Christianity, gender and self-care : conversations with university students about coping with social isolation during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how religiosity is an effective coping mechanism to alleviate the stress of social isolation. This sociological study uses a Transactional Stress Process Model to investigate how masculinity affects the receptiveness of religious individuals towards practicing s...

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Main Author: Chew, Jeremy Jia En
Other Authors: Kamaludeen
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1522592023-03-05T15:46:15Z Christianity, gender and self-care : conversations with university students about coping with social isolation during COVID-19 Chew, Jeremy Jia En Kamaludeen School of Social Sciences kamaludeen@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Sociology The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how religiosity is an effective coping mechanism to alleviate the stress of social isolation. This sociological study uses a Transactional Stress Process Model to investigate how masculinity affects the receptiveness of religious individuals towards practicing self-care. In-depth interviews regarding experiences during Singapore’s Circuit Breaker lockdown and Biblical beliefs about masculinity and self-care were conducted amongst a convenience sample of 10 university-going Christian males. Findings showed that they identified with examples of expressive masculinity found in Scripture. This shared belief translated into a receptiveness towards adopting ‘Christianized’ rituals of self-care called ‘rest’. I discuss the theoretical implications of such a practice in the context of a globalized, neoliberal, and social media-saturated world. Practical recommendations for the local Christian community hinge upon whether the uncritical acceptance of self-care may weaken its future leaders’ convictions in laying down one’s life for Jesus and His church. Keywords: COVID-19; Stress-Process Model; Christianity; Religiosity; Masculinity; Self-care Bachelor of Arts in Sociology 2021-07-28T00:51:55Z 2021-07-28T00:51:55Z 2021 Final Year Project (FYP) Chew, J. J. E. (2021). Christianity, gender and self-care : conversations with university students about coping with social isolation during COVID-19. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152259 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152259 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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Chew, Jeremy Jia En
Christianity, gender and self-care : conversations with university students about coping with social isolation during COVID-19
description The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how religiosity is an effective coping mechanism to alleviate the stress of social isolation. This sociological study uses a Transactional Stress Process Model to investigate how masculinity affects the receptiveness of religious individuals towards practicing self-care. In-depth interviews regarding experiences during Singapore’s Circuit Breaker lockdown and Biblical beliefs about masculinity and self-care were conducted amongst a convenience sample of 10 university-going Christian males. Findings showed that they identified with examples of expressive masculinity found in Scripture. This shared belief translated into a receptiveness towards adopting ‘Christianized’ rituals of self-care called ‘rest’. I discuss the theoretical implications of such a practice in the context of a globalized, neoliberal, and social media-saturated world. Practical recommendations for the local Christian community hinge upon whether the uncritical acceptance of self-care may weaken its future leaders’ convictions in laying down one’s life for Jesus and His church. Keywords: COVID-19; Stress-Process Model; Christianity; Religiosity; Masculinity; Self-care
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title Christianity, gender and self-care : conversations with university students about coping with social isolation during COVID-19
title_short Christianity, gender and self-care : conversations with university students about coping with social isolation during COVID-19
title_full Christianity, gender and self-care : conversations with university students about coping with social isolation during COVID-19
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