Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression

Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression

Cristopher M. Pangilinan Jr. Emman M. Acdal Ri a Presentacion !A Psych "

Ms. Cherry Renee Pongco #nstructor

Central $u on %tate &ni'ersity %cience City o( Mu o , )ue'a Eci*a

Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression #n a research ,y Rosemari in +--. , he in'estigate the 'alidity o( the ancient Je/ish

theory o( etiology o( anxiety and depression using a large Je/ish community sample. According to Rosmari the theory o( Ra,,i !achaya in his 00th century text, 12Duties o( the 3eart22, Je/ish religious construct, trust in God is a protecti'e (actor against psychopathology, he also mentioned that those /ho lac4 Trust in God are li4ely to su((er (rom psychological di((iculty. The study e'aluated Ra,,i !achaya2s Theory co relational analysis /as per(ormed ,et/een participants2 responses to the Trust in God %cale and measures o( anxiety and depression 5 Rosmari,+--.6 #t /as (ound that Trust %u,scale score /ere associated /ith the decreased le'els o( /orry, stress, anxiety and depressi'e a((ect7 ,eha'ior. Another study sho/s that religiosity has ,een a mechanism o( stress management. Along /ith this, it /as said that many studies ha'e sho/n a high rate o( psychological mor,idity 5$upo, et al., +-006 Despite o( the many studies that sho/s association o( trust in God and the depression and anxiety has an indi'idual has, it /as a 'ery de,ata,le issues (or years.5%a(ara et.al +--86 Trust is a generali ed expectancy held ,y an indi'idual that the /ord, promise, oral or /ritten statement o( another indi'idual or group can ,e relied on 5Rotter and Mischel,09.:6 As a Christian country /e tend to trust God more o(ten. Trust in God is a cogniti'e and a((ecti'e state in /hich a person (eels that God is ta4ing care o( their ,est interests. %peci(ically, this construct in'ol'es the (ollo/ing six core ,elie(s; 5a6 God has constant regard (or all /orldly a((airs< 5,6 God has a,solute 4no/ledge o( /hat is in people2s ,est interests<5c6 no po/er is greater than God< 5d6 God must ,e in'ol'ed (or anything to occur<5e6 God is merci(ul and generous< and 5(6 God is righteous in *udgment 5#,n Pe4uda,trans. 099.6. =or o'er thousand years, the term 1Trust in God> has ,een used to re(er to to a sense o( security due to the /hole hearted ,elie( that God

Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression ta4e care o( us 5Rosmari,+--.6 Despite o( this, general ,elie( that God al/ays ta4e care o( us is

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not a su((icient e'idence to protect us against /orry and sadness. 5Ra,,i !achay6 may,e ,ecause o( Allport2s ,elie( that deep religious commitment /as a mar4 o( a mature indi'idual, ,ut he also ,elie'ed that not all church goers ha'e a mature religious orientation. May,e it explains /hy despite o( the general trust in God o( =ilipino2s, there are such many cases o( anxiety and depression. =ilipinos are mostly 4no/n to ,e religious indi'idual and has a great trust in God especially in times pro,lems, pressure and distress. #n these situations, our trust in God is ,eing tested. Religiosity and spirituality or our trust in God plays a large role in the li'es o( =ilipino it ser'es as a ma*or source o( social support and supplying e((ecti'e coping strategies, such as meditation and prayer 5 A,e?@im et al., +--A. 6 #t is generally agreed that religious and spiritual ,elie(s ,oth in(luence human (unctioning and /ell?,eing 53yman B 3andal, +--.< %aucier B %4r ypins4a, +--.6.Despite o( the many literatures sho/ing the signi(icant relationship o( trust in God, anxiety and depression among people. There are al/ays ,een a Cuestion to ,e de,ate (or a,out the issues. %o /ith this matter, this research /as another o( those many researches that aims to ans/er some issues and to add some proo( (or the de,ata,le issues. The study /ill identi(y the relationship o( trust in God and the anxiety and depression that they (elt.

