The present research examined the relationship between degree of religiosity and level of anxiety
in males and females suffering from anxiety disorder and those who were not suffering from any
psychological disorder. A sample of 80 adults was taken from the hospitals and other areas of
Peshawar city. It was hypothesized that the subjects suffering from generalized anxiety disorder
would be having a lower degree of religiosity as compared to those who were not suffering from
any psychological disorder; and females would have a higher level of anxiety and higher degree of
religiosity as compared to males. IPAT Anxiety Scale and Index of Religiosity were administered on
the subjects. The results supported the main hypotheses and it was found that both males and
females suffering from generalized anxiety disorder had a lower degree of religiosity as compared
to those males and females who were not suffering from any psychological disorder. The results
demonstrated that anxious females had a higher level of anxiety, as compared to anxious males.
The degree of religiosity was found to be higher in males than in females in both anxious and
nonanxious groups.
