Shin Hana J, Mwiti Gladys, Tomosada Melinda, Eriksson Cynthia B
a VA Palo Alto Health Care System , Palo Alto , California , USA.
b Oasis Africa Counseling Center , Nairobi , Kenya.
J Prev Interv Community. 2017 Oct-Dec;45(4):250-260. doi: 10.1080/10852352.2016.1197753.
Adults (N = 703) in Nairobi, Kenya completed a screening survey in the aftermath of the postelection violence (PEV) of 2008. This study examined associations between exposure to PEV, prior trauma exposure, religious coping, and psychiatric distress. Results indicated a dose-response effect of the amount of PEV and prior trauma exposure on the severity of concurrent symptoms of psychiatric distress. Over 90% of the sample reported a religious affiliation, and the majority of participants also reported frequent use of religious coping strategies. However, there was no significant effect for the use of turning to religion as a form of coping on psychiatric distress. Study results aligned with existing research on the dose-response, cumulative effect of frequent exposure to trauma. Further research can investigate the nuanced ways that community members use their religion to cope.
肯尼亚内罗毕的703名成年人在2008年选举后暴力事件（PEV）发生后完成了一项筛查调查。本研究探讨了PEV暴露、既往创伤暴露、宗教应对方式与精神痛苦之间的关联。结果表明，PEV的暴露量和既往创伤暴露对同时出现的精神痛苦症状的严重程度存在剂量反应效应。超过90%的样本报告有宗教信仰，且大多数参与者还报告经常使用宗教应对策略。然而，将宗教作为一种应对方式对精神痛苦并没有显著影响。研究结果与关于频繁接触创伤的剂量反应、累积效应的现有研究一致。进一步的研究可以调查社区成员利用宗教进行应对的细微方式。