Review of Related Literature

Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression #n recent studies o( 5Rosmarin et,al +--86,it /as sho/n that despite o( the con'incing proo(s o( relationships ,et/een the religious ,elie(s7 practices and a person2s mental health,

almost none o( the empirical (indings and related theory can ,e applied specially (or the Je/s. To tac4le those inadeCuacies, they in'estigated the role o( Je/ish religiousness in anxiety, depression and happiness. The sample /as a total o( D.D (rom the Je/ish community. %ome aspects o( religiousness /ere examined and their trust in God. The study used a sel(?report measure o( trust in God that they had created. As they assumed, higher le'els o( trust in God /ere associated /ith less anxiety and depression as /ell as greater happiness that they ha'e. Another study examined the relationship ,et/een intrinsic religious (aith and psychological /ell?,eing o( the total sample o( +0- adult participants. #ntrinsic religious (aith /as identi(ied not as simple agreement /ith religious doctrine, ,ut as a ,elie( in and trust on higher po/er. The study (ound that high (aith participants ha'e signi(icantly lo/er anxiety and depression 5$a/rencelle et. Al +--.6. A study o( 5Matthiesen et al6 says that since a gro/ing num,er o( studies sho/s that a religious attitude is associated /ith lo/er depression, they aim to examine the interrelationship ,et/een intrinsic religiosity and depressi'e ,eha'ioral symptoms in cancer patients /ith long? term courses. A sample o( "9. (emale cancer patients recruited in East?Germany, intrinsic religiosity /as measured /ith the scale Reliance on GodEs 3elp 5RG36 (rom the A@& Cuestionnaire< anxiety and depression /ith the 3ospital Anxiety and Depression %cale< (atigue /ith the cancer (atigue scale 5C=%?D6< physical and mental health /ith the %=?0+< adapti'e coping styles and E%CAPE (rom illness /ith the A@&< and li(e satis(action /ith a modi(ication o( 3ue,nerEs !rie( Multidimensional %tudentsE $i(e %atis(action %cale. They (ound out that moderate depression associated (atigue /as common in cancer patients /ith long term?

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cancer courses, /hile depression and anxiety /ere o( slight pre'alence. RG3, /hich /as 'alued ,y se'eral patients, correlated /ith Reappraisal; #llness as Chance< /ith li(e satis(action dimensions such as (uture perspecti'es, o'erall li(e, and (inancial situation< to a small extend /ith Escape (rom #llness< and negati'ely /ith mental health. )o signi(icant correlations /ere (ound /ith respect to depression, anxiety, or (atigue; #n contrast to cancer patients in (inal stages, cancer patients /ith long?term courses had *ust a moderate reliance on external di'ine po/ers. Statement of the Problem The main o,*ecti'e o( this study is to 4no/ i( there is a relationship ,et/een trust in God and the depression and anxiety. %peci(ic o,*ecti'e /ere to; 0.6 #denti(y the respondents2 le'el o( the trust in God. +.6 To determine the depression and anxiety le'el o( the respondents. ".6 To 4no/ i( there is a relationship ,et/een trust in God and the le'el o( depression and anxiety. A.6 To determine i( age is signi(icantly related /ith le'el o( trust in God and le'el o( anxiety and depression. D. 6 To determine i( there is a signi(icant di((erence in trust in God, anxiety and depression in terms religion..

Hypothesis of the Study

Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression 0.6 There is a signi(icant relationship ,et/een trust in God and the depression and anxiety o( the respondents. +.6 There is a signi(icant relationship ,et/een religion and age o( the respondent and their le'el o( anxiety and depression and trust in God. ".6 There is a signi(icant di((erence in the le'el o( trust in God and anxiety and depression in terms o( religion. Si nifi!an!e of the Study This study may help to identi(y /hether college students in Central $u on %tate

&ni'ersity has a trust in our Almighty God and to determine i( despite o( the pressure in studying and li(e challenges. This /ill also disco'er i( students /ho trust God experience anxiety and depression. This /ill help us to reali e some issues a,out ha'ing Trust in God ,ut not applying /hat /e should apply (or instances. S!ope and Limitation This study intended to determine the le'el o( trust in God, anxiety and depression and its relationship. This study co'ered the college students o( Central $u on %tate &ni'ersity 50st sem, %.F. +-0+?+-0"6 .

