Search for dissertations about: "Lars Danbolt"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Lars Danbolt.

  1. 1. Existential meaning-making in the midst of meaninglessness and suffering : Studying the function of religion and religious organizations in the reconstruction and development of existential meaning and psychosocial well-being after the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami

    Author : Yukako Nahlbom; Valerie DeMarinis; Önver A. Cetrez; Fumie Inatani; Lars Danbolt; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; natural disaster; the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami; trau-ma; mental health; well-being; existential meaning; meaning-making; religion; the Japanese religiosity; the ADAPT model; psychosocial re-sources; kokoro no kea; rituals; interfaith chaplain; volunteer workers; Psychology of Religion; Religionspsykologi;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this qualitative study was to explore the function of religion and volunteer workers in religious organizations in contributing to the reconstruction and development of existential meaning and psychosocial well-being regarding the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. This study was undertaken from the psychology of religion and approached by focusing on experiences of volunteer workers in different religious organizations who worked in the disaster-affected areas. READ MORE