Religion Protected Mental Health but Constrained Crisis Response During Crucial Early Days of the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study demonstrates that religion protected mental health but constrained support for crisis response during the crucial early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data from a national probability-based sample of the U.S. population show that highly religious individuals and evangelicals suffered less...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal for the scientific study of religion |
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2022
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Jahr: 2022, Band: 61, Heft: 2, Seiten: 530-543 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
USA
/ Evangelikale Bewegung
/ Psychische Gesundheit
/ Gesundheitswesen
/ Schutz
/ COVID-19
/ Pandemie
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| RelBib Classification: | AE Religionspsychologie CH Christentum und Gesellschaft KAJ Kirchengeschichte 1914-; neueste Zeit KBQ Nordamerika KDG Freikirche NCC Sozialethik |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Coronavirus
B Covid-19 B crisis response B Psychological Distress B Religion B Pandemic B Politics |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This study demonstrates that religion protected mental health but constrained support for crisis response during the crucial early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data from a national probability-based sample of the U.S. population show that highly religious individuals and evangelicals suffered less distress in March 2020. They were also less likely to see the coronavirus outbreak as a crisis and less likely to support public health restrictions to limit the spread of the virus. The conservative politicization of religion in the United States can help explain why religious Americans (and evangelicals in particular) experienced less distress and were less likely to back public health efforts to contain the virus. We conclude that religion can be a source of comfort and strength in times of crisis, but—at least in the case of the COVID-19 pandemic—it can also undercut efforts to end the root causes of suffering. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12720 |