I worry that I am almost perfect! Examining relationships among perfectionism, scrupulosity, intrinsic spirituality, and psychological well-being among Latter-Day Saints.

Allen, G. E. Kawika; Norton, Abigail B.; Pulsipher, Sara; Johnson, D.P.; Bunker, Benson

doi:10.1037/scp0000273

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“…Furthermore, fixation via scrupulosity or obsessive-compulsive confession can be harmful (Himle et al, 2011). Such scrupulosity is connected to maladaptive perfectionism and negative psychological well-being (Allen et al, 2021). Exline et al (2017) additionally theorized that repentance might increase religious/spiritual struggles as people recognize the sin within themselves.…”

Section: Potential Outcomes Of Repentancementioning

confidence: 99%

Qualitatively exploring repentance processes, antecedents, motivations, resources, and outcomes in Latter-day Saints

Hendricks

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Nelson

et al. 2022

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Despite the prevalence of beliefs across religions regarding repentance and divine forgiveness and their recognition in theoretical and religious studies, these constructs are relatively understudied phenomena in the social sciences. Furthermore, in recent years, multiple scholars have argued for the need for research to systematically study and highlight the experience and processes of repentance and divine forgiveness. Subsequently, this study explored processes of repentance, antecedents and motivations of repentance, resources to aid in repentance, and outcomes of repentance that should be further examined. This analysis was done using in-depth qualitative interviews with 15 emerging adult religious exemplars identifying with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The authors used NVivo 12 and team-based qualitative coding processes to identify themes. Repentance processes included personal change, took various lengths of time, were a part of participants’ religious identity, were recurrent processes, and were influenced by participants’ view of God. Antecedents and motivations included religious practices and rituals, emotions, interpersonal interactions, and their relationship with God. Resources that aided in repentance included religious practices and rituals, interpersonal relationships, and a relationship with God. Finally, participants reported experiencing personal changes in their behavior and character, positive emotions (including feelings of divine forgiveness), improved interpersonal relationships, and a better relationship with God. These processes align with some previously discovered and theorized findings on repentance, contribute a number of novel findings, and offer future direction regarding the motivations, resources, and transformative experiences that participants reported in their personal repentance and experience of forgiveness.

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Section: Potential Outcomes Of Repentancementioning

confidence: 99%

Qualitatively exploring repentance processes, antecedents, motivations, resources, and outcomes in Latter-day Saints

Hendricks

Cazier

Nelson

et al. 2022

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“…The issue of perfectionism has received attention from clergy (e.g., Nelson, 1995), scholars (e.g., Allen et al, 2015, 2021; Allen & Wang, 2014; Bergin et al, 1988; Peer & McGraw, 2017), and lay (e.g., Park, 2018) writers as pertaining to Latter-day Saint experiences. Commentaries on the conduct of psychotherapy with Latter-day Saints note that perfectionism is sometimes an important presenting concern (e.g., Koltko, 1990; Lyon, 2013; Ulrich et al, 2014).…”

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Perceptions of divine grace among members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Rush¹,

Vagnini²,

Peckham³

et al. 2024

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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Grace, a central construct in Christian and Western culture described as "an act of showing kindness, generosity, or mercy to someone who is undeserving and potentially incapable of returning the kindness shown," (Bufford et al., 2017, p. 2) is lacking in research of the psychology of religion/spirituality. This study presents a qualitative exploration of perceptions of grace among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Applying a thematic analysis approach to the grounded theory framework, researchers conducted, transcribed, and coded interviews with Latter-day Saints (N = 30) on grace. In this sample, grace is seen as a source of salvation and guidance for all, irrespective of religious affiliation, that inspires gratitude and love toward God and others. Participants perceived grace to be both: (a) granted freely and (b) merit based. Similarly, grace was described as both easily accepted and evoking dissonance. The enormity of the gift of grace was identified as difficult to fully comprehend, inspiring awe and reverence. The importance of mindfulness and spiritual practices in recognizing grace also emerged. Participants strongly advocated that God loves everyone, regardless of beliefs. Grace was described as a generous gift that can evoke a range of emotions (e.g., gratitude, guilt) and behaviors (prayer, seeking guidance, sharing grace with others, striving to be "worthy") with implications for individual and social functioning. Results inform continued exploration of the role of grace for cultural norms and values, health, and well-being among diverse groups.

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“…Religious factors that might be riskier include the idea that people feel that they must earn God’s grace through correct behavior and personal righteousness, a concept known as costly grace (Greig, 2017), instead of believing that God’s grace is freely given. Just as perfectionism might influence a person’s body image and a person’s decision to have cosmetic surgery (Sherry et al, 2007), religious perfectionism, known as scrupulosity (Allen et al, 2021), might also influence such body image outcomes. Taking these religious beliefs into account, religiosity might have the potential to influence body image outcomes both positively and negatively (Coyne et al, 2022).…”

Section: Symbolic Interaction Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Plastic piety: A mixed-methods study of the connection between religiosity, cosmetic surgery, and body image.

Coyne,

Gale,

Shawcroft

et al. 2023

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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I worry that I am almost perfect! Examining relationships among perfectionism, scrupulosity, intrinsic spirituality, and psychological well-being among Latter-Day Saints.

Cited by 7 publications

References 62 publications

Qualitatively exploring repentance processes, antecedents, motivations, resources, and outcomes in Latter-day Saints

Qualitatively exploring repentance processes, antecedents, motivations, resources, and outcomes in Latter-day Saints

Perceptions of divine grace among members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Plastic piety: A mixed-methods study of the connection between religiosity, cosmetic surgery, and body image.

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