Identity Status as a Moderator of the Relationship between Belonging to Religious Communities and Religious Coping in a Group of Young Polish Catholic Girls and Boys
The present study aims to test the importance of belonging to religious communities to the frequency of using religious strategies for coping with stress, taking into account the moderating role of identity status and gender. This study used Polish adaptations of two questionnaires: The Religious Co...
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| description | The present study aims to test the importance of belonging to religious communities to the frequency of using religious strategies for coping with stress, taking into account the moderating role of identity status and gender. This study used Polish adaptations of two questionnaires: The Religious Coping Questionnaire and the Dimensions of Identity Development Scale. Participants in this study were adolescent and young adult Polish Catholic girls and boys, belonging and not belonging to religious communities. The survey was carried out using the pencil–paper method on a sample of 407 young people with varying degrees of involvement in religious practice. A multivariate analysis of variance showed that the frequency of using positive religious coping strategies differs significantly between groups of people belonging to and not belonging to a religious community. As a result of the study, the interaction of the variable belonging to a religious community and the variable identity status in deciding on the frequency of using positive religious strategies for coping with stress was recognized (F = 2.448; <i>p</i> = 0.033). However, the interaction of these variables with gender did not reach the level of statistical significance (F = 0.655; <i>p</i> = 0.658). Multiple regression analysis indicates that the identity dimension <i>Identification with Commitment</i> explains 14.7% of the frequency of using the <i>Cooperation with God</i> strategy. Belonging to religious communities is significant for the frequency of use of selected religious coping strategies and the intensity of all dimensions of identity development. The results of the statistical analysis showed that identity status is a moderator of the relationship between belonging to religious communities and the intensity of positive religious coping strategies. It was found that the frequency of use of religious coping strategies and the intensity of identity dimensions differed between Polish Catholic girls and boys. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59222793a920440a873767d348c13c872024-03-27T14:02:14ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442024-03-0115331810.3390/rel15030318Identity Status as a Moderator of the Relationship between Belonging to Religious Communities and Religious Coping in a Group of Young Polish Catholic Girls and BoysNatalia Pilarska0Hanna Liberska1Department of Psychology, Kazimierz Wielki University, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Psychology, Kazimierz Wielki University, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, PolandThe present study aims to test the importance of belonging to religious communities to the frequency of using religious strategies for coping with stress, taking into account the moderating role of identity status and gender. This study used Polish adaptations of two questionnaires: The Religious Coping Questionnaire and the Dimensions of Identity Development Scale. Participants in this study were adolescent and young adult Polish Catholic girls and boys, belonging and not belonging to religious communities. The survey was carried out using the pencil–paper method on a sample of 407 young people with varying degrees of involvement in religious practice. A multivariate analysis of variance showed that the frequency of using positive religious coping strategies differs significantly between groups of people belonging to and not belonging to a religious community. As a result of the study, the interaction of the variable belonging to a religious community and the variable identity status in deciding on the frequency of using positive religious strategies for coping with stress was recognized (F = 2.448; <i>p</i> = 0.033). However, the interaction of these variables with gender did not reach the level of statistical significance (F = 0.655; <i>p</i> = 0.658). Multiple regression analysis indicates that the identity dimension <i>Identification with Commitment</i> explains 14.7% of the frequency of using the <i>Cooperation with God</i> strategy. Belonging to religious communities is significant for the frequency of use of selected religious coping strategies and the intensity of all dimensions of identity development. The results of the statistical analysis showed that identity status is a moderator of the relationship between belonging to religious communities and the intensity of positive religious coping strategies. It was found that the frequency of use of religious coping strategies and the intensity of identity dimensions differed between Polish Catholic girls and boys.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/3/318identityreligious copingbelonging to a religious communityyoung menyoung women |
| spellingShingle | Natalia Pilarska Hanna Liberska Identity Status as a Moderator of the Relationship between Belonging to Religious Communities and Religious Coping in a Group of Young Polish Catholic Girls and Boys Religions identity religious coping belonging to a religious community young men young women |
| title | Identity Status as a Moderator of the Relationship between Belonging to Religious Communities and Religious Coping in a Group of Young Polish Catholic Girls and Boys |
| title_full | Identity Status as a Moderator of the Relationship between Belonging to Religious Communities and Religious Coping in a Group of Young Polish Catholic Girls and Boys |
| title_fullStr | Identity Status as a Moderator of the Relationship between Belonging to Religious Communities and Religious Coping in a Group of Young Polish Catholic Girls and Boys |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identity Status as a Moderator of the Relationship between Belonging to Religious Communities and Religious Coping in a Group of Young Polish Catholic Girls and Boys |
| title_short | Identity Status as a Moderator of the Relationship between Belonging to Religious Communities and Religious Coping in a Group of Young Polish Catholic Girls and Boys |
| title_sort | identity status as a moderator of the relationship between belonging to religious communities and religious coping in a group of young polish catholic girls and boys |
| topic | identity religious coping belonging to a religious community young men young women |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/3/318 |
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