ERIC Number: EJ749729
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jan
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Making Sense of Suffering: A Preliminary Study of Changes in Religious Women Adjusting to Severe Adversity
Williams, Marleen S.; Jerome, Annette; White, Kirsten; Fisher, Aaron
Counseling and Values, v50 n2 p84 Jan 2006
This qualitative study examined interviews from 25 women who held theistic beliefs from Christian, Islamic, or Jewish traditions. All had recently experienced severe adversity but reported they were coping well. Analysis illustrated changes in religious beliefs and attitudes they made as a result of learning to cope. Differences were found among the 3 religious groups. Findings of this preliminary study suggest that religious meaning and experience may change because of the process of learning to cope with severe adversity. Recommendations are made for counseling theistically oriented women. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Females, Jews, Religion, Catholics, Muslims, Protestants, World Views, Qualitative Research, Coping, Psychological Patterns, Attitude Change, Beliefs, Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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