dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Lenferink, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Vranken Lorenzo, R. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-01T19:00:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-12-01T19:00:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/38217 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background and aim. Grief, religion and spirituality are intrinsic aspects of human life.
Research has shown that grief has a significant impact on physical and psychological well
being and previous studies suggest that religious beliefs and spirituality are associated with
grief. This paper tried to shed light on the potential protective effects of religious affiliation
and spirituality on Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD). Method. Two hundred and forty-eight
participants who had lost a loved one at least six months ago were interviewed by telephone
on their religious affiliation and spirituality. PGD symptoms were assessed using the
Traumatic Grief Inventory – Clinician Administered. Results. A Mann-Whitney U test and a
one-way ANOVA showed no significant differences in PGD symptomatology between
Christian, spiritual or non-religious participants. A hierarchical multiple regression showed
that religious beliefs and spirituality did not add to the explained variance of PGD symptom
level above other demographic and grief related variables. Conclusion. The results showed
no empirical evidence that religious affiliation or spirituality have a protective effect on PGD.
Contradicting results in the field highlight the need for methodologically rigorous research in
order to obtain a better understanding of the relation between grief and religious beliefs and
spirituality. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
dc.format.extent | 443068 | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.title | Religion as a Protective Factor for Prolonged Grief Disorder According to ICD-11 Criteria: A
Comparison Between Non-Religious and Religiously Affiliated or Spiritual Groups | |
dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
dc.subject.keywords | grief, prolonged grief disorder, religious affiliation, spirituality, ICD-11 | |
dc.subject.courseuu | Clinical Psychology | |