Upenieks Laura, Bounds Elizabeth M, Melton Karen K, Glanzer Perry, Schnitker Sarah A
Department of Sociology, Baylor University, 97326 One Bear Place, Waco, TX, USA.
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
J Relig Health. 2024 Feb;63(1):445-465. doi: 10.1007/s10943-023-01907-3. Epub 2023 Sep 1.
Scholars and practitioners have recently devoted increased attention to the psychological well-being of student-athletes. However, sparse research has examined the role of religion/spirituality in well-being in athletic populations. In a sample of U.S. collegiate athletes (N = 415), the present study assessed how the divine relationship, measured by attachment style to God, associates with depressive and anxiety symptoms in a sample of collegiate student-athletes, as well as the mediating role of contingent self-worth based on the approval of others in this process. Results show that secure attachment to God is associated with fewer mental illness symptoms, whereas avoidant and anxious attachment to God are associated with greater mental illness symptoms. Contingent self-worth based on others' approval partially mediates each of these associations. Implications for the religion and health literature and sport practitioners are discussed.
学者和从业者最近越来越关注学生运动员的心理健康。然而，关于宗教/灵性在运动员群体幸福感中的作用的研究却很少。在一个美国大学生运动员样本（N = 415）中，本研究评估了以对上帝的依恋风格衡量的神圣关系如何与大学生运动员样本中的抑郁和焦虑症状相关联，以及在此过程中基于他人认可的条件性自我价值的中介作用。结果表明，对上帝的安全依恋与较少的精神疾病症状相关，而对上帝的回避型和焦虑型依恋则与较多的精神疾病症状相关。基于他人认可的条件性自我价值部分中介了这些关联。本文还讨论了对宗教与健康文献以及体育从业者的启示。