"ethodolo y Resear!h Desi n

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The study used a descripti'e type o( research in descri,ing le'el o( Trust in God, Anxiety and depression among students Central $u on %tate &ni'ersity. #nstrumentation =rom the study o( 5Rosemarin et. al +--..6, the trust scale and the depression and anxiety scale adapted in this study. !ut (or (urther adaptation in local setting it /as translated in =ilipino. The trust scale used a D point $i4ert?type Cuestionnaire 5-?hindi 4ailanman to A? so,rang dalas6 0. items in total. The num,ers 0,+,",D,.,:,9,0-,00,0",0A,0D intended to measure trust in God 5positi'ely stated6 and num,ers A,8,0+,0. /as negati'ely stated to detect inconsistency o( the ans/ers. The depression?anxiety scale /as a +0?item Cuestionnaire< it /as a $i4ert?type Cuestionnaire ans/ered ,y the range o( ho/ true the situation is to them 50? 3indi totoo to A? totoong totoo sa a4in6. Parti!ipants A total o( "- indi'iduals participated (or the completion o( the Cuestionnaires. The samples /ere selected ,y strati(ied sampling method /ith an eCually distri,uted num,er o( 0D persons (rom non?Catholic 5including !orn?again, Pentecost, !aptist and others6 and another 0D Catholic /ithin the &ni'ersity. Data analysis The data that has ,een gathered ,y the researcher /as analy ed through the help o( Microso(t Excel +--: and the #!M %P%% %tatistics '+-.- (or data analysis. Mean and descriptions o( the ans/ers o( the C$%& students a,out the le'el o( their GTrust in God> and G$e'el o( Anxiety and Depression> /ere presented to determine the respondents2 le'el o( trust in God and le'el o( anxiety and depression. The scale used (or the numerical description o( each

Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression items is 0?0.:D 5'ery lo/6, 0.:.?+.D 5lo/6, +.D0?".+D 5high6 and ".+.?A 5'ery high6. %tudent2s independent sample t?test /as used to 4no/ i( there is a signi(icant di((erence in their trust in God le'el and anxiety and depression le'el in terms o( their religion. Pearson product moment? correlation coe((icient /as used to examine i( there is a signi(icant relationship ,et/een trust in

God and anxiety and depression le'el, r ?'alue, le'el o( signi(icance and p?'alue /ere presented.

Results #n this part, (indings o( the study /ere presented. The part includes the result o( the primary (ocus o( the study, /hich /as measuring the le'el o( Trust in God, Anxiety and depression among college students Central $u on %tate. Hn the second part, it is consist o( the part that sho/s the relationship o( Religion respondents /ith their le'el o( Trust in God, anxiety and Depression. Then the last part /ill identi(y the relationship o( the le'el o( trust, and the Anxiety and depression. Iith respect to the age, it ranges (rom 50.?+06 years old. The Relationship of Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression of $olle e students in $LS% The (irst Cuestion o( the study /as G/hat is the le'el o( the trust the respondent hasJ> The data gathered /ere presented ,elo/ according to their mean and descriptions o( the ans/ers o( the participants. Table &'& Level of Trust in God Level of Trust in God 0.6 3indi lingid sa Diyos ang lahat sa a4in +.6 Ialang natatago sa Diyos sa lahat ng iniisip 4o. "ean (')* ('+( Des!ription Hi h Hi h

Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression ".6 Alam ng Diyos 4ung ano ang ma4asasama sa a4in. A.6 3indi pinapansin ng Diyos ang lahat ng ginaga/a 4o para sa @anyaK D.6 Alam ng Diyos 4ung ano ang lahat ng pangangailangan 4o. ..6 Ang Diyos ay ma4apangyarihan. :.6 3indi a4o mag4a4apera 4ung hindi 4aloo, ng Diyos 8.6 3indi lahat ng pangangailangan 4o ay alam ng Diyos.K 9.6 3indi a4o magtatagumpay 4ung hindi dahil sa Diyos. 0-.6 3indi 4o ma4u4uha ang mga ,agay na mayroon a4o 4ung hindi dahil sa Diyos. 00.6 Ang diyos ay matulungin sa lahat ng nangangailangan. 0+.6 Minsan, hindi ma,ait ang Diyos sa a4in.K 0".6 Ma,uti ang Diyos sa a4in 4ahit na hindi a4o 4arapat?dapat . 0A.6 Totoong ang Diyos ay patas 4ung humatol. 0D.6 Ang Diyos ay pinagpapala ang mga dapat pagpalain 5sa ,uhay dito sa lupa at sa 4a,ilang ,uhay6 0..6 Ang paghatol ng Diyos ay hindi patas o hindi ma4atarungan.K /verAll "ean 0reversely re!orded ('+* ('** ('*( ('+* (',( -'.( ('+( ('*. (',* ('.* ('+( (') ('+ ('). ('+) Hi h Hi h Hi h Hi h Hi h Hi h Hi h Hi h Hi h Hi h Hi h Hi h Hi h Hi h Hi h

