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Religiosity and COVID-19: Impact on Use of Remote Worship and Changes in Self-Reported Social Support
Mosavel, Maghboeba Akinkugbe, Aderonke A. Garcia, Dina T. Bauerle Bass, Sarah
Mosavel, Maghboeba
Akinkugbe, Aderonke A.
Garcia, Dina T.
Bauerle Bass, Sarah
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2022-08-11
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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169891
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This study examines associations between changes in the use of remote worship services and changes in the types of social support among religious adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional, web survey data (n = 461; 15 May to 6 July 2020) were collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Multinomial logistic regression models calculated unadjusted odds of increases and decreases of three types of perceived social support from before to during COVID-19 based on remote worship use. Results: Adults who initiated use of remote worship had lower odds of gaining social support for personal problems (OR: 0.38; 95% CI: 0.19, 0.79) and greater odds of reporting less ease of getting practical help from neighbors (OR: 1.77; 95% CI: 1.04, 3.02) compared to adults who never used or stopped using remote worship. Adults who continued using remote worship services were more likely to report less ease of getting practical help from their neighbors (OR: 2.23; 95% CI: 1.17, 4.25) and decreased interest and concern felt from other people (OR: 2.62; 95% CI: 1.24, 5.51) than adults who never used or stopped using remote worship. Conclusions: Adults who initiated and continued using remote worship during the COVID-19 pandemic had poorer perceived social support outcomes relative to adults who never used or stopped using remote services. Despite continued engagement with their religious communities, adults participating in worship remotely may have had residual personal, emotional, and instrumental social support needs that remote worship did not mitigate.
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Mosavel M, Hoadley A, Akinkugbe AA, Garcia DT, Bass SB. Religiosity and COVID-19: Impact on Use of Remote Worship and Changes in Self-Reported Social Support. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(16):9891. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169891
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Special Issue) Psychological Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Containment Measures, and Vaccination: From Experimental Data to Practice, Vol. 19, No. 16
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