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The present study explored the influence of religious support among Muslim and non-Muslim young adults. Using a correlational survey research design, data was collected from 120 university students, aged 18-35 years through purposive sampling. Standardized instruments measuring religious support, perceived stress and psychological wellbeing were administered and all tools were validated by experts prior to data collection. Examining the relationship between important variables and determining their prognostic significance across various religious groups was the study's main goal. According to descriptive statistics, every scale has excellent psychometric qualities and satisfactory reliability. Religious support was found to have a negative link with perceived stress and a positive correlation with psychological wellbeing, according to Pearson correlation analysis. On the other hand, both Muslim and non-Muslim participants' psychological wellbeing was significantly negatively correlated with felt stress. Additionally, regression analysis showed that while experienced stress strongly predicted worse psychological health, religious support significantly predicted higher psychological wellbeing. Significant gender differences were revealed by independent sample t-tests, with female participants scoring higher on perceived stress and religious support. Muslim students displayed higher levels of felt stress, while non-Muslim young adults reported more psychological wellness than Muslim participants, according to group comparisons. Participants from joint families scored higher on religious support and wellbeing than those from nuclear families, indicating variations in family systems. Overall, the results show how important religious support is for improving young adults' psychological wellness and lowering stress. The study emphasizes how crucial it is to take demographic and religious factors into account when analyzing mental health outcomes.