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Coping with COVID-19: An Examination of the Role of (Non)Religiousness/(Non)Spirituality
Dena M Abbott1, Andrew S Franks2,3
1Department of Education Psychology, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 222 Teachers College Hall, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0345, USA. dabbott5@unl.edu.
Abstract:
Psychological distress and coping strategies employed during collective trauma events may vary for theists and atheists, as well as others along the (non)religious spectrum. The present study explored these differences via data collected from a US-based sample during the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistical models suggested relationships between maladaptive coping and distress for all participants and potential differences in coping and, in turn, distress between participants high and low in institutional religiousness and individual spirituality. Additionally, all participants, though especially nonreligious participants, appeared less able to engage in adaptive emotion-focused coping strategies. Implications for future research are provided.
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