The Association Between Muslim Religiosity and Young Adult College Students’ Depression, Anxiety, and Stress

Abstract

Depression, anxiety, and stress are among major psychological disorders being predominant in present day. This study proposed to analyze the role of Muslim religiosity in male students showing these mental indications. A sample including 723 Pakistani young adults enrolled at college level was randomly chosen. Muslim Religiosity Measurement Scale and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale were utilized to gather information. Discoveries uncover an inverse relationship between conduct and affiliation with the symptoms of mental disorders, anxiety and stress among the respondents. Results bolster the incorporation of religious dimensions in psychological wellness and mental well-being thought of young adults in Pakistan.

Mental Health Problems and Associated Predictors Among Bangladeshi Students

“…Compared to the prevalence levels of anxiety using DASS globally, the prevalence of anxiety in the present study was lower than in two Pakistani studies (64 to 73.4%; Nadeem et al 2017;ul Haq et al 2018) Bayram and Bilgel 2008). Compared to the prevalence levels of stress using the DASS globally, the prevalence of stress in the present study was lower than two Pakistani studies (38.5 to 47.6%; Nadeem et al 2017;ul Haq et al 2018) Based on the findings of previous studies surveying students, depression and anxiety prevalence rates were relatively higher in the present study compared to the aforementioned studies, whereas the prevalence rate for stress in the present study was more comparable to these studies. This higher level of overall MHPs prevalence may be higher due to ragging and other issues existing in the university; the participants were sampled from, as well as other more conventional reasons (i.e., lack of social and/or family support, future worries, toxic psychological environment, academic pressure, academic workload, size of the academic curriculum, and endless test schedules) (Bayram and Bilgel 2008;Bruffaerts et al 2018;Garg 2009;Mayer et al 2016;Prothom Alo 2018;Saeed et al 2018;Silva and Figueiredo-Braga 2018;ul Haq et al 2018).…”

“…Compared the prevalence levels of depression using DASS globally, the prevalence of depression in the present study was higher than studies on students in Pakistan (ranged from 2 to 48.4%; Nadeem et al 2017;ul Haq et al 2018;Yusoff et al 2013), India (32.0%; Taneja et al 2018), Malaysia (37.2%;Shamsuddin et al 2013), Jordan (28.5%; Hamaideh 2018), USA (23%; Beiter et al 2015), Turkey (27.1%; Bayram and Bilgel 2008), and Saudi Arabia (30 to 43%; Kulsoom and Afsar 2015), but less than Egypt (60%; Wahed and Hassan 2017). Compared to the prevalence levels of anxiety using DASS globally, the prevalence of anxiety in the present study was lower than in two Pakistani studies (64 to 73.4%; Nadeem et al 2017;ul Haq et al 2018) Bayram and Bilgel 2008).…”

“…Compared the prevalence levels of depression using DASS globally, the prevalence of depression in the present study was higher than studies on students in Pakistan (ranged from 2 to 48.4%; Nadeem et al 2017;ul Haq et al 2018;Yusoff et al 2013), India (32.0%; Taneja et al 2018), Malaysia (37.2%;Shamsuddin et al 2013), Jordan (28.5%; Hamaideh 2018), USA (23%; Beiter et al 2015), Turkey (27.1%; Bayram and Bilgel 2008), and Saudi Arabia (30 to 43%; Kulsoom and Afsar 2015), but less than Egypt (60%; Wahed and Hassan 2017). Compared to the prevalence levels of anxiety using DASS globally, the prevalence of anxiety in the present study was lower than in two Pakistani studies (64 to 73.4%; Nadeem et al 2017;ul Haq et al 2018) Bayram and Bilgel 2008). Compared to the prevalence levels of stress using the DASS globally, the prevalence of stress in the present study was lower than two Pakistani studies (38.5 to 47.6%; Nadeem et al 2017;ul Haq et al 2018) Based on the findings of previous studies surveying students, depression and anxiety prevalence rates were relatively higher in the present study compared to the aforementioned studies, whereas the prevalence rate for stress in the present study was more comparable to these studies.…”

“…MHPs tend to affect more females than males (Bayram and Bilgel 2008;Beiter et al 2015;Ferrie et al 2002;Hamaideh 2018;Shamsuddin et al 2013), although a few studies suggest that male students are also prone to high levels of depression, anxiety, and stress (Demirbatir 2012;Nadeem et al 2017;ul Haq et al 2018). In the present study, no significant gender differences were found in relation to depression, anxiety, or stress, and were very similar to Bayram and Bilgel's (2008) study which found no significant differences between gender and depression, anxiety, and stress.…”

Religiosity and the psychological outcomes of trauma: A systematic review of quantitative studies

“…Weber and Pargament () summarized evidence on religiosity and health by saying that, overall, positive associations between religiosity and general mental health have been demonstrated and these effects are pervasive across different types of mental disorders. This notion has been confirmed in some global studies, for example, in Pakistan (Nadeem, Ali, & Buzdar, ) and China (Wei & Liu, ). In his review, Koenig () reports that general religious affiliation, service attendance, prayer, and other indicators of dispositional religiosity are associated with lower levels of mental disorders and better remission.…”