ligious Commitment and its Relationship with Self-Esteem and Emotional Intelligence

Abstract

The research aimed to explore the relationship between religious commitment, self-esteem and emotional intelligence in Muslims, Christians and Hindus. Seventy-five participants in the age range of 18-24 were selected, with twenty-five participants from each religious denomination. Religious commitment was measured through the Religious Commitment Inventory - 10 (Worthington et. al 2012). Self-esteem was assessed using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) while Emotional Intelligence was tested through the Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale (Schutte, Malouff, & Bhullar, 2009). Convenience sampling was used to select Muslim participants while snowball sampling was used to select Christians and Hindus. A linear regression analysis showed that a significant relationship (p=.002) exists between religious commitment and emotional intelligence, however a significant association was not found for religious commitment and self-esteem (p=.997). The study demonstrates the usefulness of religious commitment in everyday life.