Over 93% feel their emotional and mental wellbeing, hope for the future, and self-worth improved since becoming Jehovah’s Witnesses. (Figure 6.25)
Figure 6.25, Perceived Change in Subjective Wellbeing Since Becoming One of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Chart Summary
The stacked horizontal bar chart shows how respondents rated changes in 5 aspects of subjective wellbeing since becoming Jehovah’s Witnesses: self-worth, opinion of self, life in general, hope for the future, and emotional and mental wellbeing. Rating ranges from significantly worse to significantly better. Across all categories, improvement dominates: for self-worth, 18.3% report slightly better and 77.8% significantly better; for opinion of self, 30.6% report slightly better and 62.8% significantly better; for life in general, 29.7% report slightly better and 64.9% significantly better; hope for the future, 10.2% report slightly better and 87.0% significantly better; and for emotional and mental wellbeing, 24.7% report slightly better and 69.1% significantly better. Overall, trends show improvement across the 5 items related to wellbeing, especially in hope for the future, representing the highest improvement. These findings appear in Section 6 of the report.