The Influence of Spirituality and Religion on Coping for Combat‐Deployed Military Personnel

Sterner, W; Jackson-Cherry, Lisa R.

doi:10.1002/j.2161-007x.2015.00060.x

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“…Organizations that encourage such expression are likely to positively affect employees' job attitudes, performance, and retention (Cabel, Gino, & Staats, 2013). We note religious involvement has been found to have a positive effect on the well-being of African American employees, helping them cope with stressful job situations (Henderson, 2016), a feature found in other populations too (e.g., Sterner & Jackson-Cherry, 2015). This finding is echoed in Abu-Ras and Hosein's (2015) study of Muslim military personnel in the United States, demonstrating the central role of religion and practice in their lives.…”

Section: What Are the Implications Of Conflict And Compatibility Bementioning

confidence: 69%

Religious identity in the workplace: A systematic review, research agenda, and practical implications

Héliot

Gleibs

Coyle

et al. 2019

Human Resource Management

114

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We conducted a systematic review of relevant literature to address how religious and occupational identities relate to each other in the workplace. We identified 53 relevant publications for analysis and synthesis. Studies addressed value differences associated with religion and occupation, identity tensions, unmet expectations, and the connection of religious identity to well‐being and work outcomes. Key variables in the connection between religious and occupational identities included personal preferences, the fit between religious identity and job‐related concerns, and the organization's policies, practices, and expectations. We highlight the personal and organizational consequences of being able to express religious identity at work and the conditions that promote high congruence between religious identity and its expression in the workplace. From these findings, we develop a research agenda and offer recommendations for management practice that focus on support for expression of religious identity at work while maintaining a broader climate of inclusion.

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Section: What Are the Implications Of Conflict And Compatibility Bementioning

confidence: 69%

Religious identity in the workplace: A systematic review, research agenda, and practical implications

Héliot

Gleibs

Coyle

et al. 2019

Human Resource Management

114

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“…For example, the common aphorism “there are no atheists in foxholes” suggests that severe stressors like wartime deployment may spur individuals to engage in coping methods that are not typical of them. Indeed, Sterner and Jackson-Cherry (2015) found that religious beliefs and predeployment use of religious coping were not predictive of religious coping while on deployment. Therefore, perhaps the negative outcomes sometimes associated with positive religious coping hold true only for those with lower levels of religious commitment.…”

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Can use of positive religious coping predict greater distress? An examination of Army soldiers on deployment.

Cornish¹,

Lannin²,

Wade³

et al. 2017

Journal of Counseling Psychology

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Although positive religious coping is generally viewed as an adaptive, functional coping pattern, some studies have actually found positive religious coping to be associated with more distress in military populations. In the current study, we examined the role of positive religious coping on distress across 2 time points. Participants in this study were 192 Army soldiers (men = 90.4%) who were stationed in Iraq for a 1-year deployment in 2005. Using structural equation modeling, we conducted a cross-lag analysis of positive religious coping and distress. Results indicated that greater use of positive religious coping significantly predicted greater distress 1 month later, whereas distress at T1 did not predict positive religious coping 1 month later. Combat exposure was also a significant predictor of distress 1 month later. Implications of these results include the need to inquire about clients' use of religious coping and whether such coping methods are having the desired effect for them. (PsycINFO Database Record

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“…The business of the military is a serious one and questions of mortality and morality arise readily [28], and one's religious beliefs can serve as a guide during such questioning. Sterner and Jackson-Cherry found that spiritual and religious beliefs prior to U.S. service members' deployment was not a significant predictor of their coping during deployment, however Christian affiliation and the frequency of one's engagement in spiritual and religious practices were significant predictors of coping, along with support and age [29]. While religion-based coping can help in a number of difficult personal situations, the relationship between one's belief systems and their ability to cope with life is complex, and these beliefs can impact coping in either positive or negative ways.…”

Section: Copingmentioning

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Personal resilience and coping Part II: Identifying resilience and coping among U.S. military service members and veterans with implications for work

Rice

Liu

2016

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Abstract. BACKGROUND: U.S. military personnel face challenging situations including frequent deployments, family separations, and exposure to war. Identifying coping strategies used by the most resilient service members and veterans could positively influence military resiliency training programs. OBJECTIVE: The purposes of this paper are to investigate the relationship between coping and resilience among U.S. military active service members and veterans, to identify the coping strategies used by those considered most resilient, and to discuss coping and resilience as they relate to the workplace. METHODS: U.S. military active service members and veterans (N = 191) completed a demographic survey and two selfreport questionnaires: The 14-Item Resilience Scale [1] and the Brief COPE [2]. RESULTS: Active duty service members had higher resilience scores than veterans (p < 0.05), but both fell into the moderate range. Coping strategies were not significantly different between the two groups (p > 0.05). Active service members' resilience was predicted by their use of positive reframing and less use of self-blame as coping strategies, accounting for 52.3% of the variance (R 2 = 0.523, F(2, 60) = 32.92, p = 0.000). Veterans' resilience was predicted by longer time-in-service, greater use of humor, and less use of self-blame as coping strategies, explaining 44.8% of the variance (R 2 = 0.448, F(3, 116) = 31.408, p = 0.000). CONCLUSIONS: This research identifies the positive coping strategies, and least-used negative coping strategies, of the U.S. service members and veterans in our study population with higher resilience scores. Incorporating this information into military-or veteran-based resilience training is likely to increase training effectiveness.

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The Influence of Spirituality and Religion on Coping for Combat‐Deployed Military Personnel

Cited by 14 publications

References 32 publications

Religious identity in the workplace: A systematic review, research agenda, and practical implications

Religious identity in the workplace: A systematic review, research agenda, and practical implications

Can use of positive religious coping predict greater distress? An examination of Army soldiers on deployment.

Personal resilience and coping Part II: Identifying resilience and coping among U.S. military service members and veterans with implications for work

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