Religion and Subjective Well-Being in Chinese College Students: Does Meaningfulness Matter?

IF 0.8 3区哲学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Archive for the Psychology of Religion-Archiv Fur Religionspsychologie Pub Date : 2018-02-01 DOI:10.1163/15736121-12341351

Yan-Fei Hou, Xian-gang Feng, Xueling Yang, Zicong Yang, Xiao-yuan Zhang, H. Koenig

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Abstract

Studies from the West have reported a positive relationship between religion and mental health, and yet research on the relationship between religiosity and well-being among Chinese is rare. The present study investigated this relationship in a representative sample of Chinese college students. From a total sample of 11139 college students in 16 universities nationwide, 1418 students with self-reported religious beliefs were selected. We assessed religiosity (organizational, non-organizational, and intrinsic/extrinsic religiosity), subjective well-being (life satisfaction), psychological distress (depression & anxiety), and meaning in life. In addition, qualitative interviews were conducted with 10 psychologically distressed and 10 non-distressed religious students. Results indicated that religiosity was associated with higher life satisfaction, a relationship partially mediated by meaning in life. Unexpectedly, religiosity was also associated with higher depressive and anxiety symptoms. Qualitative interviews revealed that distressed religious believers suffered from greater mental distress before becoming involved in religion, compared to non-distressed religious students.

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宗教与中国大学生主观幸福感:意义是否重要?

西方的研究报告了宗教与心理健康之间的积极关系，但对中国人的宗教信仰与幸福感之间关系的研究却很少。本研究在中国大学生的代表性样本中调查了这一关系。从全国16所大学的11139名大学生中，选择了1418名自我报告宗教信仰的学生。我们评估了宗教虔诚度(组织、非组织和内在/外在宗教虔诚度)、主观幸福感(生活满意度)、心理困扰(抑郁和焦虑)和生活意义。另外，对10名有心理困扰的宗教学生和10名无心理困扰的宗教学生进行了定性访谈。结果表明，宗教信仰与较高的生活满意度相关，这种关系部分由生活意义介导。出乎意料的是，宗教信仰也与较高的抑郁和焦虑症状有关。定性访谈显示，与没有陷入困境的宗教学生相比，陷入困境的宗教信徒在参与宗教之前遭受了更大的精神痛苦。

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期刊介绍： The international, peer-reviewed journal Archive for the Psychology of Religion/Archiv für Religionspsychologie is the oldest periodical that publishes research in the psychology of religion. It is the organ of the International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR), founded in 1914. The Archive for the Psychology of Religion/Archiv für Religionspsychologie is open to all scientific methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative.