Praying as a Form of Religious Coping in Dutch Highly Educated Muslim Women of Moroccan Descent

IF 0.8 3区 哲学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
J. Pieper, Marinus H. F. van Uden, Leonie van der Valk
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Abstract

This article addresses the research question: “How do Dutch highly educated Muslim women of Moroccan descent use prayer in dealing with problems?” The theoretical framework was mainly based on the work of Pargament et al. regarding religious coping. The empirical part of the study consisted of a quantitative and a qualitative part. This article presents results of the quantitative part. For the quantitative part of our research, 177 questionnaires were collected using snowball sampling. We asked respondents about their praying practices and their ways of religious coping, using the Brief RCOPE. The connection and communication in their prayer with a loving, caring, benevolent God is the main religious way in which these Muslim women of Moroccan descent cope with all kinds of problems. This use of prayer as a way of coping can be clarified through the psychological functions of religiosity and prayer that are suggested by Pargament, Koenig, and Perez (2000). Prayer could help them in: (1) finding meaning, (2) being master over their circumstances and controlling their emotions, (3) finding comfort and closeness to God, (4) experiencing intimacy with others and closeness to God, and (5) transforming their way of life. We did find few negative religious coping strategies, such as negative feelings towards God or alienation. This is in line with research results of Abu Raiya and Pargament (2010). As Islam implies surrender to God, it may be difficult for Muslims to admit their religious distress, doubts, and struggles.
荷兰高学历摩洛哥裔穆斯林妇女的一种宗教应对方式——祈祷
这篇文章解决了一个研究问题:“受过高等教育的荷兰摩洛哥裔穆斯林妇女如何使用祈祷来处理问题?”理论框架主要基于Pargament等人关于宗教应对的研究。研究的实证部分由定量和定性两部分组成。本文给出了定量部分的研究结果。在定量部分,我们采用滚雪球抽样的方法收集了177份问卷。我们使用简短的RCOPE询问受访者他们的祈祷实践和他们的宗教应对方式。这些摩洛哥裔穆斯林妇女在祈祷中与慈爱、关怀、仁慈的上帝建立联系和沟通,是她们处理各种问题的主要宗教方式。Pargament、Koenig和Perez(2000)提出的宗教信仰和祈祷的心理功能可以解释这种将祈祷作为一种应对方式的做法。祷告可以帮助他们:(1)找到人生的意义;(2)掌控自己的处境,控制自己的情绪;(3)找到安慰,亲近上帝;(4)体验与他人的亲密关系,亲近上帝;(5)改变他们的生活方式。我们确实发现了一些消极的宗教应对策略,比如对上帝的消极情绪或疏离。这与Abu Raiya and Pargament(2010)的研究结果一致。由于伊斯兰教意味着向真主降服,穆斯林可能很难承认他们在宗教上的苦恼、疑惑和挣扎。
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期刊介绍: The international, peer-reviewed journal Archive for the Psychology of Religion/Archiv für Religionspsychologie is the oldest periodical that publishes research in the psychology of religion. It is the organ of the International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR), founded in 1914. The Archive for the Psychology of Religion/Archiv für Religionspsychologie is open to all scientific methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative.
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