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Religious Coping and Depression Among Blacks and Whites After Sexual Abuse

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Title	Religious Coping and Depression Among Blacks and Whites After Sexual Abuse
Author	Dye, Richelin
Abstract	According to the theory of Fundamental Assumptions, childhood sexual abuse survivors have more depressive symptoms as a consequence of disrupted assumptions relating to optimism and mastery (Janoff-Bulman, 1992). This study tested whether positive religious coping preserves the fundamental assumptions to decrease depressive symptoms. In contrast, negative religious coping was posited to challenge assumptions. These hypotheses were tested in 2949 women from the Biopsychosocial Religion and Health study of which 246 reported childhood sexual abuse (CSA) with no childhood physical abuse and no adult sexual assault. Across all participants, positive religious coping (benevolent God reappraisal, collaborative religious coping, and spiritual connection) positively predicted optimism, and collaborative religious coping positively predicted mastery. Negative religious coping (punishing God reappraisal, passive deferral, and anger at God) was inversely associated with both optimism and mastery. Multivariate analyses of variance revealed that CSA participants reported marginally lower levels of mastery, higher punishing God reappraisal and depressive symptoms compared to nonCSA participants. Blacks reported higher benevolent God reappraisal, spiritual connection and punishing God reappraisal. Among Whites, collaborative religious coping decreased risk for depression, while anger at God increased risk for depression after CSA. Among Blacks, punishing God reappraisal increased risk for depression after CSA. Janoff-Bulman’s theory of child sexual abuse disrupting fundamental assumptions was partially supported; religious coping demonstrated a pathway to repair assumptions and improve depression outcomes.
Discipline	Clinical Psychology
Department	Psychology
School	School of Science and Technology
Advisor	Morton, Kelly R.
Degree Name	Doctor of Philosophy
Degree Level	Ph.D.
Year Degree Awarded	2011
Date (Title Page)	September 2011
Language	English
Subject - LCSH	Child Abuse, Sexual -- Psychology Depression African Americans Caucasians
Subject - Local	Childhood Sexual Abuse; Religious coping; Benevolent God Reappraisal; Punishing God Reappraisal; Collaborative Religious Coping
Type	Dissertation
Page count	91 P.
Digital format	Application/PDF
Digital Publisher	Loma Linda University Libraries
Copyright	Author
Usage Rights	This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.
Citation Information	To cite the digital version, include its Reference URL, found by following the link in the gray header above the digital file.
Collection	Loma Linda University Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Collection Website	http://archives.llu.edu/colls/lludis
Repository	Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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