RT Article
T1 The Effect of Spiritual Fortitude on Mental Health Symptoms Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
JF Journal of psychology and christianity
VO 39
IS 4
SP 288
OP 300
A1 Zhang, Hansong
A1 Aten, Jamie D.
A1 Coomes, Steven P.
A1 Davis, Cameron W.
A1 Davis, Don E.
A1 Hodge, Adam S. ca. 20./21. Jh.
A1 Hook, Joshua N.
A1 Karwoski, Logan T.
A1 Van Tongeren, Daryl R.
A2 Aten, Jamie D.
A2 Coomes, Steven P.
A2 Davis, Cameron W.
A2 Davis, Don E.
A2 Hodge, Adam S. ca. 20./21. Jh.
A2 Hook, Joshua N.
A2 Karwoski, Logan T.
A2 Van Tongeren, Daryl R.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1759055220
AB The COVID-19 pandemic is a global traumatic stressor affecting millions of individuals worldwide. Traumatic events often cause significant resource loss and negatively affect mental health and emotional well-being. In the wake of trauma, many people draw on religious or spiritual faith to cope with adversity and suffering. One construct that has received increased attention within the field of religious/spiritual coping is spiritual fortitude (SF), which is one's ability to consistently draw on spiritual and religious resources to cope with negative emotions in the face of stressors (Van Tongeren et al., 2018). In this paper, we present data from 255 participants who completed measures of resource loss related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, SF, depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. SF buffered the deleterious relationship between resource loss and mental health symptoms. Specifically, for individuals high in SF, the relationship between resource loss and mental health symptoms was weaker than for individuals low in SF. We conclude by discussing limitations of the current study, areas for future research, and implications for practice.
K1 Covid-19 Pandemic
K1 Emotions
K1 Mental Health
K1 Post-traumatic stress disorder
K1 PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
K1 Symptoms