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Religion and Mental Health: Antecedents and Consequences (Volume II)
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Religion and Mental Health: Antecedents and Consequences (Volume II)

A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444). This special issue belongs to the section "Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 6950

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Prof. Dr. Dariusz Krok

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Institute of Psychology, Opole University, 45-040 Opole, Poland
Interests: health psychology; positive psychology; coping and well-being; psychology of religion
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue focuses on the relationship between religion and mental health. Relationships between religion and mental health are a vital scientific research topic, and have received considerable attention in recent years (Koenig, 2018; Lucchetti et al. 2019). The past decade witnessed the publication of many valuable books and articles describing how religion may affect mental health and human functioning. Their findings demonstrate that religion can play both a positive and negative role in one’s personality and behaviour (AbdAleati et al. 2016; Loue 2017). Despite the ambiguous role of religion in mental health, interest in the relationship between the two has continued to increase. Efforts to identify, explain, and disseminate information about the interplay of religious and mental health factors are important endeavours that will advance our knowledge of individual and social aspects of human life. Although there has been noticeable progress in the field of religion and mental health, some important research questions have yet to be answered.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide an academic forum for theoretical and empirical examples of current research, examining the antecedents and consequences of religious and mental health processes that shape human lives. We invite scholars from social science and religion to submit high-quality papers that focus primarily on the impact of the relationship between religion and mental health. Potential topics include those that are currently under investigation within the social scientific study of religion and mental health, such as:

  • Religion/spirituality and mental illness;
  • Stress and religious coping;
  • Affective disorders and religion;
  • Religion and post-traumatic growth;
  • Substance abuse and religious behaviour;
  • Well-being and quality of life;
  • Religion and social support;
  • Relationships with God;
  • Religious attributions/interpretations and mental health;
  • Personality disorders and religion/spirituality;
  • Religious/spiritual struggles and mental health.

Papers should examine potential relationships between religion and mental health, identify common ground, highlight insights from one discipline that may be of interest to researchers in the respective other discipline, or develop new methodological approaches. As such, both empirical and theoretical articles are welcome.

References:

AbdAleati, Naziha S., Norzarina Mohd Zaharim, and Yasmin Othman Mydin. 2016. Religiousness and mental health: systematic review study. Journal of Religion and Health 55: 1929-37.

Koenig, Harold G. 2018. Religion and Mental Health: Research and Clinical Applications. New York: Academic Press.

Lucchetti, Giancarlo, Mario Fernando Prieto Peres, and Rodolfo Furlan Damiano, Eds. 2019. Spirituality, Religiousness and Health: From Research to Clinical Practice. Vol. 4. New York: Springer Nature.

Loue, Sana. 2017. Religion, Spirituality, Mental Health, and Mental Illness. In Handbook of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Practice and Research. Edited by S. Loue. New York: Springer, pp. 143-61.

Prof. Dr. Dariusz Krok
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Religions is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • Religion
  • Mental health
  • Spirituality
  • Affective and psychotic disorders
  • Stress and coping.

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Examining the Relevance of Religious Affiliation and Migrant Status in the Protective Capacity of Religion against Adolescent Alcohol Use—Evidence from Tarragona (Spain)
by Jorge de Andrés-Sánchez, Angel Belzunegui-Eraso and Sonia Fernández-Aliseda
Religions 2023, 14(9), 1182; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/rel14091182 - 15 Sep 2023
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(1) Background: Adolescence is a critical period for the initiation of the consumption of alcohol, which is the toxic substance most commonly used by young people. Given the serious impact of alcohol on youth, there is an extensive body of literature that examines [...] Read more.
(1) Background: Adolescence is a critical period for the initiation of the consumption of alcohol, which is the toxic substance most commonly used by young people. Given the serious impact of alcohol on youth, there is an extensive body of literature that examines the facilitators of and barriers to alcohol consumption among adolescents. Among the barriers, several reports highlight that being a member of a religious community is a protective factor against alcohol consumption. (2) Methods: We conducted an analysis of a structured questionnaire completed by 1935 adolescents from Tarragona to assess the protective capacity of belonging to a religious community, differentiating between the various religions practiced in Tarragona. (3) Results: The variables related to family configuration emerged as the main protective factor against alcohol consumption attitudes among adolescents. Those who lived with both parents exhibited greater protection than those living with only one parent. Living with a single parent provided more protection than living with none. Belonging to a religious community did not significantly protect against drunkenness. However, religion appeared to inhibit alcohol use. The protective capacity of religion was evident only when the professed faith was Muslim and/or when the parents were migrants. Full article
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How Does Religious Belief Affect Happiness of Older Adults: The Participation Effect and Support Effect
by Bin Hou, Yuxin Wu and Yuqi Huang
Religions 2023, 14(2), 243; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/rel14020243 - 13 Feb 2023
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Religion can influence the realization of happiness in older adults. However, the relationship between religious belief and happiness of older adults and its mechanisms are not very clear. Using 5177 individuals aged ≥ 60 years in China for empirical analysis, the results show [...] Read more.
Religion can influence the realization of happiness in older adults. However, the relationship between religious belief and happiness of older adults and its mechanisms are not very clear. Using 5177 individuals aged ≥ 60 years in China for empirical analysis, the results show that there is a significant positive relationship between religious belief and older adults’ happiness. The frequency of religious participation has a significantly moderating effect on the relationship between institutional religious affiliation and happiness; participation has an effect on happiness for those involved in institutional religion, but not an affect for those with diffused beliefs, which reflects the participation effect. Social support plays a mediating role between religious belief and older adults’ happiness. People with religious beliefs are more likely to form social relationships and gain social support from religious members and groups to improve their happiness, which reflects the support effect. In addition, the influence of religious belief on happiness with low socioeconomic status is more significant, and the influence in rural areas is also more significant, showing the heterogeneity of individual socioeconomic status and registered residence. The freedom of older adult-religious believers to participate in the legal activities of religious organizations should be fully guaranteed. The religious faith of older adults in the process of active aging should be given attention. Full article
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The Buddhist Noble Truths: Are They True?
by Johannes Bronkhorst
Religions 2023, 14(1), 82; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/rel14010082 - 06 Jan 2023
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Scholarship has not so far raised the question whether the so-called Buddhist noble truths are actually true. The present article addresses this question in light of recent developments in neuroscience and psychology. It bases itself primarily on the theory proposed in some publications [...] Read more.
Scholarship has not so far raised the question whether the so-called Buddhist noble truths are actually true. The present article addresses this question in light of recent developments in neuroscience and psychology. It bases itself primarily on the theory proposed in some publications by Mark Solms, and on some other recent discoveries in psychology. Concentrating on the role of memories in the formation of personality, it draws attention to the potential effects of memory reconsolidation on those memories and shows how cessation of suffering and cessation of desire make sense in this context. Access to the relevant memories presents itself as a little understood process. Proposals are made as to how it may be attained. Full article
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