Longitudinal Study of Older Adult Critical Illness Survivors Demonstrates the Importance of Spiritual Belief

Johnston, Liz; Rutledge, Kristin; Vazquez, Jose Luis Arispe-

doi:10.18848/2154-8633/cgp/v11i02/201-223

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“…Religion offers numerous benefits for the self and interpersonal interactions. People turn to their religion to find the power to deal with life problems such as lack of health ( Johnston et al, 2021 ), the loss of a loved one ( Wortmann & Park, 2008 ), or overall stress ( Whitehead & Bergeman, 2020 ). Additionally, people use religion for self-improvement such as recovering from an addiction ( Lovett & Weisz, 2021 ) or cultivating positive personality traits ( Lambert & Dollahite, 2006 ; Lovett & Weisz, 2021 ).…”

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Bible Overclaiming and Intimate Partner Violence

Lechuga,

Jones

2024

J Interpers Violence

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Religion has had a mixed impact on society, with some followers engaging in violent behavior. It remains unclear why some followers perpetrate violence and others are peaceful. We argue that religious overclaiming is one facet of religion to be considered when trying to understand the relationship between religion and violence. Across two studies ( N = 551), we tested the hypothesis that a higher tendency to overclaim knowledge of the Christian Bible would be associated with higher perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV). We also tested the hypotheses that men who overclaim would be most likely to engage in the perpetration of IPV, and that higher religiosity would attenuate the effects of religious overclaiming. In both studies, participants completed a measure of religious overclaiming, reported on their perpetration of IPV, and reported their religiosity. Our findings across both studies indicated that Bible overclaiming was associated with greater perpetration of IPV. Further, Study 1 found that those high in Bible overclaiming (especially men) engaged in the most perpetration of IPV. However, this gender-based finding did not replicate in Study 2. Both studies found that religiosity was unassociated with the perpetration of IPV. Our results provide evidence that Bible overclaiming is related to the perpetration of IPV. Specifically, individuals who claim to know religious concepts that do not exist are associated with a higher risk for IPV.

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