The Impact of Perceived Discrimination on Student’s Self Efficacy: Moderating Role of Religious Orientation among University Students

Abstract

The present study explained the impact of perceived discrimination on student’s self-efficacy and the moderating role of religious orientation. The sample of 350 was taken from different universities of Wah Cantt. Participants were 18 to 30 years old to measure the variables of three scales perceived discrimination which includes sub scales of daily discrimination and life-time discrimination, religious orientation which includes extrinsic religious orientation and intrinsic religious orientation and general self-efficacy questionnaire scales were being used. Alpha reliability coefficient of daily discrimination scale was .69 and life-time discrimination was .73 the reliability of intrinsic religious orientation was .56 and extrinsic religious orientation was .45 and general self-efficacy was .71. The finding of the thesis indicated that there is a significant positive relationship between daily discrimination and life-time discrimination. As well as findings showed that there is a significant negative relationship between life-time discrimination and general self-efficacy and there is a negative relationship between daily discrimination and general self-efficacy. The current research showed that there are no significant gender differences on life-time discrimination and daily discrimination. The findings of the study showed that intrinsic religious orientation acts as a moderator in relationship with daily discrimination and general self-efficacy.