RT Article
T1 The Role of Spiritual Fortitude and Positive Religious Coping in Meaning in Life and Spiritual Well-Being Following Hurricane Matthew
JF Journal of psychology and christianity
VO 37
IS 1
SP 17
OP 27
A1 McElroy, Stacey E.
A1 Van Tongeren, Daryl R.
A1 Gazaway, Sarah
A1 Ordaz, Ana
A1 Davis, Don E.
A1 Hook, Joshua N.
A1 Davis, Edward B.
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1577297482
AB In situations of adversity, positive religious coping is often an important factor in predicting psychological and religious/spiritual (R/S) well-being. Indeed, within the context of natural disasters, positive religious coping is a common meaning-making strategy, and it has been shown to predict positive psychological and R/S outcomes. People who are high in spiritual fortitude may demonstrate a greater capacity to draw from R/S resources in the midst of adversity. The present study examines this possibility using a sample of undergraduate students (N = 227) who lived in the region affected by Hurricane Matthew. Five weeks after the storm, participants completed measures of spiritual fortitude, religious coping, meaning in life, spiritual well-being, and disaster exposure. We hypothesized that spiritual fortitude would be related to higher positive religious coping, which in turn would be related to greater meaning in life and spiritual well-being. Bivariate correlations indicated that spiritual fortitude was positively related to positive religious coping, meaning in life, and spiritual well-being. Controlling for disaster exposure, positive religious coping mediated the relationships between spiritual fortitude and (a) meaning in life and (b) spiritual well-being. Implications for research on disasters and other forms of adversity are discussed.
K1 Disaster relief
K1 EMERGENCY management
K1 Natural Disasters
K1 Undergraduates
K1 Well-being