Can religiosity boost meaning in life and suppress stress for Muslim college students?

Abu-Hilal, Maher M.; Al-Bahrani, Muna; Al-Zedjali, Maimouna

doi:10.1080/13674676.2017.1324835

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“…In terms of personal resources, the results show that religiosity as a coping source is perceived as the highest value among Arab Israeli-Palestinian adults. These findings align with previous studies which emphasize the importance of religiosity and faith as protective factors that contribute to more resilience and greater ability to cope with stressful events (Abu-Hilal et al 2017;Agbaria 2019;Agbaria and Bdier 2019;Agbaria et al 2017;Agbaria and Natur 2018;Nouman and Benyamini 2019).…”

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confidence: 92%

“…On another study, religiousness was only indirectly negatively related to the stress constructs. Non-religiosity linked to all stress constructs (Abu-Hilal et al 2017 ). High religiousness has also been shown to play a buffering role among older Somalis as exposure to severe war trauma was not associated with high levels of PTSD or somatization among the religious respondents (Mölsä et al 2017 ).…”

Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Personal and Social Resources in Coping with Coronavirus Crisis Among Israeli-Palestinian Adults: Explanatory Study

Agbaria

Mokh

2021

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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The present study aims to explore the personal and social resources that Israeli-Palestinian adults use while coping with stress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The participant sample consisted of 985 Israeli-Palestinian adults, 58% of whom were females. Participants’ ages ranged from 18 to 50 years old ( M = 35.8, SD = 14.48), and they were recruited using a convenience sampling from the Israeli-Palestinian community living in Israel. Participants were asked to answer 16 questions about the coping resources they are adopting to deal with the coronavirus crisis. The findings of the study indicate that social and family support, self-control skills, self-efficacy, religious level, optimism, and subjective well-being are the most common resources the participants have to cope with the coronavirus crisis. These findings align with previous studies across the globe on the importance of these personal and social resources for coping with stressful events.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Personal and Social Resources in Coping with Coronavirus Crisis Among Israeli-Palestinian Adults: Explanatory Study

Agbaria

Mokh

2021

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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“…For instance, research has shown that among cancer patients in Malaysia, spiritual respondents reported higher levels of quality of life and lower levels of stress (Sharif & Ong, 2019 ). Seeking the support of God had a strong correlation with reduced psychological distress (Agbaria, 2013 ; Agbaria & Natur, 2018 ; Abu-Hilal et al, 2017 ; Nouman & Benyamini, 2019 ).…”

Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

The use of religious and personal resources in coping with stress during COVID-19 for Palestinians

Agbaria

Abu-Mokh

2022

Curr Psychol

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The Palestinian community in Israel has experienced significant stressors historically, yet little research has assessed the strategies these individuals cope with stress. The COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity to assess coping resources among Palestinian adults. The present study explored the religious and personal resources adopted by Palestinians living in Israel to cope with the stress caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, and whether differences in using these resources were attributed to selective demographic variables. The sample consisted of 985 Palestinian adults, 58% of whom are women and 42% are men. Participants’ ages ranged from 18 to 50 years old (M = 35.8, SD =14.48), and they were chosen using convenience sampling from the Palestinian community living in Israel. Participants completed self-report questionnaires to report on their personal resources for coping with stress. Palestinian adults who participated in this study tended to rely more on faith in God, optimism, social and family support, having the self-control and self-efficacy, as well as subjective well-being, as resources for coping caused by crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, there were significant differences on these coping resources that attributed to selective demographic variables. The findings were discussed with relation to previous studies.

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“…A limited number of empirical studies have used Arab samples, and many of these studies are published in Arabic and so less available to Western researchers (e.g. Abdel-Khalek, 2018; Abu-Hilal et al, 2017; Al-Kandari, 2003; Ashkanani, 2009; Baroun, 2006; Tiliouine, 2009; Tiliouine et al, 2009). The majority of the Arabic studies have reported that religiosity is positively associated with physical and mental health, happiness and SWL, and negatively associated with anxiety and depression.…”

Section: Arabic Researchmentioning

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Religiosity as a predictor of mental health in Egyptian teenagers in preparatory and secondary school

Abdel‐Khalek

Korayem

Lester

2020

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background: There have been few studies of religiosity in adolescents and even fewer in Muslim cultures. Aims: The present study investigated the associations of religiosity with subjective well-being (WB, and mental and physical health) using samples of Egyptian children and adolescents. Method: Samples of Egyptian preparatory school children and secondary school children were administered questions concerning religiosity, mental and physical health and satisfaction with life. Results: In study 1, boys obtained significantly higher mean scores than girls did on the self-rating scales of religiosity, mental health, physical health and satisfaction with life. In study 2, boys obtained significantly higher mean scores on the Arabic Scale of Mental Health and the self-rating scales of physical health and happiness. All the Pearson correlation coefficients between religiosity, WB and health were significant and positive in both studies. Predictors of mental health differed for boys and girls, but religiosity played a significant role in the prediction of mental health for the younger boys and for the older girls. Conclusion: Religion plays an important role in the lives of the present two samples of Egyptian adolescents

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Can religiosity boost meaning in life and suppress stress for Muslim college students?

Cited by 15 publications

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Personal and Social Resources in Coping with Coronavirus Crisis Among Israeli-Palestinian Adults: Explanatory Study

Personal and Social Resources in Coping with Coronavirus Crisis Among Israeli-Palestinian Adults: Explanatory Study

The use of religious and personal resources in coping with stress during COVID-19 for Palestinians

Religiosity as a predictor of mental health in Egyptian teenagers in preparatory and secondary school

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