Examining the role of religion in developing altruism and self-esteem among youth
Keywords:
Religion, Altruism, Self-Esteem, Youth, ChurchAbstract
This study was aimed to investigate the role of religion in developing altruism and self-esteem among youth in a church which is located in Kepong. The quantitative approach with the experimental design was used for this study. The researcher had identified forty youths actively involved in church activities and another forty who was not actively involved in the administration of the church. They were selected through purposive sampling method as studied subjects. The subjects were divided into 80 youths for the experiment and control groups equally. Researchers used a questionnaire to collect data from respondents. The data was analyzed using inferential analysis involving Pearson correlation analysis to explain relationships between the studied variables. The findings showed a positive correlation between religion and youth altruistic deed. Furthermore, the study also revealed a negative correlation between self-esteem and religion. As a conclusion, this study implicates that the potential benefits of religiousness direct an individual towards practising a righteous life. Self-righteousness seems to be a fundamental component of religious teaching. The difficulty in comprehension concerning the critical element of teaching consequentially leads to fundamentalism and violence.
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