Department of Psychology.
Department of Counseling and Human Development.
J Fam Psychol. 2021 Sep;35(6):801-810. doi: 10.1037/fam0000853. Epub 2021 Apr 1.
Religion is recognized as an influential social institution in the Philippines, yet religiosity and spirituality are rarely studied in the context of Filipino family and parent-child relationships. We examine the direct associations of religiosity and spirituality with the psychological well-being and parenting behaviors of 115 mothers and 83 fathers residing in urban neighborhoods in the Philippines. Participants completed orally administered questionnaires on engagement in religious activities, spiritual beliefs, hope, psychological distress, warmth, and harsh parenting. Analyses using structural equation modeling showed that engagement in religious activities was significantly associated with the higher levels of hope and less frequent harsh parenting. In addition, parental warmth had a stronger positive association with spiritual beliefs than with engagement in religious activities. Neither religious activity engagement nor spiritual beliefs were significantly associated with psychological distress. We discuss shared and distinct aspects of religiosity and spirituality that may explain their associations with positive parenting outcomes, and highlight the potential benefits of spiritual beliefs and experiences within the Filipino family context. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
宗教在菲律宾被视为一种有影响力的社会制度，但宗教信仰和精神信仰在菲律宾的家庭和亲子关系中很少被研究。我们考察了宗教信仰和精神信仰与 115 名母亲和 83 名居住在菲律宾城市社区的父亲的心理健康和养育行为的直接关系。参与者完成了关于参与宗教活动、精神信仰、希望、心理困扰、温暖和严厉养育的口头问卷。使用结构方程模型的分析表明，参与宗教活动与更高水平的希望和较少的严厉养育行为显著相关。此外，父母的温暖与精神信仰的正相关比与参与宗教活动的正相关更强。宗教活动的参与和精神信仰都与心理困扰没有显著的关联。我们讨论了宗教信仰和精神信仰的共同和不同方面，这些方面可能解释了它们与积极养育结果的关联，并强调了在菲律宾家庭背景下精神信仰和经验的潜在好处。
