Religious Doubt and Mental Health Across the Lifespan |
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Authors: | Kathleen Galek Neal Krause Christopher G. Ellison Taryn Kudler Kevin J. Flannelly |
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Affiliation: | (1) HealthCare Chaplaincy, 307 E. 60th St., New York, NY 10022, USA;(2) Department Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA;(3) Department of Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA |
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Abstract: | The current study examined the connections among religious doubt, mental health, and aging in a nationwide sample of individuals 18 years and older (N = 1629). Findings indicate that that religious doubt emerging from the recognition of suffering and evil in the world has a deleterious impact on mental health. Results also show that as people grow older, religious doubts continue to be associated with psychopathology, but the magnitude of this association becomes weaker across age categories. In other words, the impact of doubt on mental distress declines as one ages. These effects were found across various measures of mental distress, including depression, general anxiety, interpersonal sensitivity, paranoia, hostility, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Findings are explored within the context of psychosocial development and the experiential trajectory of religious maturity. |
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Keywords: | Aging Religious doubt Mental health Religion Psychopathology |
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