Spirituality and religiousness as predictors of life satisfaction among Peruvian citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue 5 (May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carranza Esteban, Renzo Felipe; Turpo-Chaparro, Josue Edison; Mamani-Benito, Oscar; Torres, Jesús Hanco; Arenaza, Fiorella Sarria
• Is Part Of: Heliyon. Volume 7:Issue 5(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-05
• Subjects: Religiousness -- Spirituality -- Life satisfaction -- Predictive analysis -- Peruvian citizens; Research -- Periodicals; Medical sciences -- Periodicals; Natural history -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Periodicals; Earth sciences -- Periodicals; Physical sciences -- Periodicals; 507.2
• DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06939
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-8440

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this study was to determine if religiousness and spirituality predict life satisfaction among Peruvian citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a non-experimental, predictive and cross-sectional study with a sample of 734 people of both sexes (39.5% males and 60.5% females) between 17-75 years of age (M = 32.05). To measure the variables, the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality (BMMRS) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) were used. A multiple regression analysis was performed to determine the variables that best predict life satisfaction, finding that the spirituality variable explains 10.7 % of the total variance of the life satisfaction variable. In summary, a positive and significant correlation between spirituality and life satisfaction is identified (r = .328, p < .01). Abstract : religiousness; spirituality; life satisfaction; predictive analysis; Peruvian citizens