Distress relief and stabilising psychological well-being

Spiritual coping among Sinhalese Buddhist in Sri Lanka

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19504209
AutoresSamitha Udayanga (0000-0002-9826-691X, University of Ruhuna, autor de correspondencia)
Año2020
Volumen23
Número5
Páginas398-414
Fecha de publicación2020-05-27
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMental Health Religion & Culture (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1367-4676 • E-ISSN: 1469-9737
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13674676.2019.1639650
OpenAlexW3048458945
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas31

The present study explores how personal experiential narratives influenced by culture affect psychological well-being among Sinhalese Buddhist in Sri Lanka, and how religious coping methods can be employed to refine negative narratives to reduce distress while obtaining psychological well-being. A narrative psychological approach was used to obtain autobiographical interviews from 27 participants. Empirical observations were carried out at two religious sites. The study reveals that the sense of uncertainty can form negative narratives about life-episodes, which in turn causes self-efficacy distortion while depreciating psychological well-being. The study thus highlights the importance of spirituality and mindfulness in refining those negative narratives of life-episodes that ultimately contribute to psychological well-being

Alternative medicine · Art · Buddhism · Distress · Experiential learning · Meditation · Mental health · Mindfulness · Narrative · Psychological distress · Psychotherapist · Sociology · South asia · Spirituality · Sri lanka · History · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology