Religiosity, Theism, Perceived Social Support, Resilience, and Well-Being of University Undergraduate Students in Singapore during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 20(4)2023 Feb 17.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2240850
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic infection control measures severely impacted mental well-being, allowing insight into possible protective parameters. With religion playing a role during challenging times, this study investigated theism and religiosity on the mental well-being of university students during the COVID19 pandemic and how social support and resilience can mediate this effect. One hundred eighty-five university students between 17 and 42 years old responded to online surveys on their theism, religious affiliations, religiosity, well-being, perceived support, and resilience. Pearson's correlations and single and sequential mediation analyses showed that theism did not significantly predict well-being (r = 0.049), but religiosity mediated the relationship (r = 0.432, effect size = 0.187). Sequential mediation analysis showed that resilience did not mediate the relationship between religiosity and well-being, but perceived social support significantly positively mediated religiosity and well-being with an effect size of 0.079. The findings reveal that factors, such as religiosity and social support could thus aid in the mental well-being of future challenging times such as the pandemic.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijerph20043620
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