The Relations of Religious Coping, Gratitude and Life Satisfation: A Case Study on Patients, Patient Relatives and Hospital Staff

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between religious coping, gratitude and life satisfaction. It also purposes to examine the links between religious coping, gratitude, life satisfaction and socio-demographic variables (gender, age etc.). Correlational survey method and questionnaire technique are used. The sample covers 114 people ranging from 16 to 64. In this research, "Religious Coping Scale", and "Gratitude Scale", and "Life Satisfaction Scale" are used to collect data. The findings of the study indicate that females reported higher levels of positive religious coping (like benevolent religious reappraisal and religious pleading) than males, and patients reported higher levels of positive religious coping than patient relatives and hospital staff (like doctors and nurses). Morever, life satisfaction is positively correlated with positive religious coping and gratitude.