The emotional impact of fundamentalist religious participation: an empirical study of intragroup variation.
The relationship between religious activity within a Pentecostal congregation and the emotional status of the congregants is described. Data derived from a field study conducted in a Newfoundland coastal community. The more frequently people engaged in religious activities, the less likely they were to report symptoms of emotional distress. Significant within-group variation was found in terms of the frequency and type of religious activity.
D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008602:Mental Healing; D009523:Newfoundland and Labrador; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012106:Research; D012917:Social Adjustment