Department of Psychiatry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2020 Dec;208(12):918-924. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001243.
Research has shown that religious/spiritual (R/S) beliefs can impact mental health. In addition, individual attachment impacts R/S views and mental health. Still, clinical studies are lacking. This study explores the presence of R/S beliefs and attachment insecurity in psychiatric outpatients and the implication for mental health. Ninety psychiatric outpatients reported their R/S beliefs and were categorized into two groups: religious/spiritual (+R/S) or nonreligious/spiritual (-R/S). The groups were compared on attachment, psychiatric symptoms, religious coping, and life satisfaction. Multivariate linear regression was also performed. The +R/S group had significantly higher religious coping and lower attachment insecurity, depression severity, and social anxiety. Attachment insecurity was associated with negative religious coping. Higher attachment avoidance was associated with lower life satisfaction and higher social anxiety. Many patients in psychiatric care hold R/S views and use religious coping. Their R/S beliefs and attachment characteristics might influence each other and impact their mental illness.
研究表明，宗教/精神信仰会对心理健康产生影响。此外，个体依恋会影响宗教/精神信仰和心理健康。然而，目前临床研究还很缺乏。本研究探讨了精神科门诊患者的宗教/精神信仰和依恋不安全感的存在情况及其对心理健康的影响。90 名精神科门诊患者报告了他们的宗教/精神信仰，并分为两组：宗教/精神信仰（+R/S）或非宗教/精神信仰（-R/S）。比较两组的依恋、精神症状、宗教应对和生活满意度。还进行了多元线性回归分析。+R/S 组的宗教应对明显较高，依恋不安全感、抑郁严重程度和社交焦虑程度较低。依恋不安全感与消极的宗教应对有关。较高的依恋回避与较低的生活满意度和较高的社交焦虑有关。许多接受精神科护理的患者持有宗教/精神信仰，并使用宗教应对方式。他们的宗教/精神信仰和依恋特征可能相互影响，影响他们的精神疾病。
