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Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship of Religious Orientation with Happiness and Resilience and the Mediational Role of Locus of Control

Practicing a religion for its own sake can make a person self-reliant and thus increase one's hap... more Practicing a religion for its own sake can make a person self-reliant and thus increase one's happiness and resilience. Conversely, following a religion for ends other than the religion itself can lead to strong beliefs in fate and destiny, thereby reducing happiness. The study aimed to test the relationships of intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientations with happiness and resilience and to test the mediational role of locus of control (LOC). It was hypothesized that intrinsic religious orientation will have a positive correlation with happiness and resilience, mediated by an internal LOC; while extrinsic religious orientation will have a negative correlation with happiness and resilience, mediated by an external LOC. 190 adults filled out the Religious Orientation Scale by Allport & Ross (1967), Levenson's Locus of Control Scale (1981), Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (Hills & Argyle, 2002) and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (2003). The data was analyzed using Pearson's correlation, partial correlation and regression analyses. It was found that neither of the religious orientations correlated with happiness or resilience. It was also observed that religiosity overall is declining in the population. Additional analyses showed that extrinsic religious orientation was moderately associated with an external locus of control and that internal locus of control was positively correlated with happiness as well as resilience, while external locus of control was negatively correlated with the same.

Papers by Adwaita Deshmukh

Research paper thumbnail of Employer Expectations and Strategies for IT Employees’ Citizenship Behaviours: A Thematic Analysis

Research paper thumbnail of How India defines organizational citizenship behaviour: an inductive study from an employee perspective

International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior

PurposeOrganizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) holds importance for employees and employers. A... more PurposeOrganizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) holds importance for employees and employers. Although it is culturally relativistic, its definition is West-dominated. Conceptual investigations in non-Western cultures yield different dimensions of OCB. Existing OCB models lack contemporariness and reciprocity. Their perspective may be biased towards management. Practice based on such theory gives poor outcomes. To address these gaps, the authors reconceptualized OCB in the Indian context from an employee perspective.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a qualitative study to build an employee-centric, inductive OCB model. The authors briefed respondents about the meaning of OCB and sought descriptions of instances of OCB performed or witnessed by them. The authors collected 478 descriptions from 49 private sector employees in India. The thematic analysis developed ten themes, each an OCB component, organized into four super-themes, denoting interpersonal, individual, o...

Research paper thumbnail of Invisible Barriers to Performance and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Faced by Minorities

Journal of Psychosocial Research

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship of Religious Orientation with Happiness and Resilience and the Mediational Role of Locus of Control

Practicing a religion for its own sake can make a person self-reliant and thus increase one's hap... more Practicing a religion for its own sake can make a person self-reliant and thus increase one's happiness and resilience. Conversely, following a religion for ends other than the religion itself can lead to strong beliefs in fate and destiny, thereby reducing happiness. The study aimed to test the relationships of intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientations with happiness and resilience and to test the mediational role of locus of control (LOC). It was hypothesized that intrinsic religious orientation will have a positive correlation with happiness and resilience, mediated by an internal LOC; while extrinsic religious orientation will have a negative correlation with happiness and resilience, mediated by an external LOC. 190 adults filled out the Religious

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship of Religious Orientation with Happiness and Resilience and the Mediational Role of Locus of Control

Practicing a religion for its own sake can make a person self-reliant and thus increase one's hap... more Practicing a religion for its own sake can make a person self-reliant and thus increase one's happiness and resilience. Conversely, following a religion for ends other than the religion itself can lead to strong beliefs in fate and destiny, thereby reducing happiness. The study aimed to test the relationships of intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientations with happiness and resilience and to test the mediational role of locus of control (LOC). It was hypothesized that intrinsic religious orientation will have a positive correlation with happiness and resilience, mediated by an internal LOC; while extrinsic religious orientation will have a negative correlation with happiness and resilience, mediated by an external LOC. 190 adults filled out the Religious

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship of Religious Orientation with Happiness and Resilience and the Mediational Role of Locus of Control

Practicing a religion for its own sake can make a person self-reliant and thus increase one's hap... more Practicing a religion for its own sake can make a person self-reliant and thus increase one's happiness and resilience. Conversely, following a religion for ends other than the religion itself can lead to strong beliefs in fate and destiny, thereby reducing happiness. The study aimed to test the relationships of intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientations with happiness and resilience and to test the mediational role of locus of control (LOC). It was hypothesized that intrinsic religious orientation will have a positive correlation with happiness and resilience, mediated by an internal LOC; while extrinsic religious orientation will have a negative correlation with happiness and resilience, mediated by an external LOC. 190 adults filled out the Religious Orientation Scale by Allport & Ross (1967), Levenson's Locus of Control Scale (1981), Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (Hills & Argyle, 2002) and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (2003). The data was analyzed using Pearson's correlation, partial correlation and regression analyses. It was found that neither of the religious orientations correlated with happiness or resilience. It was also observed that religiosity overall is declining in the population. Additional analyses showed that extrinsic religious orientation was moderately associated with an external locus of control and that internal locus of control was positively correlated with happiness as well as resilience, while external locus of control was negatively correlated with the same.

