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The Associations of Experiencing the COVID-19 Pandemic With Religiosity and Spirituality: A Cross-Sectional Study in Czech Adults
- Source :
- International Journal of Public Health, 67:1604712. SPRINGER BASEL AG
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Objectives: We investigated the associations between religiosity/spirituality and respondents’ changes in their relationships, feelings, thinking, and behaviour during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic.Methods: A sample of Czech adults (n = 1,434; 48.3 ± 16.4 years; 49.65% women) participated in the online survey. We measured spirituality, religiosity, self-reported changes in relationships, disrupted feelings, and changes in behaviour during the pandemic.Results: Spiritual respondents were more likely to report increased physical activity, sex, reading and self-education, with odds ratios (ORs) ranging from 1.26 (95% confidence interval 1.09–1.46) to 1.56 (1.31–1.86). The combination of spirituality and religiosity led to an increase in the range of ORs to 1.57–2.69. Spiritual and religious participants were less likely to feel the decrease of hope by 70%, while mere spirituality significantly reduced the decrease of hope by only 30%. Religiosity itself led to a lower risk of reporting a disrupted day structure with an OR = 0.74 (0.58–0.95).Conclusion: Religiosity and spirituality separately help people during a pandemic in some areas. Especially their combination has a more positive impact on relationships, feelings, and behaviour.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Health (social science)
CONSEQUENCES
behavior
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19
RELIGIOSITY/SPIRITUALITY
BEHAVIORS
CARE
religiosity
CANCER
Cross-Sectional Studies
INITIAL-STAGE
ADOLESCENCE
Humans
Female
Spirituality
HEALTH
experiences
Pandemics
SCALE
Czech Republic
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16618564 and 16618556
- Volume :
- 67
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of public health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a26a3b3c40052ba6d16a2377431bdbac