Religious/Spiritual Well-Being, Personality and Mental Health: A Review of Results and Conceptual Issues

The current paper provides background to the development of the Multidimensional Inventory for Religious/Spiritual Well-being and then summarises findings derived from its use with other measures of health and personality. There is substantial evidence for religiosity/spirituality being positively r...

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Autori: Unterrainer, H. F. (Autore) ; Fink, Andreas (Autore) ; Lewis, A. J. (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: [2014]
In: Journal of religion and health
Anno: 2014, Volume: 53, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 382-392
Altre parole chiave:B Subjective well-being
B Religious Coping
B Spirituality
B Mental Health
B Personality factors
Accesso online: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Riepilogo:The current paper provides background to the development of the Multidimensional Inventory for Religious/Spiritual Well-being and then summarises findings derived from its use with other measures of health and personality. There is substantial evidence for religiosity/spirituality being positively related to a variety of indicators of mental health, including subjective well-being and personality dimensions. Furthermore, religiosity/spirituality can play an important role in the process of recovering from mental illness as well as providing a protective function against addictive or suicidal behaviours. However, further research is needed to examine the mechanisms through which religiosity/spirituality have an impact on health-related conditions.
ISSN:1573-6571
Comprende:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-012-9642-5