Impact of Religiosity on Mental Health and Quality of Life Among Elderly People

“Religiosity” can be defined as "the exaggerated embodiment of certain aspects of religious activity." It reflects one's individual beliefs and focus on the personal faith experience and personal worship experience. Another term used for religiosity, though less often, is “religiousness, ” “the state of being superficially religious.” Mental Health means the psychological well being of the person. One who is mentally healthy can do the things in right ways. Mental wellness is generally viewed as a positive attribute. This definition of mental health highlights emotional well-being, and the flexibility to deal with life's inevitable challenges. The third factor quality of life means the general well being of individuals and societies, including not only wealth and employment but also the built environment, physical and mental health, education, recreation and leisure time and social belonging. The present research is aimed to study the impact of religiosity on mental health and quality of life among elderly people. Mental health inventory by Jagdish and A. K. Srivastava 54 item version, Quality of life(QOL) Questionnaire by Vandana Kaushik and Ms. Purva Jaggi 28 item version and Religiosity scale (Hindi Version) by L. I. Bhusan 36 item version were used to study the present research and mean, standard deviation and t-ratio were used as a statistical tool. The obtained results revealed significant differences between the high and low groups of religiosity on mental health and quality of life.