Coping with COVID-19: An Examination of the Role of (Non)Religiousness/(Non)Spirituality

Abbott, Douglas A.; Franks, Andrew S.

doi:10.1007/s10943-021-01284-9

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“…COVID-19 resulted in both an increase demand for Healthcare Chaplaincy services (Giffen & Macdonald, 2020) and a serious depletion of these services in some areas (Vandenhoeck, 2021) with a recommendation for a more cohesive and far-reaching way to provide patients with spiritual support, especially for such crisis events (Papadopoulos et al, 2021). Indeed recognised as a "collective trauma" it is likely that there were more far-reaching consequences, related to the pandemic including moral injury (Carey & Hodgson, 2018) and psychological effects (Abbott & Franks, 2021). Indeed, some studies indicated an increase in loneliness and depression, among institutionalised older adults (Van der Roest et al, 2020).…”

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Providing Spiritual Care to In-Hospital Patients During COVID-19: A Preliminary European Fact-Finding Study

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Historically, there has be a close relationship between the nursing services and spiritual care provision to patients, arising due to the evolvement of many hospitals and nursing programmes from faith-based institutions and religious order nursing. With increasing secularism, these relationships are less entwined. Nonetheless, as nurses typically encounter patients at critical life events, such as receiving bad news or dying, nurses frequently understand the need and requirement for both spiritual support and religious for patients and families during these times. Yet there are uncertainties, and nurses can feel ill-equipped to deal with patients’ spiritual needs. Little education or preparation is provided to these nurses, and they often report a lack of confidence within this area. The development of this confidence and the required competencies is important, especially so with increasingly multicultural societies with diverse spiritual and religious needs. In this manuscript, we discuss initial field work carried out in preparation for the development of an Erasmus Plus educational intervention, entitled from Cure to Care Digital Education and Spiritual Assistance in Healthcare. Referring specifically to post-COVID spirituality needs, this development will support nurses to respond to patients’ spiritual needs in the hospital setting, using digital means. This preliminary study revealed that while nurses are actively supporting patients’ spiritual needs, their education and training are limited, non-standardised and heterogeneous. Additionally, most spiritual support occurs within the context of a Judeo-Christian framework that may not be suitable for diverse faith and non-faith populations. Educational preparation for nurses to provide spiritual care is therefore urgently required.

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“…That individuals are experiencing realistic threat during the pandemic is consistent with prior research germane to realistic threat and disease in general (e.g., Matsuishi et al., 2012; Smith et al., 2009). However, symbolic threat due to the changes in public health guidelines and daily living conditions caused by the pandemic has also led to widespread inability to engage in social coping behaviors (e.g., Abbott & Franks, 2021), and has motivated protest movements intent on restoring a pre‐COVID status quo despite public health guidance (e.g., Vieten, 2020).…”

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Racial framing of pandemic outcomes has conditional indirect effects on support for COVID‐19 mitigation policies: Examining moral and threat‐based mediating mechanisms

Franks

Xiao

Hesami

2022

Anal Soc Iss & Public Policy

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Two studies explored the intersection between the COVID‐19 pandemic and the continuing fight for racial justice. The pandemic has exacerbated existing racial inequalities in the United States in terms of public health and economic outcomes, and it is well‐established that individuals higher in racial bias are less likely to support social safety net programs such as those meant to improve public health and reduce poverty. This is particularly true among individuals who perceive racial minorities as overbenefitting from safety net programs. Accordingly, the primary focus of the current studies was to examine whether framing the pandemic in terms of its disproportionate impact on minorities would reduce support for pandemic mitigation policies. In addition, we examine whether such effects were mediated through psychological mechanisms of moral outrage and perceptions of realistic and symbolic threat, and moderated by participants’ racial bias. Participants’ belief in a just world was included as a covariate given its established role in predicting many related social outcomes. Results suggested that racial framing interacts with participants’ racial bias to affect policy support indirectly through multiple mechanisms. Broad implications regarding the relationship between racial bias and public support for a strong social safety net are discussed.

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“…Spiritual beliefs and faith help individuals find psychological well-being and prevent mental health problems, which leads to the formation of psychological resilience (Arslan & Yıldırım, 2021;Chang et al, 2021;Dutra & Rocha, 2021;Prazeres et al, 2020;Schwaiger et al, 2021;Thomas & Barbato, 2020;Zarrouq et al, 2021). Spiritual aspects can also encourage individuals to develop a positive mindset and be hopeful and optimistic during the COVID-19 pandemic (Abbott & Franks, 2021;Büssing et al, 2021;del Castillo et al, 2021;Roberto et al, 2020).…”

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Deploying An Optimism Model On The End Of The Covid-19 Pandemic

Faturochman

Putri²,

Minza³

2022

jpsi

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The COVID-19 pandemic began as a health problem which has also mutated into an economic, social, and psychological problem. Millions of victims required intensive care and many died. Furthermore, the pandemic has almost paralyzed the economy, impacted social life, and increased the number of people experiencing various psychological problems. Various efforts to overcome those problems have been implemented. However, optimism, a significant psychological dimension of coping, is arguably required to ensure that these efforts do not diminish. This study develops a contextual model of optimism by identifying collective coping and closeness to God as variables that have a direct impact on optimism. Meanwhile, individual preventive efforts are located as an antecedent to collective coping, but do not directly impact optimism. Data for the study were collected through online surveys during the pandemic with 544 respondents. The results of the data analyses showed that they fit the theoretical model developed. Individual preventive efforts influences optimism through collective coping. Furthermore, collective coping and closeness to God have direct effects on the emergence of optimism. This optimism model indicates the importance of collective efforts as a part of the drive to end the pandemic. Individuals also need spiritual strength to remain optimistic. Both must be present, in parallel with individual preventive efforts, as is often suggested by policymakers.

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Coping with COVID-19: An Examination of the Role of (Non)Religiousness/(Non)Spirituality

Cited by 15 publications

References 38 publications

Providing Spiritual Care to In-Hospital Patients During COVID-19: A Preliminary European Fact-Finding Study

Providing Spiritual Care to In-Hospital Patients During COVID-19: A Preliminary European Fact-Finding Study

Racial framing of pandemic outcomes has conditional indirect effects on support for COVID‐19 mitigation policies: Examining moral and threat‐based mediating mechanisms

Deploying An Optimism Model On The End Of The Covid-19 Pandemic

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