Religiös coping som strategi i stressfulla livssituationer
(2026) PSYK12 20252Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between religious coping and state anxiety in the context of stressful life events. Previous international research has investigated the use of religious coping in response to stressful life events and has shown that religious coping may influence perceived anxiety. However, this area remains relatively unexplored in a Swedish context. The present study therefore sought to contribute to increased knowledge regarding religious coping in Sweden. Data were collected through a digital survey administered to religious adults in Sweden (N = 101). Participants responded to questions regarding their use of religious coping, measured with the Brief RCOPE, and their level of state anxiety,... (More)
- The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between religious coping and state anxiety in the context of stressful life events. Previous international research has investigated the use of religious coping in response to stressful life events and has shown that religious coping may influence perceived anxiety. However, this area remains relatively unexplored in a Swedish context. The present study therefore sought to contribute to increased knowledge regarding religious coping in Sweden. Data were collected through a digital survey administered to religious adults in Sweden (N = 101). Participants responded to questions regarding their use of religious coping, measured with the Brief RCOPE, and their level of state anxiety, measured with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory – State version (STAI-S). Linear regression analysis was conducted to examine the relationships between coping strategies and anxiety levels. The results showed that negative religious coping (NRC) was significantly associated with higher levels of state anxiety. In contrast, no significant association was found between positive religious coping (PRC) and lower levels of state anxiety. The findings contribute to an increased understanding of how negative coping strategies may intensify anxiety experiences in stressful situations. Given the secular character of Swedish society, there is a need for further research examining how religious coping, in this case prayer, is used and experienced in relation to stressful life events within a Swedish context. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Syftet med studien var att undersöka sambandet mellan religiös coping och situationsrelaterad ångest vid stressfulla livssituationer. Internationell forskning har tidigare studerat användandet av religiös coping vid livssituationer av stressande slag och visat att religiös coping kan påverka upplevd ångest, men i svensk kontext är området tämligen outforskat. Denna studie ämnade således att bidra med ökad kunskap avseende religiös coping i svensk kontext. Datainsamlingen genomfördes med en digital enkätundersökning där vuxna troende i Sverige (N = 101) fick besvara frågor om sin användning av religiös coping mätt med Brief RCOPE samt nivåer av situationsångest mätt med State-Trait Anxiety Inventory – State version (STAI-S). Data... (More)
- Syftet med studien var att undersöka sambandet mellan religiös coping och situationsrelaterad ångest vid stressfulla livssituationer. Internationell forskning har tidigare studerat användandet av religiös coping vid livssituationer av stressande slag och visat att religiös coping kan påverka upplevd ångest, men i svensk kontext är området tämligen outforskat. Denna studie ämnade således att bidra med ökad kunskap avseende religiös coping i svensk kontext. Datainsamlingen genomfördes med en digital enkätundersökning där vuxna troende i Sverige (N = 101) fick besvara frågor om sin användning av religiös coping mätt med Brief RCOPE samt nivåer av situationsångest mätt med State-Trait Anxiety Inventory – State version (STAI-S). Data analyserades med linjär regressionsanalys för att undersöka sambanden mellan copingstrategier och ångestnivåer. Resultaten visade att negativ religiös coping (NRC) var signifikant relaterad till högre nivåer av situationsångest. Däremot påvisades inget signifikant samband mellan positiv religiös coping (PRC) och lägre situationsångest. Studien bidrar med kunskap om hur negativa copingstrategier kan förstärka upplevelsen av ångest vid stressfulla situationer. Mot bakgrund av den sekulära prägel som Sverige har finns det ett behov av att undersöka hur religiös coping, i detta fall bön, används och upplevs i samband med stressande livssituationer i just svensk kontext.
Nyckelord: religiös coping, positiv religiös coping, negativ religiös coping, situationsångest, stressfulla livssituationer (Less)
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- author
- Scheja, Annette LU and Lanker, Andreas LU
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- organization
- course
- PSYK12 20252
- year
- 2026
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- religiös coping, positiv religiös coping, negativ religiös coping, situationsångest, stressfulla livssituationer, religious coping, positive religious coping, negative religious coping, state anxiety, stressful life events
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- Swedish
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- 9220131
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- 2026-01-23 15:36:46
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abstract = {{The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between religious coping and state anxiety in the context of stressful life events. Previous international research has investigated the use of religious coping in response to stressful life events and has shown that religious coping may influence perceived anxiety. However, this area remains relatively unexplored in a Swedish context. The present study therefore sought to contribute to increased knowledge regarding religious coping in Sweden. Data were collected through a digital survey administered to religious adults in Sweden (N = 101). Participants responded to questions regarding their use of religious coping, measured with the Brief RCOPE, and their level of state anxiety, measured with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory – State version (STAI-S). Linear regression analysis was conducted to examine the relationships between coping strategies and anxiety levels. The results showed that negative religious coping (NRC) was significantly associated with higher levels of state anxiety. In contrast, no significant association was found between positive religious coping (PRC) and lower levels of state anxiety. The findings contribute to an increased understanding of how negative coping strategies may intensify anxiety experiences in stressful situations. Given the secular character of Swedish society, there is a need for further research examining how religious coping, in this case prayer, is used and experienced in relation to stressful life events within a Swedish context.}},
author = {{Scheja, Annette and Lanker, Andreas}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Religiös coping som strategi i stressfulla livssituationer}},
year = {{2026}},
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