Socio-cognitive correlates for the lives of the attendee of religious services in western Romania: mental health versus hopelessness
Socio-cognitive correlates for the lives of the attendee of religious services in western Romania: mental health versus hopelessness

Summary/Abstract: This research describes the effects of social cognitive variables on religion from the point of view of the stress-diathesis model, the basic model of the hopelessness theory. This study examined the relationship between hopelessness, social support, life satisfaction, problem solving, loneliness, daily hassles, religion and mental health of adults. Data on life changes were collected from a sample of 126 adults by means of a self-administered questionnaire which included the translated Romanian version of the scales. The results highlight the relationship between religion and hopelessness and other social cognitive factors and also the etiologic role of this variable. The social cognitive variables within this research can form a predictive model, with direct implications in clinical practice, community psychology, psychology of religion, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.

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