Role of Religious Involvement in the Mental Well-being and Academic Achievement of Undergraduate Students
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16962450
Abstract
The main aim of the current research was to investigate the moderating role of religious involvement in the mental well-being and academic achievement of the students. Survey research design under the quantitative research method was considered more suitable for this research. The population for the current study was students of the University of Mianwali. The sample was selected by using a convenience sampling technique. Data was collected from students of three departments, i.e., Department of Education, Department of Economics, and Department of Psychology, from the Faculty of Social Sciences. The total sample comprised 308 B.S students of 2nd, 4th, and 8th. Semester Two adopted scales, i.e., “The Religious Commitment Inventory” to measure religious involvement, and the Mental Well-being scale were used. Academic achievement was measured through Cumulative Grade Point Average. In the current investigation, correlation analysis, moderation, and mediation analysis techniques were applied using SPSS V.27. The results of the current research indicate that an association between religious involvement and mental well-being, as well as between religious participation and academic achievement, was found to be significant. However, the relationship between mental well-being and academic achievement was found to be insignificant. The moderating role of religious involvement in the mental well-being and academic achievement of the respondents was insignificant. The mediating role of mental well-being in the relationship between religious participation and academic achievement of the students was also insignificant. According to the current study, it was recommended that educational institutions need to conduct seminars for awareness about the coping role of religion in the improvement of well-being and academic performance.
Keywords: religious involvement, mental, well-being, academic achievement, students, undergraduates
