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    Maria Sophia Przybyla

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    Presentation: 10:45-12:00, Kennedy Union Ballroom

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    Description

    Past research has shown that religion and spirituality can have a great impact on an individual's well-being, whether that effect is positive or negative. Religion and spirituality can ultimately be used as a source of therapy for those with mental illnesses and also improve a person's mental health in general. Some examples of a positive effect include improving or preventing depression, anxiety, and suicide. While knowing it can better a person's well-being, it also has the possibility to worsen an individual's mental health by creating the emotions of shame, guilt, and not being accepted amongst a religious community. The goal of this research project is to better understand the relationship of an individual's religion/spirituality and mental well-being.

    Publication Date

    4-17-2024

    Project Designation

    Course Project - HSS 428 M1

    Primary Advisor

    Claire Victoria Wilt

    Primary Advisor's Department

    Health and Sport Science

    Keywords

    Stander Symposium, School of Education and Health Sciences

    Institutional Learning Goals

    Scholarship; Critical Evaluation of Our Times

    The Effects of Religion and Spirituality on Mental Well-Being

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