Söylev Ömer Faruk, Kaya Çınar, Okan Nesrullah
Psychology of Religion Division, Faculty of Theology, Kütahya Dumlupınar University, Kütahya, 43100, Türkiye.
Guidance and Psychological Counseling Division, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Education, Kütahya Dumlupınar University, 43100, Kütahya, Türkiye.
BMC Psychol. 2025 Apr 18;13(1):406. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-02729-6.
This study examines the relationships between spiritual orientation, meaning in life, attitudes towards death, and indicators of psychological health (depression, anxiety, and stress) among 348 Muslim religious officials in Turkey (28% female). Using structural equation modelling (SEM), the results showed that spiritual orientation directly and indirectly reduces psychological distress by enhancing personal meaning and fostering more accepting attitudes towards death. Results showed a moderate positive association between spiritual orientation and meaning in life, and weak but significant negative associations between meaning/attitudes towards death and psychological symptoms. As one of the first empirical studies to examine the mediating role of death attitudes in this population, the research highlights the theoretical relevance of existential frameworks such as logotherapy. The study offers practical implications for the development of culturally sensitive psychoeducational and spiritual counselling programmes aimed at supporting the mental health of religious professionals exposed to grief and death-related stressors.
本研究调查了土耳其348名穆斯林宗教官员(28%为女性)的精神取向、生命意义、对死亡的态度与心理健康指标(抑郁、焦虑和压力)之间的关系。使用结构方程模型(SEM),结果表明,精神取向通过增强个人意义和培养对死亡更接纳的态度,直接和间接地减轻心理困扰。结果显示,精神取向与生命意义之间存在适度的正相关,而意义/对死亡的态度与心理症状之间存在微弱但显著的负相关。作为首批检验死亡态度在该人群中介作用的实证研究之一,该研究突出了诸如存在主义疗法等存在主义框架的理论相关性。该研究为制定具有文化敏感性的心理教育和精神咨询项目提供了实际意义,旨在支持面临悲伤和与死亡相关压力源的宗教专业人员的心理健康。
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