Rokach Ami, Chin Jackie, Sha'ked Ami
The Center for Academic Studies, Israel York University, Toronto.
Psychol Rep. 2012 Jun;110(3):731-42. doi: 10.2466/02.07.20.PR0.110.3.731-742.
Loneliness is a universal experience which transcends age, sex, geography, and culture. Religion, and often one's religiosity, are known to affect one's approach to life, behaviour, and social involvement. The present, preliminary study aimed to explore whether coping with loneliness is influenced by one's religious observance. The present study focused on Israeli Jews. 250 participants identified themselves as Secular, Conservative, or Orthodox, by answering a 34-item yes/no questionnaire on loneliness. The three groups statistically significantly differed in their manner of coping with loneliness only on the Religion and Faith subscale, as hypothesized. Similar studies with people of other religious denominations could further highlight that issue.
孤独是一种普遍的体验，它超越了年龄、性别、地域和文化。宗教，以及通常一个人的宗教虔诚度，已知会影响一个人的生活方式、行为和社会参与度。本初步研究旨在探讨应对孤独是否受一个人的宗教仪式影响。本研究聚焦于以色列犹太人。250名参与者通过回答一份关于孤独的34项是/否问卷，将自己认定为世俗派、保守派或东正教派。正如所假设的那样，这三组在应对孤独的方式上仅在宗教与信仰子量表上存在统计学显著差异。对其他宗教教派的人进行类似研究可能会进一步凸显这个问题。
