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    Association between Religiosity and Psychological Wellbeing Mediated by Religious Commitment among Members of Catholic Religious Orders in Nairobi County
    (Tangaza University College, 2018-08) Kaivu, Winfred
    Religiosity and Psychological Wellbeing have been widely researched in scientific studies. However, there is limitation of research between intrinsic/extrinsic religiosity and psychological wellbeing mediated by religious commitment among Members of Catholic Religious Orders in Nairobi, Kenya. Therefore, the present study analyzed the association between religiosity and psychological wellbeing mediated by religious commitment in a sample of 282 members of Catholic Religious Orders in Nairobi, aged between 25-60 years. New Indices of Religious Orientation Revised (NIROR), Religious Commitment Inventory and Ryff’s Psychological Wellbeing Scales were used to this aim. A causal comparative, cross-sectional study design was used to explore the effects of variables in a non-experimental setting. To achieve the objectives, descriptive analysis, simple linear regression, analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and Pearson’s correlation were used to analyze the data. In addition, the study examined the impact of demographic variables of age, gender, level of education and years of religious profession on Psychological Wellbeing of members of Catholic Religious Orders. The study revealed that years in the Catholic Religious Order played an important role in influencing the relationship between Religiosity and Psychological Wellbeing. Participants in Catholic Religious Orders who had over 10 years had better Psychological Wellbeing than those who had been in the Catholic Religious Order for less than 10 years. The results of Pearson’s correlation showed positive significant association between intrinsic religiosity and psychological wellbeing and negative significant association between extrinsic religiosity and psychological wellbeing. The study also found out that religious commitment had significant influence to the relationship between intrinsic religiosity and psychological wellbeing but no significant influence on the relationship between extrinsic religiosity and psychological wellbeing. This means that members of Catholic Religious Orders with intrinsic religious orientation had significantly reduced psychological wellbeing compared those who had extrinsic religious orientation when exposed to much religious commitment. Lastly, to explore how members of Catholic Religious Orders could improve their religious commitment and psychological wellbeing, 3 focus groups consisting 8 participants each were conducted. The qualitative study showed that in order to promote psychological wellbeing, the leaders of Catholic Religious Orders have to come up with formative programs which can help the members to become intrinsically oriented for the sake of those who may be struggling with low psychological wellbeing.