Deliberate rumination and posttraumatic growth: the mediating role of Christian gratitude and attachment to God

Using a community sample of 448 Christian adults with a history of trauma, the current study explored the mediating role of two religious variables, attachment to God and Christian gratitude, in the association between deliberate rumination and posttraumatic growth (PTG). Two parallel mediation anal...

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Authors: Vazquez, Veola E. (Author) ; Pate, Robert A. (Author) ; MacCallum, Jessica (Author) ; Matta, Marena (Author) ; Zivanovic, Stephanie (Author) ; Chamberlin, Sara (Author) ; Baker, Teal (Author) ; Newman, Summer (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2022, Volume: 25, Issue: 8, Pages: 755-773
Further subjects:B Posttraumatic growth
B attachment to God
B Christian gratitude
B Rumination
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Summary:Using a community sample of 448 Christian adults with a history of trauma, the current study explored the mediating role of two religious variables, attachment to God and Christian gratitude, in the association between deliberate rumination and posttraumatic growth (PTG). Two parallel mediation analyses were conducted. In the first analysis, results revealed that anxious attachment to God mediated the association between deliberate rumination and PTG, but Christian gratitude did not. In the second analysis, neither avoidant attachment nor Christian gratitude mediated this same association. However, analyses revealed positive associations between PTG and Christian gratitude and anxious attachment to God. Post-hoc analysis revealed that intrusive rumination may better explain outcomes related to PTG when exploring these variables. Treatment implications, limitations, and directions for future research are presented.
ISSN:1469-9737
Contains:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2022.2102160