Etiology Beliefs, Religious Coping, Perceived Church Climates, and Beliefs About Psychological Services
- 주제(키워드) 도움말 etiology belief , religious coping , church climate , help-seeking , South Korean
- 발행기관 SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
- 발행년도 2021
- 총서유형 Journal
- 본문언어 영어
초록/요약 도움말
This study investigated Korean Protestants' beliefs about psychological services (BAPS) and their associations with religiosity and church climates. Using responses of 254 Protestants from 18 different churches in South Korea, we employed three multilevel analyses to explore whether participants' etiology beliefs, religious coping, and perceived church climates in relation to psychological services were associated with the subscales of the BAPS scale: Expertness, Stigma Tolerance, and Intent to Seek Psychological Help. The results indicated that attributions of mental illness to psychological factors were associated with stronger beliefs in the expertise of psychological services. In terms of religious coping, the deferring style was negatively associated with stigma tolerance, the self-directing style was negatively associated with expertness and stigma tolerance, and the collaborative style was positively associated with intent to seek help. Finally, church climates related to psychological services, which we considered a church-level factor, were associated with all BAPS subscales. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
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