رابطه بين جهت گيري مذهبي ، اضطراب و حرمت خود

RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION, ANXIETY AND SELF-ESTEEM

To study the relationship between religious orientation, anxiety and self-esteem, 60 students from Tehran University were selected. Religious Orientation Scale, based on Islamic belife (Bahrami Ehsan, 1999), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, 1981), and Self-esteem Scale (Cooper smith, 1967) Were completed by participants. Analysis of data indicate that; religiousness has a positive correlation with self-esteem (r= .387, p> 0/003). Results also show religious orientation has negative correlation with both state (r= -.398, p> 0/001) and trait (r= -.414, p>0/001) anxiety. The results of this study are in line with the research about psychological dimension of religion and indicat that religion can play an intrapsychic role on health. Religious frame of refernces as well as coping mechanism can direct self-esteem and anxiety.