Self-concept clarity and religious orientations: prediction of purpose in life and self-esteem.
The present study concerns the relationship between self-concept clarity, religiosity, and well-being, as well as the mediating influence of religiosity on the relationship between self-concept clarity and sense of meaning in life and self-esteem. Self-concept clarity was found to be a significant predictor of sense of meaning in life and self-esteem; intrinsic religious orientation was found to be a predictor of sense of meaning in life, while the quest religious orientation was a predictor for self-esteem. The cross-products of self-concept clarity and intrinsic religious orientation were found to be related to the sense of purpose in life, which would point to religiosity being a mediator of the relationship between self-concept clarity and sense of purpose in life. The cross-products of self-concept clarity and quest religious orientation were found to be a predictor of self-esteem, which indicates a mediating effect of this religious orientation in the relationship of self-concept clarity and self-esteem.
Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, Bażyńskiego 4, Gdańsk, 80-952, Poland. psymb@ug.edu.pl
Magdalena
M
Błażek
Tomasz
T
Besta
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011044:Poland; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D060685:Sense of Coherence