Neuroticism and Religious Coping Styles as Mediators of Depressive Affect and Perceived Stress

Previous researchers have shown that the collaborative, self-directing, and deferring styles of religious coping result in different outcomes of depression under different levels of perceived stress. Neuroticism has also been shown to affect coping effectiveness overall or choice of coping method. However, little work has been done to investigate the association between neuroticism and the choice or effectiveness of religious coping styles in particular, or on the association of neuroticism and perceived stress. The present study addressed research questions by examining relations among neuroticism, perceived stress, objective life events, religious and non-religious coping styles, effectiveness of coping styles, and depression. Hierarchical multiple regression and correlational techniques found that religious coping styles predict depression, religious and non-religious coping correspond, and neuroticism predicts perceived stress beyond situational stressors. Neuroticism did not predict use of religious coping styles, but remaining personality factors were successful in predicting coping. Implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2005

Author dc:creator

• Crostley, Jeremy T.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Sewell, Kenneth W.
• Williams-Moes, Amy
• Lambert, Paul

• Neuroses.
• Mental health -- Religious aspects.
• Adjustment (Psychology)
• Depression, Mental.
• Stress (Psychology)
• neuroticism
• coping styles
• depression
• effectiveness
• perceived stress

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Crostley, Jeremy T.
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 68041792
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4889/
ark: ark:/67531/metadc4889

OAI identifier oai:identifier

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