dc.contributor.author | Björkmark, Maria | |
dc.contributor.author | Nynäs, Peter | |
dc.contributor.author | Koskinen, Camilla Ann-Louise | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Finland | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-27T12:55:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-27T12:55:42Z | |
dc.date.created | 2021-08-26T12:14:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-08 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Björkmark, M., Nynäs, P., Koskinen, C. (2021) “Living Between Two Different Worlds”: Experiences of Leaving a High‑Cost Religious Group. Journal of Religion and Health | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-4197 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2826034 | |
dc.description.abstract | The aim of this interdisciplinary study is to gain a comprehensive understanding of individuals’ subjective experiences after leaving a high-cost religious group and how these experiences have affected their lives. In-depth interviews were done with 18 participants who had left different religious communities in Finland. The interviews were analysed through a thematic analysis. The results show that religious disaffiliation is a life change that may affect an individual’s life in profound ways. Life after being a member of a high-cost group may involve experiences of fear, guilt, sorrow, pain, loss and even suffering on an existential level. These experiences can have serious implications for one’s well-being and health. However, life after religious disaffiliation also includes many positive aspects, such as experiences of joy, freedom, relief, gratitude and empowerment. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Springer Nature Switzerland AG | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.subject | religion | en_US |
dc.title | “Living Between Two Different Worlds”: Experiences of Leaving a High‑Cost Religious Group | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | © The Author(s) 2021 | en_US |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Humaniora: 000::Teologi og religionsvitenskap: 150 | en_US |
dc.source.journal | Journal of religion and health | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s10943-021-01397-1 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1928937 | |
dc.relation.project | Universitetet i Stavanger: Universitetet i Stavanger IN -10519 | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |