Guilt, Psychological Well-Being and Religiosity in Contemporary Cinema

This study explains the change in meaning that psychology has given to relationship between religiosity and psychological well-being since beginning of 20th century, dating it back deep introduced by post-modernity. Guilt is interpreted as a paradigm this meaning, reflection different ways understanding guilt have had on screen analyzed. The Content Analysis sample 94 films showed 5 modes expression can be placed continuum from traditional Judeo-Christian model serves benchmark—harm-repentance-penitence-forgiveness—to removal requirement for self-realization. other three models emerge these two poles: absence psychiatric pathology; resignification guilty act reduction dissonance; idealized regret at no cost. Studying guilt-coping allows us infer hypothesis large part current positive view related culture does not demand suffering full experience spirituality.