New study sheds light on what helps nonbelievers thrive psychologically in a religious culture

New study sheds light on what helps nonbelievers thrive psychologically in a religious culture

A new study published in the Archive for the Psychology of Religion explores how nonbelievers in Poland maintain psychological well-being in a predominantly religious culture. The researchers found that greater clarity in self-beliefs, access to social support, and use of adaptive emotional strategies were strongly linked to meaning in life and overall well-being. Secular values such as humanism and belief in science were also associated with po…