Association of strength of religious adherence to quality of life measures
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Published on: September 28, 2018
W Rod Macilvaine1, Lindsay A Nelson, Jeanette A Stewart
1Grace Community Church, Bartlesville, OK, United States; Veritas Worldview Institute, Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Bartlesville, OK, United States.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate, in a mid-west, religiously conservative church-population, the impact upon a subject's Biblically based depth of religious adherence on quality of life.
Methods:
A survey evaluating self-reported adherence to basic activities and knowledge of faith and perceived well-being. Subjects were divided into 'adherent' or 'less-adherent' and these groups were used to analyze differences.
Results:
Of 303 included subjects we found differences between adherent and less-adherent groups in each of 7 questions (P ≤ 0.01). The strongest separation between groups resulted from: if they met the needs of another Christian, studied the Holy Scriptures or praised God.
Conclusion:
Religious adherence may promote a sense of well-being in those who profess Christian faith.
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