RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION, PAKISTANI MUSLIMS' POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
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The relationship between religion and political engagement in Pakistan was the subject of the current study. Political engagement is very important for political stability and the dynamism of societies. Throughout the various stages of a society's development process, the necessity of youth participation has been given serious consideration. It is clear how important political conduct is when it is regarded as a strategy in national strategic planning to enhance controlled public engagement in decision-making processes. The sample of this study is 400 young adults (18-25 years; 175 males and 225 females; M = 19.5; SD =.49) selected by convenience sampling. The Muslim Religious Orientation Scale (MROS; Anwar et al., 2019), the Urdu-translated Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (Hussain & Kausar, 2010), and the Civic Engagement Scale (Doolittle & Faul, 2013) were used to measure religious orientation and psychological distress. The findings demonstrated a direct connection between political behavior and religiousness. It suggests that people in religious societies may exhibit more aggressive political behavior.
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