Personality variables, self-esteem and depression and an individual's perception of God

Greenway, A. P.; Milne, Lisa; Clarke, Veronica

doi:10.1080/1867467021000029381

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“…A strong positive correlation was found between self-esteem and more loving, comforting and nurturing God images. Other studies, however, provide only partial confirmation of the findings, with varying outcomes according to the populations studied and the instruments employed (Chartier and Goehner, 1976;Potvin, 1977;Jolley and Taulbee, 1986;and Greenway, Milne and Clarke, 2003).…”

Section: Empathy and Religionmentioning

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Religious diversity, empathy, and God images: perspectives from the psychology of religion shaping a study among adolescents in the UK

Francis

Croft

Pyke

2012

Journal of Beliefs & Values

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Major religious traditions agree in advocating and promoting love of neighbour as well as love of God. Love of neighbour is reflected in altruistic behaviour and empathy stands as a key motivational factor underpinning altruism. This study employs the empathy scale from the Junior Eysenck Impulsiveness Questionnaire to assess the association between empathy and God images among a sample of 5,993 religiously diverse adolescents (between the ages of 13-and 15-years) attending state-maintained schools in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and London. They key psychological theory being tested by these data concerns the linkage between God images and individual differences in empathy. The data demonstrate that religious identity (e.g. whether Christian or Muslim) and religious attendance is less important than the God images held by young people. The image of God as a God of mercy is associated with higher empathy scores; and the image of God as a God of justice is associated with lower empathy scores.

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Section: Empathy and Religionmentioning

confidence: 80%

Religious diversity, empathy, and God images: perspectives from the psychology of religion shaping a study among adolescents in the UK

Francis

Croft

Pyke

2012

Journal of Beliefs & Values

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“…In a study that included 225 Christians, it was found that God is experienced as meeting basic psychological needs with tangible effects on symptoms of depression and stress 6 . A study of 69 men and 132 women found differences in men and women in regard to perceptions of a loving God; men who perceived a loving God had higher self-esteem/competence, while women who perceived a loving God had low self-esteem 7 . Further, a study of 34 men who were prostate cancer survivors, reported, in general, that they turned to God for meaning when confronted with distressing or difficult circumstances 8 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Relationship With God, Loneliness, Anger, and Symptom Distress in Patients With Cancer Who Are Near the End of Life

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Law

Brodeur

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Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing

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“…Low self-rated confidence, competence, esteem, liking, fitness, and body image (independent of BMI; KIM, 2006) relate to more negative attitudes toward God as well (GREENWAY, MILNE, CLARKE, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, when people disclose their anger at God to others, unsupportive or judgmental responses predict difficulty resolving the anger at God (EXLINE, GRUBBS, 2011). Most evidence indicates that negative attitudes toward God relate to poorer well-being and health behaviors concurrently and worsening health over time (FITCHETT et al, 1999(FITCHETT et al, , 2004GREENWAY et al, 2003;EXLINE, 2013). Negative attitudes with known health relationships include fear of abandonment by God (HALL, EDWARDS, 2002;PARGAMENT et al, 2001), feeling unforgiven by God MARTIN, 2008), interpretation of negative events as divine punishment (PARGAMENT, KOENIG, PEREZ, 2000), and impersonal or hostile God images (BENSON, SPILKA, 1973).…”

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Religious and Spiritual Struggles as Concerns for Health and Well-Being

2016

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People struggle with religion and spirituality in several ways, including challenges in trusting God, confronting supernatural evil, tolerating other perspectives on religion, maintaining moral propriety, finding existential meaning, and managing religious doubt. These religious and spiritual (R/S) struggles relate to both physical and mental health independently of other religious and distress factors. Causality in this connection needs further study, but evidence supports many potential causes and moderators of the link between R/S struggle and health. These include personality, social, and environmental influences, including traumatic experiences and subcultural differences. Many theoretical questions remain unresolved, including how change in R/S struggle can predict or be predicted by change in health and other connected constructs, and how one might intervene to aid those who struggle with religious or spiritual challenges. Nonetheless, research momentum has grown, having already produced a wealth of information that underscores the need for greater attention to this domain. R/S struggle poses an important exception to generally positive overall associations between religion and well-being, though even R/S struggle may promote growth. This review offers a brief introduction to emerging psychological theory and research on R/S struggle with an emphasis on its relevance to wellness and illness.Keywords: religion; spirituality; struggle; stress; well-being; health ResumoAs pessoas experimentam conflitos com a religião e a espiritualidade de vários modos, incluindo os desafios em confiar em Deus, o confronto com o mal sobrenatural, a tolerância em relação a outras perspectivas sobre a religião, a manutenção do decoro moral, a busca de um sentido existencial e o gerenciamento da dúvida religiosa. Esses conflitos religiosos e espirituais (R/S) dizem respeito tanto à saúde física quanto a mental, independentemente de outros fatores religiosos e de sofrimento. A relação de causa e efeito, neste contexto, necessita de mais estudos, mas há evidências que apoiam a existência de muitas causas potenciais e moderadoras da relação entre conflitos Religiosos/Espirituais (R/S) e saúde. Estas incluem personalidade, influências sociais e ambientais, incluindo as experiências traumáticas e diferenças culturais. Várias questões teóricas permanecem pendentes, incluindo como a mudança nos conflitos religiosos e espirituais (R/S) poderia prever ou ser prognóstico de mudança na saúde e outras questões afins, e como se pode intervir para ajudar aqueles que enfrentam conflitos religiosos ou espirituais. No entanto, embora o montante da pesquisa tenha crescido, tendo produzindo inclusive uma riqueza de informações, ressalta-se a necessidade de uma maior atenção nesse campo Os conflitos religiosos/espirituais (R/S) colocam uma importante questão para a associação geralmente positiva entre religião e bem estar, ainda que os conflitos religiosos/espirituais (R/S) possam promover crescimento. Esse estudo oferece uma breve introdu...

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Personality variables, self-esteem and depression and an individual's perception of God

Cited by 50 publications

References 16 publications

Religious diversity, empathy, and God images: perspectives from the psychology of religion shaping a study among adolescents in the UK

Religious diversity, empathy, and God images: perspectives from the psychology of religion shaping a study among adolescents in the UK

Relationship With God, Loneliness, Anger, and Symptom Distress in Patients With Cancer Who Are Near the End of Life

Religious and Spiritual Struggles as Concerns for Health and Well-Being

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