Ways of coping and religious commitment in Muslim adolescents

Ismail, Azad Ali

doi:10.1080/13674676.2015.1027675

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“…Islamic religion conveys the positive meaning associated with loss and trauma. Usually, strategies such as patience, prayers, and cognitive restructuring are used by the Muslims to cope with trauma (Ismail, 2015). These meditation techniques might be specifically valid for Islamic societies in which individuals accept traumatic events with acquiescence (Arikan & Karanci, 2012).…”

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Trauma and children: Exploring posttraumatic growth among school children impacted by armed conflict in Kashmir.

Shah¹,

Mishra²

2021

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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Despite a growing body of literature showing evidence of posttraumatic growth (PTG) in adult populations from various cultures, very few studies have examined PTG among children, particularly from conflict zones in South Asia. Given this situation, the present study examined PTG among 815 school children of 12 to 18 years age, who had lost one or both parents as a result of protracted armed conflict in Kashmir, India. In a cross-sectional study, the hypothesized relationship of core beliefs challenges, religious coping, religious commitment, sociocultural context, and some demographic variables with posttraumatic growth (PTG) were examined. Results suggest that sociocultural context, core beliefs challenges, and religious coping predicted PTG, thus affirming the role of sociocultural environment in the development of PTG among children. Practical implications and future directions are discussed.

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Trauma and children: Exploring posttraumatic growth among school children impacted by armed conflict in Kashmir.

Shah¹,

Mishra²

2021

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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“…When we say the word Islam, for most people it rings an ISIS bell, or a jihad bell or you know, a bourka bell. (Emir,23) About six per cent -about 400,000 people -of the Flemish population are Muslims (Hertogen, 2017;Pew Research Center, 2017a). Regularly, many of them are confronted with negative stereotypes, discrimination and even hate crimes, which are on the rise (Zempi & Awan, 2019).…”

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Islamophobia as a Form of Radicalisation

2023

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This book is divided into four parts: Key concepts (part I); Contemporary political discourses on Islamophobia (part II); Media practices (part III); and Responding to Islamophobia, extremism and radicalisation (part IV). In this introductory chapter, we discuss the scope and shattered boundaries of Islamophobia as both a concept and a sociopolitical reality. We then attempt a definition of Islamophobia's theoretical and pragmatic dimensions. This conceptual chapter brings together an anthropologist and a communication scholar to consider whether and to what extent Islamophobia is a form of violent radicalisation. This will serve as a background against which we will present the fifteen chapters of this collective book, which relate interdisciplinary research, media content analyses, media discourse analysis, ethnographic research, intersectoral advocacy work and action research conducted

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“…Although challenging experiences are accepted as tests of faith from God in the Islamic tradition, when practicing a basic mindfulness skill to accept a mental health problem without judgment, it may initially appear to conflict with many devout Muslims’ coping strategies. Devout Muslims may lean on their reliance on God in an attempt to cope with mental health symptoms (Hodge & Nadir, 2008; Ismail, 2015). For a Muslim client who believes mental health challenges to be potentially treatable through one’s remembrance of God, accepting their experiences without judgment may be difficult, because they may immediately view the issue through their religious lens (Williams et al, 2006).…”

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How applicable are mindfulness-based interventions to Muslim clients in the U.S.?

Abdulkerim¹,

Li²

2022

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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This article explores how mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are applicable to practicing Muslims in the U.S. who are seeking mental health treatment. A close comparison of the mindfulness approach and Islamic tenets indicates that the mindfulness techniques of consciousness, mindful observation, acting with awareness, intention, acceptance, positive reframing, and cognitive reflection are applicable to practicing Muslim clients, because these techniques share core similarities with their religious coping strategies. However, some mindfulness techniques, such as accepting one’s psychological problem without judgment and drawing on one’s own wisdom to address psychological problems may be challenging for practicing Muslims due to conflicts with their religious beliefs and coping strategies. Based on the review of religious compatibility and empirical studies on the efficacy of MBIs, this article explores how MBIs can be best adapted for Muslim clients based on the clients’ religiosity and individual preference. In addition, this article includes specific religious considerations for four programs: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). With religious adaptations, MBIs can work in tandem with Muslim clients’ religious beliefs and coping strategies, and possibly increase clients’ likelihood to invest in and adhere to MBIs and effectively improve their mental health.

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Ways of coping and religious commitment in Muslim adolescents

Cited by 5 publications

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Trauma and children: Exploring posttraumatic growth among school children impacted by armed conflict in Kashmir.

Trauma and children: Exploring posttraumatic growth among school children impacted by armed conflict in Kashmir.

Islamophobia as a Form of Radicalisation

How applicable are mindfulness-based interventions to Muslim clients in the U.S.?

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