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Internal Dialogue as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Prayer and Well-Being

Authors: Małgorzata M. Puchalska-Wasyl, Beata Zarzycka

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 4/2020

Abstract

When people are praying, they are not only communicating with God (upward prayer), but also they are exploring their relationships with themselves (inward prayer) and with other people (outward prayer). Internal dialogical activity includes areas which correspond to upward, inward, and outward prayer. Therefore, the aim of this article is to examine whether and how internal dialogues can be mediators in the relationship between these three types of prayer and well-being. Data from 193 respondents (143 females) were analyzed in the study. We used: the Prayer Thoughts Scale, the Internal Dialogical Activity Scale, and the Psychological Well-Being Scale. The results showed that internal dialogue served as a mediator of the relationship between upward, inward, and outward prayer and well-being.

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Title: Internal Dialogue as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Prayer and Well-Being
Authors: Małgorzata M. Puchalska-Wasyl
Beata Zarzycka
Publication date: 01-08-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 4/2020
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00943-2

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