Christianity and the New Construct of Religious Self-Esteem
Although self-esteem is a widely researched construct in psychology and has been found to be closely associated with wellbeing, its relationship with religion is unclear. In view of the inconsistent pattern of the relationship between religion and self-esteem in the extant literature, this paper pro...
| Authors: | ; |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Pastoral psychology
Year: 2025, Volume: 74, Issue: 2, Pages: 279-292 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious self-esteem
B Subjective wellbeing B Self-esteem B Christianity |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | Although self-esteem is a widely researched construct in psychology and has been found to be closely associated with wellbeing, its relationship with religion is unclear. In view of the inconsistent pattern of the relationship between religion and self-esteem in the extant literature, this paper proposes a new construct, namely, religious self-esteem, in terms of the religion of Christianity. This construct comprises three dimensions—cognition, relationship with God, and meaning in life—to bridge the gap between Christianity, self-esteem, and wellbeing. The theoretical and practical significance of this new construct is also discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6679 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pastoral psychology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11089-023-01082-y |
