Faith Factors, Character Strengths, and Depression following Hurricane Michael

IF 1.7 2区 哲学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Arthur A. Raney, A. Ai, R. Paloutzian
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ABSTRACT Natural disasters have increased exponentially in recent decades, imposing existential threats to humans. Yet, surprisingly little research has explored the role of religion and spirituality (R/S) and transcendence-related character strengths in post-disaster depression. Using data (N = 491) from victims of Category 5 Hurricane Michael, this study examined whether R/S factors and character strengths helped to buffer against post-disaster depressive symptoms. A hierarchical regression model revealed an inverse association of perceived spiritual support with depression, after adjusting for demographic and event-related factors; strength of faith and the use of prayer for coping were not significantly related with depression. Upon inclusion of character strengths into the model, those relationships changed dramatically. Hope and optimism negatively predicted depression, whereas strength of faith and prayer for coping did so positively. Follow-up moderation analyses found that victims reporting particularly high levels of R/S factors and particularly low levels of character strength experienced the most depressive symptoms. The findings suggest that the potential protection of R/S factors in disasters may actually be due to transcendence-related character strength factors.
迈克尔飓风后的信仰因素、性格力量和抑郁
摘要近几十年来,自然灾害呈指数级增长,对人类的生存构成威胁。然而,令人惊讶的是,很少有研究探讨宗教和精神(R/S)以及与超越相关的性格优势在灾后抑郁症中的作用。这项研究使用了来自五级飓风迈克尔受害者的数据(N=491),检验了R/S因素和性格强度是否有助于缓解灾后抑郁症状。一个层次回归模型显示,在调整了人口统计学和事件相关因素后,感知的精神支持与抑郁症呈负相关;信仰强度和祈祷应对方式与抑郁症无显著相关性。在模型中加入性格优势后,这些关系发生了巨大的变化。希望和乐观情绪消极地预测抑郁,而信仰的力量和应对的祈祷则积极地预测抑郁。后续适度分析发现,报告R/S因素水平特别高、性格强度水平特别低的受害者经历了最多的抑郁症状。研究结果表明,R/S因素在灾害中的潜在保护实际上可能是由于超越相关的性格强度因素。
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期刊介绍: The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IJPR) is devoted to psychological studies of religious processes and phenomena in all religious traditions. This journal provides a means for sustained discussion of psychologically relevant issues that can be examined empirically and concern religion in the most general sense. It presents articles covering a variety of important topics, such as the social psychology of religion, religious development, conversion, religious experience, religion and social attitudes and behavior, religion and mental health, and psychoanalytic and other theoretical interpretations of religion. The journal publishes research reports, brief research reports, commentaries on relevant topical issues, book reviews, and statements addressing articles published in previous issues. The journal may also include a major essay and commentaries, perspective papers of the theory, and articles on the psychology of religion in a specific country.
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