ERIC Number: EJ903953
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Publication Date: 2010-Dec
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Divorce, Religious Coping, and Depressive Symptoms in a Conservative Protestant Religious Group
Webb, Amy Pieper; Ellison, Christopher G.; McFarland, Michael J.; Lee, Jerry W.; Morton, Kelly; Walters, James
Family Relations, v59 n5 p544-557 Dec 2010
A long tradition of research demonstrates that divorce is a risk factor for depressive symptoms. Although a growing literature examines links between religious factors and marital quality and stability, researchers have neglected the role of religion in successful or problematic coping following divorce. Building on Pargament's seminal work on religious coping, we outline relevant theory concerning several specific religious coping styles. Hypotheses are then tested using data from a large sample of members of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination. Results indicate that several types of religious coping bear a direct inverse association with depressive symptoms and also buffer the deleterious effects of divorce on this outcome. Several promising future directions and suggestions for practitioners are identified.
Descriptors: Divorce, Marital Satisfaction, Religion, Risk, Coping, Religious Factors, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Counseling, Protestants
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Language: English
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