Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 
 

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

Stressful Events and Religious Identities: Investigating the Risk of Radical Accommodation

Abstract Details

, Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve University, Psychology.
At some point in their lives, everyone will experience a stressful life event. Usually, someone can cope with and make meaning from the event. However, the body of research investigating the impact of severe and/or chronic exposure to stressful life events on the brain shows that harmful effects of stress exposure accumulate. Considering the extant literature regarding religious meaning making in light of these findings and the robust literature on spiritual transformation following stressful life events, I developed three hypotheses: 1) stressful life events increase risk of (non)religious ID change, 2) earlier events continued to impact later ID changes, and 3) risk of ID change was similar across change groups. This study analyzed a nationally representative longitudinal dataset of US children born between 1980 and 1984 (N = 8984). The final analyses used multiple imputation to account for missing data and did not find evidence supporting the hypotheses.
Julie Exline, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Heath Demaree, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Arin Connell, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
102 p.

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Uzdavines, A. (2017). Stressful Events and Religious Identities: Investigating the Risk of Radical Accommodation [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case149699697363485

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Uzdavines, Alex. Stressful Events and Religious Identities: Investigating the Risk of Radical Accommodation. 2017. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case149699697363485.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Uzdavines, Alex. "Stressful Events and Religious Identities: Investigating the Risk of Radical Accommodation." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case149699697363485

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)