Association of strength of religious adherence to quality of life measures

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to evaluate, in a mid-west, religiously conservative church-population, the impact upon a subject's Biblically based depth of religious adherence on quality of life.MethodsA survey evaluating self-reported adherence to basic activities and knowledge of faith and perceived well-being. Subjects were divided into ‘adherent’ or ‘less-adherent’ and these groups were used to analyze differences.ResultsOf 303 included subjects we found differences between adherent and less-adherent groups in each of 7 questions (P ≤ 0.01). The strongest separation between groups resulted from: if they met the needs of another Christian, studied the Holy Scriptures or praised God.ConclusionReligious adherence may promote a sense of well-being in those who profess Christian faith.