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The Predictive Role of Religiosity and Spirituality for Life Satisfaction and Psychological Wellbeing among Hepatitis Patients
Abstract
This study was carried out to see the predictive role of religiosity and spirituality for psychological wellbeing and life satisfaction among hepatitis patients. A total of (N=220) Hepatitis C patients ranging from 21 to 50 years suing purposive sampling technique were selected from govt. and private hospitals. Muslim religiosity personality inventory MRPI translated by (Saleem, 2011), Life Satisfaction Scale (LSS) (Mahmood, 2012), and Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) Brown & Janmohamed, (2008) and a self constructed demographic datasheet was administered for data collection. The study design was correlational in nature, descriptive statistics, Pearson Product moment Correlation, multiple regression, t-test were performed for data analysis. Findings showed that all the variables were significantly related to each other, and religiosity and spirituality was significant predictors of Life Satisfaction and psychological wellbeing among hepatitis C patients. More over significance differences were found between religiosity and spirituality, life satisfaction, and psychological wellbeing among groups (p<.01).
Authors
Dr. Khalid Mahmood
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, Govt. College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Rabia Arshad
MS Scholar, Department of Applied Psychology, Department of Applied Psychology
Syed Imran Haider Zaidi
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, Govt. College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Life Satisfaction, Psychological Well-Being, Religiosity and Spirituality
