Author: Imperatori C1, Bersani FS2, Massullo C1, Carbone GA1, Salvati A1, Mazzi G1, Cicerale G1, Carrara A1, Farina B1
Affiliation: <sup>1</sup>Department of Human Science, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
<sup>2</sup>Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università 30, 00185, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: francescosaverio.bersani@uniroma1.it.
Conference/Journal: Neurosci Lett.
Date published: 2020 Apr 9
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Volume ID: 134956 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.134956. [Epub ahead of print] , Word Count: 172
Religious coping to psychological stress has been linked to positive outcomes on both physical and mental health, but no studies have explored its neurophysiological correlates. Ninety-six participants (43 men and 53 women, mean age: 22.30 ± 2.48 years) were enrolled in the present study; they underwent an evaluation of coping with the brief version of the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (brief-COPE) scale and performed an eyes-closed resting state electroencephalographic (EEG) recording. EEG analyses were conducted with the exact Low-Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography software (eLORETA). Positive correlations between religious coping and EEG activity were observed in the theta frequency band in the right hemisphere, specifically in the superior temporal, inferior frontal, and middle temporal gyri. Religious coping scores were significantly positively associated with active coping and positive reframing coping strategies, with the latter not being significantly associated with EEG data. Taken together our results contribute to increase the knowledge on the psychobiological concomitants of religious coping to stress.
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KEYWORDS: Brief-COPE; EEG power; Religious coping; Resting state; Stress; eLORETA
PMID: 32278941 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.134956