Religious practices and spirituality as predictors of mental health wellbeing among religious preachers
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spirituality, religion, mental health well-being, religious practicesAbstract
Religion, faith and spirituality have proven to be important components of human civilization. Numerous researches and surveys have stated that religious practices and spirituality can have a significant impact on intellectual health, including subjective well-being and personal aspects. In addition, religiosity / spirituality plays an important role in the path to recovery from intellectual pollution, as well as providing a protective feature in competition for addictive or suicidal behaviors. However, more research is needed to examine the mechanisms by which religiosity / spirituality affects health conditions. This test provides a brief but complete assessment of research on faith and its impact on spirituality and mental health. It's miles based on quantitative studies accomplished with the aid of the usage of statistical analysis with descriptive records evaluation. The tools used to assess the variables have high reliability and validity and have been used in various researches, articles and dissertations. The study contained data collected from 100 adults which is 50 males and 50 females between the ages 20-30 years . The tools used were a spiritual well being scale(SWB) by Dr. Craig W. Ellison and Dr. Raymond F. Paloutizan and Religiosity scale by Joseph and Diduca.
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