The Protective Effects of Religiosity on Maladjustment among Maltreated and Nonmaltreated Children

Autor/in	Kim, Jungmeen
Titel	The Protective Effects of Religiosity on Maladjustment among Maltreated and Nonmaltreated Children
Quelle	In: Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 32 (2008) 7, S.711-720 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-2134
DOI	10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.09.011
Schlagwörter	Religious Factors; Adjustment (to Environment); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Gender Differences; Child Abuse; Coping; Depression (Psychology); Low Income Groups; Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Geschlechterkonflikt; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Bewältigung
Abstract	Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of child religiosity in the development of maladaptation among maltreated children. Methods: Data were collected on 188 maltreated and 196 nonmaltreated children from low-income families (ages 6-12 years). Children were assessed on religiosity and depressive symptoms, and were evaluated by camp counselors on internalizing symptomatology and externalizing symptomatology. Results: Significant interactions indicated protective effects of religiosity. Child reports of the importance of faith were related to lower levels of internalizing symptomatology among maltreated girls (t = -2.81, p less than 0.05). Child reports of attendance at religious services were associated with lower levels of externalizing symptomatology among nonmaltreated boys (t = 1.94, p = 0.05). Conclusion: These results suggest that child religiosity may largely contribute to stress coping process among maltreated and nonmaltreated children from low-income families. The results also indicate that the protective roles of religiosity varied by risk status and gender. Practical implications: The results indicate that a range of child religiosity behaviors and practices can be assessed in translational prevention research. It is recommended that healthcare professionals, psychologists, and social workers working with maltreated children and their families assess for salience of religiosity and may encourage them to consider the role religiosity plays in the development of prevention and intervention programs to alleviate distress and enhance stress coping. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10