Spiritual Struggles and Psychological Distress: Is There a Dark Side of Religion?
Spiritual Struggles and Psychological Distress: Is There a Dark Side of Religion?
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DOI：
10.1007/s11205-009-9553-3
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发表时间：
2010-09-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Lee, Jinwoo
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作者：
Ellison, Christopher G.;Lee, Jinwoo
越来越多的文献研究精神斗争的相关因素和后遗症。特别关注的是三种具体类型的这种斗争：（a）神圣的，或与上帝的关系麻烦;（B）人际关系，或在宗教环境中的负面社会遭遇;（c）内心，或长期的宗教怀疑。然而，迄今为止，这些文献主要集中在一个或另一个类型，留下了这些高度相关的可能性，并可能挖掘一个单一的，潜在的维度。此外，由于研究主要依赖于小规模的专门样本，因此尚不清楚精神斗争和心理功能之间的关联是否在美国人口的关键亚群中有所不同。利用1998年NORC综合社会调查的数据，我们解决了这些问题。研究结果揭示了每种类型的精神斗争和心理困扰之间的强烈和独立的关联，他们还表明，这些模式在大多数人口亚组中都是强大的，除了年龄和婚姻状况的变化。影响，研究的局限性，并确定进一步研究的方向。
A growing literature examines the correlates and sequelae of spiritual struggles. Particular attention has been focused on three specific types of such struggles: (a) divine, or troubled relationships with God; (b) interpersonal, or negative social encounters in religious settings; and (c) intrapsychic, or chronic religious doubting. To date, however, this literature has focused primarily on one or another type, leaving open the possibility that these are highly correlated and may tap a single, underlying dimension. Further, because studies have relied mostly on small, specialized samples, it is not clear whether the associations between spiritual struggles and psychological functioning vary across key subgroups in the US population. Using data from the 1998 NORC General Social Survey we address these issues. Findings reveal strong and independent associations between each type of spiritual struggle and psychological distress, and they also show that these patterns are robust across most population subgroups, except for variations by age and marital status. Implications, study limitations, and directions for further research are identified.