Religiosity Trends and Psychological Effects of Religious Coping in Post-Secular Society

Authors

  • A. Akhmetova Egyptian University of Islamic Culture Nur-Mubarak, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • Е. Ongar Egyptian University of Islamic Culture Nur-Mubarak, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • G. Rakhimova Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • I. Çalışkan Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

DOI:

10.26577//EJRS46220261

Abstract

The article systematically examines the role of religious coping in personal adaptation within post-secular society, based on a comprehensive theoretical analysis. The aim of the study is to analyze the processes of institutional transformation and semantic restructuring of religion in relation to the phenomenon of new religiosity and to identify their psychological consequences. The scientific novelty of the study lies in considering religious coping as a meaningful structure that ensures an individual’s psychological adaptation in post-secular context, as well as in systematically identifying the psychological effects of its positive and negative forms. The research methodology is based on the integration of classical sociological and psychological theories, the use of contemporary empirical studies, and a comparative analysis of theoretical and empirical data. The comparative analysis demonstrates that the impact of religious coping depends on its content orientation: positive religious strategies enhance cognitive reappraisal and coping self-efficacy and are associated with a stable increase in resilience and subjective well-being, whereas negative religious interpretations are characterized by higher levels of psychological distress, anxiety, and internal conflict. The practical significance of the study lies in substantiating that religion in contemporary society functions not only as a social institution but also as a dynamic socio-psychological resource that structures an individual’s system of meaning and ensures psychological stability and adaptation. The results of the study contribute to the development of new theoretical approaches at the intersection of philosophy of religion and psychology of religion by providing a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of personal adaptation through religious coping.

Keywords: Post-Secular Society, Religious Coping, Meaning System, Psychological Adaptation, Subjective Well-Being

Author Biographies

  • A. Akhmetova, Egyptian University of Islamic Culture Nur-Mubarak, Almaty, Kazakhstan

    Akhmetova, Aruzhan Nurlybekkyzy – PhD Student of the Department of the Department of Religious Studies of the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Egyptian University of Islamic Culture Nur-Mubarak, Almaty, Kazakhstan, e-mail: aruzhanakhmetova2025@gmail.com

  • Е. Ongar, Egyptian University of Islamic Culture Nur-Mubarak, Almaty, Kazakhstan

    Ongar, Ershat Agybayuly (corresponding author) – PhD, Vice rector of Egyptian University of Islamic Culture Nur-Mubarak, Almaty, Kazakhstan, e-mail: ershat.ongarov@gmail.com

  • G. Rakhimova, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

    Rakhimova, Gulnara Duisenkyzy – Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Humanities, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, e-mail: Guleke_75@mail.ru

  • I. Çalışkan, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

    Çalışkan, İsmail – Professor of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey, e-mail: iscaliskan@ankara.edu.tr

Published

2026-06-20

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 2 (2026): Eurasian Journal of Religious Studies

Section

Religious Studies

How to Cite

Akhmetova, A., Ongar Е., Rakhimova, G., & Çalışkan, I. (2026). Religiosity Trends and Psychological Effects of Religious Coping in Post-Secular Society. Eurasian Journal of Religious Studies, 46(2). https://doi.org/10.26577//EJRS46220261