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| Published: May 18, 2024
Relationship Between Religious Coping and Mental Health among the Sikh Population in Punjab
MA Clinical Psychology, Amity University, Noida, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Assistant Professor II, Amity University, Noida, India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.424.20241202
DOI: 10.25215/1202.424
ABSTRACT
This study explores the relationship between religious coping and mental well-being among Sikhs in Punjab, focusing on gender differences in positive and negative religious coping methods. Through quantitative analysis of data collected from 92 participants using Brief Religious Coping Scale (Brief RCOPE) and General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28), significant associations were found. Positive religious coping was weakly related to better mental health outcomes, while negative religious coping showed a moderate association with poorer mental well-being. Furthermore, gender differences were observed in positive religious coping, with females reporting higher levels. These findings underscore the importance of considering religious coping strategies and gender-specific factors in mental health research and interventions tailored to the Sikh community. Limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed.
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
© 2024, Kaur, P. & Teotia, A.
Received: April 18, 2024; Revision Received: May 12, 2024; Accepted: May 18, 2024
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.424.20241202
10.25215/1202.424
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Published in Special Issues of Volume 12, Issue 2, 2024