Role of disaffiliation from fundamentalism and authoritarian religions on mental health

Religious disaffiliates are the fastest growing religious group in the United States (Gallup, 2021). Religious fundamentalism and authoritarianism are often found in very conservative religious groups. This study sought to understand the relationship between religious disaffiliation, authoritarianism, and religious fundamentalism on current psychological wellbeing. Pearson correlations and a multiple linear regression failed to find a significant relationship between each of these variables. It is important to proceed with caution in the treatment of psychological distress when evaluating the role of religious disaffiliation.

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Counseling Pyschology

Grantor

Oklahoma State University

Year dc:date.issued

2023

Author dc:creator

• Durham, Weston

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Johnson, Sarah

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Romans, John
• Sharma, Jyotsana
• Wilcox, Mel
• Khojastah, Jam

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright is held by the author who has granted the Oklahoma State University Library the non-exclusive right to share this material in its institutional repository. Contact Digital Library Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of this material.

Language dc:language

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14446/340184

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:openresearch.okstate.edu:20.500.14446/340184