“Religion and spirituality’s relationship to well-being”
Read and study chapter ten of your text. What is the relationship of virtue and spirituality to sense of well-being?
Discuss the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity.
Which is associated with well-being and what are the benefits?
How do we distinguish healthy v. unhealthy faith?
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Hello Class,
Discuss the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity.
Intrinsic religiosity is defined as a religion that serves as a primary goal or motivation. People who identify as intrinsically religious see their religion as the foundation of their lives and strive to regularly practice it. On the other hand, extrinsic religiosity is defined as the religion that is largely used to further other, higher goals rather than core religious principles. Extrinsic religious people, then, use their religion to satisfy more fundamental wants like social interaction or personal comfort, but the embraced creed is lightly held or else selectively shaped to fit more fundamental needs. Thus, the main difference between intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity is that extrinsic religiosity is a tool to achieve personal goals by interacting with others, but intrinsic religiosity is lived per se, as a personal and intimate value (Çavu?o?lu et al., 2023).
Which is associated with well-being and what are the benefits?
Well-being is not just the absence of disease or illness. It is a complex combination of a person’s physical, mental, emotional and social health factors. Also, well-being is associated with a lower risk of disease, illness as well as injury, a stronger immune system, a quicker recovery time, and a longer lifespan (White et al., 2020). The benefits of well-being are categorized into physical health benefits, psychological benefits and productivity and creativity benefits. For instance, some of the physical health well-being benefits include Lower rates of cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke, a higher chance of participating in health-promoting activities, and more generally, there has been evidence linking well-being to a lower risk of death from all causes. The psychological benefits include increased individual self-esteem, heightened ability to cope and remain positive during difficult times as well as enabling individuals to contribute to their communities by volunteering their time. Lastly, the benefits of productivity and creativity tend to be related to work and employment, such as a higher likelihood of graduating from college, higher rates of job attainment, more favourable supervisor evaluations, superior performance and productivity, and organizational citizenship behaviours (White et al., 2020).
How do we distinguish healthy v. unhealthy faith?
Healthy faith is distinguished by men who are energized by God’s grace as they are known to have faith that is healthy, proper, whole and a faith that is as God designed it to be (Hardison-Moody & Yao, 2019). Thus, individuals who have healthy faith believe in one body, spirit, Lord as well as one faith. On the other hand, unhealthy faith is distinguished by individuals who are not grounded in truth, growing a sound or healthy faith gets driven and tossed through life. Also, unhealthy faith in believers’ daily lives causes them to needlessly suffer in almost every aspect of their existence.
References
Çavu?o?lu, S., Demira?, B., Durmaz, Y., & Tutu?, G. (2023). Effects of intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity on value-expressive and social-adjustive attitude functions towards product. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 14(2), 586-606.
Hardison-Moody, A., & Yao, J. (2019). Faithful families, thriving communities: bridging faith and health through a state-level partnership. American journal of public health, 109(3), 363-368.
White, M. P., Elliott, L. R., Gascon, M., Roberts, B., & Fleming, L. E. (2020). Blue space, health and well-being: A narrative overview and synthesis of potential benefits. Environmental Research, 191, 110169.
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Sonia Figueroa
week 1.
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Dr. Packard and Class,
I have always believed that the subject of religion is very controversial because the world has changed a lot today with so many positions on this subject. I want to start with what our book says, “Research has been relatively consistent in finding that greater religiousness is significantly related to better mental health and higher subjective well-being. That is, people who are more religious in their behavior show better emotional well- being and lower rates of delinquency, alcoholism, drug abuse, and other social problems (Donahue & Benson, 1995).” (Compton & Hoffman, 2019, p.306), which confirms that the topic of the week is related to the well-being of human beings, in my opinion, I also believe it.
Now let’s see about the difference and what is said about intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity, I share this with you, although it is a bit long it is very well explained. ¨Religiosity comprises two main dimensions: intrinsic and extrinsic (Allport, 1950; Allport & Ross, 1967; Donahue, 1985). According to Allport and Ross (1967, p. 434), an “extrinsically motivated person uses his religion, whereas the intrinsically motivated lives his religion of him.” That is, for the former, religion is an instrumental value, whereas for the latter, religion is a terminal value. People with an extrinsic motivation use religion for their own ends, whether those ends are hedonic (e.g., social contacts, distraction) or utilitarian (e.g., personal status, business interest), to serve their self-interest rather than acknowledging religious values. People with intrinsic motivations instead regard religious tenets according to their inner value, such that they do not adjust their religious beliefs to their personal interests.” (Stefano Pace, 2014, pg. 2).
Each one has its own benefits, but it depends on which one each person is inclined to, but in my opinion, the one that is related to well-being is intrinsic religion, why? because it seeks the interior and it is what is worth the most to be well with ourselves, the exterior can be something fleeting that can only fill us in the moment. Lastly, when we talk about whether our experience of our faith is healthy or not, we can see that unhealthy faith is like when we are in a relationship, if we see that it doesn’t add up and is taking us out of our peace. and calm or if we do not see that there is a true connection, then it is wrong. Because that’s how it is with a dating relationship, for example, if we don’t have that connection and it doesn’t add up to us, then it’s not right and it becomes something sick.
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References.
Compton, W., & Hoffman, W. (2019). Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness and Flourishing. (third ed). Pg. 306.
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Stefano Pace. (2014). Effects of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Religiosity on Attitudes Toward Products: Empirical Evidence of Value-Expressive and Social-Adjustive Functions. The Journal of Applied Business Research –Volume 30, Number 4. Pg.2.
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