Mental Health, Religion and Culture
Volume 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 185-195

Religiosity and posttraumatic stress in a sample of East African refugees (Article)

Bentley J.* , Ahmad Z. , Thoburn J.
  • a Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States
  • b Department of Psychology, VA Puget Sound Health Care System: American Lake Division, Tacoma, United States
  • c Department of Clinical Psychology, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, United States

Abstract

The present study focused on organisational religious activity (ORA), non-organisational religious activity (NORA), and intrinsic religiosity as potential moderators of the relationship between traumatic exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in a sample of 59 East African refugees living in the United States. Results demonstrated a moderating effect for ORA (ΔR2 =.054, p =.009) and NORA (ΔR2 =.047, p =.013) on symptoms of PTSD. High ORA was associated with reduced PTSD symptoms for participants reporting relatively low traumatic exposure. However, results indicated that neither ORA nor NORA buffered against the development of PTSD symptoms as traumatic exposure increased. © 2013 © 2013 Taylor & Francis.

Author Keywords

religiosity Coping Refugees posttraumatic stress

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84889056795&doi=10.1080%2f13674676.2013.784899&partnerID=40&md5=a5c9a6f5c33e52fd55c3567c1eaa25cb
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2013.784899
ISSN: 13674676
Cited by: 7
Original Language: English