Resilience and Spirituality as Moderators between Several Concerns and Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kosic, Ankica; Kenfack, Corine; Ai, Amy L.

doi:10.18103/mra.v11i2.3517

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“…For example, short term and long-term beneficial effects of spirituality (positive religious coping and perceived spiritual support/PSS) were evident in prospective studies on patients following open-heart surgery [26][27][28]. A new Italian study showed that resilience moderated the link between COVID-19 related concerns and psychological distress during the pandemic, especially among the participants who scored high in PSSS [29]. Religious beliefs are thought to impact psychological, practices are thought to impact biological, and religious community is thought to impact social health of individuals [30].…”

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Better to Not Be Alone: Relationships between Hurricane Related Trauma, Spiritual Support, and Social Support

Sabuncu¹,

Li²,

Ai³

2023

OBM Integr Complement Med

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There has been a paucity in the literature on the protective effects of spiritual and social support as it pertains to trauma symptoms following a disaster. This secondary analysis investigated: a) the longitudinal analysis of the effect of perceived spiritual support (PSS; measured using PSSS-S2) on posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS); and b) the effect of social support and Wave-1 PTSS results on Wave-2 PTSS among Hurricane-Katrina (H-K) volunteers. We hypothesized that, 1. The shortform PSSS-S2 would have an adequate one-dimensional structure in our H-K sample; 2. PSSS-S2 would be inversely related to Wave-2 PTSS, after controlling for Wave-1 PTSS and other disaster factors; and 3. Wave-2 perceived social support would be inversely related to Wave-2 PTSS. In 2005, researchers of universities the Deep South conducted a questionnaire survey on H-K volunteers, some of whom were also disaster victims (N = 542; age = 29.66 + 9.10, African American = 55%). The Wave-1 survey was delivered at three-months after H-K, the Wave-2 survey was delivered six-months after H-K. Robust Confirmatory Factor Analysis was used to verify the single-item structure of PSSS-S2. Multiple regression analysis was employed using SPSS27. The Robust CFA results indicate good model fit. In our final regression model, Wave-1 PTSS (β = 0.527, p < 0.001) and other H-K stressors (β = 0.154, p < 0.035) were positively associated with Wave-2 PTSS. Being older, having experienced less PTSS in Wave-1, and perceiving higher rates of social support were negatively related with Wave-2 PTSS. The present study demonstrated the lasting nature of PTSS. The present study demonstrated the lasting nature of PTSS. The six-months follow-up is important because it was the time a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) could be established for volunteers. Our findings underscore the importance of social support and perceived spiritual support in fending off the negative role of disaster-induced stressors [1].

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confidence: 99%

Better to Not Be Alone: Relationships between Hurricane Related Trauma, Spiritual Support, and Social Support

Sabuncu¹,

Li²,

Ai³

2023

OBM Integr Complement Med

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“…Studies conducted in different national and religious contexts have underscored the decisive supportive role played by spirituality in providing responses to the insecurities caused by the contagion during the health emergency. While the pandemic exacerbated states of existential distress (Upenieks 2022) and vaccine skepticism motivated by religious reasons (Zarzeczna et al 2023), spirituality proved useful in counteracting emotions of fear, anxiety, loss of hope (Buchtova et al 2022), depressive symptoms (de Souza et al 2023) and stress (Kosic et al 2023), in grieving the loss of a family member (Biancalani et al 2022) or in fostering individual practices such as praying at home (Apergis et al 2023), with consequences differentiated according to a wide variety of factors such as age (Keisari et al 2022), socioeconomic status (Safdar et al 2023) or health status (Durmuş and Durar 2022). But survivors of such crisis situations and dramatic episodes may activate sensemaking processes that involve a revision of one's value orientation, stimulating innovative spiritual reflection on life and death, the effect of which is a change, even a profound one, in personal priorities and aspirations (Lee et al 2022).…”

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“Since I’ve Been Ill, I Live Better”: The Emergence of Latent Spirituality in the Biographical Pathways of Illness

Pannofino

2024

Religions

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Spirituality can be a crucial resource to draw on to make sense of critical situations that mark a turning point in individual and collective biographies. In these cases, a ritual and symbolic response to the trauma may occur, bringing to the surface a «latent spirituality», that is, a tacit propensity towards the sacred that manifests itself in unexpected ways, even in those who do not normally believe or practice, in extraordinary situations that engender fear, anomie or disorientation and that have profound existential repercussions. This article aims to investigate the latent spirituality in the face of the critical event represented by the onset of severe disease, based on the analysis of spiritual illness narratives collected in Italy through qualitative interviews with oncological patients. The narratives show how the condition of suffering can bring to light an unexpressed spirituality, consisting of the revitalization of previous traditional faith or the elaboration of an innovative lay spirituality. Data confirm how pathology constitutes a biographical fracture, accompanied by questions and needs of a religious and spiritual nature. In contrast to the prevailing approach in the medical humanities where spirituality is interpreted as a starting resource to which sufferers resort to cope toward the disease, these results indicate that the spiritual dimension is an emerging aspect along the therapeutic pathway and that it is transformed by reflecting the temporality of the biographical experience of illness.

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Spirituality as an International Coping Method during Covid-19

Sabuncu,

Kosic,

2024

OBM Integr Complement Med

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The Covid-19 pandemic has brought forth global challenges in socioeconomic, political, and public health dimensions. For many, spirituality was a powerful source of support during this pandemic experience. The current review provides an apt overview of spirituality as a coping method to mitigate the mental and emotional impact of global turmoil of Covid-19 within the context of Europe. Using select studies from Czechia, Italy, and Turkey which have low, middle, and high religiosity indexes respectively, the potential positive effects of spirituality are examined across differing samples, geographical contexts, and traumatic events. We conclude that while spirituality is not a one-size-fits all method to mitigate the impact of trauma, exploration of potential interventions that also include spirituality might be beneficial for the field at large, and those affected by myriads of different acute or chronic traumatic events.

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Resilience and Spirituality as Moderators between Several Concerns and Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 3 publications

References 79 publications

Better to Not Be Alone: Relationships between Hurricane Related Trauma, Spiritual Support, and Social Support

Better to Not Be Alone: Relationships between Hurricane Related Trauma, Spiritual Support, and Social Support

“Since I’ve Been Ill, I Live Better”: The Emergence of Latent Spirituality in the Biographical Pathways of Illness

Spirituality as an International Coping Method during Covid-19

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