Background: Globally, alcohol dependence is affecting approximately 6.5% of men and 1.5% of women. It often develops in early adulthood but can start at any age after repeated continued exposure to alcoholic beverages. Opioid dependence develops after regular use of opioids, a n…
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The purpose of this study is to investigate 2 research questions: Do pre-deployment religiosity among combat military service members and level of combat exposure predict posttraumatic growth? And, do the level of combat exposure and changes in religiosity predict posttraumatic …
This study is the first to examine the potential moderating effects of positive and negative religious coping, trait forgiveness, and meaning in military duties on the identified link between combat exposure and subsequent symptoms of generalized psychological distress and postt…
This study explores the relationship between negative religious coping (NRC) and symptoms of depression and anxiety in Arab American adolescents, an under-researched topic in an under-researched population. The data were provided by a previous study that investigated socio-cultu…
Chronic pain is one of the most debilitating physical problems one can experience. Chronic pain is pain that persists for at least three months. In contrast to acute pain, in which pain signals fire for a short period of time, chronic pain signals continue firing for weeks, mont…
This dissertation focused on how religious coping has changed for ex-Catholic Latino/a evangelical Protestants after their conversion. The research literature on religious coping for Latino/as indicated that religiosity is an important aspect of Latino/a life and that there is a…
This dissertation is my own contribution in responding to the concern raised by certain communication scholars. Their concern was that little research and few publications have been done in the communication field by communication scholars that trace the relationship among relig…
In the United States (U.S.), healthcare costs and the prevalence of lifestyle-related diseases continue to increase, encouraging healthcare stakeholders to address healthcare delivery from a more proactive and preventive approach. This approach is particularly important among Am…
Current research indicates exponential growth in the occurrence of intimate partner violence (IPV), the increasing severity of harm inflicted, and the possibility of lifelong effects. The effects on victims who have left abusive relationships have produced no specific predictors…
Even though the rhetoric that immigrants hear from many sources is often less than welcoming, the Latinx immigrant community continues to increase and is growing rapidly in the United States (Pew Research Center, 2018). Making it important than ever to learn more about the accul…
This qualitative hermeneutical study aimed to examine the impact of prior pilgrimageparticipation upon individuals experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic. Interviews wereconducted with nine participants who had completed pilgrimage in the Vajrayana Buddhisttradition and were endurin…
Problem: Posttraumatic growth has been defined as the positive psychological and behavioral changes that come about in the aftermath of a struggle with traumatic life events. The literature notes the existence of posttraumatic growth among survivors of intimate partner violence,…
Religious coping is used to minimize the negative effects of anxiety, stress, depression, and posttraumatic stress and increase one’s relationship to God. One type of religious coping, surrender, has been shown to provide peace above and beyond commonly studied forms of religiou…
Prior research on the impact of religiosity and religious coping on mental health outcomes suggest two broad and contradictory findings: (a) positive impact of religiosity and religious coping on mental health outcomes, and (b) negative consequences of religiosity and religious …
Ostracism–being ignored or excluded by an individual or a group–leads to many negative consequences that can impact individuals behaviorally, physiologically, and cognitively. Considering these consequences, research over ostracism has turned to how individuals can cope with thi…
Youth with asthma are at an increased risk for depressive symptoms. Religious coping has been linked to decreased psychological difficulties among several pediatric populations. There is limited data on the stability of depression and religious coping among youth with asthma; fu…
Eating disorder rates have increased steadily in the United States, with over half of female adolescents displaying a disturbance in eating patterns. While existing forms of treatment are positively recognized within the field of eating disorders, statistics continue to demonstr…
Objective: The current study explores the role of religious coping in the daily pain experience of African American and non-Hispanic White older adults with physician-confirmed knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: As part of a larger study of racial/ethnic differences in everyday …
This thesis analyzes critical and non-critical approaches to the interpretation of scripture against the four psychological features of religious coping identified by Ken Pargament—differentiation, integration, flexibility, and security—to argue that an ecclesial-critical approa…