Strengths Amidst Adversity: Comparison of Religiosity, Resilience and Locus of Control in Army Public School Affected Individuals and General Population

Abstract

The primary objective of this study was to compare the responses of individuals affected by the Army Public School (APS) incident and the general population on the factors of religiosity, resilience, and locus of control. A sample of 103 APS affectees and 103 individuals from the general population was taken to pursue these objectives. The study employed three scales: the State-Trait Resilience Inventory (Hiew, 2000), the Religiosity Scale from the Multidimensional Personality Inventory (Zeb, 2013), and the Locus of Control Scale (Levenson, 2003), which were administered to the selected participants. The average age of the participants was 21 years. The study outcomes highlighted notable disparities between Army Public School affectees and the general population regarding religiosity, resilience, and locus of control scales. Furthermore, the results demonstrated a positive correlation between religiosity and resilience. It was observed that the internal locus of control exhibited a positive correlation with both religiosity and resilience. Conversely, the external locus of control negatively correlated with religiosity and resilience.