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Patterns of Positive and Negative Religious Coping with Major Life Stressors

Pargament, Kenneth I., Smith, Bruce W., Koenig, Harold G., Perez, Lisa·1998·Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

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Kenneth I. Pargament, Bruce W. Smith, Harold G. Koenig, Lisa Perez, Patterns of Positive and Negative Religious Coping with Major Life Stressors, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 37, No. 4 (Dec., 1998), pp. 710-724

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Exploring Sexual Minority Women’s Experiences of External and Internalized Heterosexism and Sexism and their Links to Coping and Distress
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“…outcomes suggests that maladaptive/negative coping styles are more important than adaptive/positive coping styles in predicting mental health outcomes (c.f ., Dyson and Renk 2006; Lehavot 2012; Pargament et al. 1998, 2000; Nyamathi et al. 1993; Szymanski and Owens 2009; Utsey et al. 2000).”
Background
Well-being after trauma: A review of posttraumatic growth among refugees.
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“Positive religious and spiritual (R/S) coping—the constructive use of religious and spiritual resources to cope with and adapt to stressful life circumstances [32]—may buffer the adverse impact of stress by providing internal resources for coping, resiliency, and inner peace [33, 34].”
Background
Bereavement, religion, and posttraumatic growth: A matched control group investigation.
Currier, J. M., Malott, J. D., Martinez, T. E., Sandy, C., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2012) · Psychology of Religion and Spirituality · doi:10.1037/a0027708 · Cited by 116
“religious coping (Pargament et al., 1998) and organizational reli-”
Religious coping, stress, and depressive symptoms among adolescents: A prospective study.
Carpenter, T. P., Laney, T., & Mezulis, A. H. (2011) · Psychology of Religion and Spirituality · doi:10.1037/a0023155 · Cited by 115
God, where are you?: Evaluating a spiritually-integrated intervention for sexual abuse
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Spirituality and coping with life stress among adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Gall, T. L. (2006) · Child Abuse & Neglect · doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.01.003 · Cited by 128
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Maltby, J., & Day, L. (2003) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/s0191-8869(02)00110-1 · Cited by 132
Who Benefits from Religion?
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“…and Greenwood 2003; Cohen 2002; Taylor and Chatters 1988), to the coherent framework that religion provides (Ellison et al. 1989; Pollner 1989), to the coping mechanisms that alleviate stress and assuage loss (McIntosh et al. 1993; Pargament 1997; Pargament et al. 1998; Strawbridge et al. 1998).”
Background
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“Divine struggles were measured by summing the scores on five items taken from the Brief RCOPE (Pargament et al., 1998).”
BackgroundMethod
Religious coping and behavioral disengagement: opposing influences on advance care planning and receipt of intensive care near death
Maciejewski, P. K., Phelps, A. C., Kacel, E. L., Balboni, T. A., Balboni, M. J., Wright, A. A., Pirl, W. F., & Prigerson, H. G. (2011) · Psycho-Oncology · doi:10.1002/pon.1967 · Cited by 112
“Coping methods Religious and non-religious coping methods were assessed using the Brief RCOPE [14] and the Brief COPE [21], respectively.”
BackgroundMethodInfluential
Minority stress and the moderating role of religious coping among religious and spiritual sexual minority individuals.
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“…negative religious coping is associated with greater emotional distress, depression, and posttraumatic stress and poorer life satisfaction and physical health (Bjorck & Thurman, 2007; Koenig , Pargament, & Nielsen, 1998; Lee, Nezu, & Nezu, 2014; Pargament et al., 1998; Szymanski & Obiri, 2011).”
A Review and Application of Social Scientific Measures of Religiosity and Spirituality: Assessing a Missing Component in Health Communication Research
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“When the length of the RCOPE makes its administration awkward, the 14-item brief RCOPE may be used (Pargament et al., 1998).”
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Screening for Spiritual Struggle
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“Higher order factor analyses have revealed that particular religious coping methods can be classified into two broad overarching patterns: positive and negative religious coping [25].”
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The Role of Attachment in Predicting Spiritual Coping with a Loved One in Surgery
Belavich, T. G., & Pargäment, K. I. (2002) · Journal of Adult Development · doi:10.1023/a:1013873100466 · Cited by 109
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“In contrast, extrinsic religious motivation and the use of negative religious coping (making malevolent religious appraisals) are positively correlated with depression (Pargament et al. 1998).”
Background
Growth in the Shadow of War: The Case of Social Workers and Nurses Working in a Shared War Reality
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“, 2015), college students (Pargament et al., 1998), and Latina/o adult immigrants using a Spanish language version (Sanchez et al.”
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“Additional research has also demonstrated a positive relationship between religious coping and stress-related growth, defined as positive changes in perceptions or behaviors resulting from a stressful or traumatic experience (e.g., perceiving new possibilities, relating better to others, perceiving new personal streng…”
Background
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“Second, these same studies have not explicitly recruited individuals from faith-based organizations (i.e., churches) (Fallot & Heckman, 2005; Feder et al., 2008; McConnell et al., 2006; Pargament et al., 1998; Sherman et al., 2005).”
Background
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“The validity and reliability of the Brief RCOPE has been reported [48], including an Iranian version of the scale [62].”
BackgroundInfluential
Six-Month Changes in Spirituality and Religiousness in Alcoholics Predict Drinking Outcomes at Nine Months
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Authors: Pargament, K. I., Smith, B. W., Koenig, H. G., & Perez, L.
ORCID: Smith, Bruce W.
Koenig, Harold G.
Venue: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
Publisher: JSTOR
Published: 1998-12
Volume: 37
Issue: 4
Pages: 710
ISSN: 0021-8294 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2307/1388152
OpenAlex: W38293527
Cited by: 2,425
References: 36
Citations by year: 2026: 104 · 2025: 122 · 2024: 113 · 2023: 157 · 2022: 122 · 2021: 134 · 2020: 148 · 2019: 105 · 2018: 100 · 2017: 105 · 2016: 91 · 2015: 120 · 2014: 124 · 2013: 123 · 2012: 117
FWCI: 12.69
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (publishedVersion)
DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Keywords: religious coping, positive religious coping, negative religious coping, religion and mental health

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