APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Finding the Meaning: Measuring the Salience of Religious Coping Words Following Disasters
- Tory Mascuilli
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey - Daniel Hart
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Abstract
Historical research shows that people use religion to cope with disasters. We hypothesized this occurrence with modern epidemics. Utilizing a novel method, we measured the salience of religious coping words following the Spanish flu and the swine flu. Results revealed an increase in salience following the swine flu.
Statistics and Methodology
