When reliance on religion falters: Religious coping and post-traumatic stress symptoms in older adults after multiple disasters

Stanko, Katie E.; Cherry, Katie E.; Marks, Loren D.; Sampson, Laura; Ryker, Kyle S.; Barrios, Brianna; Anderson, R. D.; Sanchez, Savannah; Allen, Kiarah

doi:10.1080/15528030.2018.1434853

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“…In partial support of our second hypothesis, results also indicated that trauma exposure and PTSD symptom severity were indirectly related through negative religious coping. Although previous research had similarly reported that negative religious coping directly predicted PTSD symptoms (Feder et al, 2013;Mesidor & Sly, 2019;Stanko et al, 2018), the findings of our study suggest survivors of trauma may be more likely to experience symptoms of traumatic stress in part due to increased engagement in negative religious coping. In addition, contrary to our expectations, this indirect pathway of trauma exposure to PTSD symptom severity was not found for positive religious coping.…”

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Social support, religious coping, and traumatic stress among Hurricane Katrina survivors of southern Mississippi: A sequential mediational model.

Wood¹,

Wang²,

Lee³

et al. 2021

Traumatology

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The scale and scope of the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina has made it one of America’s deadliest natural disasters in the last 100 years. The physical destruction caused by Katrina was enormous, as was its impact on mental health. One of the common mental health outcomes associated with natural disasters are symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Using a college sample who were living in an area struck by Hurricane Katrina in southern Mississippi, we sought to further elucidate the mechanism underlying the relationship between trauma exposure and PTSD symptomatology. We tested a double mediational path model linking trauma exposure to PTSD symptoms through the impact of trauma exposure on the engagement of religious coping and then social support. Our model demonstrated good fit to the data and indicated that negative religious coping, but not positive religious coping, significantly accounted for the relationship between trauma exposure and PTSD symptoms and that this indirect pathway was in turn accounted for by both instrumental social support as well as emotional social support. Positive religious coping was also significantly associated with instrumental support and emotional support but was unrelated to trauma exposure. Considerations for natural disaster interventions along with the impact of positive and negative religious coping on resiliency and recovery are discussed.

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Social support, religious coping, and traumatic stress among Hurricane Katrina survivors of southern Mississippi: A sequential mediational model.

Wood¹,

Wang²,

Lee³

et al. 2021

Traumatology

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“…One of the largest groups of articles focused on combinations of hur ricanes-including some or all of Katrina in 2005, Rita in 2005, Gustav in 2008, Ike in 2008, and Isaac in 2012-and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2010) in the Gulf Coast of the USA (19 articles). [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43] A further ten articles focused on some or all of these hurricanes but not on the oil spill. [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53] Of all included articles, 71 (47%) covered cases of recurring disa sters.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…[44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53] Of all included articles, 71 (47%) covered cases of recurring disa sters. 30,31,34,37,38,[43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51] The full list of disaster cases covered in the included articles can be viewed in the appendix (p 1).…”

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“…health behaviours and mental health in the aftermath of multiple disasters. 64,95,96,99,101 Wellbeing and resilience 25 studies focused on factors influencing wellbeing and resilience in settings of multiple disasters, 31,33,34,[38][39][40]42,44,45,47,49,50,55,62,68,77,82,83,[115][116][117][118][119][120][121] including religiosity and the role of religion on coping, 38,40,45,47,49 social support, 45 the will to live, 116 gender, 45 perceived collective efficacy, 115,120 and perceived communal coping, 119 with mixed findings across different disaster contexts. One subset of articles focused on identifying patterns in positive emotions and posttraumatic growth following multiple disa sters, 33,42,50,55,83,...…”

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Public health implications of multiple disaster exposures

Leppold

Gibbs

Block

et al. 2022

The Lancet Public Health

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Disasters are an important public health issue; however, there is scarce evidence to date on what happens when communities and populations experience more than one disaster. This scoping review identifies literature on the effects of multiple disasters published until Aug 2, 2021, 1425 articles were identified, of which 150 articles were included. We analysed direct and indirect public health implications of multiple disasters. Our analysis suggests that exposure to multiple disasters can affect mental health, physical health, and wellbeing, with some evidence that the potential risks of multiple disaster exposure exceed those of single disaster exposure. We also identified indirect public health implications of multiple disaster exposure, related to changes in health-care facilities, changes in public risk perception, and governmental responses to multiple disasters. We present findings on community recovery and methodological challenges to the study of multiple disasters, and directions for future research.

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“…For example, religiosity associated with religious struggles have been found to be associated with more depression [ 52 ]. As well, some forms of religiosity that are practiced independently of a church or religious organization have been linked to higher PTSD symptoms [ 26 , 53 ].…”

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A rapid review of home-based activities that can promote mental wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health measures such as isolation, quarantine, and social distancing are needed. Some of these measures can adversely affect mental health. Activities that can be performed at home may mitigate these consequences and improve overall mental well-being. In this study, home-based activities that have potential beneficial effects on mental health were examined. Methods A rapid review was conducted based on a search of the following databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PyscINFO, Global Health, epistemonikos.org, covid19reviews.org, and eppi.ioe.ac.uk/covid19_map_v13.html. Eligible studies include randomized controlled trials and non-randomized studies published between 1/1/2000 and 28/05/2020 and that examined the impact of various activities on mental health outcomes in low-resource settings and contexts that lead to social isolation. Studies of activities that require mental health professionals or that could not be done at home were excluded. Two review authors performed title/abstract screening. At the full-text review stage, 25% of the potentially eligible studies were reviewed in full by two review authors; the rest were reviewed by one review author. Risk of bias assessment and data extraction were performed by one review author and checked by a second review author. The main outcome assessed was change or differences in mental health as expressed in Cohen’s d; analysis was conducted following the synthesis without meta-analysis guidelines (SWiM). PROSPERO registration: CRD42020186082. Results Of 1,236 unique records identified, 160 were reviewed in full, resulting in 16 included studies. The included studies reported on the beneficial effects of exercise, yoga, progressive muscle relaxation, and listening to relaxing music. One study reported on the association between solitary religious activities and post traumatic stress disorder symptoms. While most of the included studies examined activities in group settings, particularly among individuals in prisons, the activities were described as something that can be performed at home and alone. All included studies were assessed to be at risk of bias in one or more of the bias domains examined. Conclusions There is some evidence that certain home-based activities can promote mental wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guidelines are needed to help optimize benefits while minimizing potential risks when performing these activities.

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When reliance on religion falters: Religious coping and post-traumatic stress symptoms in older adults after multiple disasters

Cited by 8 publications

References 25 publications

Social support, religious coping, and traumatic stress among Hurricane Katrina survivors of southern Mississippi: A sequential mediational model.

Social support, religious coping, and traumatic stress among Hurricane Katrina survivors of southern Mississippi: A sequential mediational model.

Public health implications of multiple disaster exposures

A rapid review of home-based activities that can promote mental wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic

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