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10.06.2017 | Original Paper

Association of Islamic Prayer with Psychological Stability in Bosnian War Veterans

verfasst von: Izet Pajević, Osman Sinanović, Mevludin Hasanović

Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health | Ausgabe 6/2017

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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.

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Titel: Association of Islamic Prayer with Psychological Stability in Bosnian War Veterans
verfasst von: Izet Pajević
Osman Sinanović
Mevludin Hasanović
Publikationsdatum: 10.06.2017
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health / Ausgabe 6/2017
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-017-0431-z

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