As sho/n in Ta,le 0.0, the o'erall mean o( the respondents2 Trust in God is ".89 /hich is high in description. The second Cuestion o( the study /as G/hat is the le'el o( the anxiety and depression the respondent hasJ> The data gathered /ere presented ,elo/ according to their mean and descriptions o( the ans/ers o( the participants. Table &'- Level of anxiety and depression Level of anxiety and depression 0.6 3irap a4ong 4umalma "ean &'** Des!ription Low

Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression +.6 ".6 A.6 D.6 ..6 :.6 8.6 9.6

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)anunuyo ang ,i,ig 4o. &'+ Low 3indi na a4o na4a4aramdam ng 4asiyahan &'1( Low Minsan, nahihirapan a4ong huminga. &'** Low Iala a4ong ganang ga/in ang mga ,agay. -'&* Low )agiging o'er?reacting a4o sa mga nangyayari. -'.( Low )anginginig ang a4ing 4amay. &')( Low Palagi a4ong nagiisip. ('(* Hi h )atata4ot a4ong 4a,ahan at mag4amali at -'*( Hi h magmu4hang tanga. 0-.6Iala na a4ong pag?asa pa. &'(* Low 00.6)apapagod na a4o. -'-( Low 0+.6 )ahihirapan a4ong magpahinga dahil sa dami ng -',. Hi h dapat ga/in. 0".6 )alulung4ot at pagod na a4o. -'-. Low 0A.6 3indi na a4o ma4apag isip ng maayos. -'-* Low 0D.6 $agi a4ong nangangam,a. -'.* Low 0.. 6Iala na a4ong gana sa i,ang mga ,agay. &'** Low 0:.6Pa4iramdam 4o ay /ala a4ong halaga. &'2* Low 08.6 Madali a4ong mairita at mainis -'&( Low 09.6 )ag?aalala a4o 4apag may mga ,agay na hindi -'.* Low a4o naga/a na dapat ga/in. +-.6 Minsan natata4ot a4o ng /alang dahilan. -'&* Low +0.6 Pa4i4iramdam 4o,/alang say?say ang ,uhay. &'-* Low /verAll "ean -'., Low As sho/n in the a,o'e ta,le, it /as (ound that /ith the o'erall mean o( +.-. the anxiety and depression le'el o( the respondents are lo/. To determine /hether there is any signi(icant relationship ,et/een the le'el o( Trust in God, depression and anxiety, the data gathered /ere presented ,elo/ according to the r?'alue and p?'alue. Table -'& The Relationship between Trust in God, Depression and anxiety'

Trust in God Depression and anxiety r3 ?.":-K p3 .-AA

Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression The Ta,le +.0a,o'e sho/s that there is a signi(icant relationship ,et/een the le'el o( trust in God and the anxiety and depression o( the respondents. There is a negati'e linear correlation ,et/een the 'aria,les. Table -'- Relationship between A e and level of Trust in God ,Depression and anxiety Trust in God Age r3 ?.--: p3 .9.9 r3 .-A9 p3 .:9: Depression and anxiety

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As the ta,le sho/n, there is no signi(icant relationship ,et/een the age and le'el o( anxiety and depression. #t also sho/s that there is no signi(icant relationship ,et/een the age and le'el o( Trust in God o( the respondents. Table ('& Differen!es between Reli ion and Level of Depression and anxiety T Depression and anxiety 0..+9 Df +8 Si nifi!an!e .-++

The ta,le ".0 includes the t? 'alue, the degrees o( (reedom and the signi(icance o( depression and anxiety /ith respect to the religion o( the respondents.

Table ('- Differen!es between Reli ion and level Trust in God T Trust in God .-8A +8 .-8A The ta,le ".+ includes the t? 'alue, the degrees o( (reedom and the signi(icance o( trust in God /ith respect to the religion o( the respondents. Table 1'& Differen!es of Level of Trust in God with re ards to Reli ion Df Si nifi!an!e

Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression Reli ion Catholic )on?Catholic 4 0D 0D "ean ".D9 ".:0

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#n ta,le A.0 illustrates that ,oth Catholic 5/ith the mean o( ".D9 6 and )on?Catholic 5/ith the mean o( ".:06 has a 3igh le'el o( trust in God.

