The Mediating Effect of Coping Strategies on Religious/Spiritual Struggles and Life Satisfaction

Szczęśniak, Małgorzata; Kroplewski, Zdzisław; Szałachowski, Roman

doi:10.3390/rel11040195

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“…In fact, no variables surpassed the cutoffs of ± 2 for skewness (− 0.792 to 1.749), and ± 3 for kurtosis (− 0.798 to 2.957). It is important to notice that the scores of religious comfort, fear, negative emotions toward God, and negative social interaction obtained in the present study were quite similar to the values obtained by Zarzycka (2014), Zarzycka et al (2017), and Szcześniak et al (2019Szcześniak et al ( , 2020 in different Polish samples.…”

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Religious Struggle and Life Satisfaction Among Adult Christians: Self-esteem as a Mediator

Szczęśniak

Timoszyk-Tomczak

2020

J Relig Health

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The religious dimension of life represents an important source of human strength, meaning, and coping for many people. However, the religious life is not always “smooth and easy” and can be associated with weak personal adjustment, poorer psychological well-being, and lower satisfaction. Yet, besides the direct relationship between these variables, some researchers postulate the existence of an indirect association that has not been fully explained by various psychosocial mediators. The aim of the present study was to verify whether self-esteem could be a potential mediator between religious strain and life satisfaction. The sample consisted of 607 adult Christians (49.6% women) aged between 18 and 79. We used the Religious Comfort and Strain Scale, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Consistent with our hypotheses, life satisfaction positively correlated with religious comfort and was negatively associated with fear/guilt, negative emotions toward God, and negative social interactions surrounding religion. The same pattern of results was shown in the case of self-esteem. Moreover, the outcomes obtained from bootstrap sampling (5000) with a 95% confidence interval indicated a significant role of self-esteem as a mediator in all of the relationships between: (1) religious comfort and life satisfaction; (2) fear/guilt and life satisfaction; (3) negative emotions toward God and life satisfaction; and (4) negative social interactions surrounding religion and life satisfaction.

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Religious Struggle and Life Satisfaction Among Adult Christians: Self-esteem as a Mediator

Szczęśniak

Timoszyk-Tomczak

2020

J Relig Health

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“…To understand the spiritual struggles of Nones, it is important to briefly consider some reasons why people claim to be non-religious. There are many factors involved in the societal increase in Nones, but the one previously predicted, that is, the total secularization of society, is not it (Brown 2017;Taylor 2007;Hout and Fischer 2014;Swatos and Olsen 2000;Cimino 2007;Von Stuckrad 2013). Instead, religious institutions, although many are declining numerically, continue.…”

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Spiritual Struggles of Nones and ‘Spiritual but Not Religious’ (SBNRs)

Mercadante

2020

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Spiritual struggles are a distinct problem which have implications for psychological, social, emotional and physical health. They are not unique to religious persons; instead both the religiously unaffiliated (Nones) and those who call themselves “Spiritual but not Religious,” (SBNR) have struggles with existential issues common to all humans, and which can be identified as “spiritual”. Nones are a very diverse group and different types of Nones struggle differently. This qualitative study, based on interviews in North America with over 100 Nones, particularly SBNRs, explains the types of spiritual struggles, with many examples and illustrative quotes. Nones’ key struggles are in the areas of Self and Self-in-Relation. This is a vastly under-researched topic which will only grow in importance, given the rapid and continuing rise of the None population. The topic is of concern to social scientists, but is equally important for psychologists, counselors, medical personnel, chaplains and others in the helping professions given that Nones will come to them for assistance.

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“…Taking into consideration the empirical data and theoretical framework, religious coping seems to be crucial in terms of promoting mental health and life satisfaction. Importantly, this applies to followers of various religions, including Christians [ 54 , 55 ], Muslims [ 56 , 57 ], Buddhists [ 58 ] and Hindus [ 59 ], as well as people identifying as non-religious [ 60 ] and not spiritual [ 61 , 62 ]. Despite the obvious significance of religion for individuals and society, psychologists and other social scientists have paid relatively little attention to religious coping in the empirical literature [ 52 ].…”

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Religious Coping and Life Satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Polish Catholics. The Mediating Effect of Coronavirus Anxiety

Dobrakowski

Skalski

Surżykiewicz

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Recent data have indicated that people may have experienced fear during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to deepen our understanding of the relationship between religious coping and life satisfaction by analysing the indirect effects of fear of COVID-19. Methods: This study included 365 people (75% women) aged 18–78 years. The procedure consisted of completing questionnaires to measure religious coping, COVID-19 anxiety, satisfaction with life, and satisfaction with social support. Results: Structural equation modelling showed that positive religious coping was related to greater life satisfaction and greater satisfaction with social support during the pandemic. Moreover, fear of COVID-19 mediated the relationship between negative religious coping and life satisfaction and social support satisfaction. Conclusions: The data suggest a need for practitioners to focus on interventions that enhance positive religious coping to improve life satisfaction during the spread of infectious diseases.

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The Mediating Effect of Coping Strategies on Religious/Spiritual Struggles and Life Satisfaction

Cited by 18 publications

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Religious Struggle and Life Satisfaction Among Adult Christians: Self-esteem as a Mediator

Religious Struggle and Life Satisfaction Among Adult Christians: Self-esteem as a Mediator

Spiritual Struggles of Nones and ‘Spiritual but Not Religious’ (SBNRs)

Religious Coping and Life Satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Polish Catholics. The Mediating Effect of Coronavirus Anxiety

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