Sad Eyes, Crooked Crosses: Religious Struggles, Psychological Distress and the Mediating Role of Psychosocial Resources

Terrence D. Hill, Liwen Zeng, Simone Rambotti, Krysia N. Mossakowski, Robert J. Johnson

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Abstract

In this paper, we employed data from the 2011 Miami-Dade Health Survey (n = 444) to formally test whether the association between religious struggles and psychological distress is mediated by psychosocial resources. We found that religious struggles were associated with lower levels of social support, self-esteem, the sense of control, and self-control. We also observed that religious struggles were associated with higher levels of non-specific emotional distress, depression, and anxiety, but not somatization. Our mediation analyses revealed significant indirect effects of religious struggles on emotional distress (not somatization) through social support, self-esteem, and the sense of control, but not self-control.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2573-2591
Number of pages19
JournalJournal of Religion and Health
Volume60
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2021

Keywords

  • Mental health
  • Religious struggles
  • Self-esteem
  • Sense of control
  • Social support

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nursing(all)
  • Religious studies

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