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Revista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Saúde Mental

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Abstract

FLEURY, Luis Felipe de Oliveira et al. Religiosity, coping strategies and satisfaction with life: Verification of a model of influence in university students. Revista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Saúde Mental [online]. 2018, n.20, pp.51-57. ISSN 1647-2160.  https://doi.org/10.19131/rpesm.0226.

BACKGROUND: The university environment can often favor the development of mental health problems, since university students are subjected to intense levels of stress and cognitive load. AIM: To verify the influence of religiosity on satisfaction with life and on the adoption of strategies to deal with problems. METHODS: Quantitative study with data collection using validated psychometric instruments with 588 university students aged 18 to 63 years. The structural equation modeling technique was used to verify an influence model. RESULTS: The results indicate that Religiosity influences positively and significantly the Satisfaction with Life, as well as the adoption of Strategies to Confront Problems. The results are not generalizable, however they constitute empirical evidence of the importance of religiosity in terms of mental health. CONCLUSION: In general, this research aimed to verify a systemic theoretical model, which hypothesized an interdependence between the variables Religiosity, Coping and Satisfaction with life; Thus, not only has the desired model been proved, but it is believed that the results observed theoretically support the proposals suggested by positive psychology.

Keywords : Religion; Patient satisfaction; Mental health.

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