Spiritual Well-Being and Gratitude: The Role of Positive Affect and Affect Intensity

This study aimed to examine the role of affect in the relationship between religion and gratitude, specifically focusing on the valence and intensity of affect. Religion and spirituality were conceptualized using Ellison's (1983) Spiritual Well-Being (SWB) scale, which measures two aspects of S...

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VerfasserInnen: Tudder, Ashley (VerfasserIn) ; Buettner, Kathryn (VerfasserIn) ; Brelsford, Gina M. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Druck Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: [2017]
In: Journal of psychology and christianity
Jahr: 2017, Band: 36, Heft: 2, Seiten: 121-130
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Religion / Dankbarkeit / Affekt / Spiritualität / Wohlbefinden
RelBib Classification:AE Religionspsychologie
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Zusammenfassung:This study aimed to examine the role of affect in the relationship between religion and gratitude, specifically focusing on the valence and intensity of affect. Religion and spirituality were conceptualized using Ellison's (1983) Spiritual Well-Being (SWB) scale, which measures two aspects of SWB: religious well-being and existential well-being. As predicted, results showed that spiritual well-being is a significant predictor of gratitude above and beyond the effects of an individual's personality, valence of affect, and intensity of affect. Additionally, existential well-being was shown to account for more of the variance in gratitude than religious well-being. These findings suggest that an individual's overall affect and religious experience may come together to predict how they experience strong emotions such as gratitude
ISSN:0733-4273
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and christianity