Pub Date : 2023-06-13DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2202382
Ji-Yeun Park, Thushara Galbadage, Hyuna Lee, David C. Wang, Brent M. Peterson
COVID-19 has impacted all areas of life, with lasting effects on physical, mental, and societal health. Specifically, COVID and related losses have exacerbated prolonged grief responses and mental disorders including depression and anxiety. These mental health concerns are associated with increased detrimental coping strategies including substance use. In this study, we analysed secondary data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results showed a positive association between serious psychological distress and marijuana use, while frequent religious service attendance acted as a moderator in this relationship. Individuals involved in communal religious activity were less likely to use marijuana. This study highlights the impact of religion and faith in bringing hope and purpose during periods of loss, coping with stress, grief, mental health challenges, and substance use.
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Pub Date : 2023-05-28DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2237909
I. Fayaz
ABSTRACT The study aims to systematically review the relationship between religiosity and posttraumatic growth in populations exposed to armed conflict. A search of the published literature identified 06 empirical studies that reported links between religiosity and posttraumatic growth in armed conflict. This review identified three main findings. First, a relationship exists between religiosity and PTG in the context of armed conflict. Second, religious coping was found to be associated with the development of posttraumatic growth. Third, the traumatic experiences from armed conflict can lead to the deepening of religiosity. This review highlights that while the available evidence is limited, individuals’ religious and spiritual beliefs can significantly influence their ability to thrive and experience growth after trauma from armed conflict.
{"title":"Role of religion in posttraumatic growth among population exposed to armed conflict: a systematic review","authors":"I. Fayaz","doi":"10.1080/13674676.2023.2237909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2237909","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The study aims to systematically review the relationship between religiosity and posttraumatic growth in populations exposed to armed conflict. A search of the published literature identified 06 empirical studies that reported links between religiosity and posttraumatic growth in armed conflict. This review identified three main findings. First, a relationship exists between religiosity and PTG in the context of armed conflict. Second, religious coping was found to be associated with the development of posttraumatic growth. Third, the traumatic experiences from armed conflict can lead to the deepening of religiosity. This review highlights that while the available evidence is limited, individuals’ religious and spiritual beliefs can significantly influence their ability to thrive and experience growth after trauma from armed conflict.","PeriodicalId":47614,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Religion & Culture","volume":"26 1","pages":"455 - 469"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45660840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-28DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2238642
Gyanesh Kumar Tiwari, Ruchi Pandey, Priyanka Parihar, P. Rai
ABSTRACT The study examined the mediating role of self-esteem between the relationship of self-forgiveness and human flourishing. Using a correlational design, 214 participants (M = 22.07 years) were chosen by convenience sampling method. The results revealed a significant interdependence between self-esteem, self-forgiveness, and human flourishing, as reflected in their positive correlations. Self-esteem and self-forgiveness accounted for a significant variability in human flourishing. Mediational analyses showed self-esteem to be a significant partial mediator between relationships of self-forgiveness and human flourishing. Self-esteem represents self-worth and personal values, which are essential ingredients in preparing people to forgive themselves, which in turn, may cultivate positive affects and cognitions that lead to flourishing. Self-esteem helps to understand transgressing situations and the precise role of different stakeholders, which may have facilitated self-forgiveness and ultimately flourishing. In essence, self-esteem and self-forgiveness are relevant to understanding human flourishing, and the impacts of self-forgiveness on flourishing are mediated by self-esteem.
{"title":"Self-forgiveness and human flourishing: understanding the mediating role of self-esteem","authors":"Gyanesh Kumar Tiwari, Ruchi Pandey, Priyanka Parihar, P. Rai","doi":"10.1080/13674676.2023.2238642","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2238642","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The study examined the mediating role of self-esteem between the relationship of self-forgiveness and human flourishing. Using a correlational design, 214 participants (M = 22.07 years) were chosen by convenience sampling method. The results revealed a significant interdependence between self-esteem, self-forgiveness, and human flourishing, as reflected in their positive correlations. Self-esteem and self-forgiveness accounted for a significant variability in human flourishing. Mediational analyses showed self-esteem to be a significant partial mediator between relationships of self-forgiveness and human flourishing. Self-esteem represents self-worth and personal values, which are essential ingredients in preparing people to forgive themselves, which in turn, may cultivate positive affects and cognitions that lead to flourishing. Self-esteem helps to understand transgressing situations and the precise role of different stakeholders, which may have facilitated self-forgiveness and ultimately flourishing. In essence, self-esteem and self-forgiveness are relevant to understanding human flourishing, and the impacts of self-forgiveness on flourishing are mediated by self-esteem.","PeriodicalId":47614,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Religion & Culture","volume":"26 1","pages":"418 - 430"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44127238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-28DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2220107
M. Safara, M. Salmabadi, H. Koohestani
ABSTRACT The present study aimed to investigate the roles of psychological strength and attachment styles to God in predicting Covid-19 anxiety in Iranian nurses. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 100 nurses in July 2021. The subjects answered the questionnaires of psychological strength, attachment to God, and anxiety of Covid-19. The results showed a negative correlation between psychological strength and Covid-19 anxiety (r = −.894; p < .01) and a negative correlation between secure attachment style and Covid-19 anxiety (r = −.522; p < .01). But the correlation between avoidant attachment styles(r = .387;p < .01) and ambivalent attachment styles(r = .312; p < .01) with Covid-19 anxiety was positive. Also, the coefficient of determination showed that the components of psychological strength and attachment styles to God up to 81% can explain the variance of Covid-19 anxiety. Based on the research results, by investing in attachment styles to God and promoting psychological strength, we can take steps to reduce Covid-19 anxiety in nurses.
