The Role of Socio-demographics in Adoption of Religious–Spiritual and Other Coping Strategies Among Muslim Chronic Patients with Hepatitis C in Pakistan

Sohail, Malik Muhammad; Ahmad, Saeed; Maqsood, Fauzia

doi:10.1007/s10943-019-00761-6

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“…Earlier studies have shown that the fear of contamination of a contagious disease has harmful influence on mental health of employees (Fiksenbaum et al 2007 ; Kelloway et al 2012 ), however, they have largely ignored to investigate the influence of fear of contamination on employee work-related behavior and performance. Some researchers have studied symptoms of Norwalk contamination, strain and hygiene practices (Kelloway et al 2012 ); the coping strategies adopted by Hepatitis patients (Sohail et al 2020 ) and patients related outcomes (Lundstrom et al 2002 ). But studies related to organizational context in the aforementioned relation are scant.…”

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When fear about health hurts performance: COVID-19 and its impact on employee’s work

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This study utilized terror management and conservation of resources theory to fulfill its aim of investigating the effects of fear of contamination of COVID-19 on performance of employees in the banking sector of Pakistan. A survey was conducted to collect data in two waves from 206 bank employees in Punjab region. SPSS was used for data analysis. The results demonstrated that such fear leads to emotional exhaustion which in turn negatively affects employee’s work performance. However, the perceptions of better precautionary measures taken by the organization against the spread of the disease moderated the said relationship and weakened the strength of fear on performance through emotional exhaustion. Amid the widespread fear, panic and detrimental effects of COVID-19 on organizations and economies of the worlds, this research has implications for policy makers by showing the importance of organizational measures taken and displayed to employees in decreasing the negative effects of extensive fear and uncertainty prevailing due to the pandemic.

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“…Overall, empirical findings of the current study corroborated with the finding of previous studies where respondents were using problem solving, emotion-focused, and nonconstructive coping strategies (Ahmad et al, 2017). Similarly, religious-spiritual coping was being adopted by the respondents during hard time in their lives as lifesaving strategies (Sohail et al, 2020).…”

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A Phenomenological Analysis of Adoption of Coping Strategies Among Survivors of Acid Violence in Pakistan

Batool

Mustafa

Ahmad

2020

J Interpers Violence

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The primary objective of the current study was to explore the adoption of different coping strategies among survivors of acid violence in Pakistan. The data were collected from survivors of acid violence till saturation point was reached with the help of four key informants through a semi-structured interview guide from March, 2019 to June, 2019. Survivors who have lived with at least six months of acid violence were included in the current study. The researchers faced difficulty in recruitment of survivors as survivors usually choose to remain anonymous due to the social stigma attached with acid violence widespread in the society. Ethical considerations were also taken into account. The data were transcribed and in analysis the emerged themes were then classified into different coping strategies in the existing body of knowledge. The researchers used descriptive phenomenology to explain the lived experiences of survivors of acid violence. The patriarchy theory served as the theoretical foundation for the current study. The survivors of acid violence used coping strategies according to their abilities and availability. The victims of acid violence adopted the problem-focused coping strategies such as support seeking (e.g., talking to family and friends, appreciation and support of children), cognitive decision-making (e.g., accepting a new identity, busy routine, confidence), direct problem solving, (e.g., covering with a scarf, avoiding sun exposure), and avoidant action (e.g., limited social interaction). In addition, they used emotion-focused coping (such as cringing in loneliness, yelling at others, withholding feelings) and religious-spiritual coping (such as asking for forgiveness, offering prayers). In revenge, males have disfigured females’ faces and bodies (presumable physical assets) but could not subjugate their resilience and power to survive (psychological assets) even in the oppression of patriarchy. In originality, it was the first study to explore the adoption of coping strategies among the survivors of acid violence in Pakistan.

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“…The current study modified the scale of emotion-focused coping [ 56 ] according to the current needs and situation of the pandemic. The scale of emotion-focused coping consisted of eight items, including discussing feelings with people around, acknowledging upsetting thoughts occurring because of coronavirus, reminding that scientist(s) will be able to find a vaccination for this pandemic, maintaining routine at home, understanding that it is normal to be affected emotionally by outbreaks of the pandemic and trying to calm down when knowing it cannot help in the situation, disconnecting from the overload of coronavirus information, and listening to music.…”

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Influence of gender identity on the adoption of religious-spiritual, preventive and emotion-focused coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan

Ahmad,

Jafree

2023

Annals of Medicine

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Background Academic research has highlighted the gendered impacts and amplifications of gender disparities of COVID-19. Traditionally, Pakistan is a patriarchal society, where it is a parenthood norm to socialize specific gender social roles. Objectives The current research asserts that these normative gender roles may influence individuals throughout their life course, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the present study explored the influence of gender identity in adopting different coping strategies such as religious-spiritual, preventive, emotion-focused and non-constructive coping against the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Due to the lockdown in various areas of Pakistan, data were collected through an online questionnaire using Qualtrics. In a cross-sectional study, 955 respondents completed responses. Factors analysis and reliability analysis were run to ensure the scales’ reliability, validity and robustness for different coping strategies. Multivariate linear regression analysis was used to find model fitness. Conclusions For theoretical explanation, the current study used social role theory that argues that each gender benefits differently from distinct coping behaviours. The findings highlighted that women were more likely to adopt most coping strategies, with the most significant difference in religious-spiritual coping and preventative coping strategies even in the presence of control variables such as level of education, household monthly income, family structure, marital status and family size. There was no gender difference in adopting non-constructive strategies. The empirical evidence suggested that females might be at an increased risk of stress due to the burden of unbalanced household-based social norms and care responsibilities. The current research also expanded the base of coping to religious-spiritual coping, emotion-focused coping and non-constructive coping.

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The Role of Socio-demographics in Adoption of Religious–Spiritual and Other Coping Strategies Among Muslim Chronic Patients with Hepatitis C in Pakistan

Cited by 5 publications

References 78 publications

When fear about health hurts performance: COVID-19 and its impact on employee’s work

When fear about health hurts performance: COVID-19 and its impact on employee’s work

A Phenomenological Analysis of Adoption of Coping Strategies Among Survivors of Acid Violence in Pakistan

Influence of gender identity on the adoption of religious-spiritual, preventive and emotion-focused coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan

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