Spiritually-Oriented Expressive Writing and Positive Psychological Outcomes Following a Natural Disaster
Description:
Many religious/spiritual (R/S) individuals receive meaning from R/S and utilize R/S to help them cope with stressful life events. However, natural disasters can disrupt the R/S meaning-making process (e.g., positive R/S coping strategies) because natural disasters can elicit cognitive dissonance between one's core R/S beliefs and personal disaster experience. R/S individuals suffering from a disaster experience could benefit from interventions that allow them to process their R/S experiences. …
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Date:
August 2020
Creator:
Mosher, David K
Partner:
UNT Libraries