Pub Date : 2023-03-16DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2180496
Marzieh Pourghayoumi, M. Marzban, A. Farhadi, M. Ravanipour, Zeinab Keshvari
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between spiritual health and aging perception with depression in older adults in Bushehr city, 2019. The present cross-sectional study designed based on the STROBE statement on 430 elderly people. Systematic multi-stage sampling was performed with the informed consent of participants. The mean age of participants was 66.83 ± 7.91 years. The mean scores of spiritual health, physical health and aging perception were obtained 96.75 ± 10.02, 43.07 ± 4.86 and 58.65 ± 6.69, respectively. The results of the interaction between the variables of spiritual health and perception of aging on depression showed a significant relationship between these variables and depression. The results showed that spiritual health and perception of aging have a significant effect on depression. In other words, older adults who were more aware of their aging process and had higher spiritual health reported less depression.
{"title":"The relationship of spiritual well-being and aging perceptions with depression in Iranian older adults: a cross-sectional study","authors":"Marzieh Pourghayoumi, M. Marzban, A. Farhadi, M. Ravanipour, Zeinab Keshvari","doi":"10.1080/13674676.2023.2180496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2180496","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between spiritual health and aging perception with depression in older adults in Bushehr city, 2019. The present cross-sectional study designed based on the STROBE statement on 430 elderly people. Systematic multi-stage sampling was performed with the informed consent of participants. The mean age of participants was 66.83 ± 7.91 years. The mean scores of spiritual health, physical health and aging perception were obtained 96.75 ± 10.02, 43.07 ± 4.86 and 58.65 ± 6.69, respectively. The results of the interaction between the variables of spiritual health and perception of aging on depression showed a significant relationship between these variables and depression. The results showed that spiritual health and perception of aging have a significant effect on depression. In other words, older adults who were more aware of their aging process and had higher spiritual health reported less depression.","PeriodicalId":47614,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Religion & Culture","volume":"26 1","pages":"261 - 275"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43248700","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: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2234303
P. Verhagen
{"title":"Acute religious experiences. Madness, psychosis and religious studies","authors":"P. Verhagen","doi":"10.1080/13674676.2023.2234303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2234303","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47614,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Religion & Culture","volume":"26 1","pages":"305 - 306"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44482714","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: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2226600
Muhammad Usama Gondal, A. Adil, S. Shujja, A. Yousaf
ABSTRACT Being an important Islamic concept, tawakkul is a fundamental and core value in the Islamic belief system. The present research intended to investigate the role of tawakkul between religious orientation and stress. A purposive sample of (N = 350) Muslim adults aged 25 years and above (M = 31.92, SD = 8.72) was recruited for the study. Tawakkul Scale, the Urdu version of the Stress Subscale of DASS-21, and the Urdu version of the Religious Orientation Scale were used for measuring the focal constructs. Results indicated that tawakkul had a negative relationship with stress and extrinsic social religious orientation and a positive relationship with intrinsic religious orientation and extrinsic personal religious orientation. Tawakkul also mediated the relationships of intrinsic and extrinsic personal religious orientations with stress. Implications of the study and suggestions for future investigations have been discussed.
