Role of Religiosity on Existential Philosophy and Depression in Adults

Abstract

The main purpose behind the conduction of the present research was to explore and understand the Role of Religiosity, in Existential philosophy and Depression among the adults of Pakistan. The target group belonged to the age group 18-40 years. Around 324 Individuals participated in this study among which were 56.8% percent females and 43.2% males. The three measures used are; The Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS), The Scale for Existential Thinking and lastly, Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale-Revised (CESD-R). The research finding showed that Religiosity and Depression had no significant relationship with each other. Whereas, Religiosity was found to have a significant and positive relationship with the Existential Philosophy. The results of t-test analysis showed that depression was more prevalent in the female population than in males. There were no prominent gender differences with respect to Existential Philosophy. However, females were found to be more religious (Mean=54.46) than males (51.75). This study has implications for adults and their families in raising awareness of importance of religiosity in terms of therapeutic alliance in order to treat mental health issues especially in Individuals that are inclined towards religion.