Relationship between religiousness and mental health

• Authors: Stefan T. Kwiatkowski , Renata Nowakowska-Siuta

Abstracts

EN

The article presents considerations focused on the broadly understood relationship between religiousness/spirituality and health - primarily mental health, although issues related to physical health were also discussed. It addresses, among others, the issue of potential benefits resulting from participation in religious practices - in this context, particular emphasis was placed on the sphere of social relations and social support that can be obtained from other members of the religious community, which can be perceived as a factor that may play a key role in the process of coping with various life difficulties and the resulting stress. The final part of the article presents the potential mechanisms underlying the relationship between religiousness/spirituality and health.

Keywords

EN

coping; health; mental health; religiousness; social relations; spirituality; stress

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Chrześcijańskiej Akademii Teologicznej w Warszawie
• Journal: Studia z Teorii Wychowania
• Year: 2021
• Volume: XII(4 (37))
• Pages: 9-25

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Stefan T. Kwiatkowski

• Chrześcijańska Akademia Teologiczna w Warszawie

author

Renata Nowakowska-Siuta

• Chrześcijańska Akademia Teologiczna w Warszawie

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Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0015.6015

Biblioteka Nauki

36782127