Alcohol Use, Daily Hassles, and Religious Coping Among Students at a Religiously Affiliated College

Stoltzfus, Kenneth M.; Farkas, Kathleen J.

doi:10.3109/10826084.2011.644843

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“…While the present study revealed that females do utilize positive religious coping more than males, the significant inverse relationship between positive religious coping and substance use was not moderated by sex. These findings somewhat contradict previous studies that have found that positive religious coping moderates the relationship between negative psychological factors and substance use only for females (Horton and Loukas 2013;Stoltzfus and Farkas 2012). While we cannot make firm conclusions about causality, the findings from the present study suggest that positive religious coping may provide a sense of hope and comfort for all individuals, irrespective of sex, and these psychological benefits may help deter an individual from using substances to cope with difficult life situations.…”

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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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Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 83%

Religious Coping and Substance Use: The Moderating Role of Sex

Parenteau

2015

J Relig Health

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“…Higher scores indicate greater experiences with negative life events. The ICSRLE has evidenced good internal consistency (α = .91; Stoltzfus & Farkas, ) and excellent construct validity with other measures of negative life events (Kohn et al, ). In the current study, the internal consistency scores for the ICSRLE in first administration (α = .94) and second administration (α = .95) were excellent.…”

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confidence: 96%

Savouring and Self‐compassion as Protective Factors for Depression

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Within positive psychology, researchers and clinicians vocalize the need to expand upon how the treatment for major depressive disorder is conceptualized and implemented. The impetus of the current study was to examine preliminary criteria for identifying savouring and self-compassion as protective factors for depression. Undergraduate students (N = 133) completed a series of surveys at two points in time, 5 weeks apart. Results revealed that savouring and self-compassion were inversely related to depression scores cross-sectionally and prospectively. However, savouring was the only positive psychological variable to predict changes in depression scores across time. Cross-sectionally, savouring was also found to moderate the relation between negative life events and depression, such that the strength of the relation between negative life events and depression decreased when higher savouring was present. However, this same effect was not significant prospectively. There was no evidence, cross-sectionally or prospectively, that self-compassion moderated the relation between negative life events and depression. Taken together, results provide preliminary support for savouring as a protective factor for depressive symptoms. Mental health professionals should consider teaching savouring strategies to help at-risk clients stimulate and sustain positive affect as a means of preventing and reducing depressive symptoms. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…Positive religious coping is characterized as an adaptive coping strategy that includes: (a) religious forgiveness, (b) seeking spiritual support, (c) reframing of stressful event to view it as a potentially beneficial opportunity for growth and learning, and (d) finding meaning in a negative situation through spiritual connectedness with a higher power (Ano & Vasconcelles, 2005; Hill & Pargament, 2008; Pargament, Smith, Koenig, & Perez, 1998). Positive religious coping is associated with improved physical and mental health outcomes including decreased alcohol use (Ano & Vasconcelles, 2005; Stoltzfus & Farkas, 2012). …”

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confidence: 99%