Faith-Based Community Members, Family, and COVID-19: The Role of Family Cohesion, Social Support, and Spiritual Support on Quality of Life, Depression, and COVID-19-Prevention Behaviors

Kevin Bradley Wright () and Rochelle Davidson Mhonde
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Kevin Bradley Wright: Department of Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
Rochelle Davidson Mhonde: Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-12

Abstract: This study examined relationships between family cohesion, social support/spiritual support, and quality of life and depression among faith-based community members during the 2020 COVID-19 restrictions. Drawing upon the buffering model of social support and family cohesion as theoretical frameworks, the authors examined these factors in a survey of 551 faith-based community members between March 2020 and June 2020. Family cohesion had a direct and indirect effect (mediated by overall social support and spiritual support on quality of life). Moreover, family cohesion only had a direct effect on depression (e.g., not mediated by overall social support or spiritual support). Greater family cohesion and overall social support were predictive of increased COVID-19-prevention behaviors, while spiritual support was predictive of reduced COVID-19-prevention behaviors.

Keywords: faith-based communities; family cohesion; social support; spiritual support; health outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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