Prayer and psychological health: A study among sixth-form pupils attending Catholic and Protestant schools in Northern Ireland
@article{Francis2008PrayerAP, title={Prayer and psychological health: A study among sixth-form pupils attending Catholic and Protestant schools in Northern Ireland}, author={L. Francis and M. Robbins and C. Lewis and L. Barnes}, journal={Mental Health, Religion & Culture}, year={2008}, volume={11}, pages={85 - 92} }
Eysenck's dimensional model of personality includes two indicators of psychological health, defined as neuroticism and psychoticism. In order to examine the association between psychological health and prayer, two samples of sixth-form pupils in Northern Ireland (16- to 18-year-olds) attending Catholic (N = 1246) and Protestant (N = 1060) schools completed the abbreviated Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire alongside a simple measure of prayer frequency. The data demonstrated a positive… CONTINUE READING
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