Is there a relationship between spirituality/religiosity and resilience? A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Schwalm, Fábio Duarte
Zandavalli, Rafaela Brugalli
de Castro Filho, Eno Dias
Lucchetti, Giancarlo

¹Family Physician, Conceição Hospital Group - GHC, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
²Family Physician, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
³Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil

Fábio Duarte Schwalm, Family Physician, Conceição Hospital Group - GHC, Av. Francisco Trein, 596 - Cristo Redentor, Porto Alegre, RS 91350-200, Brazil. Email: [email protected]

Journal of Health Psychology 27(5):p 1218-1232, April 2022. | DOI: 10.1177/1359105320984537

Resilience is the ability to recover or cope with adverse situations. Spiritual and religious beliefs may be associated with important “resilience resources.” To investigate whether there is a relationship between spirituality/religiosity (S/R) and resilience. This is a systematic review (observational studies) with meta-analysis following the PRISMA guidelines. From a total of 2468 articles, 34 observational studies were included. We identified a moderate positive correlation between S/R and resilience (r = 0.40 (95% CI, 0.32–0.48], p < 0.01). When only high-quality articles were included, the results were maintained. Conclusion: A moderate positive correlation was found between S/R and resilience.