The Effect of Emotional Social Support on Religious Coping and Depressive Symptoms

Faculty Mentor

Sara Haden

Major/Area of Research

Clinical Psychology

Description

Religious coping can increase or decrease depressive symptoms. These mixed results may stem from emotional social support, the exchange of sympathy, which consistently predicts decreased depressive symptoms. To test this relationship, 443 undergraduates reported how frequently they engage in religious and emotional social support coping behaviors and their depressive symptomatology. No relationship was found between the three variables. Further research can investigate how emotional social support impacts the relationship between religious coping and depressive symptoms.

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The Effect of Emotional Social Support on Religious Coping and Depressive Symptoms

Religious coping can increase or decrease depressive symptoms. These mixed results may stem from emotional social support, the exchange of sympathy, which consistently predicts decreased depressive symptoms. To test this relationship, 443 undergraduates reported how frequently they engage in religious and emotional social support coping behaviors and their depressive symptomatology. No relationship was found between the three variables. Further research can investigate how emotional social support impacts the relationship between religious coping and depressive symptoms.