{"title":"Mediating role of tawakkul between religious orientation and stress among Muslim adults","authors":"Muhammad Usama Gondal, A. Adil, S. Shujja, A. Yousaf","doi":"10.1080/13674676.2023.2226600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2226600","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Being an important Islamic concept, tawakkul is a fundamental and core value in the Islamic belief system. The present research intended to investigate the role of tawakkul between religious orientation and stress. A purposive sample of (N = 350) Muslim adults aged 25 years and above (M = 31.92, SD = 8.72) was recruited for the study. Tawakkul Scale, the Urdu version of the Stress Subscale of DASS-21, and the Urdu version of the Religious Orientation Scale were used for measuring the focal constructs. Results indicated that tawakkul had a negative relationship with stress and extrinsic social religious orientation and a positive relationship with intrinsic religious orientation and extrinsic personal religious orientation. Tawakkul also mediated the relationships of intrinsic and extrinsic personal religious orientations with stress. Implications of the study and suggestions for future investigations have been discussed.","PeriodicalId":47614,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Religion & Culture","volume":"26 1","pages":"290 - 304"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43740041","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 : 2023-02-07DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2215168
Rehiela Ayub, Peter J. R. Macaulay
ABSTRACT Mental health issues are worldwide, impacting people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, and religious denominations. The current study aims to explore the perceptions of the British Pakistani Muslim community towards mental health and barriers towards seeking treatment. Semi-structured interviews with seven Muslim participants of Pakistani origin (four female) explore how they perceive and understand mental health in the Muslim community. Reflexive thematic analysis identified four themes: (a) culture vs religion, (b) religion as a protective factor, (c) fear of public opinion, and (d) integration of religious and professional services. Participants discussed a negative cultural perception and positive religious perception towards mental health. Services that integrate both a religious and western psychological model to effectively treat mental health issues are suggested. The results indicate towards a tailored framework to tackle mental health and can be used in addressing issues and concerns of the Muslim community concerning mental health.
{"title":"Perceptions from the British Pakistani Muslim community towards mental health","authors":"Rehiela Ayub, Peter J. R. Macaulay","doi":"10.1080/13674676.2023.2215168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2215168","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Mental health issues are worldwide, impacting people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, and religious denominations. The current study aims to explore the perceptions of the British Pakistani Muslim community towards mental health and barriers towards seeking treatment. Semi-structured interviews with seven Muslim participants of Pakistani origin (four female) explore how they perceive and understand mental health in the Muslim community. Reflexive thematic analysis identified four themes: (a) culture vs religion, (b) religion as a protective factor, (c) fear of public opinion, and (d) integration of religious and professional services. Participants discussed a negative cultural perception and positive religious perception towards mental health. Services that integrate both a religious and western psychological model to effectively treat mental health issues are suggested. The results indicate towards a tailored framework to tackle mental health and can be used in addressing issues and concerns of the Muslim community concerning mental health.","PeriodicalId":47614,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Religion & Culture","volume":"26 1","pages":"166 - 181"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49073846","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 : 2023-02-07DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2214092
Sondos Eatamadi, Jaime L. Napier
ABSTRACT This research uses a sample of Muslim adults (n = 569) living in the United Arab Emirates to investigate the association between Islamic religiosity and subjective well-being (SWB), with a particular focus on how gender, social contacts (both religious and secular), and religious social support affect this relationship. The findings of this research demonstrate that higher Islamic religiosity predicts higher levels of SWB for both men and women equally. Individually, the frequency of social contact (with religious contacts, family, and friends) was associated with higher SWB for both men and women, but only religious and family (but not friends) contact partially mediated the religiosity-SWB association. A mediation analysis showed that the frequency of contact with religious community members was associated with better SWB, in part, because of the religious social support these contacts provide.
{"title":"Islamic religiosity and subjective well-being in the United Arab Emirates: the roles of gender, social contacts, and religious social support","authors":"Sondos Eatamadi, Jaime L. Napier","doi":"10.1080/13674676.2023.2214092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2214092","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT\u0000 This research uses a sample of Muslim adults (n = 569) living in the United Arab Emirates to investigate the association between Islamic religiosity and subjective well-being (SWB), with a particular focus on how gender, social contacts (both religious and secular), and religious social support affect this relationship. The findings of this research demonstrate that higher Islamic religiosity predicts higher levels of SWB for both men and women equally. Individually, the frequency of social contact (with religious contacts, family, and friends) was associated with higher SWB for both men and women, but only religious and family (but not friends) contact partially mediated the religiosity-SWB association. A mediation analysis showed that the frequency of contact with religious community members was associated with better SWB, in part, because of the religious social support these contacts provide.","PeriodicalId":47614,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Religion & Culture","volume":"26 1","pages":"151 - 165"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49289772","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 : 2023-02-07DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2219633
A. Furnham, Charlotte L. Robinson
ABSTRACT This study explored people’s attitudes towards various explanations for the theological Problem of Evil. Five hundred adults rated the importance of 16 possible solutions to the Problem of Evil. Participants also indicated their religious and political beliefs, their Belief in a Just World and their endorsement of Conspiracy Theories. Results showed that many differences in ratings were a function of religious beliefs and belief in the afterlife. The 16 solutions were subjected to a factor analysis which revealed three factors labelled Deistic, Luck and Chance, and Human Behaviour. Those who claimed to be more religious, and believed in an afterlife, were more likely to support Deistic solutions. These solutions were also supported by younger, less educated, and less intelligent people who believed in the Just World and Conspiracy theories. Just World beliefs were related to Luck/Chance explanations, whereas believing in Conspiracy theories related to Human Behaviour explanations.
