The well-being correlates of religious commitment amongst South African and Kenyan students

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dc.contributor.authorKhumalo, Itumeleng P.
dc.contributor.authorSelvam, Sahaya G.
dc.contributor.authorWilson Fadiji, Angelina
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-19T14:28:48Z
dc.date.available2024-01-19T14:28:48Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-30
dc.descriptionopen access article
dc.description.abstractReligious commitment is a prominent feature in the lives of many students in Africa. The present study investigated the well-being correlates (emotional well-being, social contribution, and depression) of religious commitment, and compared them across sex. A cross-sectional sample of 471 students from South Africa and Kenya (men = 244; women = 227; with an average age of 22.8 years) completed the Religious Commitment Inventory, Patient Health Questionnaire, Social Well-being Scale, and Mental Health Continuum Short-Form. Structural equation modelling in Mplus was used to estimate direct effects of religious commitment on emotional well-being, social contribution and depression, and comparison across sex. The results showed significant direct effects, attesting to the association of religious commitment with higher emotional well-being and social contribution, and lower depression, with no significant sex differences. In addition to insight into positive and negative intra- and interpersonal well-being correlates of religious commitment, the absence of sex differences shows uniformity in how religious commitment is related to well-being for male and female students.
dc.funderNo external funder
dc.identifier.citationKhumalo, I.P., Selvam, S.G., Wilson Fadiji, A. (2023) The well-being correlates of religious commitment amongst South African and Kenyan students. South African Journal of Psychology. 53 (4), pp. 589-602
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/00812463231199960
dc.identifier.issn0081-2463
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2086/23474
dc.language.isoen
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherSage
dc.relation.ispartofSouth African Journal of Psychology
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 2.0 UK: England & Walesen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/uk/
dc.titleThe well-being correlates of religious commitment amongst South African and Kenyan students
dc.typeArticle
oaire.citation.issue4
oaire.citation.volume53

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