The Relationship Between Religiosity and Psychological Well-Being Among Emerging Adults of the Bethany Indonesia Church in Minahasa

Fendy Imanuel Kolupe (Universitas Negeri Manado)
Rinna Y. Kasenda (Universitas Negeri Manado)
Gloridei Lingkanbene Kapahang (Universitas Negeri Manado)

Asian Journal of Philosophy and Religion
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2026): October 2026

This study examined the relationship between religiosity and psychological well-being among emerging adults of the Bethany Indonesia Church in Minahasa. A quantitative, correlational, cross-sectional design was applied to 65 church members aged 18–29 years. Religiosity was measured with the Duke University Religion Index (DUREL), comprising Organizational Religious Activity (ORA), Non-Organizational Religious Activity (NORA), and Intrinsic Religiosity (IR), and well-being with a scale based on Ryff’s model. Spearman’s rank correlation showed that ORA (rs = .322, p = .009) and NORA (rs = .272, p = .029) were weakly but significantly and positively related to well-being, whereas IR was not (rs = .105, p = .405). Church programs fostering community participation and personal devotion may support young adults’ well-being.