Religiosity and the psychological outcomes of trauma: A systematic review of quantitative studies

Kucharska, Justyna

doi:10.1002/jclp.22867

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“…Consistent with prior studies, being affiliated with a religion was associated with PTG (Kucharska, 2020 ). It has been suggested that religious beliefs may provide a framework to facilitate more positive reappraisal of threatening situations (e.g.…”

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confidence: 89%

Finding the positives from the COVID-19 pandemic: factors associated with posttraumatic growth among nurses in Hong Kong

Yeung

Wong

Cheung

et al. 2022

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background Due to active involvement with patients for COVID-19 treatments, nurses are susceptible to adverse psychological outcomes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the distress, studies have suggested that nurses are able to experience positive changes (i.e. posttraumatic growth; PTG) during the pandemic. Research on other populations has also indicated that COVID-19-specific worries and work-related coping resources are associated with people’s positive changes during the pandemic. Objective This study examined how socio-demographic characteristics, COVID-19-related worries, and work-related variables (satisfaction with work and workplace pandemic guidelines) were associated with PTG among nurses in Hong Kong. Methods Nurses ( N = 1510) working in hospitals and community settings were recruited through nursing associations in Hong Kong between 8 August 2020 and 22 September 2020. They were invited to complete a cross-sectional survey measuring their sociodemographic characteristics, COVID-19 worries, and satisfaction with work and workplace pandemic-control measures. Results Results from hierarchical regressions found that those working non-full-time ( β = −0.06), affiliating with a religion ( β = 0.24), having higher COVID-19-related worries and psychological distress ( βs ranging from 0.12–0.15), and having higher work satisfaction ( β = 0.14) were associated with higher PTG ( ps < .05). Moreover, a significant interaction between psychological distress and satisfaction with workplace pandemic control guidelines emerged in explaining PTG ( β = 0.08, p < .05), such that guideline satisfaction was only associated with higher PTG among those with higher distress ( β = 0.09, p = .03), but not those with lower distress ( β = −0.05, p > .05). Conclusions Nurses in Hong Kong did report positive changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Future studies could focus on the contributing factors of PTG to design for effective strategies to enhance resources for nurses to promote positive psychosocial outcomes.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Finding the positives from the COVID-19 pandemic: factors associated with posttraumatic growth among nurses in Hong Kong

Yeung

Wong

Cheung

et al. 2022

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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“…There were no associations between posttraumatic growth and religious attitudes. The researchers point out that the detected relationships between religiosity and reaction to a traumatic event largely depend on the concept of religiosity adopted in the research and the type of trauma [ 41 ]. Perhaps if we measured positive religious coping, the centrality of religiosity or the frequency of religious practices in the lives of respondents, we would be able to discover such relationships.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Posttraumatic Growth and Spirituality in Mothers of Children with Pediatric Cancer

Czyżowska

Raszka²,

Kalus

2021

IJERPH

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A child’s cancer, as a life-threatening illness, is classified as a traumatic event both for the child him-/herself and for his/her relatives. Struggling with a traumatic experience can bring positive consequences for an individual, which is referred to as posttraumatic growth. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between posttraumatic growth and spirituality understood as a personal resource in mothers of children with pediatric cancer. In total, 55 mothers whose children were in the phase of treatment and who had been staying with them in the hospital filled in a Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, Self-description Questionnaire of Spirituality, and the author’s short questionnaire on demographic variables and information on the child and his/her disease. A high level of posttraumatic development, especially in the area of life appreciation, was observed in the examined mothers. Spirituality was positively related to the emergence of positive change, in two particular components, ethical sensitivity and harmony. It seems that taking into account the area of spirituality when planning interventions and providing support in this group could foster coping with the situation and emergence of posttraumatic growth.

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“…Previous gender-specific studies on this topic found an effect both among traumatized women (Florez, Allbaugh, Harris, Schwartz, & Kaslow, 2018 ) and among mostly male war veterans (Mihaljević, Aukst-Margetić, Vuksan-Ćusa, Koić, & Milošević, 2012 ). A recent systematic review of 79 quantitative studies did not find that religiosity affected trauma reactions, however (Kucharska, 2020 ). We have not found other comparable studies that have shown gender differences in alterations of systems of meaning or religious beliefs after trauma.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender differences in a wide range of trauma symptoms after victimization and accidental traumas: a cross-sectional study in a clinical setting

Søegaard

Kan

Koirala

et al. 2021

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background There are large gender differences in PTSD prevalence. Gender differences in a wide range of trauma symptoms including disturbances in self-organization have not been extensively researched. Objective To explore gender differences in a wide range of trauma symptoms by comparing victimization trauma (VT) with accidental trauma (AT). Method A cross-sectional study of 110 traumatized patients attending a mental health outpatient clinic in Oslo, Norway (38.2% men, Mage = 40.4, 40% ethnic Norwegians). The trauma was categorized as VT or AT based on the Life Events Checklist. The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-PTSD-module and Structured Interview for Disorders of Extreme Stress Not-Otherwise-Specified (DESNOS) assessed a wide range of trauma symptoms. First, we examined gender differences within the trauma categories, then MANCOVA for an adjusted two-by-two between-groups analysis. Results Among VT patients, men reported more symptoms of alteration of negative self-perception ( p = .02, ES = 0.50) and alteration in systems of meaning ( p < .01, ES = 1.04). Within the AT group, women reported more symptoms of affect and impulses ( p = .01, ES = 0.94). The VT-AT difference was significantly higher in men in intrusion ( p < .01, η 2 = 0.04), affect and impulses ( p < .01, η 2 = 0.12), negative self-perception ( p < .01, η 2 = 0.11), difficulty in relations ( p = .01, η 2 = 0.10) and alterations in systems of meaning ( p = .01, η 2 = 0.14). Conclusion: Comparing the VT-AT differences between the genders, men with VT had relatively more symptoms of intrusion, self-organization, identity, ideology/meaning, cognition, and relations difficulties. Effect sizes were moderate to large. Men may be relatively more vulnerable to VT than AT, while women may be more equally affected by VT and AT. Acknowledging possible gender differences in a wider range of trauma symptoms depending on trauma category may have clinical benefits

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Religiosity and the psychological outcomes of trauma: A systematic review of quantitative studies

Cited by 22 publications

References 114 publications

Finding the positives from the COVID-19 pandemic: factors associated with posttraumatic growth among nurses in Hong Kong

Finding the positives from the COVID-19 pandemic: factors associated with posttraumatic growth among nurses in Hong Kong

Posttraumatic Growth and Spirituality in Mothers of Children with Pediatric Cancer

Gender differences in a wide range of trauma symptoms after victimization and accidental traumas: a cross-sectional study in a clinical setting

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