Glad Tidings? Personal Witnessing, Religiosity, and Mental Health among U.S. Adults

IF 3 1区 社会学 Q1 SOCIOLOGY
Mark H. Walker, Leah Drakeford, Samuel Stroope
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A growing body of research has documented connections between religious involvement and mental health. However, religion is complex and multidimensional. Religious witnessing, the interpersonal sharing of religious faith, is an important religious practice that has received little attention. Religious witnessing is a relatively unconventional behavior in contemporary American society, yet it can promote social interaction and belonging and has implications for personal identity and sense of self-worth. Using data from a 2010 national random sample (N = 1,342) of U.S. adults, we examine associations between religious witnessing and mental health and the moderating role of public and private religiosity. Mental health is measured using three classes of psychiatric symptoms (general anxiety, social anxiety, and paranoia). Results show that witnessing is related to positive mental health among more highly religious individuals and negative mental health among less religious individuals. Drawing from identity theory and authenticity research, we argue that the contingent impact of religious witnessing on mental health can be explained by (1) participation in social contexts and groups conducive to religious self-expression and (2) the interplay between witnessing, private religiosity, and feelings of authenticity.
喜讯?美国成年人的个人见证、宗教信仰和心理健康
越来越多的研究证明了宗教信仰与心理健康之间的联系。然而,宗教是复杂和多维的。宗教见证,即宗教信仰的人际分享,是一种重要的宗教活动,很少受到关注。在当代美国社会,宗教见证是一种相对非常规的行为,但它可以促进社会互动和归属感,并对个人身份和自我价值感产生影响。利用2010年全国随机抽样(N = 1342)美国成年人的数据,我们研究了宗教见证与心理健康之间的关系,以及公共和私人宗教信仰的调节作用。心理健康是用三种精神症状(一般焦虑、社交焦虑和偏执)来衡量的。结果表明,在宗教信仰程度较高的个体中,见证与积极的心理健康有关,而在宗教信仰程度较低的个体中,见证与消极的心理健康有关。根据身份理论和真实性研究,我们认为宗教见证对心理健康的偶然性影响可以通过以下两个方面来解释:(1)参与有利于宗教自我表达的社会情境和群体;(2)见证、私人宗教性和真实性之间的相互作用。
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期刊介绍: Official journal of the ASA Section on the Sociology of Mental Health. Society and Mental Health (SMH) publishes original and innovative peer-reviewed research and theory articles that link social structure and sociocultural processes with mental health and illness in society. It will also provide an outlet for sociologically relevant research and theory articles that are produced in other disciplines and subfields concerned with issues related to mental health and illness. The aim of the journal is to advance knowledge in the sociology of mental health and illness by publishing the leading work that highlights the unique perspectives and contributions that sociological research and theory can make to our understanding of mental health and illness in society.
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