Domains of religious coping behavior among African Christians in NSW Australia: An exploratory qualitative study

This study examines the domains of religious coping strategies among African Christians in New South Wales, Australia, and the role they play in negotiating quality of life and life stressors. Study themes were drawn from interview transcripts that showed positive and negative aspects of religious c...

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Published in:Journal of spirituality in mental health
Main Author: Counted, Victor (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2019]
In: Journal of spirituality in mental health
Year: 2019, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 215-236
RelBib Classification:AE Psychology of religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
KBS Australia; Oceania
Further subjects:B Religious Coping
B Avoidant attachment
B African Diaspora
B Human-based coping
B Quality of life
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Summary:This study examines the domains of religious coping strategies among African Christians in New South Wales, Australia, and the role they play in negotiating quality of life and life stressors. Study themes were drawn from interview transcripts that showed positive and negative aspects of religious coping, involving multiple domains including personal, social, and environmental attributes. Of particular interest were the correlations that respondents drew between their personal biographies, environmental stressors, human-based coping, and religious coping behavior. These results position religious coping as a social cognitive model which may arise from relationship problems, while serving the need for autonomy. Implications are discussed.
Item Description:Die gedruckten Aufsätze von 21.2019,1-4 sind in einem Zeitschriftenheft zusammengefasst
ISSN:1934-9645
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of spirituality in mental health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/19349637.2018.1476948