Coping religioso/espiritual, eventos estressores precoce e sintomas psiquiátricos
um estudo de mediação entre protestantes
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A religiosidade e/ou espiritualidade (R/E) está associada a melhores índices de saúde física e mental, pelo uso de estratégias de enfrentamento como o coping religioso/espiritual (CRE). O estudo explorou a relação do CRE com a saúde mental e eventos estressores em protestantes. De forma mais específica, hipotetizou-se que o CRE total mediaria o efeito da negligência emocional (um dos tipos mais frequentes de evento estressor) sobre sintomas de depressão, ansiedade e estresse nos participantes. A amostra foi composta de 254 participantes protestantes que responderam um questionário sociodemográfico, o questionário de traumas na infância (QUESI), a escala de religiosidade da Duke (DUREL), a escala de depressão, ansiedade e estresse (DASS-21) e a escala breve de enfrentamento religioso/espiritual (SCOPE-14). A R/E mostrou-se um preditor significativo do CRE Total (CRET). O efeito da mediação foi significativo para os desfechos da depressão, ansiedade e estresse. O CRET mediou a relação entre negligência emocional e estresse. Os resultados apontam para a importância de trabalhar a dimensão espiritual do sujeito na psicoterapia.
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