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship of Religious Orientation with Happiness and Resilience and the Mediational Role of Locus of Control

Practicing a religion for its own sake can make a person self-reliant and thus increase one's hap... more Practicing a religion for its own sake can make a person self-reliant and thus increase one's happiness and resilience. Conversely, following a religion for ends other than the religion itself can lead to strong beliefs in fate and destiny, thereby reducing happiness. The study aimed to test the relationships of intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientations with happiness and resilience and to test the mediational role of locus of control (LOC). It was hypothesized that intrinsic religious orientation will have a positive correlation with happiness and resilience, mediated by an internal LOC; while extrinsic religious orientation will have a negative correlation with happiness and resilience, mediated by an external LOC. 190 adults filled out the Religious Orientation Scale by Allport & Ross (1967), Levenson's Locus of Control Scale (1981), Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (Hills & Argyle, 2002) and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (2003). The data was analyzed using Pearson's correlation, partial correlation and regression analyses. It was found that neither of the religious orientations correlated with happiness or resilience. It was also observed that religiosity overall is declining in the population. Additional analyses showed that extrinsic religious orientation was moderately associated with an external locus of control and that internal locus of control was positively correlated with happiness as well as resilience, while external locus of control was negatively correlated with the same.

Research paper thumbnail of Employer Expectations and Strategies for IT Employees’ Citizenship Behaviours: A Thematic Analysis

Research paper thumbnail of How India defines organizational citizenship behaviour: an inductive study from an employee perspective

International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior

PurposeOrganizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) holds importance for employees and employers. A... more PurposeOrganizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) holds importance for employees and employers. Although it is culturally relativistic, its definition is West-dominated. Conceptual investigations in non-Western cultures yield different dimensions of OCB. Existing OCB models lack contemporariness and reciprocity. Their perspective may be biased towards management. Practice based on such theory gives poor outcomes. To address these gaps, the authors reconceptualized OCB in the Indian context from an employee perspective.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a qualitative study to build an employee-centric, inductive OCB model. The authors briefed respondents about the meaning of OCB and sought descriptions of instances of OCB performed or witnessed by them. The authors collected 478 descriptions from 49 private sector employees in India. The thematic analysis developed ten themes, each an OCB component, organized into four super-themes, denoting interpersonal, individual, o...

Research paper thumbnail of Invisible Barriers to Performance and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Faced by Minorities

Journal of Psychosocial Research

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship of Religious Orientation with Happiness and Resilience and the Mediational Role of Locus of Control

Practicing a religion for its own sake can make a person self-reliant and thus increase one's hap... more Practicing a religion for its own sake can make a person self-reliant and thus increase one's happiness and resilience. Conversely, following a religion for ends other than the religion itself can lead to strong beliefs in fate and destiny, thereby reducing happiness. The study aimed to test the relationships of intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientations with happiness and resilience and to test the mediational role of locus of control (LOC). It was hypothesized that intrinsic religious orientation will have a positive correlation with happiness and resilience, mediated by an internal LOC; while extrinsic religious orientation will have a negative correlation with happiness and resilience, mediated by an external LOC. 190 adults filled out the Religious

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship of Religious Orientation with Happiness and Resilience and the Mediational Role of Locus of Control

Practicing a religion for its own sake can make a person self-reliant and thus increase one's hap... more Practicing a religion for its own sake can make a person self-reliant and thus increase one's happiness and resilience. Conversely, following a religion for ends other than the religion itself can lead to strong beliefs in fate and destiny, thereby reducing happiness. The study aimed to test the relationships of intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientations with happiness and resilience and to test the mediational role of locus of control (LOC). It was hypothesized that intrinsic religious orientation will have a positive correlation with happiness and resilience, mediated by an internal LOC; while extrinsic religious orientation will have a negative correlation with happiness and resilience, mediated by an external LOC. 190 adults filled out the Religious

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship of Religious Orientation with Happiness and Resilience and the Mediational Role of Locus of Control

Practicing a religion for its own sake can make a person self-reliant and thus increase one's hap... more Practicing a religion for its own sake can make a person self-reliant and thus increase one's happiness and resilience. Conversely, following a religion for ends other than the religion itself can lead to strong beliefs in fate and destiny, thereby reducing happiness. The study aimed to test the relationships of intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientations with happiness and resilience and to test the mediational role of locus of control (LOC). It was hypothesized that intrinsic religious orientation will have a positive correlation with happiness and resilience, mediated by an internal LOC; while extrinsic religious orientation will have a negative correlation with happiness and resilience, mediated by an external LOC. 190 adults filled out the Religious Orientation Scale by Allport & Ross (1967), Levenson's Locus of Control Scale (1981), Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (Hills & Argyle, 2002) and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (2003). The data was analyzed using Pearson's correlation, partial correlation and regression analyses. It was found that neither of the religious orientations correlated with happiness or resilience. It was also observed that religiosity overall is declining in the population. Additional analyses showed that extrinsic religious orientation was moderately associated with an external locus of control and that internal locus of control was positively correlated with happiness as well as resilience, while external locus of control was negatively correlated with the same.