Prayer, Attachment to God, and Symptoms of Anxiety-Related Disorders among US Adults
Prayer, Attachment to God, and Symptoms of Anxiety-Related Disorders among US Adults
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DOI：
10.1093/socrel/srt079
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发表时间：
2014-06-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Galek, Kathleen C.
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作者：
Ellison, Christopher G.;Bradshaw, Matt;Galek, Kathleen C.
大量研究探讨了宗教与心理健康之间的关系。这项研究通过解决两个主要问题增加了这一领域的文献：（1）祈祷的频率与美国成年人焦虑相关疾病的症状有关吗？(2)这种联系是否取决于个人对上帝的依恋的性质？我们使用2010年贝勒宗教调查（N = 1，511）的数据来研究这些问题。结果显示，祈祷的频率和焦虑症状之间没有任何有意义的联系。相反，对上帝的焦虑依恋与精神症状呈正相关，而对上帝的安全依恋与这些结果呈适度的负相关（当焦虑依恋被排除在模型之外时）。结果还表明，祈祷是负相关的焦虑相关的障碍症状的个人谁有一个安全的依恋上帝，但积极与这些结果之间的那些谁有一个更不安全或回避依恋上帝。一些研究的局限性和有前途的未来研究方向进行了讨论。
Considerable research has examined the relationship between religion and mental health. This study adds to the literature in this area by addressing two main questions: (1) Is the frequency of prayer associated with symptoms of anxiety-related disorders among US adults? (2) Is this association conditional on the nature of individuals' attachment to God? We examine these questions using data from the 2010 Baylor Religion Survey (N = 1,511). Results reveal no meaningful associations between the frequency of prayer and anxiety symptoms. In contrast, anxious attachment to God is positively correlated with psychiatric symptoms, while secure attachment to God bears a modest inverse association with these outcomes (when anxious attachment is excluded from the model). Results also show that prayer is inversely associated with symptoms of anxiety-related disorders among individuals who have a secure attachment to God, but positively associated with these outcomes among those who have a more insecure or avoidant attachment to God. Several study limitations and promising directions for future research are discussed.