Do Formal Religious Participation and Spiritual Perceptions Have Independent Linkages with Diverse Dimensions of Psychological Well-Being?
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| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | Nadine F. Marks is a professor of human development and family studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on diverse psychosocial factors—including socioeconomic status, gender, race/ethnicity, social relationship quality, caregiving, and life course transitions—and their linkage with mental and physical health across adulthood and old age., Emily A. Greenfield is an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She is also an affiliate of the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research. Her scholarly interests focus on social relationships and health across the life course, including the health implications of civic engagement throughout adulthood and the long-term consequences of childhood family violence., George E. Vaillant is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a senior psychiatrist at Brigham and Women's Hospital. For 35 years, he was the Director of The Study of Adult Development, and he continues to be on the Steering Committee of the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. |
| ANO | 2009 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | Journal of Health and Social Behavior |
| ISSN | 0022-1465 |
| E-ISSN | 2150-6000 |
| EDITORA | JSTOR (United States) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002214650905000206 |
| CITAÇÕES | 10 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
| MD5 |
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Resumo
Recognizing religiosity and spirituality as related yet distinct phenomena, and conceptualizing psychological well-being as a multidimensional construct, this study examines whether individuals' frequency of formal religious participation and spiritual perceptions are independently associated with diverse dimensions of psychological well-being (negative affect, positive affect, purpose in life, positive relations with others, personal growth, self-acceptance, environmental mastery, and autonomy). Data came from 1,564 respondents in the 2005 National Survey of Midlife in the United States (MIDUS). Higher levels of spiritual perceptions were independently associated with better psychological well-being across all dimensions, and three of these salutary associations were stronger among women than men. Greater formal religious participation was independently associated only with more purpose in life and (among older adults) personal growth; greater formal religious participation was also associated with less autonomy. Overall, results suggest a different pattern of independent linkages between formal religious participation and spiritual perceptions across diverse dimensions of psychological well-being.