Table 1'& Differen!es of level of Depression and Anxiety with re ard to Reli ion Reli ion Catholic )on?Catholic 4 0D 0D "ean +.+" 0.9-

The ta,le sho/s that the le'el o( depression and anxiety o( the Catholic 5/ith the mean o( +.+"6 is higher than the le'el o( depression and anxiety o( the non?Catholic 5/ith the mean o(0.9.6 Dis!ussion Trust in God The study (ound out that the le'el o( Trust in God o( the college students in Central $u on %tate &ni'ersity is high /ith an o'erall mean o( ".89. All the items (rom the Cuestionnaire contri,uted to the high le'el o( trust in God, such as G3indi lingid sa Diyos ang lahat sa a4in>, GIalang natatago sa Diyos sa lahat ng iniisip 4o.>, G Alam ng Diyos 4ung ano ang ma4asasama sa a4in.>, G 3indi a4o mag4a4apera 4ung hindi 4aloo, ng Diyos>, G Alam ng Diyos 4ung ano

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ang lahat ng pangangailangan 4o.>. #n relation to this, according to %a(ara, et. al.5 +--86, spiritual ,elie(s or Trusting to God can ma4e e'eryday occupations more meaning(ul and health? enhancing. Additional to this, Randy et. al. 5+--86 (ound that religious ,elie(s and practices are associated /ith ,etter mental health. The outcome sho/ed that religious ,elie(s and practices /ere important ,ecause as Durant et al,5 +--86 said that religion is the great part o( our culture, /hich is the norm o( our society. A society does not exist /ithout religion or ,elie( in God. Another sociologist ,elie'es that there is al/ays a need to a system o( ,elie(s in the nature o( a nation. Actually, /e can ne'er (ind any culture /ithout the e((ects o( religion. 5Durant et al., +--86 E'en ,e(ore early =ilipinos also ,elie'ed in one great God 5!athala May?4apal6 they ,elie'e that this God created the /orld and man. Christianity came to the Philippines in the sixteenth century, %paniards ,rought it here and since then, /e trust and ,elie'e in God.5 Reyes,098D6

Anxiety and depression !ased (rom the results that sho/ an o'er?all mean o( +.-:, it illustrate that C$%& students has a lo/ anxiety and depression le'el. According to the American Psychological Association, it is usual (or e'eryone to (eel anxious (rom time to time. %tress(ul situations such as meeting tense deadlines or important social responsi,ility o(ten ma4e us ner'ous or anxious. Experiencing mild anxiety may help a person turn out to ,e more prepared and (ocused on (acing di((icult or threatening circumstances. Trust in God, Depression and Anxiety

Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression The study (ound out that there is a signi(icant relationship ,et/een the le'el o( trust in

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God and the anxiety and depression. There is a negati'e moderate linear correlation ,et/een the 'aria,les. 5 rL?.":-6. This means i( the le'el o( trust in God is high< the le'el o( anxiety and depression tends to ,e lo/. According to %a(ara, et al.,5 +--86 that it is clear that religious ,elie(s and practices play an important role in the pre'ention or decrease o( mental and emotional pro,lems. Also, it /as (ound out that higher le'el o( Trust in God /as associated /ith less anxiety and depression 5Rosmarin et al., +--96. Many studies support this results in the past "D years, it /as indicated that greater ,asic religious o,ser'ance 5e.g., church attendance, religious study6 are associated /ith decreased anxiety 5@oenig et al., 099"< Iilliams et al., 09906 Trust in God could ,e related to anxiety in the (ollo/ing manner. =irst, trust in God may reduce negati'e appraisal o( supposed danger. A(ter all, i( one ,elie'es that God 4no/s e'erything and God has the po/er to ta4e care o( any situation, and is merci(ul, generous, and righteous, there /ould seem to ,e less to ,e a(raid o( 5!arlo/ et al., +--+6. The importance o( these cogniti'e (actors may ,e undermined ,y the ,elie( that God is merci(ul and generous, as such thin4ing /ould seem to pro'o4e the expectation o( positi'e outcomes, regardless o( controlla,ility or predicta,ility 5Pargament et al., 099:6. #n relation to depression, trust in God may pre'ent the pernicious cognitions associated /ith hopelessness (rom occurring. 3opelessness engage the propensity to attri,ute e'ents to negati'e glo,al and sta,le causes5A,ela et al., +---6. A e, Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression #n terms o( age and le'el o( anxiety and depression, the study sho/s that there is no signi(icant relationship ,et/een the age and le'el o( anxiety and depression. This means that at any age, a person may experience depression and anxiety. Moreo'er,APA symptoms such as

