Islamic religiosity and subjective well-being in the west: meta-analytic evidence of protections across diverse Muslim diasporas

Sara Ghannam, Kevin M. Gorey
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Contemporary diasporas have brought many Muslims to the predominantly Judeo-Christian West. These have been attended by prevalent mistrust, stigmatization and, discrimination, especially against Muslim women, many of whom are visibly identifiable by their hijabs. Such factors pose clear risks to their mental health and well-being. Protective religiosity-subjective well-being associations are well known among Christians and Jews, but not among Muslims in the West. This meta-analytic review of 21 surveys found a significant association between religiosity and well-being among an aggregate sample of 7,145 Muslims; r = 0.20, p < .05. Two-thirds of religious Muslims scored higher on measures of well-being than nonreligious Muslims, and such protections were greater among Muslim women than men; χ2 (1) = 4.37, p < .05. Islamic religiosity seems to bolster subjective well-being among Muslims in the West. Social workers and allied practitioners ought to incorporate religious beliefs and practices as life space resources in working with Muslims as we work to eradicate Islamic discrimination from Western social structures.

西方的伊斯兰宗教信仰与主观幸福感:多元穆斯林侨民保护的元分析证据
当代的移民将许多穆斯林带到了以犹太教和基督教为主的西方。这些活动伴随着普遍的不信任、污名化和歧视,特别是针对穆斯林妇女,她们中的许多人通过头巾可以明显地认出来。这些因素对他们的心理健康和福祉构成明显的风险。保护性宗教信仰与主观幸福感的联系在基督徒和犹太人中是众所周知的,但在西方的穆斯林中却不是这样。这项对21项调查的荟萃分析综述发现,在7145名穆斯林的总样本中,宗教信仰与幸福感之间存在显著关联;R = 0.20, p <. 05。三分之二的宗教穆斯林在幸福指标上的得分高于非宗教穆斯林,而且这种保护在穆斯林女性中比男性更强;χ2 (1) = 4.37, p <. 05。伊斯兰教的虔诚似乎增强了西方穆斯林的主观幸福感。社会工作者和相关从业人员应该将宗教信仰和实践作为生活空间资源,与穆斯林一起工作,因为我们正在努力消除西方社会结构对伊斯兰教的歧视。
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