract

The central aim of the present study was to ascertain the relationship between asakti–anasakti and religiosity. A total of 100 samples (50 males and 50 females) were selected randomly from Rae-Bareli district in India. The age range of the participants was 20 to 44 years. Two measures (1) Test of Asakti–Anasakti by Bhushan and Jha (2017), and (2) Religiosity Scale by Bhushan (2009) was administered. Descriptive statistics (Mean & SD), Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient and stepwise hierarchical multiple regression was computed through SPSS to analyze the data. Findings of correlation suggest that people belonging to the general caste tend to exhibit higher level of religiosity compared to other caste groups (r: -0.26; P < 0.01) while other correlations observed are not statistically significant. Regression analysis revealed that no predictor explained variance of asakti–anasakti but predicting the religiosity only caste emerged as a significant predictor and explained 7 percent variance.