Religious/spiritual struggles and psychological distress : A test of three models in a longitudinal study of adults with chronic health conditions

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OBJECTIVE: This study tested three conceptual explanatory models that have been theorized to account for the linkages between religious/spiritual (R/S) struggles and psychological distress: the primary model (i.e., R/S struggles lead to psychological distress), the secondary model (i.e., psychological distress leads to R/S struggles), and the complex model (i.e., R/S struggles and psychological distress reciprocally exacerbate each other).

METHODS: Using prospective data from a sample of US adults living with chronic health conditions (n = 302), we performed a cross-lagged panel analysis with three timepoints to test for evidence of potential causal relations between R/S struggles and psychological distress.

RESULTS: Consistent with the complex conceptual model of R/S struggles, we found evidence of positive reciprocal associations between R/S struggles and psychological distress.

CONCLUSION: The findings highlight the importance of attending to the dynamic interplay between R/S struggles and psychological distress when working with adults who have chronic health conditions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:78

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical psychology - 78(2022), 4 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 544-558

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cowden, Richard G [VerfasserIn]
Pargament, Kenneth I [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zhuo J [VerfasserIn]
Davis, Edward B [VerfasserIn]
Lemke, Austin W [VerfasserIn]
Glowiak, Kevin J [VerfasserIn]
Rueger, Sandra Y [VerfasserIn]
Worthington, Everett L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Mental health
Psychological well-being
Religion/spirituality
Religious/spiritual coping

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.04.2022

Date Revised 15.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jclp.23232

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329426214