Religiosity, Well-Being and ‘Slowing Down’ Ageing Damage: A Literature Review

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...

Measuring Child Poverty and Well-Being: a literature review

Religiosity and Subjective Well-Being amongst Institutionalized Elderly in Pakistan.

BACKGROUND In Pakistan, the issue of institutionalized elderly is a neglected area and little is known about their subjective conditions. The present study was conducted in 2012 which examined the relationship between religiosity and subjective well being amongst institutionalized elderly people. METHODS Data was collected from 100 adults above the age of 60 years in Lahore,Pakistan, through ...

Religiosity and Subjective Well-Being: An International Perspective

C. Kim-Prieto (ed.), Religion and Spirituality Across Cultures, Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology 9, DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-8950-9_9, © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014 Psychologists hotly debate whether religion enhances the subjective well-being (SWB) of individuals and societies. This issue becomes particularly salient considering that a substantial majority (6...

Religiosity 1 RUNNING HEAD: RELIGIOSITY AND OLDER ADULTS Religiosity and its Effect on Psychological Well-being in Older Adults

There has been numerous studies designed to assess the effects of religion on the psychological well-being of older adults. However, reviewing the literature reveals that currently the empirical work is inconsistent and often contradictory on this issue. The current study is designed to examine the effects of religiosity on psychological well-being in older adults. Psychological well-being will...