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Christian religious functioning and trauma outcomes.

J Irene Harris1, Christopher R Erbes, Brian E Engdahl

  • 1VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA. jeanette.harris2@med.va.gov

Journal of Clinical Psychology
|December 28, 2007
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Faith can impact trauma recovery differently. This study found that seeking spiritual support aids posttraumatic growth, while religious strain correlates with increased trauma symptoms in survivors.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Trauma Studies

Background:

  • Trauma survivors experience varied impacts of faith on recovery.
  • Existing conceptualizations of religious functioning are insufficient for trauma research.
  • A nuanced understanding of religion's role in trauma is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the relationship between religious functioning and trauma outcomes.
  • To investigate how different aspects of religious behavior relate to posttraumatic growth and symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • Surveyed 327 self-identified trauma survivors attending church.
  • Utilized measures of religious coping, comforts, strains, and prayer functions.
  • Conducted a principal components analysis to identify dimensions of religious functioning.

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Main Results:

  • Identified two key dimensions: Seeking Spiritual Support and Religious Strain.
  • Seeking Spiritual Support positively correlated with posttraumatic growth.
  • Religious Strain positively correlated with posttraumatic symptoms.

Conclusions:

  • Religious functioning is complex and differentially impacts trauma survivors.
  • Seeking spiritual support may be a beneficial coping mechanism for posttraumatic growth.
  • Religious strain can exacerbate posttraumatic symptoms, highlighting a potential area for intervention.