Introduction to the special section on religion and spirituality in family life: pathways between relational spirituality, family relationships and personal well-being.
This special section on faith and family life presents 5 studies that each offer novel insights into the complex web of linkages between a target family member's religious and/or spiritual (R/S) functioning and parental or family factors that may influence the target family member's psychological or R/S functioning. The outcome domain of interest is adolescent psychological functioning in the first three studies, parental stress in the fourth study, and the R/S functioning of adult children in the fifth study. In this introduction, we feature unique findings from each study. We then highlight 3 key conceptual issues that researchers need to recognize to continue to move forward rigorous research on specific roles that R/S can play in enhancing as well as undermining individual and family well-being.
Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University.
Annette
A
Mahoney
Department of Psychology, Wayne State University.
Annmarie
A
Cano
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008603:Mental Health; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D029181:Spirituality