Prayer and well-being in Muslim Canadians: exploring the mediating role of spirituality, mindfulness, optimism, and social support
Prayer has been found to have a salutary effect on mental health. However little empirical work has examined the effects of prayer on the well-being in individuals from the Muslim faith. This study examined mediators of the relationship between prayer and well-being in a sample of Canadian Muslims (...
| Published in: | Mental health, religion & culture |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2020
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| In: |
Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2020, Volume: 23, Issue: 10, Pages: 912-927 |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B Well-being B Mediators B Mindfulness B Muslim prayer B Optimism |
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| Summary: | Prayer has been found to have a salutary effect on mental health. However little empirical work has examined the effects of prayer on the well-being in individuals from the Muslim faith. This study examined mediators of the relationship between prayer and well-being in a sample of Canadian Muslims (n = 155). Results revealed that optimism and spiritual experiences mediated the relationship between prayer frequency and subjective well-being. Mindfulness correlated with prayer frequency and well-being but did not mediate the relationship between the two. Social support through religious activity correlated with prayer frequency but not with well-being. Results suggest that daily spiritual experiences and optimism are important ingredients that explain the positive effects of prayer and subjective well-being in a Muslim sample. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9737 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2020.1844175 |