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The role of religious and financial factors in eudaimonic well-being among Indian adults

P. Padma Sri Lekha (School of Social Sciences and Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India)
E.P. Abdul Azeez (School of Social Sciences and Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India)
Jyoti Sharma (Chitkara School of Psychology and Counselling, Chitkara University, Rajpura, India)
Nijumon K. John (Department of Management Studies, Christ University, Bangalore, India)

Mental Health and Social Inclusion

ISSN: 2042-8308

Article publication date: 16 October 2024

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Abstract

Purpose

The available literature has explored the various psychosocial determinants of well-being to some extent. The earlier works have focused primarily on hedonic well-being with little focus on eudaimonic aspects. Therefore, this study aims to understand the role of parent–child religious attendance during childhood, religious connectedness, and financial-material stability on eudaimonic well-being among adults in India.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors used the India data from Global Flourishing Study – Wave 1 that addressed flourishing among adults above 18 years. The authors considered 9,076 Indian adults and used descriptive and correlation statistics. In addition, the authors conducted path analysis and t-test.

Findings

The likelihood of eudaimonic well-being increased with parent–child religious attendance during childhood (ß = −0.044, p < 0.01) along with religious connectedness (ß = −0.112, p < 0.01) and financial-material stability (ß = 0.145, p < 0.01) as an adult. In addition, a significant difference existed in terms of religious connectedness and eudaimonic well-being with income and perceived feelings about income.

Originality/value

This study emphasizes financial stability’s relevance in well-being and suggests the importance of considering religious factors during childhood and adulthood. Emphasizing factors influencing eudaimonic well-being is relevant due to its influence on mental health and quality of life.

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Acknowledgements

Funding: The authors have not received any funding to carry out this study.

Author contributions: Conceptualization by PP and EP. PP did data curation, data analysis and writing of the main manuscript. JS was involved in writing the manuscript. Supervision and critical revision of the manuscript for intellectual content: EP and NK. All authors read and approved the final draft.

Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study used secondary data from the Global Flourishing Study. Hence, the ethical approval is not applicable. The procedures and ethical standards follow the ethical committees of Baylor University, Harvard University and the Gallup Organization.

Consent for publication: Not applicable.

Data availability statement: The data used for this study is available through the following website. www.cos.io/gfs.

Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Citation

Padma Sri Lekha, P., Abdul Azeez, E.P., Sharma, J. and John, N.K. (2024), "The role of religious and financial factors in eudaimonic well-being among Indian adults", Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-08-2024-0147

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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