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Faith to move mountains: Religious coping, spirituality, and interpersonal trauma recovery.

Bryant-Davis, Thema, Wong, Eunice C.·2013·American Psychologist
DOI 10.1037/a0034380
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Interpersonal trauma is pervasive globally and may result in long-term consequences physically, cognitively, behaviorally, socially, and spiritually (Bryant-Davis, 2005b). One of the protective factors that have emerged in the literature is religious coping. Religious coping, spirituality, and faith-based approaches to trauma recovery include endorsement of beliefs, engagement in behaviors, and access to support from faith communities. Compared with negative religious coping, spirituality and positive religious coping have been associated with decreased psychological distress, a finding established with survivors of child abuse, sexual violence, intimate partner violence, community violence, and war. This article focuses on spiritual and religious coping among survivors of child abuse, sexual violence, and war; however, research demonstrates increased use of positive religious coping among some survivors with higher rates of posttraumatic stress disorder. Much of the scholarship in this area includes qualitative studies with populations who face increased vulnerability to interpersonal trauma. Research in this area covers the life span from childhood to later adulthood and encompasses both domestic and international studies. The implications of research findings are explored, and future research needs are described. This line of research supports the American Psychological Association (2010) ethical standards that note the recognition of spiritual and religious faith traditions as important aspects of the provision of ethical treatment. Researchers, clinicians, and advocates for trauma survivors are encouraged to attend to the faith traditions and beliefs of persons confronting the potential devastation of traumatic events.

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  • Trauma survivors have identified spirituality as a source of positivity, optimism, security, and meaning.

    “Trauma survivors have identified spirituality as a source of positivity, optimism, security, and meaning (Bryant-Davis & Wong, 2013; Milner et al., 2020).”

    From The relationship between spirituality and resilience and well-being: a study of 529 care leavers from 11 nations. (2023) · cites this paper as Bryant-Davis & Wong, 2013

  • Spirituality has been identified as a factor that might be related to positive outcomes.

    “In recent years, spirituality has been identified as a factor that might be related to positive outcomes (Ager et al., 2015; Bryant-Davis & Wong, 2013).”

    From The relationship between spirituality and resilience and well-being: a study of 529 care leavers from 11 nations. (2023) · cites this paper as Bryant-Davis & Wong, 2013

  • The current study's findings are in line with other studies showing benefit from spirituality as relates to well-being and even spirituality as a source of support in the face of adversity.

    “Although the findings of this study are preliminary in nature and require further research to confirm, they would be in line with other studies showing benefit from spirituality as relates to well-being (Ager et al., 2015; Bryant-Davis & Wong, 2013) and even spirituality as a source of support in the face of adversity (Bryant-Davis & Wong, 2013; Milner et al., 2020).”

    From The relationship between spirituality and resilience and well-being: a study of 529 care leavers from 11 nations. (2023) · cites this paper as Bryant-Davis & Wong, 2013

  • Social relationships, financial support, social environment, access to services, peer support, personal factors, and more have been shown to support better outcomes in care leavers.

    “To date, social relationships, financial support, social environment, access to services, peer support, personal factors, and more (Bryant-Davis & Wong, 2013; Frimpong-Manso, 2018; Scott et al., 2022; Sulimani-Aidan & Melkman, 2018; van Breda & Dickens, 2017) have been shown to support better outcomes in this population.”

    From The relationship between spirituality and resilience and well-being: a study of 529 care leavers from 11 nations. (2023) · cites this paper as Bryant-Davis & Wong, 2013

  • Findings from the current study are consistent with previous research on other vulnerable populations that suggests that spirituality has a positive association on well-being.

    “Findings from the current study are consistent with previous research on other vulnerable populations that suggests that spirituality has a positive association on well-being (Bryant-Davis & Wong, 2013; Campbell & Bauer, 2021; Park et al., 2017; Tuck & Anderson, 2014).”

    From The relationship between spirituality and resilience and well-being: a study of 529 care leavers from 11 nations. (2023) · cites this paper as Bryant-Davis & Wong, 2013

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Authors
Bryant-Davis, T., & Wong, E. C.
Affiliations
  • Pepperdine University (US)
  • RAND Corporation (US)
ORCID
Wong, Eunice C.
Venue
American Psychologist
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2013
Volume
68
Issue
8
Pages
675-684
ISSN
  • 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-990X
DOI
10.1037/a0034380
OpenAlex
W2070240432
Cited by
201
References
57
Citations by year
2026: 18 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 3
FWCI
10.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
Keywords
religious coping, spirituality, interpersonal trauma, trauma recovery, faith-based interventions, child abuse survivors, sexual violence survivors, war trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, religious communities, psychological distress, protective factors
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Child, Child Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual, Culture, Ethics, Professional, Female, Humans, Life Change Events, Male, Pastoral Care, Religion and Psychology, Sex Offenses, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Survivors, Spirituality

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