Ratio of a person’s psychological well-being with morals and religiousness

Explaining Eudaimonic Well-Being: The Role of Religiousness and Patience

Background and Objectives: The lives of all people without mental disorders are not equally healthy and fruitful, and not necessarily healthier and more fruitful than the lives of people with such disorders. Therefore, identifying psychological variables that affect well-being can play a significant role in applying these variables in practical situations. The aim of this study was to codify a ...

Childlessness and the psychological well-being of older persons.

OBJECTIVES Rapid growth in the size of the childless elderly population has prompted concerns about the negative effects of childlessness on psychological well-being. This study adds to this line of inquiry by examining the effects of childlessness on two important dimensions of elderly persons' psychological well-being: loneliness and depression. METHODS Using the 1993 Asset and Health Dynam...

Religiousness, religious coping, and psychological well-being in nursing home residents.

OBJECTIVES To measure the importance of religion among nursing home residents, describe their use of religious coping strategies, and examine the association between religiousness, religious coping, and psychological well-being. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Two nursing facilities in Boston, Massachusetts. PARTICIPANTS One hundred forty cognitively intact to moderately impaired lo...

Well-being and using persons

Religiosity and Psychological Well-Being

The aim of the current study was to explore the link between religiosity and psychological wellbeing in a model of Pakistani Muslims. Earlier research has acknowledged a positive relationship between the two factors. The sample (65 men and 85 women) with an age range from 18 to 60 years was chosen. Religiosity was operationalized as religious gatherings attendance, belief salience and frequency...