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Pub Date : 2023-05-28DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2245351
Veronica L. Timbers, Megan E. Gandy, Ryan Paciak, Ruben A. Hopwood
ABSTRACTResearch has presented a dual-sided reality of the positive and negative influences of religion in the lives of transgender and gender expansive (TGE) individuals. This qualitative study utilises a phenomenological approach to explore how positive experiences in faith communities impact TGE individuals. Using inductive, thematic analysis of interviews with nine TGE participants, we look at why participants entered into faith communities and what factors lead them to stay. TGE participants described four main factors that influenced them to seek out a faith community: interpersonal relationships, LGBTQ + visibility, importance of community in personal meaning-making, and connection with God. TGE participants chose to stay in their faith communities because of acceptance and affirmation, major anchoring events, and opportunities for participation. This research provides mental health clinicians with information about the positive religious experiences of TGE individuals and suggestions to support clients at the intersection of religious and TGE identities.KEYWORDS: Transgendergender expansivereligionfaith communitiesmental healthclinical practice AcknowledgementSpecial thanks to Paula Sophia Schonauer for her assistance on this project.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1 The spelling of this author’s name is lower case.
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ABSTRACTThe COVID-19 pandemic has increased stress and anxiety and decreased life satisfaction, especially for those with a high level of neuroticism. In a religious country such as Indonesia, this pandemic may cause people, including college students, to feel anger toward God. Previous studies found that certain behaviours moderate the effect of neuroticism on life satisfaction. This study investigated the moderating effects of positive and negative attitudes toward God. A moderation analysis was performed on data obtained from 367 Christian and 547 Muslim students from 10 universities in the Jakarta metropolitan area. The findings revealed that a positive attitude toward God significantly moderates the connection between neuroticism and life satisfaction for Christians, whereas a negative attitude toward God does not moderate the same connection for both Muslims and Christians. The implications of this study are discussed below.KEYWORDS: Neuroticismattitude toward Godlife satisfactionmoderation: MuslimChristian Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Ethical approvalThis study was conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Board of Ethics of Konsorsium Psikologi Ilmiah Nusantara (No. 006/2020/Etik/KPIN)Additional informationFundingThe author (s) stated that they received financial assistance to carry out the research and write and/or publish this article. Funding for this study was provided by the Ministry of Education and Culture (Grant number 100. ADD/LL3/PG/2020).
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Pub Date : 2023-05-28DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2022.2046714
Morgen A. Chalmiers, Fuat Istemi, Şahin Şimşek
ABSTRACT Over the last two decades, the positive psychology movement has inspired interdisciplinary inquiries into the nature of religious gratitude and its beneficial health effects. However, the majority of this research has been conducted with Christian populations and informed by assumptions about the theological significance of gratitude that are grounded in Judeo-Christian religious traditions. This systematic review identified 125 scholarly articles available in Arabic, English, Farsi, and Turkish related to the topic of religious gratitude to provide a synthesis of the theological significance of gratitude to God within Islamic doctrine and everyday practices, according to the presently available scholarly literature. Empirical findings on the relationship between religious gratitude and mental health among Muslims are analyzed and reviewed, with particular attention paid to the metrics and methodological approaches employed by authors in diverse cultural and linguistic contexts. From this qualitative synthesis, the authors propose promising areas for future research on this topic.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-21DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2237907
Christopher Alan Lewis
{"title":"Assessment of mental health, religion and culture: the development and examination of psychometric measures (Part XI)","authors":"Christopher Alan Lewis","doi":"10.1080/13674676.2023.2237907","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2237907","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47614,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Religion & Culture","volume":"26 1","pages":"307 - 310"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42457197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-16DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2231365
P. Gubi, S. Bubbers, Deanne Gardner, William Mullally, Tuntufye Anangisye Mwenisongole
ABSTRACT Clergy from several Christian denominations in the UK were invited to participate in an online survey which explored their experience of pastoral/reflective supervision. The research question was, “How has the practice of pastoral supervision within Christian denominations in the UK been beneficial, and what have been its limitations?” The aims of the research were: to explore what has been helpful to supervisees in the provision of pastoral supervision; and to determine what has not been helpful to supervisees in the provision of pastoral supervision. 173 clergy respondents took part. The data show that pastoral/reflective supervision is mostly beneficial to respondents, and that pastoral/reflective supervision enables clergy to self-perceive feelings of: support; lessening isolation; increased insight into personal process; affirmation of their ministry; and to have a better sense of wellbeing. Some hindrances to effective supervision are identified, and some recommendations for training and denominational support are made.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-16DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2216649
Yujun Xu
ABSTRACT This paper uncovers the complexity of the term “Jian kang/health 健康” and “Fu/wellbeing (福)” by analysing their etymological origins and cultural connotations in the context of China. The paper introduces a Taoist philosophy of tradition to understand health and wellbeing. This paper argues that in Chinese cultural connotations, “Jian kang” (health) and “Fu” (wellbeing) entail the integration of human beings’ physical and mental status and beyond. Notwithstanding the contextual and culturally specific philosophy and traditions of understanding health and wellbeing, this paper initiates intercultural epistemological dialogue, engages with contemporary psychotherapy, and argues that health and wellbeing is regarded and understood as a concept across cultural boundaries, while emphasising its pivotal features of being holistic, comprised of multifaceted and interrelated components of body, mind, and spirit, focusing on lifestyle behaviours, and recognising the interweaving relationship between human and the environment.
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