Religious and spiritual struggles as a mediator of the link between stressful life events and psychological adjustment in a nationwide sample.

Pomerleau, Julie M.; Pargäment, Kenneth I.; Krause, Neal; Ironson, Gail; Hill, Peter C.

doi:10.1037/rel0000268

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“…To date, much of the research on doubt and well‐being has focused on doubt in faith experienced after suffering and trauma (Exline and Rose 2005; Pomerleau et al. 2019). Yet, developmental theories suggest that doubts occur, and even fluctuate, as a standard part of the identity development process.…”

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Changes in Religious Doubt and Physical and Mental Health in Emerging Adulthood

Upenieks

2021

Scientific Study of Religion

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Researchers are increasingly identifying a number of elements of the “dark side” of religion that undermine its overall positive relationship with well‐being. This study assesses the impact of changes in religious doubt for physical health and depression in emerging adulthood, a life course stage when individuals begin to form their own religious identity. Using Waves 3 and 4 of the National Study of Youth and Religion, a latent class growth analysis was used to derive four trajectories of religious doubt (stable no doubt, stable doubt, increasing doubt, decreasing doubt). Regression results suggest that those in the increasing doubt class reported higher depression and worse self‐rated health than with stable no doubt. Causal mediation analyses revealed that a decreased sense of meaning in life was found to mediate this relationship. This study sets forth implications for future research centered on religion and health over the life course.

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Changes in Religious Doubt and Physical and Mental Health in Emerging Adulthood

Upenieks

2021

Scientific Study of Religion

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“…(2014) ; ( Iwelumor et al., 2020 ), has resulted in many spiritual struggles of fear, pressures, anxieties, and disagreements over religious matters of which has been predicted will be on the increase by researchers if people are not opportune to worship. Researchers like Pomerleau et al. (2021) have shown that more encounters with significant life events will lead to more significant spiritual struggles, leading to more significant psychological traumas.…”

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“…Though investigations are still limited on COVID-19, some studies have shown strong relations among distress, natural calamity, and spiritual struggles. Researchers like Pomerleau et al. (2021) have shown that more encounters with significant life events will lead to more significant spiritual struggles, which will, in turn, lead to more significant psychological traumas.…”

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Coronavirus pandemic and spirituality in southwest Nigeria: A sociological analysis

Olonade

Adetunde

Iwelumor

et al. 2021

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Introduction The coronavirus pandemic outbreak is wreaking much havoc across the globe, with many nations shutting down their economy and social life with the hope of flattening the curve while health practitioners are also gearing efforts in providing a cure for it. Part of the coronavirus challenges is the various spiritual undertones attributed to it in many quarters. Hence, this study seeks to understand the various spiritual undertones attributed to the coronavirus incidence in southwest Nigeria. Methodology This paper examined the coronavirus pandemic and spirituality sociologically in southwest Nigeria, using secondary and primary data. Secondary data includes a review of literature, social media comments, official records, and newspaper reports. Primary data entails using google form (questionnaire) circulated via social media with 221 responses retrieved and analyzed using the frequency distribution tables and bar charts. Also, a one-sample t-test was used for further statistical analysis. Results Findings show that rather than attributing coronavirus incidence to spirituality alone, most of the respondents also see it as a public health concern, and precautionary measures should adhere. They see the government ban on social gathering, which affected the religious houses as the right thing to do and not solely targeted as religious houses. However, most believe that religious houses provide 'essential' emotional and spiritual support to the people. Respondents also believe they can get their healing from their place of worship even if infected with the coronavirus. Conclusion Based on the findings it was recommended that religious organizations should source valid data so that policy-makers can make informed decisions. Also, there is a need to have an accurate record of the number of infected persons and death rates to know the right time to ease lockdown and lift the social gathering measures. There should also be a place for easy and free testing for people. This will help the government ascertain the number of infected persons, reduce the associated fear with the pandemic, and lessen the people's economic, social, and religious effects.

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“…Although behavioral addictions have been shown to predict spiritual struggles over time (Grubbs, Exline, Pargament, Volk, & Lindberg, 2017), no studies have explored spiritual struggles among individuals with GD. In a nationally representative sample of Americans, spiritual struggles were found to mediate the relationship between stressful life events and psychological distress (Pomerleau et al, 2019). Financial stressors, which both predispose an individual to GD and are a common result of uncontrolled gambling (Welte et al, 2017), have also been found to impair mental health by way of spiritual struggles (Gutierrez, Park, & Wright, 2017).…”

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Religious and Spiritual Struggles among Military Veterans in a Residential Gambling Treatment Program

Gutierrez¹,

Chapman²,

Grubbs³

et al. 2018

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Veterans of the U. S. Armed Forces are at greater risk for engaging in problem gambling and meeting diagnostic criteria for Gambling Disorder (GD) than are non-veterans. For veterans and non-veterans alike, religious/spiritual beliefs and practices support recovery from addiction and bolster mental health and well-being. Moreover, religious/spiritual ideas pervade Gamblers Anonymous (GA), which remains the predominant community-based treatment modality for GD. However, research has increasingly highlighted the negative impact of religious/spiritual struggles—i.e., conflicts, tensions, or problems associated with aspects of religious/spiritual life—on mental health and well-being. To date, no research has examined the role of religious/spiritual struggles in GD. The current study aimed to fill that gap in the literature by assessing the prevalence and impact of religious/spiritual struggles among U.S. veterans (N = 157) admitted to a residential treatment program for GD. Findings showed that a majority of veterans in the gambling treatment program endorsed each of six types of religious/spiritual struggles assessed. Moral struggles were the most prevalent, severe, and unremitting of the religious/spiritual struggles assessed. Findings highlight the need for clinicians and chaplains working with problem gamblers to address religious/spiritual struggles generally, and moral struggles most specifically, in treatment of GD.

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Religious and spiritual struggles as a mediator of the link between stressful life events and psychological adjustment in a nationwide sample.

Cited by 28 publications

References 47 publications

Changes in Religious Doubt and Physical and Mental Health in Emerging Adulthood

Changes in Religious Doubt and Physical and Mental Health in Emerging Adulthood

Coronavirus pandemic and spirituality in southwest Nigeria: A sociological analysis

Religious and Spiritual Struggles among Military Veterans in a Residential Gambling Treatment Program

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