Images of a Loving God and Sense of Meaning in Life

Autor/inn/en	Stroope, Samuel; Draper, Scott; Whitehead, Andrew L.
Titel	Images of a Loving God and Sense of Meaning in Life
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 111 (2013) 1, S.25-44 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-011-9982-7
Schlagwörter	Attachment Behavior; Coping; Friendship; Self Concept; Altruism; Social Indicators; Sociometric Techniques; Religious Factors; Well Being; Psychometrics; Surveys; Statistical Analysis; Religion; Role of Religion; Beliefs; Robustness (Statistics) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Bewältigung; Freundschaft; Selbstkonzept; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Soziometrie; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Statistische Analyse; Belief; Glaube; Widerstandsfähigkeit
Abstract	Although prior studies have documented a positive association between religiosity and sense of meaning in life, the role of specific religious beliefs is currently unclear. Past research on images of God suggests that loving images of God will positively correlate with a sense of meaning and purpose. Mechanisms for this hypothesized relationship are drawn from prior work on attachment theory, religious coping, and symbolic interaction. We suggest that these mechanisms are complementary and that secure attachment styles, reliable coping strategies, and positive self-images work in tandem to facilitate a sense of meaning and purpose. Using a random, national sample from the second wave of the "Baylor Religion Survey", we perform multivariate regression analysis that controls for key religious and demographic effects. In our full model, results indicate that the dependent variable is positively associated with student status, religious non-affiliation, congregational friendship networks, and frequency of prayer. Most important from the perspective of the present study, the connection between loving images of God and a sense of meaning and purpose is consistent and robust. (As Provided).
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