Department of Psychology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, 92350, USA.
Department of Educational Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, 76203, USA.
J Relig Health. 2020 Feb;59(1):1-18. doi: 10.1007/s10943-018-0704-1.
Previous research has associated prayer practices with positive health outcomes, but few studies have examined: (a) the perceptions of prayer in relation to perceptions of the efficacy of conventional medicine, and (b) whether the perceptions of prayer efficacy differ based on illness type, context of prayer, and whether prayer is for the self or someone else. The current study surveyed 498 emerging adults at a public university. Conventional medicine was perceived as more effective for alleviating health concerns overall, but participants perceived prayer as most effective when performed in a group setting for someone else. Individuals perceived prayer as more effective than conventional medicine when they reported greater religious activity, lower health locus of control, and higher spiritual locus of control.
先前的研究表明祈祷与健康结果呈正相关，但很少有研究探讨：（a）与对常规医学疗效的看法相比，人们对祈祷的看法，以及（b）祈祷效果是否基于疾病类型、祈祷情境以及祈祷对象（自己或他人）而有所不同。本研究调查了一所公立大学的 498 名成年早期参与者。总体而言，常规医学被认为在缓解健康问题方面更有效，但参与者认为在集体环境中为他人祈祷的效果最佳。当个体报告宗教活动较多、健康控制感较低和精神控制感较高时，他们认为祈祷比常规医学更有效。
