Abstract

Religious coping can influence recovery from natural disaster trauma. Participants were recruited from a religiously sponsored university in Puerto Rico, affected by several natural disasters between 2017 and 2020, using an online survey. A significant relationship was found between negative religious coping and changes in mood and cognition, mediated by the effect of worthiness of self. Results indicate that negative religious coping may adversely influence an individual’s view of self and increase PTSD-related changes in mood and cognition. If clinicians only examine a client’s view of self, they may miss the influence of negative religious coping.

LLU Discipline

Psychology

Department

Psychology

School

School of Behavioral Health

First Advisor

Kendal C. Boyd

Second Advisor

Jerry Lee

Third Advisor

Hector Betancourt

Fourth Advisor

Susanne B. Montgomery

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degree Level

Ph.D.

Year Degree Awarded

2023

Date (Title Page)

5-2023

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Religion; Natural Disasters; Coping Behavior; Puerto Rico

Type

Dissertation

Page Count

xii, 107 p.

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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