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Religiosity and Aggression in College Students

by

Shanea J. Watkins

Study examined whether high and low religiosity had any relationship to a person’s

five measures of aggressiveness. The participants in this study consisted of 274 female and 202

male undergraduates. The results revealed that:

(A) high scores of Religious Conflict and

Hostility to Church yielded higher scores of

aggression,

(B) high scores of Religious Orthodoxy,

Religious Solace, and Religious Tranquility yielde

d lower scores of aggression,

(C) high scores

of Religious Conflict and Hostility to Church yielded higher scores of total aggressiveness, and

(D) high scores on Religious Solace and Relig

ious Orthodoxy yielded low scores of total

aggression. Frequency of church attendance was a good predictor of hostility scores for both
males and females.

dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cg…

Description

Religiosity and Aggression in College Students

by

Shanea J. Watkins

Study examined whether high and low religiosity had any relationship to a person’s

five measures of aggressiveness. The participants in this study consisted of 274 female and 202

male undergraduates. The results revealed that:

(A) high scores of Religious Conflict and

Hostility to Church yielded higher scores of

aggression,

(B) high scores of Religious Orthodoxy,

Religious Solace, and Religious Tranquility yielde

d lower scores of aggression,

(C) high scores

of Religious Conflict and Hostility to Church yielded higher scores of total aggressiveness, and

(D) high scores on Religious Solace and Relig

ious Orthodoxy yielded low scores of total

aggression. Frequency of church attendance was a good predictor of hostility scores for both
males and females.

dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cg…