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Journal of Religion and Health
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health 4/2009

01-12-2009 | Original Paper

The Relationship Between Religion and Religious Coping: Religious Coping as a Moderator Between Religion and Adjustment

Authors: Keisha Ross, Paul J. Handal, Eddie M. Clark, Jillon S. Vander Wal

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 4/2009

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Abstract

This study examined the relationship between and among religion, religious coping, and positive/negative psychological adjustment and investigated whether the four religious coping styles of Self-Directing, Deferring, Collaborative, and Turning to Religion would significantly moderate the relationship between religion and psychological adjustment. Each of the four religious coping measures were significant moderators between religion and positive and negative adjustment. However, the high self-directing and high religion group showed opposite results from the other three coping styles, in that they were the most maladjusted and least satisfied with life compared to the other three integration and religious coping groups. The participants high on religion and high deferring, high collaborative, and high turning to religion groups were less maladjusted and more satisfied than the other three groups in each of these religious coping styles.
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Metadata
Title
The Relationship Between Religion and Religious Coping: Religious Coping as a Moderator Between Religion and Adjustment
Authors
Keisha Ross
Paul J. Handal
Eddie M. Clark
Jillon S. Vander Wal
Publication date
01-12-2009
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 4/2009
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-008-9199-5

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