Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 100016, India.
Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences, O. P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat, Haryana, India.
J Relig Health. 2020 Dec;59(6):2753-2774. doi: 10.1007/s10943-019-00877-9.
Religion and spirituality (R/S) are embedded in all aspects of life in India, a predominantly rural economy. The aim of this mixed methods study was to assess the associations between a culturally tailored intervention and preexisting religious/spiritual (R/S) practices with indicators of well-being and factors which contribute to happiness among elderly rural women from Haryana state, India. The study consisted of three groups: field experimental group (FEG; n = 24); practitioners of preexisting R/S practices for at least 6 weeks Satsang (SG, n = 54), Brahma Kumaris (BKG, n = 54), and Radha Soami (RSG, n = 30), and non-practitioners of R/S practices (n = 64). All groups completed self-report measures of overall happiness and life satisfaction, global health, quality of life, and health status and physical health. Results revealed that FEG participants improved significantly on physical health, body balancing, and self-care; no changes were observed on the other well-being measures following the intervention. Practitioners of preexisting R/S practices were found significantly different from the non-practitioners on some indicators of health, quality of life, and well-being. Qualitative measures pointed to the importance of R/S and family and interpersonal relationships among elderly rural women.
宗教和精神信仰（R/S）深深扎根于印度这个以农村为主的经济体的生活方方面面。本混合方法研究旨在评估一项文化适应性干预措施以及与印度哈里亚纳邦农村老年女性幸福感和幸福感相关因素的现有宗教/精神信仰（R/S）实践之间的关联。该研究由三组组成：现场实验组（FEG；n=24）；至少 6 周 Satsang（SG，n=54）、Brahma Kumaris（BKG，n=54）和 Radha Soami（RSG，n=30）的现有 R/S 实践从业者，以及不从事 R/S 实践的人（n=64）。所有组都完成了关于整体幸福感和生活满意度、全球健康、生活质量以及健康状况和身体健康的自我报告测量。结果表明，FEG 参与者在身体健康、身体平衡和自我护理方面有显著改善；干预后其他幸福感指标没有变化。从事现有 R/S 实践的人与不从事 R/S 实践的人在健康、生活质量和幸福感的某些指标上存在显著差异。定性衡量标准指出了宗教和家庭以及老年农村妇女的人际关系的重要性。
