The Functional Use of Religion When Faced with Imminent Death
An Analysis of Death Row Inmates' Last Statements
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2143858 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ryan A Smith (0000-0002-6220-1807) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 279-300 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00380253.2018.1436942 |
| OpenAlex | W2800241215 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 47 |
This article draws on religious coping theory to (1) assess how death row inmates use religion to cope with imminent death; (2) evaluate whether certain coping methods are more frequently used than others; and (3) track change in the use of coping methods from 1982 to 2016. A hierarchy of religious coping methods reveals that efforts to gain comfort from and closeness to God, is followed by efforts to establish spiritual intimacy with others. By comparison, coping methods to gain control, signal transformation, or draw meaning from imminent death, are far less frequently used and their usage decreased over time
Closeness · Coping (psychology) · Clinical Psychology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Mathematics · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |