TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Associations between trauma exposure, religious coping, and psychiatric distress in a community sample in Nairobi, Kenya
JO  - Journal of prevention and intervention in the community
A1  - Shin, Hana J.
A1  - Mwiti, Gladys
A1  - Tomosada, Melinda
A1  - Eriksson, Cynthia B.
SP  - 250
EP  - 260
VL  - 45
IS  - 4
N2  - Adults (N = 703) in Nairobi, Kenya completed a screening survey in the aftermath of the postelection violence (PEV) of 2008. This study examined associations between exposure to PEV, prior trauma exposure, religious coping, and psychiatric distress. <br><br>RESULTS indicated a dose-response effect of the amount of PEV and prior trauma exposure on the severity of concurrent symptoms of psychiatric distress. Over 90% of the sample reported a religious affiliation, and the majority of participants also reported frequent use of religious coping strategies. However, there was no significant effect for the use of turning to religion as a form of coping on psychiatric distress. Study results aligned with existing research on the dose-response, cumulative effect of frequent exposure to trauma. Further research can investigate the nuanced ways that community members use their religion to cope.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1085-2352
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2016.1197753
ID  - ref1
ER  -