The Mediating Role of Meaning in Life in the Relationship between Religious Coping Styles and Posttraumatic Growth among Christians

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to examine the mediational role of meaning in life in the relationship between religious coping and posttraumatic growth. Religous ProblemSolving scale(RPSS), Life regard Index-R(LRI-R), Spiritual Meaning Scale(SMS) and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory(PTGI) were administered to a sample of 377 Christians living in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. With structural equation model, mediated effect of meaning in life in the relationship between religious coping styles and posttraumatic growth was tested. The results indicated that: 1) personal meaning and spiritual meaning were positively mediated between the collaborative style, deffering style and posttraumatic growth. 2) Spiritual meaning more predict posttraumatic growth. 3) Personal meaning and spiritual meaning showed negative inhibited effect of self-directing style on posttraumatic growth. Implicatons for counseling practice and directions for future research were discussed.