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tremendous (ear, shortness o( ,reath, racing heart,eat, insomnia, nausea, trem,ling and di iness are common in these anxiety disorders may ,egin at any time ,ut anxiety disorders o(ten sur(ace in adolescence or early adulthood. There is some e'idence that anxiety disorders run in (amilies< genes as /ell as early learning experiences /ithin (amilies seem to ma4e some people more li4ely than others to experience these disorders. Iith regards to age and trust in God there is a signi(icant relationship ,et/een the age and le'el o( Trust in God o( the respondents. This means that age is not the ,asis o( the le'el o( trust. #n a study recently, the author descri,ed humans as ha'ing an innate integral dimension o( spirituality .%pirituality is part o( human li(e and is o(ten descri,ed as the continual search (or meaning in li(e so it means that it2s a li(etime process. 5Taylor, +--+6.

Reli ion, Trust in God, Depression and Anxiety #t /as (ound that the le'el o( depression and anxiety o( the Catholic is higher than the le'el o( depression and anxiety o( the non?Catholic .Religiousness, religiosity, or religious practices re(ers to ,elie(s and ,eha'iours associated /ith an indi'idual2s religious tradition or denomination 5H2!rien, +--86. #n other /ords, religiosity is the extent to /hich indi'iduals are engaged in religious ,elie(s and practices. Religion is a /ay o( nurturing spirituality and is o(ten needed (or personal gro/th and sustenance. To ha'e spirituality outside o( religion is to turn in/ard and to not (oster relationships and connectedness important to spiritual gro/th. 5Adler et al., +--D6

Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression #t /as also (ound that there is high trust in God in ,oth Catholic and )on?Catholic. The

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results are /ide?ranging ,ut some literature de(ines Trust in God and religiosity as Gelements o( lo'e< compassion< caring< transcendence< relationship /ith God< and the connection o( ,ody, mind, and spirit> 5HE!rien et al., +--86. #n addition,5 Tanyi et al,.+--+6 identi(ied spirituality as Ga personal search (or meaning and purpose in li(e, /hich may or may not ,e related to religion> 5!uc4 et al.,+--.6 characteri ed spirituality as Gthat most human o( experiences that see4s to transcend sel( and (ind meaning and purpose through connection /ith others, nature, and7or a %upreme !eing, /hich may or may not in'ol'e religious structures or traditions> . 5 Mera'iglia et al.,09996 de(ined spirituality Gas the experiences and expressions o( one2s spirit in a uniCue and dynamic process re(lecting (aith in God or a supreme ,eing< connectedness /ith onesel(, others, nature or God< and integration o( the dimensions o( mind, ,ody, and spirit. Iith di((erent interpretation /e may not identi(y the true di((erences o( Trust in God.

$on!lusion H'erall, as the results o( the study sho/s, it may ,e concluded that. Religion is not a (actor to predict le'el o( trust in God ,ut religion is a (actor to consider in explaining the le'el o( anxiety and depression. As recent studies (ound, trust in God and the depression and anxiety le'el has a highly signi(icant relationship. The higher the trust in God the lo/er the le'el o( anxiety and depression, li4e/ise, the lo/er the trust in God, the higher the tendency to ha'e a high le'el o( anxiety and depression.

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As the results explained that there is a relationship ,et/een the age and the le'el o( trust in God or the le'el o( Anxiety and depression. Re!ommendation =or (uture researcher, they may also use the other domains and (actors that can ,e used to identi(y the relationship ,et/een trust in God, anxiety and depression such as, church attendance, church participation and the li4es. =or the Psychology practitioner, try to consider in'ol'ement o( the counselee to religious acti'ity and encourage them to engage themsel'es to trust God. =or the researcher, consider also using large num,er o( samples. Iith di((erent ages and denominations (or (urther results ampli(ication.

