Associations between religious/spiritual practices and well-being in Indian elderly rural women

Singh, Kamlesh, Junnarkar, Mohita, Singh, Dalbir, Suchday, Sonia and Dayal, P (2020) Associations between religious/spiritual practices and well-being in Indian elderly rural women. Journal of Religion and Health, 59 (6). pp. 2753-2774. ISSN 224197

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Abstract

Religion and spirituality (R/S) are embedded in all aspects of life in India, a predominantly rural economy. The aim of this mixed methods study was to assess the associations between a culturally tailored intervention and preexisting religious/spiritual (R/S) practices with indicators of well-being and factors which contribute to happiness among elderly rural women from Haryana state, India. The study consisted of three groups: field experimental group (FEG; n = 24); practitioners of preexisting R/S practices for at least 6 weeks Satsang (SG, n = 54), Brahma Kumaris (BKG, n = 54), and Radha Soami (RSG, n = 30), and non-practitioners of R/S practices (n = 64). All groups completed self-report measures of overall happiness and life satisfaction, global health, quality of life, and health status and physical health. Results revealed that FEG participants improved significantly on physical health, body balancing, and self-care; no changes were observed on the other well-being measures following the intervention. Practitioners of preexisting R/S practices were found significantly different from the non-practitioners on some indicators of health, quality of life, and well-being. Qualitative measures pointed to the importance of R/S and family and interpersonal relationships among elderly rural women.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences
Depositing User: Amees Mohammad
Date Deposited: 17 Dec 2021 10:04
Last Modified: 13 Jan 2022 07:10
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00877-9
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/253

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