Christian Fellowship Participation and Psychological Well-Being: Evidence From Young and Middle-Aged Adults in Ahmedabad

Christian Fellowship Participation and Psychological Well-Being: Evidence From Young and Middle-Aged Adults in Ahmedabad | Research Square Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Christian Fellowship Participation and Psychological Well-Being: Evidence From Young and Middle-Aged Adults in Ahmedabad Kerinth Desai This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8894538/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Background Religious fellowship demonstrates robust associations with enhanced mental health outcomes, yet empirical evidence from Indian Christian populations remains scarce. Objective This investigation examines relationships between Christian fellowship participation and psychological well-being among young and middle-aged adults in Ahmedabad, India. Method Employing a quantitative cross-sectional design, 120 Christian adults (15–45 years) completed validated Psychological Well-Being (PWBS; α = .91) and Social Skills Scales (SSS; α = .88). Fellowship participants (n = 65) and non-participants (n = 55) underwent independent samples t -tests, Pearson correlations, and hierarchical multiple regression analyses. Results Participants exhibited significantly superior well-being, t (118) = 4.72, p < .001, d = 0.86, 95% CI [0.52, 1.20], and social skills, t (118) = 5.14, p < .001, d = 0.94. Strong correlations emerged between constructs ( r = .68, p < .001). Age moderation revealed stronger young adult effects (15–30 years), β = −.22, p = .012. Hierarchical regression explained 52% well-being variance. Conclusion Christian fellowship constitutes a culturally congruent psychosocial intervention enhancing emotional regulation, social competence, and mental health among Indian Christians. Psychology Christian fellowship psychological well-being religion–mental health social skills India cross-cultural psychology faith-based interventions Full Text Additional Declarations The authors declare no competing interests. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. Also discoverable on Platform About Our Team In Review Editorial Policies Help Center Resources Author Services Accessibility API Access RSS feed Manage Cookie Preferences © Research Square 2026 | ISSN 2693-5015 (online) Privacy Policy Terms of Service Do Not Sell My Personal Information

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