THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS COPING AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AMONG MUSLIM AND CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES

Abstract

Emotional well-being is vital as it forms the foundation of happiness through a balance of positive and negative emotions. This study examines the relationship between creator-centered religious coping strategies and emotional well-being in Muslim and Christian communities. Differences in belief systems are expected to influence emotional well-being. Muslims generally view the world positively, believing that sinful humans can return to purity, while Christians hold a more negative view, seeing sin as inherited from birth. Using an ex-post facto design, data were collected through religious coping and emotional well-being questionnaires from adults aged 18–40 who are active in mosques or churches. Data were analyzed using Multiple Regression to assess the influence of religious coping and a T-Test to compare both communities. Results showed R coefficients of .456 and .469 with Sig. .000, indicating significant effects of positive and negative religious coping on emotional well-being, with no significant differences between communities