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Past research has suggested that religion plays an important role in single individuals' functioning. However, little is known about the role of prayer in single adults' mental health. Therefore, the present investigation examined whether adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication, and reception prayer concerning singlehood would moderate the changes in anxiety, depression, and emotional and psychological well-being of Polish single individuals (N = 335 at Time 1) over six months. The analyses showed that among single religious followers, none of the five types of prayer were related to changes in anxiety and depression; however, confession, thanksgiving and reception prayer were related to increased emotional well-being among those who did not pray, and confession prayer was related to decreased psychological well-being among those who prayed. In a sample of nonreligious followers, the analysis suggested the possibility that adoration prayer might be related to decreased anxiety. The study implies that prayer concerning singlehood can be particularly important for single religious followers' changes in emotional and psychological well-being compared to nonreligious followers and that the temporal effect of prayer concerning singlehood is characterised by high selectiveness and uniqueness depending on the type of prayer, whether prayer is practiced, indicators of mental health and religious identity.
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