The Relationship Between Religious Orientation and Psychological Distress Symptoms

Authors : Gönül Taşçıoğlu, Fatma Gül Cirhinlioglu, Ebru Tansel

Pages : 114-122

Doi:10.35365/ctjpp.25.2.01

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Publication Date : 2025-06-27

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between religious orientations and symptoms of psychological distress. This descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 341 adult female and 236 male participants residing in TRNC between April 2019 and December 2019. The Personal Information Form, Religious Orientation Scale (ROS, Allport & Ross, 1967) and Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90, Derogatis & Lipman, 1973) were used to collect the research data. The independent sample t-test was used to compare the SCL-90 scores according to the participants\\\' intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientation. The SCL-90 Interpersonal Sensitivity, Anxiety, Phobic Anxiety, Paranoid Thought and Psychoticism and General Severity Index (GSI) scores of the participants whose intrinsic orientation scores were in the lower 27% (high scores) were found to be significantly higher than those in the lower 27% (low scores). The Interpersonal Sensitivity, Phobic Anxiety, Paranoid Ideation and Psychoticism and GSI scores of the participants whose extrinsic religious orientation scores in the lower 27% (high scores) were found to be significantly higher than those in the upper 27% (low scores). The study shows that high religious orientation, regardless of whether it is internal or external, increases the level of psychopathology. The fact that different results were detected in different countries and groups draws attention to the influence of cultural factors. Keywords: Religious orientation, symptoms of psychological distress, Islam.
Keywords : Dini yönelim, Psikolojik sıkıntı belirtileri, islam

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