ABSTRACT

In a sample of undergraduates who reported divine struggles (N= 290), we coded imagined conversations with God about the struggle for salient themes. We examined how these themes related to global views of God and struggle-specific responses to God. As hypothesized, participants with more positive global God concepts included more communal themes in their imagined expressions to God (e.g., gratitude) and responses from God (e.g., unconditional love), and they were also less likely to envision themselves complaining to God. More communal expressions and fewer complaint expressions, in turn, predicted more positive emotions, behaviors, and coping responses focused on God.

摘要

在一个报告了神圣斗争的本科生样本中（N = 290），我们编码了与上帝关于为突出主题而斗争的想象对话。我们研究了这些主题如何与全球对上帝的看法以及对上帝的具体斗争反应相关。正如假设的那样，具有更积极的全球上帝概念的参与者在他们对上帝的想象表达（例如，感激）和上帝的回应（例如，无条件的爱）中包括更多的公共主题，并且他们也不太可能设想自己向上帝抱怨。反过来，更多的公共表达和更少的抱怨表达预示着更积极的情绪、行为和应对反应集中在上帝身上。