Disclosure During Private Prayer as a Mediator Between Prayer Type and Mental Health in an Adult Christian Sample

According to Poloma and Pendleton’s (J Psychol Theol 19:71-83, 1991) prayer model, there are four prayer types (colloquial, meditative, petitionary, and ritual), all of which have varying associations with mental health. However, few studies have examined what mechanisms explain these associations....

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Authors: Black, Stephanie Winkeljohn (Author) ; Pössel, Patrick 1969- (Author)
Contributors: Jeppsen, Benjamin D. (Other) ; Bjerg, Annie C. (Other) ; Wooldridge, Don T. (Other)
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Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2015]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2015, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 540-553
Further subjects:B Private prayer
B Mental Health
B Disclosure
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