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The Relationship Between Trust-in-God, Positive and Negative Affect, and Hope

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We aimed to test the relationships between Trust-in-God, positive and negative affect, and feelings of hope. A sample of university students (N = 282, 50 % female) completed the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, the Adult Dispositional Hope Scale, and a Persian measure of Trust-in-God for Muslims. The results of a series of hierarchical regression analyses indicated that Trust-in-God was positively associated with participants’ scores for hope and positive affect but was negatively associated with their scores for negative affect. The results support the relationship between Trust-in-God and indices of mental health.

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The authors greatly thank Dr. Colleen Donagher for her helpful comments on an earlier version of the manuscript.

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    Javad S. Fadardi & Zeinab Azadi

  2. Bangor University, Bangor, UK

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Fadardi, J.S., Azadi, Z. The Relationship Between Trust-in-God, Positive and Negative Affect, and Hope. J Relig Health 56, 796–806 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-015-0134-2

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