{"title":"Role of religiosity or spirituality in experiencing posttraumatic growth among sexual assault survivors: a systematic review","authors":"Irfan Fayaz","doi":"10.1080/19349637.2023.2264834","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTThe study aims to systematically review the relationship between religiosity and posttraumatic growth among the survivors of sexual assaults. A search of the published literature identified 05 empirical studies that reported links between religiosity and posttraumatic growth among sexual assault survivors. This review identified three main findings: an association between religiosity and PTG among sexual assault survivors. Second, religious and spiritual coping was found to be associated with the development of posttraumatic growth. Third, the traumatic experiences from sexual assault can lead to the deepening of religiosity/spirituality. Despite limited evidence, individual’s beliefs can impact posttrauma thriving.KEYWORDS: Sexual assaultsTraumaPTGreligiosityspirituality AcknowledgmentsThis is to acknowledge no financial interest or benefit arising from this research’s direct applications.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).","PeriodicalId":51916,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19349637.2023.2264834","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
ABSTRACTThe study aims to systematically review the relationship between religiosity and posttraumatic growth among the survivors of sexual assaults. A search of the published literature identified 05 empirical studies that reported links between religiosity and posttraumatic growth among sexual assault survivors. This review identified three main findings: an association between religiosity and PTG among sexual assault survivors. Second, religious and spiritual coping was found to be associated with the development of posttraumatic growth. Third, the traumatic experiences from sexual assault can lead to the deepening of religiosity/spirituality. Despite limited evidence, individual’s beliefs can impact posttrauma thriving.KEYWORDS: Sexual assaultsTraumaPTGreligiosityspirituality AcknowledgmentsThis is to acknowledge no financial interest or benefit arising from this research’s direct applications.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health is an interdisciplinary professional journal (retiled from American Journal of Pastoral Counseling to better reflect its broader scope) that is devoted to the scholarly study of spirituality as a resource for counseling and psychotherapeutic disciplines. This peer-reviewed quarterly journal seeks to enhance the understanding of spirituality as a core component of human well-being in individual, relational, and communal life. Leading authorities provide insights into research and effective therapy in an interdisciplinary dialog that crosses the disciplines of psychology, spirituality, theology, sociology, cultural analysis, and other fields.