Naslov
Meaning, Religiosity, and Resilience During the COVID19 Pandemic in Croatia

Autori
Maričić, Jelena ; Jureta, Jelena ; Petak, Ana

Vrsta, podvrsta
Radovi u časopisima, znanstveni

Izvornik
Coping with Crisis – Pathways towards Resilience. Selected Proceedings (2023)

Status rada
Prihvaćen

Ključne riječi
resilience, religiosity, meaning, COVID-19

Sažetak
Background and Aim: The logotherapeutic approach is based on the premise that the discovery of meaning in specific and even very difficult situations in life can help to overcome life’s challenges. The aim of this study was to determine whether there will be a synergy (joint action) of resilience and religiosity in terms of the perception of the current life situation as meaningful and in terms of the perception of the meaning of life in general. Method: A total of 509 adult participants (NF = 359, NM = 150) with an average age of 35 participated in an online study that started at the end of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (May 2020). The correlation analysis included responses from the whole sample and, separately, a selected sample. The selected sample included responses from those participants who stated that they were clearly religious or clearly non- religious. In terms of resilience, only the responses of those participants whose score was lower than the 33rd percentile and higher than the 66th percentile were included in the selected sample (N = 269). ANOVA included only the responses of the selected sample. Results: One-way ANOVA was conducted to analyze the differences between the four groups in terms of the perception of situation-specific and life meaning in general. Significant differences between groups were found. The participants who reported low resilience and who were not religious perceived personal experience in a pandemic as the least meaningful, while those whose resilience was high and who perceived themselves as religious perceived it as the most meaningful. A similar pattern was observed regarding the perception of personal meaning in general, with somewhat more pronounced group differences. Conclusion: We can conclude that those who are both psychologically resilient and religious are most inclined to find meaning.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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