{"title":"Correlates of beliefs about, and solutions to, the problem of evil","authors":"A. Furnham, Charlotte L. Robinson","doi":"10.1080/13674676.2023.2219633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2219633","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study explored people’s attitudes towards various explanations for the theological Problem of Evil. Five hundred adults rated the importance of 16 possible solutions to the Problem of Evil. Participants also indicated their religious and political beliefs, their Belief in a Just World and their endorsement of Conspiracy Theories. Results showed that many differences in ratings were a function of religious beliefs and belief in the afterlife. The 16 solutions were subjected to a factor analysis which revealed three factors labelled Deistic, Luck and Chance, and Human Behaviour. Those who claimed to be more religious, and believed in an afterlife, were more likely to support Deistic solutions. These solutions were also supported by younger, less educated, and less intelligent people who believed in the Just World and Conspiracy theories. Just World beliefs were related to Luck/Chance explanations, whereas believing in Conspiracy theories related to Human Behaviour explanations.","PeriodicalId":47614,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Religion & Culture","volume":"26 1","pages":"182 - 193"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42165816","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 : 2023-02-07DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2216134
B. Ineichen
{"title":"Koresh: the true story of David Koresh and the tragedy at Waco","authors":"B. Ineichen","doi":"10.1080/13674676.2023.2216134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2216134","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47614,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Religion & Culture","volume":"26 1","pages":"209 - 209"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43727740","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 : 2023-02-07DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2223521
M. Siems, M. Hall, Erin I. Smith, Timothy Pickavance, J. McMartin
ABSTRACT Primal world beliefs theoretically operate outside of conscious awareness, influencing perception, appraisals of stimuli, and behaviours. Moral foundations theory proposes that intuitions are the primary determinants of moral decisions. Existing research suggests an important role for religiosity in influencing morality. In this online study of 271 Christians, we hypothesised the primals would predict moral foundations above and beyond the variance accounted for by religiosity. Our results indicate that a belief that the world is alive is the primary primal correlate of moral foundations; a belief that the world is enticing was also related to the moral foundations of care and loyalty. Our results also confirmed the important roles of intrinsic religiosity and fundamentalism found in previous studies. This study demonstrates the importance of primal beliefs in predicting moral foundations, even after accounting for the effects of religiosity. We discuss the implications for decreasing polarization and for future research.
