Religious Coping – what, how, why

U stresnim situacijama poput bolesti i smrti bliske osobe često se javlja pitanje smisla. Mnogi se tada okreću vjeri kao resursu i izvoru snage, podrške i načina suočavanja. Religioznost se promatra kao medijator između stresa i ishoda stresa. Cilj rada je prikazati spoznaje i istraživanja o religioznom suočavanju sa stresom. Prikazana je teorija K. I. Pargamenta objašnjenjem modela religioznog suočavanja, stilovi religioznog suočavanja, religiozne orijentacije te pozitivno i negativno religiozno suočavanje. Posebno su naglašene pozitivne i negativne posljedice religioznog suočavanja. Spoznaje o religioznom suočavanju našle su svoju primjenu u kliničkoj praksi. Na kraju je istaknuta potreba za budućim istraživanjima.In stressful situations such as the illness and the death of a loved one, the question of the sense often arises. Many then turn to religion as a resource of strength, support, and coping. Religion is viewed as a mediator of relationship between stress and stress outcomes. The aim of the paper is an overview of the insights and research about religious coping. We discussed the K. I. Pargament’s theory through an explanation of the model of religious coping, styles of religious coping, religious orientation, and positive and negative religious coping. We especially emphasized the positive and negative outcomes of religious coping. The insights on religious coping have found its application in clinical practice. Finally, we pointed out the need for future research