ABSTRACT We examined religious support and emotional functioning among 511 Indian university students who reported being either Christian, Muslim, or Hindu. The three-scale structure and internal consistency of the Multi-Faith Religious Support Scale (MFRSS) was supported. Christians’ support from God, fellow participants, and religious leaders was all related to more life satisfaction and less depression. Support from God and participants remained linked with life satisfaction even after controlling for social support. Muslims’ God support was linked to less depression after controlling for social support. Hindus’ religious support and emotional functioning were not related, but their social support was related to less depression. Group differences in religious support were found. Hindus reported the least God support, and Christians reported the most support from fellow religious participants. Overall, findings suggested that religious support functions differently across religious groups in India, with greatest emotional relevance for Christians and least for Hindus. Findings are discussed regarding variations due to faith and culture, implications, and future directions for research.

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印度三大宗教的宗教支持和情感功能

摘要 我们调查了 511 名自称是基督徒、穆斯林或印度教徒的印度大学生的宗教支持和情感功能。支持多信仰宗教支持量表 (MFRSS) 的三量表结构和内部一致性。基督徒从上帝、参与者和宗教领袖那里得到的支持都与更多的生活满意度和更少的抑郁有关。即使在控制了社会支持之后，来自上帝和参与者的支持仍然与生活满意度有关。在控制了社会支持后，穆斯林对上帝的支持与较少的抑郁有关。印度教徒的宗教支持与情绪功能无关，但他们的社会支持与较少的抑郁有关。发现宗教支持的群体差异。印度教徒报告的上帝支持最少，和基督徒报告了来自其他宗教参与者的最多支持。总体而言，调查结果表明，宗教支持在印度不同宗教团体中的作用不同，与基督徒的情感相关性最大，而与印度教徒的情感相关性最低。讨论了关于因信仰和文化、影响和未来研究方向而导致的变化的结果。