title: Religious coping style as a predictor of the severity of anorectic symptomology.
abstract: A review of the literature concerning the relationship between anorexia nervosa (AN) and religion reveals two disparate themes: religion as a cultivator of AN, and religion as a recovery benefactor. The purpose of the present study was to address this discrepancy by exploring one factor--religious coping style--suspected to influence the role religion assumes in the lives of individuals with AN. A sample of 134 women who self-identified as having received an AN diagnosis completed measures of religious coping style and anorectic symptomology. Analyses revealed that religious coping style significantly predicted severity of anorectic symptomology.
authors.affiliation: a School of Counseling, Richmont Graduate University , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Katie A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Rider
authors.forename: Deanne J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Terrell
authors.forename: Timothy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Sisemore
authors.forename: Janet E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hecht
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055815:Young Adult