Referen!es Da'id 3. Rosmarin, @enneth #. Pargament and Annette Mahoney 5+--96. GThe role o( religiousness in anxiety, depression, and happiness in a Je/ish community sample; A preliminary in'estigation>. Mental Health, Religion & Culture Mol. 0+, )o. + %AM&E$ P=E#=ER B &R%E$T$A IAE$TF 509996. GAnxiety, depression, and religiosity?a controlled clinical study>. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, Molume +, )um,er 0, 0999 American Psychological Association 5+-0-6> &nderstanding Anxiety Disorder and Treatment.> A Publication of the American Psychological Association :D- =irst %treet, )E Iashington, DC +---+?A+A+

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Panuto; $agyan ng mar4a ang ,ilang ng sagot na umaa4ma sa iyong panana/ ayon sa s4ala na nasa i,a,a. -? 3indi 4ailanman "? Madalas 0? Minsan A? %o,rang dalas +? @ahit papaano 0.6 3indi lingid sa Diyos ang lahat sa a4in +.6 Ialang natatago sa Diyos sa lahat ng iniisip 4o. ".6 Alam ng Diyos 4ung ano ang ma4asasama sa a4in. A.6 3indi pinapansin ng Diyos ang lahat ng ginaga/a 4o para sa @anya D.6 Alam ng Diyos 4ung ano ang lahat ng pangangailangan 4o. ..6 Ang Diyos ay ma4apangyarihan. :.6 3indi a4o mag4a4apera 4ung hindi 4aloo, ng Diyos 8.6 3indi lahat ng pangangailangan 4o ay alam ng Diyos. 9.6 3indi a4o magtatagumpay 4ung hindi dahil sa Diyos. 0-.6 3indi 4o ma4u4uha ang mga ,agay na mayroon a4o 4ung hindi dahil sa Diyos.

Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression 00.6Ang diyos ay matulungin sa lahat ng nangangailangan. 0+.6Minsan, hindi ma,ait ang Diyos sa a4in. 0".6Ma,uti ang Diyos sa a4in 4ahit na hindi a4o 4arapat?dapat . 0A.6Totoong ang Diyos ay patas 4ung humatol. 0D.6Ang Diyos ay pinagpapala ang mga dapat pagpalain 5sa ,uhay dito sa lupa at sa 4a,ilang ,uhay6 0..6Ang paghatol ng Diyos ay hindi patas o hindi ma4atarungan.

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!asahing ma,uti ang mga pangungusap at piliin ang a4mang sagot 4ung gaano 4atotoo sayo ang ,a/at sit/asyong i,inigay ,ase sa 4aranasan mo sa na4alipas na mga ara/ o linggo. Ialang maling sagot. #sulat ang numero ng sagot ,ago ang ,ilang. 0? +? "? A? 3indi totoo. Minsan totoo Palaging totoo Totoong totoo sa a4in.

0.6 3irap a4ong 4umalma +.6 )anunuyo ang ,i,ig 4o. ".6 3indi na a4o na4a4aramdam ng 4asiyahan. A.6 Minsan, nahihirapan a4ong huminga. D.6 Iala a4ong ganang ga/in ang mga ,agay. ..6 )agiging o'er?reacting a4o sa mga nangyayari. :.6 )anginginig ang a4ing 4amay. 8.6 Palagi a4ong nagiisip. 9.6 )atata4ot a4ong 4a,ahan at mag4amali at magmu4hang tanga. 0-.6 Iala na a4ong pag?asa pa. 00.6 )apapagod na a4o. 0+.6 )ahihirapan a4ong magpahinga dahil sa dami ng dapat ga/in. 0".6 )alulung4ot at pagod na a4o. 0A.6 3indi na a4o ma4apag isip ng maayos.

Trust in God, Anxiety and Depression 0D.6 $agi a4ong nangangam,a. 0..6 Iala na a4ong gana sa i,ang mga ,agay. 0:.6 Pa4iramdam 4o ay /ala a4ong halaga. 08.6 Madali a4ong mairita at mainis 09.6 )ag?aalala a4o 4apag may mga ,agay na hindi a4o naga/a na dapat ga/in. +-.6 Minsan natata4ot a4o ng /alang dahilan. +0.6 Pa4i4iramdam 4o,/alang say?say ang ,uhay.

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