Doughtie, Kara Mindfulness and Faith Development in the Relationship Between Religious Doubt and Mental Health. 2022. Radford University, Thesis. Radford University Scholars' Repository.
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Abstract
Doubt is believed to be a common experience for religious individuals and has been associated with negative mental health outcomes (Dein, 2013). However, previously published research has revealed that this relationship between religious doubt and mental health tends to be weaker in older individuals (Galek et al., 2007; Krause et al., 1999). The aim of this study was to identify covariates of this age effect. Measures of age, religious doubt, spiritual support, mindfulness (MAAS and LMS), faith development (FDS), and mental health (DASS-21) were utilized. Structural equations modeling revealed a significant inverse relationship between religious doubt and mental health, along with an influence of age in this relationship. Western mindfulness, measured with the LMS, did not act as a mediator or moderator in the relationship between religious doubt and mental health. However, Eastern mindfulness, measured with MAAS, acted as a mediator. Both factors extracted from the FDS moderated the relationship between religious doubt and mental health. The primary covariates of the age effect were Eastern mindfulness and faith development.
| Item Type: | Thesis |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion |
| Divisions: | Radford University > College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences > Department of Psychology |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jul 2022 00:30 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Apr 2023 14:17 |
| URI: | http://wagner.radford.edu/id/eprint/873 |
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