Examining religious attitudes and mental well-being in post-earthquake trauma
What is current knowledge?Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, profoundly affect survivors, particularly women, influencing their mental health and quality of life.Religious beliefs have been shown to help individuals cope with trauma and enhance their mental well-being. What is new here?This study demonstrated a positive correlation between religious attitudes, mental well-being, and post-earthquake trauma levels in female survivors.It also identified mental well-being and trauma as predictors of religious attitudes, highlighting the importance of religious beliefs in post-trauma support.
Authors
- Semra Elmas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6510-1799)
- Şükran Başgöl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9451-4544)
- Saliha YURTÇİÇEK EREN (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3303-7526)
Institutions
- European University of Lefke (TR)
- Ondokuz Mayıs University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.61882/jgbfnm.21.4.24
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.53