Interviews were conducted with 63 adults in the southeastern United States. Religious coping was measured by the 14-item RCOPE and quality of life by the World Health Organization Quality of Life–BREF. Data were examined via descriptive bivariate statistics and controlled analyses.

Results

Most participants reported participation in private religious or spiritual activities (91%) and participation in public religious services or activities (68%). Positive religious coping was related to the quality-of-life facet of psychological health (r=.28, p=.03). Negative religious coping and quality of life were inversely related (r=–.30, p=.02). Positive religious coping was associated with psychological health in the reduced univariate general linear model (B=.72, p=.03, adjusted R²=.08).

Conclusions

Greater awareness of the importance of religion in this population may improve cultural competence in treatment and community support.

Volume 63
Issue 10

October 2012
Pages 1051-1054

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Acknowledgments and disclosures

This work was supported by funding from the John Templeton Foundation, Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA grant P30 DA023026). The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NIDA. The research was conducted as part of thesis research in the Clinical Research Training Program during a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for the Study of Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke University Medical Center. The authors thank the participants who shared their experiences of living with schizophrenia and clinic staff who referred patients to the study. They express special appreciation to Sylvia Mohr, Ph.D., Laurence Borras, M.D., and Philip Huguelet, M.D., for their collaboration; to ChongMing Yang, Ph.D., and Catherine R. Zimmer, Ph.D., for statistical consultation; and to Bernadette O’Reilly for comments on the manuscript.

The authors report no competing interests.

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Published online 1 October 2012

Published in print 1 October 2012

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Religious Coping and Quality of Life Among Individuals Living With Schizophrenia

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