Krumrei-Mancuso Elizabeth J, Trammell Janet P, Harriger Jennifer A, Evans Joshua A
Pepperdine University, United States.
Int J Clin Health Psychol. 2025 Apr-Jun;25(2):100566. doi: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2025.100566. Epub 2025 May 3.
Basic competency in religious and spiritual issues among mental health professionals includes knowledge about the role of religion/spirituality in people's lives, particularly as it relates to mental health. This research focuses on cognitive appraisals of sanctification by which individuals interpret stimuli to be sacred. We examined the extent to which adults in the U.S. ( = 342) perceived the body, physical activity, and nature as sacred, and how these views related to indicators of mental and physical health. The results indicated that sanctification of the body was associated with greater body appreciation and self-esteem. Sanctification of physical activity was associated with more engagement in physical activity and receiving more enjoyment from physical activity. Finally, sanctification of nature was associated with experiencing greater connectedness to nature and pursuing more nature exposure. We observed a number of moderators among these links. We discuss implications for mental health professionals.
心理健康专业人员在宗教和精神问题方面的基本能力包括了解宗教/精神信仰在人们生活中的作用，特别是其与心理健康的关系。本研究聚焦于神圣化的认知评估，即个体如何将刺激解读为神圣的过程。我们调查了美国342名成年人将身体、体育活动和自然视为神圣的程度，以及这些观点与身心健康指标之间的关系。结果表明，身体的神圣化与更高的身体欣赏度和自尊相关。体育活动的神圣化与更多地参与体育活动以及从体育活动中获得更多乐趣相关。最后，自然的神圣化与更强的与自然的联系感以及更多地接触自然相关。我们在这些联系中观察到了一些调节因素。我们讨论了这些结果对心理健康专业人员的启示。
