Prayer and well-being in Muslim Canadians: exploring the mediating role of spirituality, mindfulness, optimism, and social support

Prayer has been found to have a salutary effect on mental health. However little empirical work has examined the effects of prayer on the well-being in individuals from the Muslim faith. This study examined mediators of the relationship between prayer and well-being in a sample of Canadian Muslims (...

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VerfasserInnen: Albatnuni, Mawdah (VerfasserIn) ; Koszycki, Diana (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Taylor & Francis 2020
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Jahr: 2020, Band: 23, Heft: 10, Seiten: 912-927
weitere Schlagwörter:B Spirituality
B Well-being
B Mediators
B Mindfulness
B Muslim prayer
B Optimism
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Zusammenfassung:Prayer has been found to have a salutary effect on mental health. However little empirical work has examined the effects of prayer on the well-being in individuals from the Muslim faith. This study examined mediators of the relationship between prayer and well-being in a sample of Canadian Muslims (n = 155). Results revealed that optimism and spiritual experiences mediated the relationship between prayer frequency and subjective well-being. Mindfulness correlated with prayer frequency and well-being but did not mediate the relationship between the two. Social support through religious activity correlated with prayer frequency but not with well-being. Results suggest that daily spiritual experiences and optimism are important ingredients that explain the positive effects of prayer and subjective well-being in a Muslim sample.
ISSN:1469-9737
Enthält:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2020.1844175