Attachment to God and Psychological Distress: Evidence of a Curvilinear Relationship
Previous religion/spirituality (R/S) research on attachment to God and mental well-being has relied entirely on linear models. Scholars, however, have called for more nuanced analysis of religious beliefs and dispositions relative to mental health, and several studies using a nonlinear approach have...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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2022
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Ano: 2022, Volume: 61, Número: 1, Páginas: 161-177 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Relação com Deus
/ Saúde mental
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| Classificações IxTheo: | AE Psicologia da religião |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Religious Beliefs
B attachment to God B Psychological Distress B Mental Health |
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| Resumo: | Previous religion/spirituality (R/S) research on attachment to God and mental well-being has relied entirely on linear models. Scholars, however, have called for more nuanced analysis of religious beliefs and dispositions relative to mental health, and several studies using a nonlinear approach have yielded fruitful results with a handful of R/S predictors. Relying on national data from the 2010 Baylor Religion Survey, this study investigates potential nonlinear associations between attachment to God and psychological distress by fitting curvilinear models of avoidant attachment to God and multiple measures of general and psychological distress. For conceptual reasons, linear models of anxious attachment are also employed. Results reveal a nonlinear relationship between avoidant/secure attachment and distress and a deleterious linear relationship between anxious attachment to God and distress. This supports the overall hypothesis that anxiety or a lack of certainty about one's relationship with the divine represents a threat to psychological well-being. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12767 |
