Lifelong commitment to ascetic life and orders: Hindu women renunciants in India

Figures & data

Table 1. Logistic regression—Predictors of reasons for joining the order by Hindu women renunciants: choice (1) or circumstances (0)

Reasons for joining the order (choice = 1, circumstances = 0)	Odds ratio	Std. error	t	p > |t|	95% confidence interval
Constant	3.89	0.7182	1.16	0.0208	1.8172	4.9012
Age	1.12	0.0681	1.24	0.0407	1.6891	2.3102
Order/FBO	0.89	1.1786	1.13	0.0709	0.3918	3.6719
Caste/tribe	0.89	0.5718	1.17	0.0609	−1.8912	3.6715
Education	1.13	0.6781	1.26	0.0306	0.7162	2.5172
Work in the order	0.18	0.0932	1.08	0.0924	−1.1872	2.6175
Living arrangement	0.27	0.0162	1.17	0.0792	0.5124	2.3019
DUREL scores	1.15	0.1092	1.62	0.0309	−1.2718	2.3871
SAS scores	0.89	0.1728	1.15	0.0981	0.7162	2.3981

Table 2. Logistic regression—Predictors of future plans of Hindu women renunciants: continue and more involvement (=1) or no specific plans-discontinue (=0)

Future plans (continue/more involvement in the order/FBO/faith = 1, no specific plans-discontinue = 0)	Odds ratio	Std. error	t	p > |t|	95% confidence interval
Constant	2.02	0.0382	1.16	0.0036	0.7819	3.3923
Age	0.89	1.1920	1.23	0.0709	0.3710	2.3912
Order/FBO	0.78	1.3526	1.45	0.0982	0.3618	3.4517
Caste/tribe	0.67	1.3729	1.37	0.0791	−1.8712	4.9016
Education	1.14	1.3892	1.65	0.0402	0.9816	3.9903
Work in the order	1.12	1.4891	2.14	0.0301	0.7910	3.9613
Living arrangement	0.59	1.1481	2.79	0.0609	0.0710	3.4518
DUREL scores	1.13	1.6159	2.35	0.0304	0.3781	2.7816
SAS scores	1.12	1.6718	2.16	0.0203	−1.7819	2.9902

Table 3. Logistic regression: Predictors of no fears (=1) or fears of discharge of religious-spiritual duties (=0) of Hindu women renunciants

No fears (=1) or fears (=0)	Odds ratio	Std. error	t	p > |t|	95% confidence interval
Constant	2.01	0.8712	1.13	0.0308	0.3829	2.9172
Age	0.89	0.3292	1.23	0.0608	0.2382	3.9185
Order/FBO	0.65	0.6172	1.89	0.2301	−1.3018	3.9185
Caste/tribe	0.43	0.6914	1.13	0.0937	0.7814	5.6901
Education	0.67	0.7102	1.04	0.1095	0.6703	5.9047
Work in the order	0.89	0.1289	1.16	0.0806	−1.8190	4.0032
Residence	0.56	0.6710	2.01	0.0907	0.0016	4.1007
DUREL scores	1.12	0.1028	1.13	0.0503	0.5693	2.0076
SAS scores	1.03	0.0013	1.17	0.0407	−1.6702	2.0094

Table 4. Logistic regression analysis: Predictors of Hindu women renunciants’ strategies to deal with life in the order—more engagement (=1), general withdrawal or no strategy (=0)

Strategies—more engagement (=1), general withdrawal or no strategy (=0)	Odds ratio	Std. error	t	p > |t|	95% confidence interval
Constant	3.21	0.8172	1.18	0.0040	0.2819	4.8923
Age	0.81	0.6719	1.12	0.0782	0.3819	3.8172
Order	1.22	0.6712	1.67	0.0012	0.6718	4.8913
Caste/tribe	0.76	0.4502	1.37	0.7810	0.5606	5.9701
Education	0.89	0.3789	2.03	0.0689	−1.8906	5.6723
Work in the order	0.78	0.2395	2.08	0.0789	0.0973	3.9067
Living arrangement	0.39	1.1782	1.38	0.0982	0.7162	4.6979
DUREL scores	0.82	1.7830	1.39	0.0977	−1.3905	3.8706
SAS scores	0.98	1.2390	1.37	0.0863	0.3012	3.8907

