Adolescent Self-Reports and Religiosity

Abstract

The Brownfain Self-rating Inventory and Religiosity Index were administered to high school juniors, 46 males and 66 females. Correlations between scores on the two inventories were significant for males (.41, p < .01) but not for females ( r = .22). Subjects were divided into high and low groups on the Self-rating Inventory (self-concept). The high group scores were .5 SD above the mean and low group .5 SD below. Mean differences on the Religiosity Index for two groups were significant for males ( p < .01) but not females. Results suggest that male adolescents with positive self-reports score higher on religiosity than those with low self-reports but not female adolescents.