Religious Consolation Among Men and Women: Do HealthProblems Spur Seeking?

Ferraro, Kenneth F.; Kelley‐Moore, Jessica A.

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“…Finally, although it has been found that women are more likely than men to seek comfort through religion (Ferraro and Kelley-Moore 2000), and thus, may be expected to emotionally profit from an extrinsic religious orientation, which orients individuals to seek the benefits of religious engagement, the present study did not find a significant interaction among sex, depressive symptoms, and religious orientation. While the lack of significance may be due to power issues, it also is possible that religiosity is so deeply ingrained in the lives of Southeastern Americans (Pew Research Center 2015) that all individuals in this area of the country will derive benefits from their religious faith, irrespective of gender.…”

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Depressive Symptoms and Tobacco Use: Does Religious Orientation Play a Protective Role?

Parenteau

2017

J Relig Health

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Many studies have established an association between depression and smoking. The main objective of this study was to determine whether religious orientation moderates the relationship between depressive symptoms and tobacco use. This study utilized a cross-sectional data collection strategy to examine the relationship among depressive symptoms, religious orientation, and tobacco use among undergraduate students (N = 349) at a midsize southeastern university. Participants completed a demographic questionnaire, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, the Extrinsic/Intrinsic Religious Orientation Scale-Revised and the Drinking and Drug Habits Questionnaire. Analyses using hierarchical linear regression indicate a significant interaction effect (depressive symptoms × extrinsic religious orientation) on tobacco use. Additional moderation analyses reveal a significant interaction effect between depressive symptoms and the extrinsic-personal religious orientation on tobacco use. Results suggest that having an extrinsic religious orientation, and specifically, the extrinsic-personal subtype, can protect against the effects of depressive symptoms. In this regard, individuals who turn to religion for solace or comfort may be less likely to engage in tobacco use when experiencing depressive symptoms. Limitations, future directions, and implications are discussed.

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Depressive Symptoms and Tobacco Use: Does Religious Orientation Play a Protective Role?

Parenteau

2017

J Relig Health

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“…Women, furthermore, are more likely to seek consolation through religion (Ferraro and Kelley-Moore 2000), suggesting that the use of positive religious coping may serve as a buffer against substance use for females, though not for males.…”

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Religious Coping and Substance Use: The Moderating Role of Sex

Parenteau

2015

J Relig Health

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The objectives of this study were to ascertain whether positive and negative religious coping are associated with substance use and to determine whether sex moderates this association. This study utilized a cross-sectional design and examined 349 undergraduate students (103 males and 246 females) at a midsize southeastern university. Participants completed a demographic questionnaire, the Brief RCOPE, and the Drinking and Drug Habits Questionnaire. Results revealed a positive association between negative religious coping and substance use only for males. While positive religious coping was significantly negatively associated with substance use, sex did not moderate this association. These results suggest that males may be especially vulnerable to engaging in substance use when utilizing negative religious coping. It may be important for university counseling centers to be cognizant of the types of religious coping used by students, as well as sex differences regarding the association between negative religious coping and substance use.

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“…In this review, religiousness was considered a protective factor against suicide, drug abuse and alcohol, delinquent behavior, marital satisfaction, psychological suffering and psychoses 1 . Some researchers have observed increased religiousness during negative life events, which include falling ill [1][2][3][4] . On the other hand, the connection with religion may be both a source of relief and discomfort depending on how the person relates to it 3,5 .…”

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Avaliação de qualidade de vida e importância dada a espiritualidade/religiosidade/ crenças pessoais (SRPB) em adultos com e sem problemas crônicos de saúde

Rocha

Fleck

2011

Rev. psiquiatr. clín.

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Background: There is a lack of studies seeking to elucidate the association of religiousness with quality of life, comparing sick and healthy people, regardless the type of disease and age group. Objective: To examine the association between: (1) presence of a chronic health condition and the importance given to spirituality/ religiousness/personal beliefs (SRPB); (2) presence of a chronic health condition and quality of life (QOL) adjusted for age, socioeconomic level and depressive symptoms; (3) QOL and importance given to SRPB, also adjusted for the same factors. Design: cross-sectional study. Participants: n = 241 consisted of 122 inand outpatients from a university hospital and 119 religious healthy subjects from community. Measurements: a) WHOQOL-100 (QOL); b) BDI (depressive symptoms); c) WHOQOL-SRPBi -scale of importance assigned to the facets of the Spirituality/Religiousness/Personal Beliefs Module of WHOQOL-100 to measure importance given to religiousness. Results: Patients in comparison to healthy subjects showed worse scores in most WHOQOL-100 domains. The patients' mean score of the WHOQOL-SRPBi was 97.2 compared to the healthy subjects' mean score = 92.9 (P = 0.03). After using a multiple regression model, the WHOQOL-SRPBi appears positively associated with the psychological, the social relationships, the environment, the SRPB domains and general QOL (beta = 0.17; beta = 0.12; beta = 0.11; beta = 0.72; beta = 0.10, respectively), when adjusted for age, SEL, BDI and the presence of a chronic health condition. Discussion: The more important is the SRPB for these people, the better is their QOL in most of their domains, independently of other factors involved. This finding may be taken into account when planning interventions to improve QOL of chronic health patients.

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Religious Consolation Among Men and Women: Do HealthProblems Spur Seeking?

Cited by 169 publications

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Depressive Symptoms and Tobacco Use: Does Religious Orientation Play a Protective Role?

Depressive Symptoms and Tobacco Use: Does Religious Orientation Play a Protective Role?

Religious Coping and Substance Use: The Moderating Role of Sex

Avaliação de qualidade de vida e importância dada a espiritualidade/religiosidade/ crenças pessoais (SRPB) em adultos com e sem problemas crônicos de saúde

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