Article 2021 · 8 citations

Determining the Religious Coping Styles of Adolescents in Turkey During COVID-19

Kadiroglu, Turkan, Tufekci, Fatma Guducu, Kara, Ayfer

Abstract

We sought to evaluate the religious coping styles of adolescents during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its restrictions. The study was conducted online during the 2020 academic year among students in three randomly selected high schools in a city center located in Eastern Turkey. The students studying in the chosen high schools who agreed to participate were included in the study (n = 514). We found that most adolescents were anxious, had been affected in terms of health and life satisfaction, and felt sad due to isolation. Almost all subjects attached importance to their religious beliefs. The adolescents' mean Religious Coping Scale score was 2.23 +/- 0.50, their mean Positive Religious Coping subscale score was 2.91 +/- 0.73, and their mean Negative Religious Coping subscale score was 1.54 +/- 0.52. Specifically, male adolescents of ages 15-17 whose incomes were less than their expenditures and who lived in a broken family had the highest level of negative religious coping. In light of these findings, adolescents can be supported by teaching them to develop positive religious coping styles during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords

Adolescents COVID-19 pandemic Religious coping Social isolation PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT IDENTITY FORMATION STRESS HEALTH

WoS Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Religion

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-being

Citation

Journal: JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH
Year: 2021
Volume: 60
Issue: 5
Pages: 3406-3417
ISSN: 0022-4197
eISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01410-7
WoS UID: WOS:000698139700001

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