An examination of attachment, religiousness, spirituality and well-being in a Baptist faith sample

The purpose of this research was to examine a mediational model of attachment, religiousness and spirituality in predicting well-being in people of Christian faith. One hundred and eighty-five participants were recruited from Baptist churches and 19 from a Baptist-based university. Whereas no suppor...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Freeze, Tracy A. (Συγγραφέας)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: DiTommaso, Enrico
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: HBZ Gateway
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Έκδοση: 2014
Στο/Στη: Mental health, religion & culture
Έτος: 2014, Τόμος: 17, Τεύχος: 7, Σελίδες: 690-702
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B Spirituality
B Well-being
B emotional distress
B Attachment
B Religiousness
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Σύνοψη:The purpose of this research was to examine a mediational model of attachment, religiousness and spirituality in predicting well-being in people of Christian faith. One hundred and eighty-five participants were recruited from Baptist churches and 19 from a Baptist-based university. Whereas no support was found for a mediational model of attachment, religiousness and spirituality in predicting well-being, support was found for a path model whereby greater levels of insecure attachment to God were associated with lower levels of religious spirituality (RS). In turn, lower levels of RS were associated with greater levels of emotional distress (ED). Therefore, for this sample of Baptists, having a secure attachment to God was related to an increase in religious behaviours, fulfilment with one's prayer life and belief in a purpose for life. It seems that increases in these religious and spiritual variables are related to less ED. This suggests that heightened connection with God, both through religious behaviours and heightened spirituality, is a beneficial pursuit for people of Christian faith.
ISSN:1469-9737
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2014.899569