How do Ghanaian Pentecostal Charismatic Christian university students experience well-being? - balancing the needs of self and othersShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: Mental Health, Religion & Culture, ISSN 1367-4676, E-ISSN 1469-9737Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Conceptualisations of well-being show cultural variations. In Ghana, traditional culture emphasises collectivistic values. However, the growth of Pentecostal Charismatic Christianity has dispersed individualistic values, which may be even more pronounced in emerging adults. The aim of the current study was to explore how Ghanaian Pentecostal Charismatic Christian university students conceptualise well-being. Twelve participants belonging to different religious groups within Pentecostal Charismatic Christianity were interviewed. The interviews were then analysed with inductive thematic analysis. The results showed that the participants' aspirations were situated in a social context with mutual dependence. They experienced well-being by contributing to family, friends, and society at large. However, at times there would be conflicts between their individual strivings and the wishes of others. Collectivistic and individualistic values seemed to have coexisted and interplayed, possibly with a stronger emphasis on traditional collectivistic values than those individualistic values transmitted through Pentecostal Charismatic Christianity.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Routledge, 2023.
Keywords [en]
Ghana, well-being, pentacostal, emerging adulthood, thematic analysis
National Category
Psychology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-106816DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2175806ISI: 001003251700001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85161636774OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-106816DiVA, id: diva2:1784622
Note
Funding agency:
Volkswagen Foundation 94667
2023-07-282023-07-282023-12-08Bibliographically approved