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Giannone, Derek Anthony, Kaplin, Daniel and Francis, Leslie J. (2019) Exploring two approaches to an existential function of religiosity in mental health. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 22 (1). pp. 56-72. doi:10.1080/13674676.2019.1592136 ISSN 1367-4676.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2019.1592136
Abstract
Recent research demonstrates beneficial associations between religiosity and measures of mental health. In this study, we examined whether religiosity benefits mental health (a) by limiting the negative impact of existential concerns, and (b) by enhancing purpose in life. Three hundred fifty-three undergraduates completed the following measures: Scale for Existential Thinking, Purpose in Life Test, Religiousness Measure, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale – Revised, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, and the Drug, Alcohol, and Nicotine Scale. We hypothesised that religiosity scores moderate the relationship between existential thinking and mental health, and purpose in life scores mediate the relationship between religiosity and mental health. Religiosity did not moderate the relationships between existential thinking and these outcomes, however, purpose in life scores mediated the relationships of religiosity with depression and anxiety, but not with substance use. Our findings confirm the significance of existential concerns and purpose in life in the religiosity-mental health connection.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Mental health -- Religious aspects, Existential psychology | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Mental Health, Religion & Culture | ||||||
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | ||||||
ISSN: | 1367-4676 | ||||||
Official Date: | 25 April 2019 | ||||||
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Volume: | 22 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 56-72 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/13674676.2019.1592136 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Mental Health, Religion & Culture on 25 Apr 2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13674676.2019.1592136 | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 17 May 2019 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 25 April 2020 |
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