TY - JOUR
T1 - Do Trust-Based Beliefs Mediate the Associations of Frequency of Private Prayer with Mental Health? A Cross-Sectional Study
AU - Pössel, Patrick
AU - Winkeljohn Black, Stephanie
AU - Bjerg, Annie C.
AU - Jeppsen, Benjamin D.
AU - Wooldridge, Don T.
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - Significant associations of private prayer with mental health have been found, while mechanisms underlying these associations are largely unknown. This cross-sectional online study (N = 325, age 35.74, SD 18.50, 77.5 % females) used path modeling to test if trust-based beliefs (whether, when, and how prayers are answered) mediated the associations of prayer frequency with the Anxiety, Confusion, and Depression Profile of Mood States-Short Form scales. The association of prayer and depression was fully mediated by trust-based beliefs; associations with anxiety and confusion were partially mediated. Further, the interaction of prayer frequency by stress was associated with anxiety.
AB - Significant associations of private prayer with mental health have been found, while mechanisms underlying these associations are largely unknown. This cross-sectional online study (N = 325, age 35.74, SD 18.50, 77.5 % females) used path modeling to test if trust-based beliefs (whether, when, and how prayers are answered) mediated the associations of prayer frequency with the Anxiety, Confusion, and Depression Profile of Mood States-Short Form scales. The association of prayer and depression was fully mediated by trust-based beliefs; associations with anxiety and confusion were partially mediated. Further, the interaction of prayer frequency by stress was associated with anxiety.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10943-013-9688-z
DO - 10.1007/s10943-013-9688-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 23420278
AN - SCOPUS:84899418093
SN - 0022-4197
VL - 53
SP - 904
EP - 916
JO - Journal of Religion and Health
JF - Journal of Religion and Health
IS - 3
ER -