Religiousness, Spirituality, and Psychological Distress in Taiwan
Most of the previous research on religion and mental health has focused solely on Western, predominantly Christian societies. Using a 2004 national survey of 1,881 adults in Taiwan, this study investigates the relationships between multidimensional measures of religiousness/spirituality and psycholo...
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Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Publicado: |
Springer
2011
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En: |
Review of religious research
Año: 2011, Volumen: 53, Número: 2, Páginas: 137-159 |
Otras palabras clave: | B
Spirituality
B Taiwan B Psychological Distress B Mental Health B Religiousness |
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Volltext (JSTOR) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
Parallel Edition: | No electrónico
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Sumario: | Most of the previous research on religion and mental health has focused solely on Western, predominantly Christian societies. Using a 2004 national survey of 1,881 adults in Taiwan, this study investigates the relationships between multidimensional measures of religiousness/spirituality and psychological distress in an Eastern context. Our findings differ from previous studies in the West, showing that: (1) religious-based supernatural beliefs are associated with more distress; (2) daily prayer is associated with less distress; (3) engaging in secular-based supernatural activities like fortune-telling is related to more distress; and (4) the frequency of religious attendance is unrelated to levels of distress. Broader theoretical and empirical implications of these findings are discussed. |
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ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s13644-011-0011-8 |