عنوان

Satisfaction of Spiritual Needs and Self-Rated Health among Churchgoers

Number

LA109029

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Satisfaction of Spiritual Needs and Self-Rated Health among Churchgoers

General Material Designation

[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Neal Krause, R. David Hayward, Deborah Bruce †, et al.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

Research indicates that greater involvement in religion may be associated with better physical health. The purpose of this study is to see if the satisfaction of spiritual needs is associated with health. This model that contains the following core hypotheses: (1) Individuals who attend church more often are more likely to receive spiritual support from fellow church members than people who attend worship services less frequently (spiritual support is informal encouragement from fellow church members to adopt and implement religious issues in daily life); (2) receiving more spiritual support is associated with stronger feelings of belonging in a congregation; (3) individuals who feel they belong in their congregations are more likely to feel their spiritual needs have been met; and (4) people who feel their spiritual needs have been met are more likely to rate their health in a favorable manner. The data provide support for each of these relationships. Research indicates that greater involvement in religion may be associated with better physical health. The purpose of this study is to see if the satisfaction of spiritual needs is associated with health. This model that contains the following core hypotheses: (1) Individuals who attend church more often are more likely to receive spiritual support from fellow church members than people who attend worship services less frequently (spiritual support is informal encouragement from fellow church members to adopt and implement religious issues in daily life); (2) receiving more spiritual support is associated with stronger feelings of belonging in a congregation; (3) individuals who feel they belong in their congregations are more likely to feel their spiritual needs have been met; and (4) people who feel their spiritual needs have been met are more likely to rate their health in a favorable manner. The data provide support for each of these relationships.

Date of Publication

2014

Physical description

86-104

Title

Archive for the Psychology of Religion

Volume Number

36/1

International Standard Serial Number

1573-6121

Subject Term

based social support

Subject Term

church

Subject Term

health

Subject Term

spiritual needs

Cynthia Woolever

Deborah Bruce †

Neal Krause

R. David Hayward

Call Number

10.1163/15736121-12341279

Electronic name

p

[Article]

275578

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