المؤلفون: Pandya SP; Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai, 400088, India. pandya.samta@gmail.com.

المصدر: Journal of religion and health [J Relig Health] 2020 Apr; Vol. 59 (2), pp. 743-757.

نوع المنشور: Journal Article

بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 2985199R Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-6571 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00224197 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Relig Health Subsets: MEDLINE

مواضيع طبية MeSH: Religion* , Spirituality*, Indians, North American/*psychology, Adult ; Aged ; Humans ; Longitudinal Studies ; Mental Health ; Middle Aged ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; United States

مستخلص: This article is based on a longitudinal study of Indian Americans devoted to a guru tradition, aiming to explore how faith contributes to their mental well-being. Respondent sample size at phase 1 (2003-2004) was 1872 and at phase 2 (2013-2014) was 1764. Two scales were used to measure faith maturity and well-being. Results showed that phase 2 well-being scores of the devotees were higher, influenced by faith maturity and engagement regularity, thereby corroborating the faith-religiosity-well-being link, further reinforced by the structural equation model. Faith emerges as critical variable in working with this cohort and planning interventions towards promoting their well-being.