Religiosity : psychological perspectives, individual differences, and health benefits / Rochelle Cooper, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cooper, Rochelle, editor.

Series:

Religion and spirituality series.

Religion and Spirituality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology and religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book reviews several psychological perspectives of religiosity. It studies individual differences and health benefits of religiosity as well. Chapter One focuses on religious conversion and provides a review of psychological concepts related to religious conversion and defines religious conversion as a positive change in religious beliefs including significant changes in spiritual and personal life. Chapter Two examines whether the meaning of life can mediate the relationships between religiosity and hope. Chapter Three discusses the contribution of religiosity and spirituality to well-being. Chapter Four explores the associations between religiosity, subjective well-being, and psychopathology. Chapter Five describes two studies that explores whether the experience of loneliness is influenced by one's degree of religious observance. Chapter Six reviews research on whether religiosity is a protective factor for suicidal ideation and behavior. Chapter Seven studies spiritual tactics, sickness and depressed moods in older adults. Chapter Eight reviews often conflicting scientific literature dealing with spirituality and religiosity and eating disorder symptomatology in women. Finally, Chapter Nine discusses religion, spirituality and health in the Chinese context.

Contents:

RELIGIOSITY PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES, INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND HEALTH BENEFITS ; RELIGIOSITY PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES, INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND HEALTH BENEFITS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE; Chapter 1 PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON RELIGIOUS CONVERSION: PROCESS, TYPOLOGY AND ITS HEALTH CONSEQUENCES ; ABSTRACT ; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES OF CONVERSION ; TYPOLOGY OF RELIGIOUS CONVERSION ; CONVERSION PROCESS ; CONSEQUENCES OF RELIGIOUS CONVERSION ON PERSONALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Chapter 2 THE IMPORTANCE OF MEANING IN LIFE AS A MEDIATOR OF RELIGIOUSNESS AND HOPE IN LATE ADOLESCENTS ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; The Multidimensional Character of Relations between Religiousness and Hope ; Meaning in Life As a Potential Mediator between Religiousness and Hope ; The Present Study ; METHOD ; Participants and Procedure ; Measures ; RESULTS ; DISCUSSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 3 THE CONTRIBUTION OF RELIGIOSITY AND SPIRITUALITY TO WELL-BEING ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; WELL-BEING, SPIRITUALITY, AND RELIGIOSITY ; Definition of Well-Being

Benefits of Well-Being, Religiosity and Spirituality ILL-BEING, SPIRITUALITY, AND RELIGIOSITY ; CONTEXT, SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGIOSITY ; Motivations ; Religious Context ; DEFINING AND ASSESSING SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGIOSITY ; FUTURE RESEARCH ; REFERENCES; BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH ; Book Chapters ; Chapter 4 CONSTRUCTIONS OF RELIGIOSITY, SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING, AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN ARAB ADOLESCENTS ; ABSTRACT ; METHOD ; Participants ; Questionnaires ; I. Religiosity Scales ; II. Subjective Well-Being Rating Scales ; III. Anxiety and Depression Scales ; Procedure ; RESULTS; DISCUSSION

REFERENCES Chapter 5 LONELINESS AND RELIGIOSITY ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION ; METHOD ; Participants ; MEASURES ; The Loneliness Questionnaire ; THE COPING WITH LONELINESS QUESTIONNAIRE ; RESULTS ; DISCUSSION ; Loneliness ; Coping with Loneliness ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 6 RELIGIOSITY AND SUICIDAL IDEATION AND BEHAVIOR ; ABSTRACT ; IS RELIGIOSITY PROTECTIVE AGAINST SUICIDAL IDEATION AND BEHAVIOR? ; SUICIDE AND RELIGIOSITY IN CLINICAL POPULATIONS ; RELIGIOSITY AND SUICIDE BEREAVEMENT ; A STUDY OF RELIGIOSITY AND SUICIDAL IDEATION IN COLLEGE STUDENTS ; Method ; Participants; Questionnaire

Results The Role of Age and Sex ; Discussion ; PRACTICAL GUIDELINES FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF RELIGIOSITY AND SUICIDE RISK ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 7 SPIRITUAL TACTICS, SICKNESS AND DEPRESSED MOOD IN OLDER ADULTS ; ABSTRACT ; PREVENTING DEPRESSED MOOD THROUGH SPIRITUAL TACTICS ; HYPOTHESES ; METHOD ; Participants ; Measurement; Procedure ; RESULTS ; DISCUSSION ; FUTURE RESEARCH ; IMPLICATIONS ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; APPENDIX: MEASUREMENT ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 8 SPIRITUALITY, RELIGIOSITY AND EATING DISORDER SYMPTOMATOLOGY IN WOMEN ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; Eating Disorder Symptomatology

Theoretical Models of Eating Disorder Symptomatology

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63484-597-8