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God is in his heaven, all’s right with the world : psychological well-being and belief in divine control during the third COVID-19 lockdown among Anglican clergy and laity in England
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Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2023) God is in his heaven, all’s right with the world : psychological well-being and belief in divine control during the third COVID-19 lockdown among Anglican clergy and laity in England. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 51 (2). pp. 263-277. doi:10.1177/00916471221149027 ISSN 0091-6471.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00916471221149027
Abstract
Drawing on data provided by 1,841 lay or ordained members of the Anglican Church residing in England during the first half of 2021, this study explores the connection between self-perceived change in psychological well-being during the pandemic and belief in divine control over the pandemic. Change in psychological well-being was assessed by The Index of Balanced Affect Change (TIBACh) that distinguishes between positive affect and negative affect, and divine control was assessed by the God in Control of the Pandemic Scale (GiCoPS). After controlling for personal factors (age and sex), psychological factors (psychological type and emotional volatility), contextual factors (education level and ordination status), and ecclesial factors (conservative doctrine and charismatic influence), the data demonstrated a positive association between belief in divine control and change in positive affect, but no association between belief in divine control and change in negative affect.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Religious aspects -- Christianity, Psychology and religion , Psychology, Religious, Glory of God -- Christianity, Church of England -- Clergy -- Psychological aspects, Laity -- Church of England -- Psychological aspects | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Psychology and Theology | ||||||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications, Inc. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0091-6471 | ||||||||
Official Date: | June 2023 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 51 | ||||||||
Number: | 2 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 263-277 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1177/00916471221149027 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 1 March 2023 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 3 March 2023 |
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