This study applied a cross-sectional design and used a sample of 204 Muslim parents who lost their children due to traffic accidents, to answer two questions: (1) do positive religious coping (PRC) and negative religious coping (NRC) predict posttraumatic growth (PTG) among Muslims?; (2) are the links between the two types of religious coping and PTG direct or indirect? Three potential mediators between religious coping and PTG were examined: meaning in life, self-control, and social support. Analyses showed that: (1) a direct, moderate positive link existed between PRC and PTG, and; (2) the link between NRC and PTG was indirect and mediated by meaning in life and self-control. Specifically, higher levels of NRC were linked to lower levels of both meaning in life and self-control, which in turn were linked to lower levels of PTG. The findings suggest that in contrast to PRC that is likely to be inherently linked to PTG, there is nothing inherent in NRC that corresponds to PTG.

本研究采用横断面设计，以 204 名因交通事故失去孩子的穆斯林父母为样本，回答两个问题：(1) 积极的宗教应对 (PRC) 和消极的宗教应对 (NRC) 是否可以预测创伤后成长（PTG）在穆斯林中？(2) 两种宗教应对与PTG之间的联系是直接的还是间接的？研究了宗教应对和 PTG 之间的三个潜在中介：生活意义、自我控制和社会支持。分析表明：（1）PRC与PTG之间存在直接、适度的正相关；(2) NRC 和 PTG 之间的联系是间接的，并由生活意义和自我控制介导。具体而言，较高水平的 NRC 与较低水平的生活意义和自我控制有关，而后者又与较低水平的 PTG 相关。