Loneliness, Social Support, and Perceived Relationships with God
In this study we examined the hypothesis that religious beliefs, and particularly beliefs about having a relationship with God, contribute to the prediction of (lower levels of) loneliness above and beyond the prediction afforded by perceived available (interpersonal) social support. Significant rel...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of social and personal relationships 1999-08, Vol.16 (4), p.513-522 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In this study we examined the hypothesis that religious beliefs, and particularly beliefs about having a relationship with God, contribute to the prediction of (lower levels of) loneliness above and beyond the prediction afforded by perceived available (interpersonal) social support. Significant religion x sex interactions in the prediction of loneliness were observed for several religion variables. Follow-up analyses suggested that our hypothesis was supported with respect to women, but that, for men, religiousness was either unrelated to or positively related to loneliness. |
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ISSN: | 0265-4075 1460-3608 |
DOI: | 10.1177/0265407599164006 |