Social support and religiosity as predictor psychological well-being among college students

Abstract

Psychological well-being refers to positive mental health for college students, but psychological problems cause decreased psychological well-being. Numerous studies indicate social support and religiosity are essential for maintaining psychological well-being for college students. This study aimed to analyze the contribution of social support and religiosity to psychological well-being among college students. Data were obtained using the scale of social support, the scale of religiosity, and the scale of psychological well-being. The subjects of this study were 350 college students in Universitas Negeri Malang, East Java, Indonesia. The method of data analysis used was multiple regression. Analysis results show that the psychological well-being of college students influenced social support and religiosity but social support had more influence than religiosity. Thus, social support and religiosity are needed by college students to improve psychological well-being, more specifically for social support.

Keywords

• social support
• religiosity
• psychological well-being
• college students

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