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Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health 5/2015

01.10.2015 | Original Paper

Religious Coping and Locus of Control in Normal Pregnancy: Moderating Effects Between Pregnancy Worries and Mental Health

verfasst von: Cecilia Peñacoba Puente, Dolores Marín Morales, Francisco Javier Carmona Monge

Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health | Ausgabe 5/2015

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Abstract

Most studies about coping in pregnancy focus on risk pregnancies where it has generally been found that the use of religious coping has a positive effect, although to our knowledge there are no studies that associate religious coping to locus of control. We analyzed, in a sample of 285 Spanish women with normal pregnancies, the effect of both variables on psychiatric symptoms and on the relationship between psychiatric symptoms and pregnancy worries. The results show no association between locus of control and religious coping. Locus of control has a significant influence on the pregnant women’s mental health, while religious coping just adds an additional influence.
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Metadaten
Titel
Religious Coping and Locus of Control in Normal Pregnancy: Moderating Effects Between Pregnancy Worries and Mental Health
verfasst von
Cecilia Peñacoba Puente
Dolores Marín Morales
Francisco Javier Carmona Monge
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2015
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Religion and Health / Ausgabe 5/2015
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-014-9881-8

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