TY  - JOUR
T1  - Extrinsic or Intrinsic Religious Orientation May Have an Impact on Mental Health
AU - Mahmoodabad, S.S. Mazloomy AU - Ehrampoush, M.H. AU - Tabei, S.Z. AU - Nami, M. AU - Fallahzadeh, H. AU - NamavarJahromi, B. AU - Shayan, A. AU - Forouhari, S. 
JO  - Research Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
SP  - 232
EP  - 236
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-9346
DO  - rjmsci.2016.232.236
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2016.232.236
KW  - Intrinsic religious orientation
KW  -religious doctrines
KW  -mental health
KW  -God
KW  -Iran
AB  - Religious doctrines invite individuals to patience and acceptance of God and endow believers with capability to cope with adversities. In intrinsic religiousness, religion is regarded as an objective based on which a person’s life is formed. On the other hand in extrinsic religiousness, the aim is to gain such external rewards as social status. An increasing number of studies have shown positive relationships between spirituality/religiousness and physical and mental health. The results of such studies have suggested positive relationships between well-being and intrinsic religiousness, but negative or non-significant relationships between extrinsic religiousness and psychological well-being.
ER  -