The link between religiousness and Covid-19 anxiety among a Turkish sample
The mediating role of generalised anxiety
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19504135 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sezai Korkmaz (0000-0003-0250-6673, Department of Psychology of Religion, Kahramanmaraş S.İ. University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, corresponding author), Ali̇ Ayten (0000-0002-2787-2429, Department of Psychology of Religion, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey), Hisham Abu-Raiya (0000-0002-5790-1139, Tel Aviv University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 725-735 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mental Health Religion & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-4676 • E-ISSN: 1469-9737 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13674676.2023.2258514 |
| OpenAlex | W4390670601 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 39 |
The current study tested the associations between three indices of religiousness (i.e., religious practices, religious identity, and religious struggles) and COVID-19 anxiety, and whether these links are mediated by generalised anxiety. Participants of this cross-sectional study were 1089 Turkish individuals who completed an online survey. They provided demographic information, and completed measures of religious practices, religious identity, religious struggles, generalised anxiety, and COVID-19 anxiety. The findings indicated that both religious practices and religious identity correlated negatively with both COVID-19 anxiety and generalised anxiety. Religious struggles correlated positively with generalised anxiety but were uncorrelated to COVID-19 anxiety. Regression analyses revealed that none of the religious variables remained predictive of COVID-19 anxiety after adding generalised anxiety to the regression equation, and that generalised anxiety fully mediated the links between all religious variables and COVID-19 anxiety. The findings suggest that the link between religiousness and COVID-19 anxiety is indirect and can be explained by generalised anxiety
Anxiety · Disease · Psychiatry · Religious belief · Turkish · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |