Religious Problem-Solving and Explanatory Style: Relationships Between Religious Coping and Pessimism
Date of Graduation
Summer 1999
Degree
Master of Science in Psychology
Department
Psychology
Committee Chair
Donn Kaiser
Abstract
This study examines the relationships among religious problem-solving style, explanatory or attributional style, and dispositional optimism-pessimism. It also seeks to determine the degree to which these styles predict depressive symptoms. Ninety-three students enrolled in psychology classes received credit for completing questionnaires regarding explanatory style, religious coping, pessimism, depressive symptoms, and hope. Results indicated that while measures of pessimism and pessimistic explanatory style were related to depressive symptomology, religious problem-solving styles failed to predict or moderate levels of depression or hopelessness. The implication for the inclusion of religious beliefs in cognitive approaches and the benefit of such investigations by gender is discussed.
Subject Categories
Psychology
Copyright
© Martaun Stockstill
Recommended Citation
Stockstill, Martaun, "Religious Problem-Solving and Explanatory Style: Relationships Between Religious Coping and Pessimism" (1999). MSU Graduate Theses. 901.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/901
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