Religiosity and Subjective Well-Being of the Central and Eastern European’s Elderly Population

Bodogai, Simona; Olah, Șerban; Roşeanu, Gabriel

doi:10.1007/s10943-018-0659-2

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“…At the same time, for both women and men religiosity and nancial status controlled by sociodemographic variables were bene cial for their happiness. The same as in the elderly from East and Central European countries including Poland nancial status positively predicted happiness both in men and in women (Bodogai et al, 2020). The prediction strength among men was almost the same value as in the above-cited study, but in the group of women, it was smaller, but the identi ed gender difference was not statistically signi cant in the moderation test.…”

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Model of the relationship of religiosity and happiness of Multiple Sclerosis patients from Poland. Role of mediating and moderating variables

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Wilski

Brola

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Religiosity can be both beneficial and harmful for happiness. It depends on its operationalization and the measures of religiosity and sociodemographics used, together with cultural and psychosocial factors – still not comprehensively explored. This topic is especially important for religious-affiliated chronic patients such as those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Religion can deliver a sense of meaning, direction, and purpose in life and be an additional source of support and coping with the stress and limitations connected with the disease. The aim of the present study was to verify whether religiosity, directly and indirectly, through finding meaning in life, is related to one’s level of happiness and whether gender, drinking of alcohol, financial status and age are moderators in this relationship. In sum, 600 patients from Poland who suffered from Multiple Sclerosis were included in the study. Firstly, some gender differences were noticed. In women, religiosity was both directly and indirectly, through finding significance, positively related to happiness. Secondly, it was found that in women, the direct effect of age on happiness was generally negative but affected positively by religiosity but among men age was not correlated with happiness. In the group of women, religiosity and a lower propensity to drink alcohol in an interactive way explained happiness. Thirdly, both in men and women, financial status positively correlated with happiness, but in the group of wealthy men only, religiosity was negatively related to happiness. In conclusion, religion was found to be a valuable and beneficial factor leading to the happiness of Roman Catholic Multiple Sclerosis patients from Poland. They should be encouraged to involve themselves in religion as an effective way to achieve happiness, with the one exception regarding wealthy men.

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confidence: 59%

Model of the relationship of religiosity and happiness of Multiple Sclerosis patients from Poland. Role of mediating and moderating variables

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Wilski

Brola

et al. 2022

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“…Nevertheless, also other European countries such as Poland or Slovenia have high prevalence of the Roman Catholic religion. Furthermore, previous research also showed correlation between the Roman-Catholic religious affiliation and life satisfaction in eastern and central European countries (Bodogai et al, 2020). As the study sample consisted predominantly of female participants, our results may be less generalizable to male population.…”

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Spirituality as a Mediator Between Depressive Symptoms and Subjective Well-being in Older Adults

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As the population is aging, strategies for helping older people to maintain and promote good health and well-being are needed. This study aims to assess whether depressive symptomatology and spirituality are associated with subjective well-being in older adults when controlled for sociodemographic variables. Furthermore, the mediating role of spirituality in the association between depressive symptomatology and subjective well-being was examined. A total of 250 participants (mean age 75.91 ± 7.60) in this cross-sectional study completed the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale, the Zung’s Self-rating Depression Scale, and the Personal Wellbeing Index. Multiple linear regression and mediation analyses were used to analyze the data. Subjective well-being was negatively associated with depressive symptoms and positively associated with spiritual experiences. The indirect effect of depressive symptomatology on subjective well-being via spirituality was 28.7%. The enhancement of spirituality seems to represent one of the relevant interventional strategies in prevention and treatment of depressive symptoms and well-being improvement.

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“…The religiosity may enhance subjective wellbeing, thus lowering the impact of MDD [33]. Villani et al [34] found that religious identity commitment positively predicted satisfaction with life among religious, but not among uncertain individuals.…”

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Religious Coping, Hopelessness, and Suicide Ideation in Subjects with First-Episode Major Depression: An Exploratory Study in the Real World Clinical Practice

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Background. This study aimed to evaluate the potential relationships between religious coping, hopelessness, and suicide ideation in adult outpatients with the first episode of major depressive disorder (MDD). Methods. Ninety-four adult outpatients with MDD were assessed through the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), and the Scale of Suicide Ideation (SSI). Religious coping was assessed with the Italian version of the Brief RCOPE scale, consisting of seven positive coping items (PosCop) and seven negative coping items (NegCop). Results. The results showed that the Brief RCOPE PosCop scale exhibited a strong inverse correlation with HAM-D, BHS, and SSI, whereas HAM-D and BHS were positively correlated with SSI. Brief RCOPE NegCop scores were positively correlated only with SSI. Regression analysis with SSI as the dependent variable showed that higher Brief RCOPE PosCop scores were associated with lower suicide ideation, whereas higher HAM-D and BHS scores were associated with higher suicide ideation. Conclusion. Positive religious coping may be a protective factor against the development of suicide ideation, perhaps counteracting the severity of depressive symptoms and hopelessness. The evaluation of religious coping should be performed in all subjects with MDD in everyday clinical practice. However, this study was preliminary, and limitations must be considered.

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Religiosity and Subjective Well-Being of the Central and Eastern European’s Elderly Population

Cited by 10 publications

References 12 publications

Model of the relationship of religiosity and happiness of Multiple Sclerosis patients from Poland. Role of mediating and moderating variables

Model of the relationship of religiosity and happiness of Multiple Sclerosis patients from Poland. Role of mediating and moderating variables

Spirituality as a Mediator Between Depressive Symptoms and Subjective Well-being in Older Adults

Religious Coping, Hopelessness, and Suicide Ideation in Subjects with First-Episode Major Depression: An Exploratory Study in the Real World Clinical Practice

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