Religious orientation, mental health and culture: conceptual and empirical perspectives

Francis, Leslie J.; Lewis, Christopher Alan; Robbins, Mandy

doi:10.1080/13674676.2010.503380

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“…Intrinsic religious orientation (I ) has been related to psychological adjustment in many studies (for a helpful review see Francis, Lewis, & Robbins, 2010). For example, I has been found to correlate negatively with anxiety and positively with well-being, amongst other outcomes (Masters, 1991).…”

Section: Intrinsic Religious Orientation and Life Satisfactionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Interacting religious orientations and personal well-being among Australian Church leaders

Dowson

Miner

2015

Mental Health, Religion & Culture

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This study examines the relationship between religious orientation and personal well-being (PWB) among 1289 Australian church leaders. The study is of interest because although religion and religiousness in general have been found to be positive contributors to important variables (such as well-being and satisfaction with life), particular orientations towards religion, and their interaction, may moderate the positive effects of religion on these variables. In light of this observation, the paper examined the Quest and Intrinsic religious orientations in relation to PWB, with the aim of clarifying the interactive effect of these two orientations. Specifically, the study hypothesised that there would be a negative relationship between questing and satisfaction with life, but that this negative relationship would be moderated by Intrinsic religious orientation. Using Structural Equation Modelling to test this hypothesis with a large data set and robust measures, results of the study indicated that intrinsic orientation did indeed moderate a negative relationship between questing and satisfaction with life (from -.44 to -.34). However, the negative relationship between questing and PWB remained statistically significant suggesting that Intrinsic Orientation may not be a strong moderator of the negative effects of questing. The study makes a substantial empirical, and nuanced theoretical, contribution to the literature concerning the effects of religious orientations.

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Section: Intrinsic Religious Orientation and Life Satisfactionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Interacting religious orientations and personal well-being among Australian Church leaders

Dowson

Miner

2015

Mental Health, Religion & Culture

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“…Some religious styles and orientations appear more conducive to reported personal well-being than others (for a helpful review, see Francis, Lewis, & Robbins, 2010). This study of 1289 Australian church leaders (709 clergy and 580 lay leaders) specifically focused on the interrelationships between intrinsic and questing orientations and life satisfaction.…”

Section: Interacting Religious Orientations and Personal Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The churches and well-being: perspectives from the Australian National Church Life Survey

Powell

Robbins

2015

Mental Health, Religion & Culture

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Australia is a nation with high levels of recorded well-being. This paper introduces a collection of papers which are concerned with the intersections between well-being and religion in an Australian context. The research is conducted on a religious population, namely Christian church attenders and local church leaders (both clergy and lay) in congregations in the Australian National Church Life Surveys (NCLS), perhaps the largest database on church life in the world. The NCLS covers more than 20 Protestant and Catholic denominations. Each survey wave has collected responses from hundreds of thousands of individual church attenders in thousands of local churches. To frame the research, we define subjective wellbeing as an aspect of mental health and establish the positive relationship that has been found with religion. Some features of the Australian cultural context are also provided as background. The paper then offers a brief synopsis of articles in the collection. They include a methodological overview, and studies of links between volunteering, psychological type, religious orientation and well-being, as well as work engagement among clergy.

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“…First introduced into the psychological literature by Allport and Ross (1967), religious orientation is a concept that examines underlying religious beliefs, attitudes, and motivations rather than simple religious observance. It has been used extensively to study a variety of psychosocial variables and their association with religious attitudes (Francis, Lewis, & Robbins, 2010; Kirkpatrick & Hood, 1990; Maltby & Day, 2000; Masters, Hill, Kircher, Benson, & Fallon, 2004; Paloutzian & Park, 2005). Intrinsic religious orientation is thought to represent an internally motivated system of religious belief and practice (Allport & Ross, 1967; Kirkpatrick & Hood, 1990) and is generally associated with better physical and mental health outcomes (Masters et al, 2004; Paloutzian & Park, 2005).…”

Section: Religious Orientationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychosocial mediators of the relationship between religious orientation and eating disorder risk factors in young Jewish women.

Weinberger-Litman

Fogel

Mensinger

et al. 2016

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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Religion and spirituality are emerging as relevant factors in the development, prevention, and treatment of eating disorders (EDs) and related symptomatology such as disordered eating and body dissatisfaction. Religious orientation (i.e., underlying motivational factors associated with religious practice) has been shown to be associated with risk factors for EDs. The current study elucidates possible mediators of this association. Among a sample of 301 adolescent and young adult Jewish women (aged 15 to 27) with a large representation of Orthodox Jewish women, a greater level of extrinsic religious orientation (i.e., religious commitment motivated primarily by societal pressures or expectations) was predictive of greater disordered eating and body dissatisfaction. A greater level of intrinsic religious orientation (i.e., religious commitment largely motivated from within) was predictive of lower levels of disordered eating and body dissatisfaction. This association was mediated by both thin-ideal internalization as well as adherence to the superwoman ideal. Clinicians should consider religious orientation and assessment of spiritual needs when treating Jewish women with, or at risk for, EDs and related conditions.

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Religious orientation, mental health and culture: conceptual and empirical perspectives

Cited by 5 publications

References 29 publications

Interacting religious orientations and personal well-being among Australian Church leaders

Interacting religious orientations and personal well-being among Australian Church leaders

The churches and well-being: perspectives from the Australian National Church Life Survey

Psychosocial mediators of the relationship between religious orientation and eating disorder risk factors in young Jewish women.

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