The Influence of Religiosity on Joyfulness of the Girl Students of the Middle Schools and High Schools of District No. 2 in Kerman

The purpose of the present study is to identify the effectiveness rate of religious knowledge, attitude, and behavior on happiness of students (especially the girl students of middle and high schools of district no.2 in Kerman). The research design is a descriptive one of the causative-comparative type. The instruments for collecting data include: the Religious Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior Questionnaire and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. 159 students from high school and 104 students from middle school were selected by random sampling to answer questions. The collected data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS). The following results were obtained:• results support a low level of religious knowledge, a positive religious attitude, and a suitable and efficient religious behavior;• there is high level of happiness among students;• religious knowledge has no effect on happiness of students;• religious behavior and attitude has an effect on their happiness;• grade level has an impact on religious knowledge;• the average has an impact on religious knowledge, religious behavior, and theirhappiness; • grade and age has an impact on religious behavior.