{"title":"Moving from is to ought: the relation between primals and moral foundations","authors":"M. Siems, M. Hall, Erin I. Smith, Timothy Pickavance, J. McMartin","doi":"10.1080/13674676.2023.2223521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2223521","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Primal world beliefs theoretically operate outside of conscious awareness, influencing perception, appraisals of stimuli, and behaviours. Moral foundations theory proposes that intuitions are the primary determinants of moral decisions. Existing research suggests an important role for religiosity in influencing morality. In this online study of 271 Christians, we hypothesised the primals would predict moral foundations above and beyond the variance accounted for by religiosity. Our results indicate that a belief that the world is alive is the primary primal correlate of moral foundations; a belief that the world is enticing was also related to the moral foundations of care and loyalty. Our results also confirmed the important roles of intrinsic religiosity and fundamentalism found in previous studies. This study demonstrates the importance of primal beliefs in predicting moral foundations, even after accounting for the effects of religiosity. We discuss the implications for decreasing polarization and for future research.","PeriodicalId":47614,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Religion & Culture","volume":"26 1","pages":"194 - 208"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47063945","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 : 2023-02-07DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2207004
Princess Angel Boadi, F. Starr
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore how eight pastors’ wives of the Pentecostal denomination in the UK, manage stressful situations and apply coping strategies to support their emotional well-being. A qualitative interpretative phenomenological approach was adopted to provide a comprehensive analysis of their personal lived experience. The study identified and explored four main themes: expectations perceived as burdensome, lack of support, relocation and impact on family and coping strategies applied for the support of well-being. The research found that coping strategies employed by participants may not be as useful and effective to cope with the demands of pastoral care, ministry, and stressful situations encountered. As this is an understudied area further research is required to unmask how female leaders in faith-based communities can be supported with their mental health and represented in research.
{"title":"Mental health and the pastor’s wife: how does the pastor’s wife manage life stressors and apply coping strategies to support her emotional well-being?","authors":"Princess Angel Boadi, F. Starr","doi":"10.1080/13674676.2023.2207004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2207004","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study aims to explore how eight pastors’ wives of the Pentecostal denomination in the UK, manage stressful situations and apply coping strategies to support their emotional well-being. A qualitative interpretative phenomenological approach was adopted to provide a comprehensive analysis of their personal lived experience. The study identified and explored four main themes: expectations perceived as burdensome, lack of support, relocation and impact on family and coping strategies applied for the support of well-being. The research found that coping strategies employed by participants may not be as useful and effective to cope with the demands of pastoral care, ministry, and stressful situations encountered. As this is an understudied area further research is required to unmask how female leaders in faith-based communities can be supported with their mental health and represented in research.","PeriodicalId":47614,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Religion & Culture","volume":"26 1","pages":"131 - 150"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48771995","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 : 2023-02-07DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2169267
Peter Adu, Tomas Jurcik, D. Grigoryev
ABSTRACT Research on the beliefs and attitudes regarding specific mental disorders in Ghana is limited. A vignette study was conducted to examine the relationship between causal attributions, help-seeking, and stigma towards depression and schizophrenia using lay Ghanaians (N = 410). This adapted questionnaire presented two unlabelled vignettes about a hypothetical person with the above disorders for participants to provide their impressions. Next, participants answered questions on beliefs and attitudes regarding this person. The results showed that causal beliefs about mental disorders related to different treatment options, and stigma. Contrary to previous literature, religious belief did not negatively associate with professional help-seeking for the mental disorders. In conclusion, results suggest that integration of “idioms of distress' into mental health assessment and interventions may benefit Ghanaians. Our findings have implications for mental health literacy and anti-stigma campaigns in Ghana and other developing countries in the region.
{"title":"Beyond recognition: beliefs, attitudes, and help-seeking for depression and schizophrenia in Ghana","authors":"Peter Adu, Tomas Jurcik, D. Grigoryev","doi":"10.1080/13674676.2023.2169267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2169267","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Research on the beliefs and attitudes regarding specific mental disorders in Ghana is limited. A vignette study was conducted to examine the relationship between causal attributions, help-seeking, and stigma towards depression and schizophrenia using lay Ghanaians (N = 410). This adapted questionnaire presented two unlabelled vignettes about a hypothetical person with the above disorders for participants to provide their impressions. Next, participants answered questions on beliefs and attitudes regarding this person. The results showed that causal beliefs about mental disorders related to different treatment options, and stigma. Contrary to previous literature, religious belief did not negatively associate with professional help-seeking for the mental disorders. In conclusion, results suggest that integration of “idioms of distress' into mental health assessment and interventions may benefit Ghanaians. Our findings have implications for mental health literacy and anti-stigma campaigns in Ghana and other developing countries in the region.","PeriodicalId":47614,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Religion & Culture","volume":"26 1","pages":"107 - 130"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41623813","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}
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