Prosociality, Intolerance of Uncertainty, and Religiosity: A Comparative Study among Male and Female Adults

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Page: 294-300

Anshuman Dixit ¹ and Sahiba Kathuria ² (Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh ¹ , Department of Psychology, Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Chandigarh ²)

This is a comparative study designed to find any significant relationship that may exist between prosociality, intolerance of uncertainty, and religiosity while examining the respective gender differences. The variables were assessed using standardised instruments. The sample size consisted of 188 Indian adults (males: 46.28%, females: 53.72%) between the ages of 18 and 30 who identified as Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, or Jain. Results indicated that there is a significant relationship between prosociality and religiosity; however, no significant relationship was found between intolerance of uncertainty and religiosity or intolerance of uncertainty and prosociality. There were significant gender differences as well, demonstrating that women are more prosocial. Furthermore, women scored higher on a few of the dimensions of religiosity that are discussed below. There were no significant gender differences in the domain of intolerance of uncertainty. This study adds to the body of knowledge by investigating how the respective variables correlate with one another. More research is needed to improve our understanding of the variables’ interactions.