Title |
Association of Islamic Prayer with Psychological Stability in Bosnian War Veterans
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Published in |
Journal of Religion and Health, June 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/s10943-017-0431-z |
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Authors |
Izet Pajević, Osman Sinanović, Mevludin Hasanović |
Abstract |
To compare the outcomes among war veterans who pray/do not pray and who were not suffering mental disorders after the Bosnia-Herzegovina war (1992-95). The sample consists of 100 healthy Bosnian war veterans divided in two equal groups-one, a highly religious group inside which were individuals who perform five obligatory prayers every day, and another group of individuals who do not practice any daily prayer. We used Minnesota Multiphase Personal Inventory (MMPI), Profile Index of Emotions (PIE) and Life Style Questionnaire (LSQ). War veterans who prayed had significantly higher levels for: incorporation, self-protection, and for reactive formation; but significantly lower levels for regression, compensation, transfer, no-controlling, oppositional and aggressiveness than their peers who did not pray. Practicing religion (regular performing daily prayers) is associated with reduction of tendencies towards the tendency for risk, impulsiveness, and aggression. It is also associated with successful overcoming of emotional conflicts in war veterans who practiced religion than their peers who did not practice religion. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Nigeria | 4 | 33% |
Indonesia | 1 | 8% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 8% |
Switzerland | 1 | 8% |
Unknown | 5 | 42% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 11 | 92% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 41 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 12% |
Lecturer | 4 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 10% |
Student > Bachelor | 4 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 7% |
Other | 5 | 12% |
Unknown | 16 | 39% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Psychology | 10 | 24% |
Social Sciences | 3 | 7% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 3 | 7% |
Engineering | 2 | 5% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
Other | 6 | 15% |
Unknown | 16 | 39% |