The link between religiousness and COVID-19 anxiety among a Turkish sample: the mediating role of generalised anxiety

The current study tested the associations between three indices of religiousness (i.e., religious practices, religious identity, and religious struggles) and COVID-19 anxiety, and whether these links are mediated by generalised anxiety. Participants of this cross-sectional study were 1089 Turkish in...

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Authors: Korkmaz, Sezai (Author) ; Ayten, Ali (Author) ; Abu-Raiya, Hisham (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2023
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2023, Volume: 26, Issue: 8, Pages: 725-735
Further subjects:B generalised anxiety
B Religious Practices
B religious struggles
B Religious Identity
B COVID-19 anxiety
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Summary:The current study tested the associations between three indices of religiousness (i.e., religious practices, religious identity, and religious struggles) and COVID-19 anxiety, and whether these links are mediated by generalised anxiety. Participants of this cross-sectional study were 1089 Turkish individuals who completed an online survey. They provided demographic information, and completed measures of religious practices, religious identity, religious struggles, generalised anxiety, and COVID-19 anxiety. The findings indicated that both religious practices and religious identity correlated negatively with both COVID-19 anxiety and generalised anxiety. Religious struggles correlated positively with generalised anxiety but were uncorrelated to COVID-19 anxiety. Regression analyses revealed that none of the religious variables remained predictive of COVID-19 anxiety after adding generalised anxiety to the regression equation, and that generalised anxiety fully mediated the links between all religious variables and COVID-19 anxiety. The findings suggest that the link between religiousness and COVID-19 anxiety is indirect and can be explained by generalised anxiety.
ISSN:1469-9737
Contains:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2258514