Title |
Religious/Spiritual Well-Being, Personality and Mental Health: A Review of Results and Conceptual Issues
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Published in |
Journal of Religion and Health, September 2012
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DOI | 10.1007/s10943-012-9642-5 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
H. F. Unterrainer, A. J. Lewis, A. Fink |
Abstract |
The current paper provides background to the development of the Multidimensional Inventory for Religious/Spiritual Well-being and then summarises findings derived from its use with other measures of health and personality. There is substantial evidence for religiosity/spirituality being positively related to a variety of indicators of mental health, including subjective well-being and personality dimensions. Furthermore, religiosity/spirituality can play an important role in the process of recovering from mental illness as well as providing a protective function against addictive or suicidal behaviours. However, further research is needed to examine the mechanisms through which religiosity/spirituality have an impact on health-related conditions. |
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Kenya | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
Russia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 230 | 98% |
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Student > Master | 41 | 17% |
Student > Bachelor | 25 | 11% |
Researcher | 20 | 9% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 7% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 17 | 7% |
Other | 56 | 24% |
Unknown | 59 | 25% |
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Psychology | 77 | 33% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 23 | 10% |
Social Sciences | 21 | 9% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 7% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 7 | 3% |
Other | 26 | 11% |
Unknown | 64 | 27% |