Meaning-making, suffering, and religion: a worldview conception
Park’s meaning-making model suggests that events such as the loss of a loved one may cause distress because people’s appraised meaning of the difficult event may challenge their global orienting systems. Meaning-making alleviates distress by reducing this discrepancy. Research has shown the importan...
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Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
Idioma: | Inglês |
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Taylor & Francis
2019
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Mental health, religion & culture
Ano: 2019, Volume: 22, Número: 5, Páginas: 467-479 |
Outras palavras-chave: | B
Meaning-making
B Religião B Worldview B Suffering |
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Resumo: | Park’s meaning-making model suggests that events such as the loss of a loved one may cause distress because people’s appraised meaning of the difficult event may challenge their global orienting systems. Meaning-making alleviates distress by reducing this discrepancy. Research has shown the important role that religions often play in the meaning-making process. However, this body of research has largely been limited by a reluctance to address the religious content of meaning-making processes and outcomes. Here we advocate for inclusion of religious beliefs in the study of meaning-making in suffering, and recommend the construct of worldview as a promising resource for this endeavour. Finally, we illustrate the promise of this approach by exploring the contrasting worldviews of three religious traditions: Buddhism, Christianity, and atheism. We trace the ontological, anthropological, axiological, and praxiological assumptions in these worldviews, contrast them, and note the implications for research. |
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ISSN: | 1469-9737 |
Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2019.1625037 |