Department of Educational Psychology
ORCID IDs
Dena M. Abbott http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0295-1796
Andrew S. Franks http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8907-7386
Date of this Version
2021
Citation
Journal of Religion and Health (2021) 60:2395–2410
doi:10.1007/s10943-021-01284-9
PMCID: PMC8140577
Abstract
Psychological distress and coping strategies employed during collective trauma events may vary for theists and atheists, as well as others along the (non)religious spectrum. The present study explored these differences via data collected from a US-based sample during the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistical models suggested relationships between maladaptive coping and distress for all participants and potential differences in coping and, in turn, distress between participants high and low in institutional religiousness and individual spirituality. Additionally, all participants, though especially nonreligious participants, appeared less able to engage in adaptive emotion-focused coping strategies. Implications for future research are provided.
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PubMed Central ID PMCID: PMC8140577