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Apr 27, 2022 · In other words, the correlation between religiousness and perceived meaning in life was statistically accounted for by both forms of perceived mattering – but perceived cosmic mattering accounted for a much larger proportion of that association. This suggests that the primary reason why religiousness is associated with perceived meaning in life is because it is also associated with ...
Feb 10, 2022 · New research sheds light on why being religious is positively associated with perceiving meaning in one's life. While religiousness is associated with a sense of social significance, the findings provide evidence that what is more important is that religiousness is associated with a sense of cosmic significance. The research has been published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
(i.e., religiousness makes life feel meaningful by supporting perceived significance in the universe). We tested these explanations in five studies, assessing relative contributions when possible. We first confirmed that religiousness and perceived meaning in life are positively associated—both between individuals, and over time within
We also included social integration and perceived meaning in life at t as predictors, respectively, of social integration at t + 1 and perceived meaning in life at t + 2. 1 Hence, religiousness predicted subsequent changes in perceived meaning in life both directly and indirectly via changes in social integration during the intervening period. These models were saturated (i.e., zero remaining ...
- 10.1177/01461672211060136
- 2023/02
Jul 8, 2019 · Furthermore, purpose in life, which addresses the extent to which individuals perceive their lives as having goals and meaning, has already been associated with positive affect (Chen et al., 2019). Innerness – intended as the perception of inner peace and inner strength in time of difficulties – was being negatively related to negative affect.
Jan 1, 2020 · This chapter focuses on the role of religiousness in meaning making following stressful life events. First, we discuss the components of the meaning making model, including both global (broad beliefs and general goals and values) and situational (appraisals of a specific instance) levels of meaning. Stressful life events occur when people ...
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Dec 29, 2021 · One longitudinal and four cross-sectional studies (total N = 3,141) tested two candidate explanations for the association between religiousness and perceived meaning in life. Religiousness may foster a sense of significance, importance, or mattering—either to others (social mattering) or in the grand scheme of the universe (cosmic mattering)—which, in turn, support perceived meaning.
