Religiosity, Emotions, Resilience, and Wellness during the Covid-19 Pandemic

A Study of Taiwanese University Students

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15465459
AutoresInna Reddy Edara (0000-0002-0801-1201, Fu Jen Catholic University), Fides Del Castillo (0000-0002-2368-7031, De La Salle University), Gregory S Ching (0000-0001-9148-0019, Fu Jen Catholic University, autor de correspondencia), Clarence Darro Del Castillo (0000-0001-8271-9462)
Año2021
Volumen18
Número12
Páginas6381-6381
Fecha de publicación2021-06-12
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18126381
PMID34204729
OpenAlexW3166216502
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas17
Referencias citadas50

One hard fact of COVID-19 is the uncertainty of all things. Anchoring on the assumption that the religiosity of an individual has a profound impact on their emotions, resilience, and wellness, this study investigated the levels of the centrality of religiosity, emotions towards God, resilience, and wellness among 399 Taiwanese university students. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, factor analysis, group comparisons, multiple regression, and mediation analysis. Findings showed that most of the participants were religious. Furthermore, the 16 emotions towards God were successfully factored into three distinct sub-groups, namely: pleasant, unpleasant, and moral valence, which were later found to be quite related to Asian religions. More importantly, the results suggested that the resiliency of an individual can be attributed to their belief in the existence of God or the Divine, while the wellness indicators of security and satisfaction were related to one's religiosity. Lastly, structural equation modeling showed that resilience fully mediated the relationship between the ideology dimension of religiosity and the security and satisfaction component of wellness. In addition to discussing these significant results, this paper also included some implications of the study results, particularly the importance of religiosity and emotions toward God or the Divine in sustaining resilience and promoting wellness, especially in the context of crisis, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic

Context (archaeology · Geography · Mediation · Psychological resilience · Religiosity · Social science · Sociology · Structural equation modeling · Valence (chemistry · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology