Religious Coping and Life Satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Polish Catholics. The Mediating Effect of Coronavirus Anxiety
Recent data have indicated that people may have experienced fear during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to deepen our understanding of the relationship between religious coping and life satisfaction by analysing the indirect effects of fear of COVID-19. Methods: This study included 365 people...
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| author | Paweł Piotr Dobrakowski Sebastian Skalski Janusz Surzykiewicz Jolanta Muszyńska Karol Konaszewski |
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| description | Recent data have indicated that people may have experienced fear during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to deepen our understanding of the relationship between religious coping and life satisfaction by analysing the indirect effects of fear of COVID-19. Methods: This study included 365 people (75% women) aged 18–78 years. The procedure consisted of completing questionnaires to measure religious coping, COVID-19 anxiety, satisfaction with life, and satisfaction with social support. Results: Structural equation modelling showed that positive religious coping was related to greater life satisfaction and greater satisfaction with social support during the pandemic. Moreover, fear of COVID-19 mediated the relationship between negative religious coping and life satisfaction and social support satisfaction. Conclusions: The data suggest a need for practitioners to focus on interventions that enhance positive religious coping to improve life satisfaction during the spread of infectious diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1f26baef62e9435c892cee1d0321971b2023-11-22T21:03:47ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832021-10-011021486510.3390/jcm10214865Religious Coping and Life Satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Polish Catholics. The Mediating Effect of Coronavirus AnxietyPaweł Piotr Dobrakowski0Sebastian Skalski1Janusz Surzykiewicz2Jolanta Muszyńska3Karol Konaszewski4Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, 41200 Sosnowiec, PolandInstitute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 00950 Warsaw, PolandFaculty of Philosophy and Education, Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, 85051 Eichstaett, GermanyFaculty of Education, University of Bialystok, 15328 Bialystok, PolandFaculty of Education, University of Bialystok, 15328 Bialystok, PolandRecent data have indicated that people may have experienced fear during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to deepen our understanding of the relationship between religious coping and life satisfaction by analysing the indirect effects of fear of COVID-19. Methods: This study included 365 people (75% women) aged 18–78 years. The procedure consisted of completing questionnaires to measure religious coping, COVID-19 anxiety, satisfaction with life, and satisfaction with social support. Results: Structural equation modelling showed that positive religious coping was related to greater life satisfaction and greater satisfaction with social support during the pandemic. Moreover, fear of COVID-19 mediated the relationship between negative religious coping and life satisfaction and social support satisfaction. Conclusions: The data suggest a need for practitioners to focus on interventions that enhance positive religious coping to improve life satisfaction during the spread of infectious diseases.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/21/4865religious copinglife satisfactionCOVID-19fear of COVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Paweł Piotr Dobrakowski Sebastian Skalski Janusz Surzykiewicz Jolanta Muszyńska Karol Konaszewski Religious Coping and Life Satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Polish Catholics. The Mediating Effect of Coronavirus Anxiety Journal of Clinical Medicine religious coping life satisfaction COVID-19 fear of COVID-19 |
| title | Religious Coping and Life Satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Polish Catholics. The Mediating Effect of Coronavirus Anxiety |
| title_full | Religious Coping and Life Satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Polish Catholics. The Mediating Effect of Coronavirus Anxiety |
| title_fullStr | Religious Coping and Life Satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Polish Catholics. The Mediating Effect of Coronavirus Anxiety |
| title_full_unstemmed | Religious Coping and Life Satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Polish Catholics. The Mediating Effect of Coronavirus Anxiety |
| title_short | Religious Coping and Life Satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Polish Catholics. The Mediating Effect of Coronavirus Anxiety |
| title_sort | religious coping and life satisfaction during the covid 19 pandemic among polish catholics the mediating effect of coronavirus anxiety |
| topic | religious coping life satisfaction COVID-19 fear of COVID-19 |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/21/4865 |
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