Religious Problem-Solving and Explanatory Style: Relationships Between Religious Coping and Pessimism

This study examines the relationships among religious problem-solving style, explanatory or attributional style, and dispositional optimism-pessimism. It also seeks to determine the degree to which these styles predict depressive symptoms. Ninety-three students enrolled in psychology classes received credit for completing questionnaires regarding explanatory style, religious coping, pessimism, depressive symptoms, and hope. Results indicated that while measures of pessimism and pessimistic explanatory style were related to depressive symptomology, religious problem-solving styles failed to predict or moderate levels of depression or hopelessness. The implication for the inclusion of religious beliefs in cognitive approaches and the benefit of such investigations by gender is discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year

1999

Author dc:creator

• Stockstill, Martaun

Contributors dc:contributor

• Donn Kaiser

• Psychology

Statement dc:rights

• © Martaun Stockstill

Repository record dc:identifier

https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/901

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-1902