Table 5. Logistic regression—Predictors of Hindu women renunciants’ strategies to enhance their quality of life in the order (more engagement and aspiration for divine communion = 1, no specific strategy = 0)

Strategies for life quality enhancement (more engagement and divine communion = 1, no specific strategy = 0)	Odds ratio	Std. error	t	p > |t|	95% confidence interval
Constant	2.31	0.7612	1.26	0.0304	0.3461	4.3781
Age	1.13	0.0721	2.34	0.0267	0.8912	3.4519
Order/FBO	0.89	0.0923	2.56	0.0708	0.4781	4.8918
Caste/tribe	0.65	0.0825	2.17	0.0907	−2.7689	4.2391
Education	1.32	0.6721	1.89	0.0321	0.2139	4.2235
Work in the order	1.08	0.5239	1.15	0.0407	0.1904	2.3871
Residence	0.89	0.9023	2.01	0.0659	0.3718	2.7855
DUREL scores	0.78	0.7813	1.17	0.9621	−1.1132	1.2298
SAS scores	0.91	0.0562	1.04	0.7921	0.3714	2.3819

Table 6. Logistic regression—Predictors of MLQ scores of Hindu women renunciants (moderate and high = 1, low and fair = 0)

MLQ scores of Hindu women renunciants (moderate and high = 1, low and fair = 0)	Odds ratio	Std. error	t	p > |t|	95% confidence interval
Constant	3.04	0.2381	3.19	0.0328	1.1562	5.298
Age	0.92	0.3218	2.13	0.0832	0.1146	4.1290
Order/FBO	0.88	0.1375	2.38	0.0736	0.1395	3.4529
Caste/tribe	0.96	0.1387	2.89	0.0948	0.1128	4.1906
Education	0.99	0.8943	3.22	0.0843	0.1389	3.4486
Work done in the order	1.12	0.3128	4.18	0.0329	0.1486	4.1389
Present residence	0.89	0.6729	4.33	0.0934	−2.1386	5.1139
DUREL scores	1.09	0.2186	3.12	0.0218	0.1185	4.1396
SAS scores	1.08	0.3186	2.38	0.0342	0.1386	2.3329

Table 7. SEM model of MLQ scores of Hindu women renunciants (standardized coefficients)

Structural equation standardized	Coefficient	OIM std. error	z	p > |z|	95% confidence interval
MLQ scores
Work	2.5813	0.1365	2.11	0.00	1.3287	2.9987
DUREL	3.4643	0.2387	1.39	0.03	2.1356	4.8976
SAS	2.1335	0.3876	1.98	0.00	1.3428	4.5672
Constant	13.4218	0.1765	2.14	0.02	11.2186	18.9034
Mean (work)	2.7823	0.2186	2.13	0.04	1.8903	3.4529
Mean (DUREL)	22.7636	0.8976	2.87	0.00	19.0854	23.4589
Mean (SAS)	39.8764	0.3376	1.88	0.00	32.1674	43.8976
Variance (e. MLQ)	12.7628	0.4076			1.3786	18.9054
Variance (work)	19.0827	0.3287			16.5423	25.6703
Variance (DUREL)	88.0734	0.4127			76.2118	98.7163
Variance (SAS)	89.0545	0.3287			86.2134	118.9034
Covariance (work, DUREL)	3.7234	0.2189	2.08	0.08	2.4813	4.1183
Covariance (DUREL, SAS)	7.3176	0.1128	3.12	0.09	5.4092	9.0538
Covariance (work, SAS)	4.8923	0.8783	4.12	0.13	3.4817	8.6653

Notes: χ²(6) = 121.54, p < 0.001; GFI = 0.87; NFI = 0.82 and RMSEA = 0.04.