Associations between trauma exposure, religious coping, and psychiatric distress in a community sample in Nairobi, Kenya.
J Prev Interv Community
; 45(4): 250-260, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
Adults (N = 703) in Nairobi, Kenya completed a screening survey in the aftermath of the postelection violence (PEV) of 2008. This study examined associations between exposure to PEV, prior trauma exposure, religious coping, and psychiatric distress. Results indicated a dose-response effect of the amount of PEV and prior trauma exposure on the severity of concurrent symptoms of psychiatric distress. Over 90% of the sample reported a religious affiliation, and the majority of participants also reported frequent use of religious coping strategies. However, there was no significant effect for the use of turning to religion as a form of coping on psychiatric distress. Study results aligned with existing research on the dose-response, cumulative effect of frequent exposure to trauma. Further research can investigate the nuanced ways that community members use their religion to cope.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Religión
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Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático
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Estrés Psicológico
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Violencia
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Adaptación Psicológica
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como asunto:
Africa
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En
Año:
2017
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Article