Manglos Nicolette D
Williams College.
Sociol Relig. 2013 Jun;74(2):176-198. doi: 10.1093/socrel/srs071.
Religious beliefs often persist among unaffiliated young adults, and certain beliefs about God have been shown to support subjective well-being. Yet we know much less about the persistence or psychological impact of religious experiences, specifically miracles from God. I conceive of such experiences as faith pinnacle moments which express and reinvigorate the individual's reciprocal bond with God, frequently occur in response to certain types of stress, and support well-being by solidifying one's sense of that bond. My results show that net of institutional religiosity, young adults who experience stress from traumas are more likely to report miracles. This suggests that these reports often refer to healings or similar interventions. Stress from family breakups, however, is negatively correlated with miracles, presumably since these disruptions damage the bond with God due to the established connection between parental relationships and perceived relationship with God. Finally, miracles are positively correlated with life satisfaction and partially protect against the negative effects of stress on life satisfaction.
宗教信仰在无宗教归属的年轻人中往往持续存在，并且某些关于上帝的信仰已被证明有助于主观幸福感。然而，我们对宗教体验的持续性或心理影响了解得要少得多，特别是来自上帝的奇迹。我将此类体验视为信仰的巅峰时刻，它们表达并重振个人与上帝的相互联系，经常因特定类型的压力而出现，并通过强化个人对这种联系的感知来支持幸福感。我的研究结果表明，在排除制度性宗教信仰的影响后，经历创伤压力的年轻人更有可能报告奇迹。这表明这些报告通常涉及治愈或类似的干预。然而，家庭破裂带来的压力与奇迹呈负相关，大概是因为这些破裂由于父母关系与感知到的与上帝的关系之间已建立的联系而损害了与上帝的联系。最后，奇迹与生活满意度呈正相关，并部分防止压力对生活满意度产生负面影响。
