How are relying on religion and on science to make sense of the world associated with health-related resources and behaviors and well-being?

IF 2.4 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psychology & Health Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-20 DOI:10.1080/08870446.2023.2234407

Crystal L Park, Jason Kwan, Katherine Gnall

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Abstract

Objective: Differences in the extent to which religious and scientific perspectives inform individuals' understanding of the world may affect their health and well-being. Yet minimal research has examined the influence of religious or scientific beliefs (or their relative influences) on health-related resources, behaviors, well-being, and stress responses, the focus of the current study.

Methods: A national sample of 289 U.S. adults (mean age 34.42, 62.1% female, 67.5% White) was recruited through an online platform. Participants completed baseline and 11 nightly self-report surveys.

Results: Higher reliance on religion was generally associated with greater psychological well-being (i.e. higher mindfulness, locus of control, positive affect; lower negative affect), while reliance on science was related to more COVID-19 distress. Contrary to hypotheses, scientific beliefs were not generally associated with a healthier lifestyle at the between-subject level, and higher reliance on both religion and science predicted more daily comfort food consumption. However, both belief systems buffered negative impacts of daily stress on physical activity at between-person (science) and within-person (religion) levels.

Conclusion: Results showed unique benefits and drawbacks of each meaning system on individuals' health behaviors and well-being. Future research is warranted to illuminate the intricate interplay between these two popular perspectives on the world.

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如何依靠宗教和科学来理解与健康有关的资源，行为和幸福的世界?

目的:宗教和科学观点在影响个人对世界理解的程度上的差异可能会影响他们的健康和福祉。然而，很少有研究考察宗教或科学信仰(或其相对影响)对健康相关资源、行为、幸福感和压力反应的影响，这是当前研究的重点。方法:对289名美国人进行全国抽样调查成人(平均年龄34.42岁，女性62.1%，白人67.5%)通过网络平台招募。参与者完成了基线和11次夜间自我报告调查。结果:较高的宗教依赖通常与较高的心理健康相关(即较高的正念，控制点，积极影响;负面情绪较低)，而对科学的依赖与更多的COVID-19焦虑有关。与假设相反，在受试者之间的水平上，科学信仰通常与更健康的生活方式无关，对宗教和科学的更高依赖预示着更多的日常安慰食品消费。然而，这两种信仰体系都在人与人之间(科学)和人与人之间(宗教)的层面上缓冲了日常压力对身体活动的负面影响。结论:研究结果显示了每种意义系统对个体健康行为和幸福感的独特益处和缺陷。未来的研究有必要阐明这两种流行的世界观之间错综复杂的相互作用。

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Psychology & Health Multiple-

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7.30

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期刊介绍： Psychology & Health promotes the study and application of psychological approaches to health and illness. The contents include work on psychological aspects of physical illness, treatment processes and recovery; psychosocial factors in the aetiology of physical illnesses; health attitudes and behaviour, including prevention; the individual-health care system interface particularly communication and psychologically-based interventions. The journal publishes original research, and accepts not only papers describing rigorous empirical work, including meta-analyses, but also those outlining new psychological approaches and interventions in health-related fields.