A Descriptive Study to Correlate Religiosity and Positive Mental Health Among Adult Population at Selected Geographical Area of Bhilai (C.G.)

Abstract

Background: Religiosity and religious care are not new to nursing and health care system. Religious well being is an assertion of life in relationship with god, the self, others, the community and the environment that nurtures and celebrates wholeness. People who appreciate religiosity tend to feel alive, purposeful and satisfied. Research has proposed that religious belief, practices and commitments seem to be linked with positive result like psychological and physical well being, material satisfaction and stability, positive interpersonal functioning and improve quality of life. The relationship between religion and mental health has been debated for centuries. Aim: The aim of the study was to correlate religiosity and positive mental health among adult population in selected geographical area Bhilai (C.G.) Setting and Design: A descriptive co-relational research approach with non- experimental research design was adopted for this study. The study focused on 60 adult populations from selected geographical area of Bhilai (C.G.). Material and Method: Totally 60 adult age above 25 year were enumerated from the selected geographical area of Bhilai (C.G.) after obtaining informed consent. Data was collected by tool using centrally religiosity scale to assess religiosity (3 point rating scale) and warwick edinburg positive mental well being scale to assess positive mental health (3 point rating scale). Results: Religiosity and positive mental health in adult were analyzed using frequency and percentage. It is seen that out of 60 adults, distribution of subjects based on areas of religiosity 30 (50%) half of the subjects are highly religious. In terms of level of positive mental health, maximum n= 48(80%) adults possess high level of positive mental health The study revealed a correlation between religiosity (23.55+7.51) and positive mental health (22.28 ± 3.8) was computed and as r calculated is 0.3, a positive correlation between religiosity and positive mental health is proved.