Sense of Divine Involvement and Sense of Meaning in Life: Religious Tradition as a Contingency

This study examines the association between sense of divine involvement and sense of meaning in life. Then it proceeds to assess how this association varies by religious tradition. Using a random and national sample from the 2007 Baylor Religion Survey, this study finds that sense of divine involvem...

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Publié dans:Journal for the scientific study of religion
Auteur principal: Jung, Jong Hyun (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Wiley-Blackwell [2015]
Dans: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B USA / Dieu / Beteiligtsein / Sens de la vie / Santé mentale / Dénomination (Religion) / Christianisme
RelBib Classification:AE Psychologie de la religion
BG Grandes religions
CA Christianisme
CB Spiritualité chrétienne
KBQ Amérique du Nord
KDA Dénominations chrétiennes
Sujets non-standardisés:B sense of meaning in life
B Religious Tradition
B Mental Health
B sense of divine involvement
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Résumé:This study examines the association between sense of divine involvement and sense of meaning in life. Then it proceeds to assess how this association varies by religious tradition. Using a random and national sample from the 2007 Baylor Religion Survey, this study finds that sense of divine involvement is associated with greater odds of having a sense of meaning in life. In addition, religious affiliation modifies this association. Specifically, the positive association between sense of divine involvement and the odds of having a sense of meaning in life is observed only among evangelical Protestants, mainline Protestants, and Catholics, but not among other religionists and religious nones. I discuss how the results make contributions to knowledge about the link between religious beliefs, religious tradition, and mental health.
ISSN:1468-5906
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12170