The Relationship between Religiousness and Sense of Responsibility among the Students; a Case Study of Azad University of Qom

Religion is not only a plan for all aspects of human life, but it is also one of the most important factors which contributes to the development of society and man's control of his destiny through having a sense of responsibility. The aim of this descriptive-correlational study is to investigate the relationship between religiousness and having a sense of responsibility among the students. The statistical population includes the students of Islamic Azad University in Qom, and the survey sample comprises 362 students who were chosen by stratified random sampling. The data were collected according to Cronbach's alpha by using two standard questionnaires: one about religiousness the other about sense of and responsibility with reliability of 75.0 and 79.0 respectively. The results show that: 1. There is relationship between the student's religiousness and their sense of responsibility and the correlation is significant and at a confidence level of 95.0.2. There is a significant difference between male students and female students in the degree of religiousness.3. There is no significant difference between male students and female students in the degree of responsibility.4. There is a positive relationship between the degree of religiousness and maintaining moral standards among the students.5. There is a positive relationship between the degree of sense of responsibility and maintaining moral standards among the students.