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

A Study of Taiwanese University Students

Bibliographic Data

ID15465459
AuthorsInna 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, corresponding author), Clarence Darro Del Castillo (0000-0001-8271-9462)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue12
Pages6381-6381
Publication date2021-06-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18126381
PMID34204729
OpenAlexW3166216502
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited50

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