Do trust-based beliefs mediate the associations of frequency of private prayer with mental health? : a cross-sectional study.

Authors

Patrick Pössel, University of Louisville
Stephanie Winkeljohn Black, University of Louisville
Annie C. Bjerg, University of Louisville
Benjamin D. Jeppsen, University of Louisville
Don T. Wooldridge, University of Louisville

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2014

Department

Counseling and Human Development

Abstract

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% female) 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 (POMS) 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 association with Anxiety.

Comments

The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-013-9688-z

Original Publication Information

Pössel, Patrick, Stephanie Winkeljohn Black, Annie C. Bjerg, Benjamin D. Jeppsen and Don T. Wooldridge. "Do Trust-Based Beliefs Mediate the Associations of Frequency of Private Prayer with Mental Health? A Cross-Sectional Study." 2014. Journal of Religion and Health 53(3): 904-916.

ThinkIR Citation

Pössel, Patrick; Winkeljohn Black, Stephanie; Bjerg, Annie C.; Jeppsen, Benjamin D.; and Wooldridge, Don T., "Do trust-based beliefs mediate the associations of frequency of private prayer with mental health? : a cross-sectional study." (2014). Faculty Scholarship. 269.
https://ir.library.louisville.edu/faculty/269

DOI

10.1007/s10943-013-9688-z