The present study examined specific aspects of individuals' personal strivings as mediators, and religious tradition as a moderator, of the relationship between intrinsic religiousness and mental health. In a sample of 268 university students, the negative relationship between intrinsic religiousness and hostility was mediated by the degree of sanctification within individuals' strivings. The relationships between intrinsic religiousness and both anxiety and depression were moderated by religious tradition, with Catholics' intrinsic religiousness significantly associated with greater anxiety and depression but Protestants' intrinsic religiousness not significantly associated with either of these mental health variables. Implications of these results for future research on religiousness are discussed.
Background: Tobacco use is major serious threats to health and well-being killing approximately 1 million people each year. One of the better ways for tobacco cessation is by promoting the cultural-religious belief that may influence a person's tobacco-related habits.
Methods: A Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 174 adult subjects of smoking and smokeless tobacco users.
The interest in the Mediterranean diet has grown considerably due to its potential health benefits on the prevention of diverse age-related chronic diseases and its association with longevity. This dietary pattern, considered among the healthiest in the world, is not simply a combination of healthy foods but goes further in its historical and cultural roots. Mediterranean diet is not intrinsically tied to any specific religion or spiritual system, but its cultural and geographical context has influenced the dietary practices of its inhabitants, encompassing the history of Western civilization and of the three Monotheistic religions Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
Background: Because knowledge of blood donor motivation is crucial in guiding recruitment and retention efforts, the present study aimed at developing and validating a new scale as a multidimensional measure of blood donation motivation from the perspective of the self- determination theory.
Methods: This study was conducted in three phases from September 2022 to May 2023. The first phase involved developing a draft scale based on a literature review.
In this article we present two ontological problems for the Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness 4.0: what we call the (i) the intrinsicality 2.0 problem, and (ii) the engineering problem.
The study aimed to explore the link between religiosity and alcohol consumption among adolescents with orofacial clefts in Brazil, using specific data collection instruments and statistical analysis methods.
Out of 370 adolescents studied, a small percentage (5.4%) exhibited risky alcohol behavior, with higher occurrences noted among males, those of mixed race, and individuals without religious affiliation or attendance.
Findings indicated that higher levels of organizational and intrinsic religiosity correlated with lower alcohol use, while factors like being male, nearing 18 years of age, and not practicing religion were associated with increased risky alcohol consumption.
