Religious Orientation Scale Theory

METHODOLOGY
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
3.3 VARIABLES AND OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS
3.4 HYPOTHESES
3.5 TOOLS:
3.5.1 Allport & Ross’s Religious Orientation Scale
3.5.2 Levenson’s Locus of Control Scale
3.5.3 Oxford Happiness Questionnaire
3.5.4 Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale
3.6 SAMPLE AND PROCEDURE
3.7 STATISTICAL ANALYSES
3.8 SUMMARY

3.1 INTRODUCTION
This chapter elaborates on the statement of the problem, the variables and their operational definitions. It contains descriptions of the tools used to measure the variables. It also states the hypotheses formed on the basis of the review of available literature related to the topic.

3.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
To examine the relationships of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Religious

For the present study, intrinsic religious orientation was defined by the score on the intrinsic component of the ROS, while extrinsic religious orientation was defined by the score on the extrinsic component of the ROS. For both the components, higher scores indicate higher religious orientations.
3.3.2 Locus of Control:
As seen in the introduction, Locus of Control is a generalized expectancy regarding control over rewards and punishment. (Rotter, 1966) An internal locus of control refers to the belief that one can control the outcomes or reinforcers of one’s behaviour. In this study, an internal locus of control was operationally defined by the score on the internal component of Levenson’s Locus of Control (LOC) Scale adapted by Vohra (1992). The higher the score, the higher is the internality.
An external locus of control refers to the belief that one has no control over the outcomes or reinforcers of one’s behaviours. While Rotter (1966) only defined internality and externality, Levenson (1981) recognized two separate trends in the externality: Powerful Others and Chance. The former is when an individual believes that other powerful people control the outcomes in his/ her life. The latter is when he/ she attributes the happenings in life as caused by luck or