Religious Beliefs Affect Grieving After Pregnancy Loss

Religious beliefs and practices may aid in coping with bereavement and grief after pregnancy loss. Data from 103 women enrolled in the original Lehigh Valley Perinatal Loss Project, and who were followed-up for at least 1 year, were evaluated for the impact of initial religious practices and beliefs...

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VerfasserInnen: Cowchock, F. S. (VerfasserIn) ; Koenig, H. G. (VerfasserIn) ; Lasker, J. N. (VerfasserIn) ; Skumanich, S. A. (VerfasserIn) ; Toedter, L. J. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2010]
In: Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 2010, Band: 49, Heft: 4, Seiten: 485-497
weitere Schlagwörter:B Religious Coping
B Grief/-ving
B pregnancy loss
B Religious Beliefs
B continuing bonds
B Continued attachment
B religious struggle
B Religiosity
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Zusammenfassung:Religious beliefs and practices may aid in coping with bereavement and grief after pregnancy loss. Data from 103 women enrolled in the original Lehigh Valley Perinatal Loss Project, and who were followed-up for at least 1 year, were evaluated for the impact of initial religious practices and beliefs on the course and severity of grief. Religious practices corresponding to standard scales of religiosity and agreement with specific beliefs were rated by the women on a Likert scale of 1-5. Neither agreement with statements corresponding to extrinsic and intrinsic religiosity or to positive religious coping, nor frequency of religious service attendance was predictive of follow-up scores on the Perinatal Grief Scale. Religious struggle, agreement with statements classified as negative religious coping, and continued attachment to the baby were all associated with more severe grief.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-009-9277-3