Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the influence of religious attitudes, namely Inclusion of Trancendence and Symbolic Interpretation on life goals and different aspects of mental health.Participants (N = 604) filled in an online questionnaire including the Post-Critical Belief Scale (Martos et al., 2009), the short version of Aspiration Index (Martos et al., 2006), and the Mental Health Test (MHT; see Oláh et al., 2018).We investigated the relationship between religious attitudes, life goals, and the subscales of mental health using path analyses. The Symbolic Interpretation of religious content predicts support for intrinsically motivated life goals, while the Inclusion of Transcendence predicts the refusal of extrinsic aspirations. Positive effects were revealed between the Inclusion of Transcendence and global well-being, strategies aim at creating and enchancing happiness, and resilience. Symbolic Interpretation was positively related to creative, executing individual and social efficiency, while negatively influenced resilience.The Inclusion of Transcendence and Symbolic Interpretation separately predict different aspects of life goals and mental health, and jointly support a higher quality of life.
Highlights
Several large-scale surveys have shown unfavorable indicators of general well-being in Hungary during the recent decades of socio-economic changes (e.g. Eurobarometer, 2014; Hungarostudy, 2013; Kósa et al, 2015)
Our study fits in the research line that seeks to find the role of religious attitudes in well-being by exploring the possible positive or negative effects that religion might have on life goals and mental health
Path analyses were performed to test the relationship between inclusion of transcendence, symbolic interpretation, the subscales of aspiration, and mental health
Summary
Several large-scale surveys have shown unfavorable indicators of general well-being in Hungary during the recent decades of socio-economic changes (e.g. Eurobarometer, 2014; Hungarostudy, 2013; Kósa et al, 2015). Examining what resources are available for individuals and communities to successfully cope with adaptation difficulties in socio-economic change is reasonable. Our study fits in the research line that seeks to find the role of religious attitudes in well-being by exploring the possible positive or negative effects that religion might have on life goals and mental health. In terms of considering the human as a holistic unit whose bio-psycho-socio-spiritual realms interrelate (Cloninger, 2004; Oláh et al, 2018), our goal in this article is to investigate religious attitudes and their impact on life goals and mental health in order to reveal the multifaceted nature of personal religiosity.
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