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01-06-2017 | Original Paper

The Relationship Between Trust-in-God, Positive and Negative Affect, and Hope

Authors: Javad S. Fadardi, Zeinab Azadi

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 3/2017

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We aimed to test the relationships between Trust-in-God, positive and negative affect, and feelings of hope. A sample of university students (N = 282, 50 % female) completed the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, the Adult Dispositional Hope Scale, and a Persian measure of Trust-in-God for Muslims. The results of a series of hierarchical regression analyses indicated that Trust-in-God was positively associated with participants’ scores for hope and positive affect but was negatively associated with their scores for negative affect. The results support the relationship between Trust-in-God and indices of mental health.

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Title: The Relationship Between Trust-in-God, Positive and Negative Affect, and Hope
Authors: Javad S. Fadardi
Zeinab Azadi
Publication date: 01-06-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-015-0134-2

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