Building Resilience and Sense of Control among Adults with Sensory Disabilities as They Grow Older
Examining the Effect of Prayer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22112240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P Pandya (0000-0003-1304-5024, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 87-111 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Disability & Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2331-2521 • E-ISSN: 2331-253X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23312521.2022.2035884 |
| OpenAlex | W4210822696 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 46 |
This article reports a study of the effect of online prayer lessons in building resilience and sense of personal control among adults with sensory disabilities over a six-year period. Data from intervention and control group participants in select Asian and African cities were collected at baseline (T1) (N1=244) and at three-year intervals T2 (N2=217) and T3 (N3=194). Results indicated that the online prayer lessons were effective (Cohen’s d range = 0.34–1.19, p≤.01) thereby indicating that prayer endowed adults with sensory disabilities a distant perspective on their personal problems and helped make progress on it emotionally. Men, middle class, Hindus, single (never married, widowed, divorced), and living with kin/nuclear families responded better to the online prayer lessons. The ordinary least squares regression and Tobit models indicated that maximum variation in outcomes was attributed to intervention adherence: attending of the online lessons and self-recitation/practice. The longitudinal structural equation model indicated a sustained effect of the said predictors as well as a mutual covariance between resilience and personal control outcomes over a period of time. With certain refinements for women, upper class participants, Christians, currently married, and living with extended family or alone, online prayer lessons are an effective resilience-building intervention for adults with sensory disabilities
Developmental psychology · Prayer · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Theology · Clinical Psychology · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |