Predicting Role of Relationship Among Religious Coping, Spiritual and Mental well-Being in Muslim Adults

Abstract

Numerous recent studies have examined the co-relation between Mental Well-being, Religiosity or Spirituality, with the coping styles of different populations (Trankle, 2018). According to Pargament, Kennell, Hathaway, Grevengoed, Newman and Jones (1988), a person's level of Religiosity is significantly related to their style of religious coping. Islam has five pillars and particular practices that cultivate Subjective Well-being (SWB). Empirical evidence also supports the relationship between religiosity and subjective well-being in various Muslim countries — predominantly Arabic-speaking (Abdel-Khalek, 2014). Therefore the present study conducted to explore Religious Coping, Spiritual Well-being and Mental Well-being in Muslim adults. It was hypothesized that there would be a significant positive correlation between Religious Coping, Spiritual Well-being and Mental Well-being in Muslim adults, and that both Religious Coping and Spiritual Well-being will be significant predictors of Mental Well-being. The correlational survey method was administered to 200 Muslim male and female participants, of 25 to 65 years of age, having the ability to comprehend both English and Urdu. The sample collected using the convenient sampling technique. Data was gathered using the consent form, the demographic intake form, the Urdu version of the religious coping and problem solving scale by Pargament, Smith, Koenig and Perez (1998), The Singapore Mental Wellbeing Scale by Fen, Isa, Chu, Ling and Ling, (2016) and the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale, by Underwood, (2006 & 2011). The obtained results were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) by applying the Correlation and Regression analyses. The results suggested that there was a significant positive weak correlation among the three variables. Religious Coping was found to have a significant linear relationship associated with Mental Well-being

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