And all your problems are gone: religious coping strategies among Philippine migrant workers in Hong Kong
Abstract
This paper provides an ethnographic account of both hardships and religious coping strategies of Philippine migrant workers in Hong Kong. It will argue that intensified coping needs that arise from the migration process may lead to a reorientation towards more charismatic religious groups, which in turn seem to promote coping strategies specifically tailored towards the (relatively homogenous) experiences of these migrants. It will also argue that, while the “disempowering” implications of religious coping rest ambiguous, it may assist the toleration of exploitative patterns in migration by reducing their emotional cost.
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The church groups in that previous research were tailored towards immigrants.
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Previous research with Filipinos labour immigrants in Hong Kong found that church attendance promoted successful coping and reduced the impact of the emotional costs of migration.
“Previous research with Filipinos labour immigrants in Hong Kong found that church attendance promoted successful coping and reduced the impact of the emotional costs of migration [50].”
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- Authors
- Nakonz, J., & Shik, A. W. Y.
- Affiliations
- University of Fribourg (CH)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Corresponding author
- Shik, Angela Wai Yan
- Venue
- Mental Health, Religion & Culture
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2008-11-15
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 25-38
- ISSN
- 1367-4676 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-9737
- OpenAlex
- W2118815272
- Cited by
- 84
- References
- 28
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- FWCI
- 1.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Mental Health Religion & Culture (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion, Society, and Development
- Keywords
- religious coping, Hong Kong, migrant labor, disempowerment
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