When reliance on religion falters: Religious coping and post-traumatic stress symptoms in older adults after multiple disasters
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina brought devastating losses to Gulf Coast communities. In this study, Katrina survivors answered open-ended questions about coping with hurricane-related challenges. The sample was partitioned into low and high scorers on a non-organizational religiosity scale. Content anal...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2018]
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Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Year: 2018, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 292-313 |
Further subjects: | B
PTSD
B Qualitative methods B Disasters B non-organizational religiosity |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
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Summary: | In 2005, Hurricane Katrina brought devastating losses to Gulf Coast communities. In this study, Katrina survivors answered open-ended questions about coping with hurricane-related challenges. The sample was partitioned into low and high scorers on a non-organizational religiosity scale. Content analyses revealed that low scorers described secular strategies, relied less on a church community in the aftermath of the storms, and exhibited active religious coping. High scorers referenced a greater need for God and faith, highly valued their church as a coping resource, and described passive religious coping strategies. Implications of the loss of familiar religious routines after disaster are discussed. |
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ISSN: | 1552-8049 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/15528030.2018.1434853 |