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

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).