Positive Religious Coping and Mental Health among Christians and Muslims in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Published in: Religions (Basel, Switzerland ) Vol. 11; no. 10; p. 498
• Main Authors: Thomas, Justin, Barbato, Mariapaola
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Christian; Christianity; COVID-19; depression; Islam; Mental depression; Muslim; Muslims; Religion; religious coping; UAE

Positive religious coping has frequently been associated with better mental health outcomes when dealing with stressful life events (e.g., natural disasters, domestic abuse, divorce). The COVID-19 pandemic, and the associated infection prevention and control measures (curfew, quarantine, restricted...