title: Do trust-based beliefs mediate the associations of frequency of private prayer with mental health? A cross-sectional study.
abstract: Significant associations of private prayer with mental health have been found, while mechanisms underlying these associations are largely unknown. This cross-sectional online study (N = 325, age 35.74, SD 18.50, 77.5 % females) used path modeling to test if trust-based beliefs (whether, when, and how prayers are answered) mediated the associations of prayer frequency with the Anxiety, Confusion, and Depression Profile of Mood States-Short Form scales. The association of prayer and depression was fully mediated by trust-based beliefs; associations with anxiety and confusion were partially mediated. Further, the interaction of prayer frequency by stress was associated with anxiety.
authors: Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University of Louisville, 2301 S. Third Street, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA, patrick.possel@louisville.edu.
authors: Patrick
authors: P
authors: Pössel
authors: Stephanie
authors: S
authors: Winkeljohn Black
authors: Annie C
authors: AC
authors: Bjerg
authors: Benjamin D
authors: BD
authors: Jeppsen
authors: Don T
authors: DT
authors: Wooldridge
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D012067:Religion; D035502:Trust; D055815:Young Adult