Attachment and Mental Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Posttraumatic Growth and Religion as Moderators

• Published in: Religions (Basel, Switzerland ) Vol. 13; no. 5; p. 470
• Main Authors: Dwiwardani, Carissa, Shelton, Andrew J, Oda, Alan Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 23.05.2022
• Subjects: Anxiety; anxious attachment; Attachment (Psychology); Attachment behavior; Avoidance (Psychology); avoidant attachment; Christianity; Coping (Psychology); Coronaviruses; COVID-19; depression; Drug use; Emotional regulation; Emotions; Epidemics; Loneliness; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mental health; Mental illness; Pandemics; Post-traumatic growth; posttraumatic growth; Psychological aspects; Psychological research; Psychopathology; Religion; Spirituality; Stress; Suicides & suicide attempts; United States; United States

Consistent with the teachings in various religious traditions of finding meaning amidst suffering, we suspected that Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) would have a buffering effect on attachment insecurity and psychosocial outcomes. We examined the effects of anxious and avoidant attachment, PTG, and relig...