Murphy P E, Ciarrocchi J W, Piedmont R L, Cheston S, Peyrot M, Fitchett G
Department of Pastoral Counseling, Loyola College in Maryland, USA.
J Consult Clin Psychol. 2000 Dec;68(6):1102-6.
Religious belief and practices have been associated with lower levels of depression in persons dealing with stressful situations. In this study, researchers examined this relationship in 271 persons diagnosed with clinical depression. It was hypothesized that religious belief and practices would be associated with lower depression and that this relationship would be mediated by hopelessness. Religious belief, but not religious behavior, was a significant predictor of lower levels of hopelessness and depression beyond demographic variables. Through the relation of religious belief to lower levels of hopelessness, religious belief was indirectly related to less depression. There was also a small direct positive association of belief with depression, pointing to the complexity of the role belief plays for religious persons. Further study is needed for a better understanding of different ways religion affects depressed persons.
宗教信仰及宗教活动与处于压力情境中的人群较低的抑郁水平相关。在本研究中，研究人员对271名被诊断为临床抑郁症的患者进行了此项关系的调查。研究假设宗教信仰及宗教活动与较低的抑郁水平相关，且这种关系将通过绝望感来介导。宗教信仰而非宗教行为，是除人口统计学变量之外较低水平的绝望感和抑郁的显著预测因素。通过宗教信仰与较低水平的绝望感之间的关系，宗教信仰与较少的抑郁间接相关。信仰与抑郁之间也存在微小的直接正相关，这表明信仰在宗教人士中所起作用的复杂性。需要进一步研究以更好地理解宗教影响抑郁症患者的不同方式。
