Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on communal religious worshippers' mental health and the benefits of positive religious coping.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the United Kingdom, onsite religious services were halted during COVID-19 lockdowns, which were followed by various levels of restrictions on communal worship including social distancing, mandatory wearing of face masks, adequate ventilation and a ban on congregational singing and chanting. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of closures and changes within places of worship in response to the first lockdown in 2020, to assess the effect of the pandemic on religious practice and worshippers' wellbeing and religious coping.

Methods

Participants were regular worshippers in the UK, recruited through an online survey using convenience sampling. Respondents were asked about their attitudes to changes to places of worship in the UK and their wellbeing and

SUBMITTER: Baggaley RF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11550583 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature