Percieved Stress in Emerging Adulthood: The Role of Sense of Control and the Mediation Effects of Religiosity and Materialistic Values

Abstract The research addresses the effect of sense of control on perceived stress by controlling for the intervening effects of Religiosity and Materialism. A total of 609 emerging adults living in Dhaka city participated in the survey; surveyors used a 48-item structural closed-ended questionnaire to collect the responses. The elicited responses were quantified, and structural equation models were formulated to identify any associations among the variables of interest. The findings suggest that sense of control is a strong determinant of perceived stress; neither religiosity nor materialism mediate the association. The study advances the transactional model of stress and coping.