Page No.18-27 Sudha, R
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore
The aim of the study was to understand the difference between male and female on the
Strength of Religious Faith, Quality of Life, Dispositional Resilience and Distress
Tolerance. Another objective of the study was to find out the relationship and predictors
of Strength of Religious Faith among the Assamese Muslims. The study comprises a
total of 150 participants from the Muslim community with age range of 18-35. The
following tools were used: The Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire,
World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF-26), Distress
Tolerance Scale and Dispositional Resilience Scale. The findings of the study highlight
the significant difference between male and female on Commitment (a factor of
Dispositional Resilience) and Environmental quality of life. Also, it was found out that
there was a negative correlation between distress tolerance and quality of life whereas
strength of religious faith has a positive correlation with quality of life.