Abstract
Religiousness, spirituality, and meaning in life are multidimensional constructs that are woven into the Indian culture for centuries. However, the relevance of these concepts is being recognized in mainstream psychological research only in the recent decades. The present study investigated the effect of depression on these variables. It was hypothesized that the levels of religiousness, spirituality, presence of meaning, and search for meaning would be significantly different in people with and without depression. The Non-religious Non-spiritual Scale (NRNSS) by Cragun, Hammer, and Nielsen (2015), Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) by Steger, Frazier, Oishi, and Kaler (2006), and the Beck Depression Inventory-I (BDI-I) by Aaron T. Beck (1961) were administered to a sample of 72 individuals between the ages of 20 to 30, with 36 in the experimental group and 36 in the control group. The MANOVA conducted to analyze the difference showed the Wilk’s Lambda (λ) to be .825, F(4, 67)=3.562, p
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