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Social Participation, Religious Commitment, Locus of Control and Quality of Life: A Generational Study among the Mizo

2026-04-24T06:37:50Z

Title: Social Participation, Religious Commitment, Locus of Control and Quality of Life: A Generational Study among the Mizo Authors: Ralte, Rinpari Abstract: The present study examines the levels of Social Participation, Religious Commitment, Locus of Control, and Quality of Life among Generation Y and Generation Z; the relationships among these variables; and group differences between the two groups. The sample comprised 141 participants (Generation Z = 99; Generation Y = 42). Samples were collected using a non-probability convenience sampling method. Religious Commitment Inventory-10 (RCI-10; Worthington, E, L., Jr., Wade, N. G., Hight, T. L., Ripley, J.S., & McCullough, M.E., 2003), Quality of Life Scale (QOLS; Burckhardt, C. S., Woods, S. L., Schultz, A. A., &Ziebarth, D. M., 1989) and Locus of Control Scale (LOC; Rotter, J. B.,1966) were used for this study. The findings revealed that GenerationY has higher levels of Social Participation, Religious Commitment, and Quality of Life, with an Internal Locus of Control. GenerationZ reported lower levels of Social Participation, Religious Commitment, and Quality of Life,as well as an External Locus of Control. A positive correlation was found between Religious Commitment and both Quality of Life (r = .315, p < .01)) and Social Participation (r = .425, p< .01), and a negative correlation was found between Locus of Control and both Quality of Life (r = .198, p < .05)) and Religious Commitment (r = -.175, p < .05). Group differences were significant, with Generation-Y reported to have higher levels of Religious Commitment (t = .000, p < .01), Quality of Life (t = .000, p < .01) and Social Participation (t = .000, p < .01) and Generation-Z were reported to have a higher External Locus of Control (t = .007, p < .01).

Religiosity and Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviour Among Mizo Young Adults

2026-04-24T06:34:05Z

Title: Religiosity and Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviour Among Mizo Young Adults Authors: Ralte, Rinpari Abstract: Religiosity plays a role in preventing various risky behaviors. Although religiosity plays a huge role in Mizo society, it is important to identify how different dimensions of religiosity is related with sexual risktaking behaviour. Therefore, the present study examined the relationship between religiosity dimensions (Intellectual, ideology, public practice, private practice, religious experience) and sexual risk-taking behaviour among Mizo young adults. A total of 100 samples was selected in the study with an age range of 18 to 40 years. The mean scores of the participants vary according to their social demographic characteristics. The relationship between religiosity dimensions and sexual risk-taking behaviour was calculated using Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r). There is a significant negative relationship between religiosity (private practice) and sexual risk-taking behaviour (r = -.362**; p <.01). Multiple regression analysis also revealed that the overall model was significant. Predictors explained 15.6% of the variance in sexual risk-taking behavior (R² =.156, F (5, 94) = 3. 487, p < .01). However, only religiosity (private practice) significantly predicted sexual risk-taking behaviour (β = -.480, p <.01) and the other religiosity dimensions did not significantly predict sexual risk-taking behaviour. The study showed the potential role of religiosity private in protecting sexual risk-taking behaviour.

STRESS, SELF-ESTEEM AND PEER PRESSURE AMONG MIZO ADOLESCENTS

2024-06-04T05:25:28Z

Title: STRESS, SELF-ESTEEM AND PEER PRESSURE AMONG MIZO ADOLESCENTS Authors: Ralte, Rinpari Abstract: Adolescence is a period when numerous developmental changes as well as personal and social challenges are experienced. This generates the need to understand some of the crucial factors that may lead to inadequate development. The present study attempts to assess stress, self-esteem and peer pressure among Mizo adolescents. Seventy- eight (78) Mizo adolescents (39 males and 39 females) within the age range of 15-18years, belonging to Aizawl city, served as subjects for the study. A significant negative correlation (r = -0.40; p<0.01) was found between stress and self-esteem indicating high levels of stress that corresponds with low self-esteem. A negative correlation (r= -0.18; p>0.01) and a positive correlation (r=0.14, p> 0.01) is also found between peer pressure and self-esteem, peer pressure and stress respectively but is non-significant. Findings also indicated significant gender differences in stress (F=14.42; p <0.01) and self-esteem (F=33.96; p <0.01) with males (M= 77.46) having higher level of self-esteem than females (M= 64.84), and females (M= 24.67) having higher stress levels than males (M= 19.67).

PREDICTABILITY OF PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS ON PERCEIVED STRESS AND COPING STYLES AMONG MIZO COLLEGE STUDENTS

2024-06-04T05:22:36Z

Title: PREDICTABILITY OF PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS ON PERCEIVED STRESS AND COPING STYLES AMONG MIZO COLLEGE STUDENTS Authors: Ralte, Rinpari Abstract: Personality has been believed to affect the way individuals perceive stress and how they cope with it. This paper reports the predictability of personality on perceived stress and coping styles among two hundred and forty Mizo students (120 extraverts and 120 neurotics), who were screened out using Maudsley Personality Inventory. Incorporating a between-subjects design, it was hypothesized that significant correlations among the measures as well as predictability of personality on the behavioral measures would be established. Contrary to previous researches, results failed to evince any significant gender effects on the measures. Extraversion is significantly and negatively related to neuroticism, perceived stress, emotion-oriented coping, and avoidance-oriented coping. Neuroticism is significantly and negatively related to stress, but positively and significantly related to task-oriented coping and emotion-oriented coping. Moreover, personality is found to significantly predict perceived stress and coping styles. Findings corroborate the link between personality, stress and coping styles and thus substantiate the already established connotation of the variables on the sampled Mizo population.