Title: Religion and well-being: a study of religious influence on individuals

Authors: Raisa Cardozo

Addresses: Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim, Salcete, Goa – 403707, India

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the impact of religious elements on people's well-being. Individual well-being, religious beliefs, private practice, external religiosity, religious commitments, and religious knowledge were the main areas of interest for the research. The first step is to collect the data using the prepared questionnaire from the individuals. Two hundred ninety nine data were collected using the prepared questionnaire from India, especially from the individuals of Goa and the format of the questionnaire is based on the proposed hypothesis. Convenience sampling is used to choose the data because individuals' answers to the questions are based on their convenience. SEM analysis is employed in the second phase to assess the gathered information. People's happiness with their religious faith is used to assess the study's outcome. From the resultant outcome, it was concluded that religious belief and religious knowledge impact the well-being of the individuals.

Keywords: religiosity; well-being; religious beliefs; religious commitments; religious knowledge.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWOE.2024.143170

International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion, 2024 Vol.15 No.4, pp.362 - 383

Received: 05 Jun 2023
Accepted: 21 Mar 2024
Published online: 05 Dec 2024 *

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