Religion and emotion regulation: A systematic review of quantitative studies

Pais Brandão, Tânia Raquel

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Religion and emotion regulation: A systematic review of quantitative studies

2025-02-06Journal article

datacite.subject.fos	Ciências Sociais::Psicologia
datacite.subject.sdg	03:Saúde de Qualidade
dc.contributor.author	Pais Brandão, Tânia Raquel
dc.date.accessioned	2025-06-23T17:31:25Z
dc.date.available	2025-06-23T17:31:25Z
dc.date.issued	2025-02-06
dc.description.abstract	<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>The association between religion/spirituality and emotion regulation has been the subject of growing interest in the last years since studies have suggested that emotion regulation is likely to be shaped by religion/spirituality. The purpose of this systematic review was to synthesize the quantitative empirical studies toward understanding the relationship between religion/spirituality and emotion regulation. Database searches were conducted in different databases from inception to March 2022 using relevant search terms. Quantitative studies exploring the role of religion/spirituality on emotion regulation were included in this review. Of 887 abstracts identified only 15 studies were deemed eligible for inclusion. Studies were organized in terms of associations between religion/spirituality and emotion regulation according to religious affiliation, associations between religion/spirituality and emotion regulation regardless of religious affiliation, and emotion regulation as a mediator between religion/spirituality and several psychological-related outcomes. Overall, the findings revealed small to moderate associations between religion and emotion regulation, with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.13 to 0.50 for cognitive reappraisal, 0.08 to − 0.72 for expressive suppression, and − 0.09 to 0.56 for other emotion regulation dimensions. Furthermore, most studies highlighted emotion regulation as a key mechanism linking religion/spirituality to psychological outcomes across diverse contexts. Differences in emotion regulation strategies have been examined in a few religious affiliations and most of the studies explored the link between religion/spirituality and emotion regulation regardless of religious affiliation.</jats:p>	eng
dc.identifier.citation	Brandão, T. (2025). Religion and Emotion Regulation: A systematic seview of quantitative studies. Journal of Religion and Health, 64(3), 2083–2100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02216-z
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s10943-024-02216-z
dc.identifier.issn	0022-4197
dc.identifier.issn	1573-6571
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/13544
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.peerreviewed	yes
dc.publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Religion and Health
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject	Religion
dc.subject	Spirituality
dc.subject	Emotion regulation
dc.subject	Systematic review
dc.title	Religion and emotion regulation: A systematic review of quantitative studies	por
dc.type	journal article
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oaire.citation.endPage	2100
oaire.citation.issue	3
oaire.citation.startPage	2083
oaire.citation.volume	64
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