The relationship between attachment, primary emotions and positive/negative spirituality

A path analysis

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22076815
AutoresAnton Freund (0000-0002-5456-5790, University of Vienna), Jürgen Fuchshuber (0009-0003-2932-9029, University of Graz), Giorgia Silani (0000-0002-4284-3618, University of Vienna), Human-Friedrich Unterrainer (0000-0002-4815-0214, Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen12
Páginas1375850-1375850
Fecha de publicación2024-06-26
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
EditorialFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2024.1375850
PMID38989127
OpenAlexW4400056595
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas57

Objective: The present study investigates what may influence individuals to experience their religiosity/spirituality as either subjectively positive [religious or spiritual (r/s) wellbeing] or as negative (r/s struggles). Drawing on existing literature attachment insecurity and the seven primary emotions as outlined by Jaak Panksepp in Affective Neuroscience are identified as likely influences. Methods: = 36, SD = 14.2; 68.5% = female), among which 65% self-identified as religious/spiritual. A path analysis was conducted to test a proposed mediation model in which the expected effects of primary emotions (B-ANPS) on r/s wellbeing (MI-RSWB) and r/s struggles (RSSS) were mediated through attachment insecurity (ECR-RD8). Results: The data indicated that attachment insecurity fully mediated the relationships between the primary emotions SADNESS and LUST with r/s struggles. Furthermore, the primary emotions FEAR and ANGER displayed small direct effects on both r/s struggles and r/s wellbeing. Overall, the model, which demonstrated excellent model fit, was able to explain 30% of the variance of r/s struggles, 24% of attachment insecurity and 5% of r/s wellbeing. Conclusions: The findings suggest that primary emotions such as SADNESS and LUST substantially explain r/s struggles and that these relationships seem to be mediated through attachment. Moreover, r/s struggles seem to be qualitatively distinct from r/s wellbeing. Finally, a moderate link between LUST and attachment suggests that sexuality plays a significant role in (adult) attachment processes

Developmental psychology · Pathology · Spirituality · Statistics · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology