Bond with God as a Moderator of the Relationship between Prayer and Stress of Chilean Students

Prayer is a spiritual coping method that can be effective both in extraordinary, life-threatening circumstances and in ordinary, stressful situations. To be beneficial, it requires a bond with God or the divine based on trust and faith. The purpose of this study was to examine the mediated moderatio...

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Main Author: Wnuk, Marcin (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B Subjective well-being
B Students
B Stress
B moderator variable
B Prayer
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