Religious Identity Statuses and Religiosity

Tevni Grajales and Brittany Sommers

Religious Identity Statuses and Religiosity: Does Commitment Matter?

A moderated-effect model of the association between Veerasamy's religious identity statuses, Berzonsky's identity commitment, and Dollinger's religiosity was evaluated among an undergraduate sample. Results suggested that religious identity statuses accounted for 56% of religiosity variance and 28% of commitment variance. Implications of these interactions for religious identity development are discussed.