Religious coping in adolescents: new evidence and relevance

Josefa Torralba, Lluis Oviedo () and Manuel Canteras
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Josefa Torralba: Instituto Teológico de Murcia
Lluis Oviedo: Pontificia Università Antonianum
Manuel Canteras: Universidad de Murcia

Palgrave Communications, 2021, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract Adolescence is frequently seen as a troubled age. In many Western societies this is also a time of sharp religious decline. The question arises as to what extent religious faith and practice could help teenagers cope with their distress, especially when religion fades away in secularized environments and stops being a common coping resource. A study was conducted in South-East Spain (N = 531) to assess coping styles—religious and secular—and how they are related to other variables. The outcomes suggest that religious coping has become a minor choice. It correlates positively with age and is mixed with secular coping strategies. Secularization implies a confidence lost in religious means and the search for alternative coping strategies. This study reveals that religious coping works best when linked to religious communities and in combination with other non-religious strategies.

Date: 2021
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