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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
Religious/spiritual struggles and psychological distress: A test of three models in a longitudinal study of adults with chronic health conditions
Journal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 78, No. 4, Year 2022
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Objective: This study tested three conceptual explanatory models that have been theorized to account for the linkages between religious/spiritual (R/S) struggles and psychological distress: the primary model (i.e., R/S struggles lead to psychological distress), the secondary model (i.e., psychological distress leads to R/S struggles), and the complex model (i.e., R/S struggles and psychological distress reciprocally exacerbate each other). Methods: Using prospective data from a sample of US adults living with chronic health conditions (n = 302), we performed a cross-lagged panel analysis with three timepoints to test for evidence of potential causal relations between R/S struggles and psychological distress. Results: Consistent with the complex conceptual model of R/S struggles, we found evidence of positive reciprocal associations between R/S struggles and psychological distress. Conclusion: The findings highlight the importance of attending to the dynamic interplay between R/S struggles and psychological distress when working with adults who have chronic health conditions. © 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC
Authors & Co-Authors
Cowden, Richard Gregory
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Pargament, Kenneth I.
United States, Bowling Green
Bowling Green State University
Chen, Zhuo Job
United States, Clemson
Clemson University
Davis, Edward B.
United States, Wheaton
Wheaton College - Illinois
Lemke, Austin W.
United States, Wheaton
Wheaton College - Illinois
Worthington, Everett L.
United States, Richmond
Virginia Commonwealth University
Statistics
Citations: 18
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/jclp.23232
ISSN:
00219762
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative