Trabzon İlahiyat Dergisi

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When the individual's sense of
meaning are broken as a result of some events, his/her main purpose is to win
them back. Religion presents the belief of the test as a source of meaning to
the events experienced.  In this study, the
place and function of the belief of the test in finding meaning in negative
life events has been discussed. The families of martyrs, veterans, and families
of veterans  were preferred as the
working group. The main objectives of the study are to determine whether they
use the belief of test, and to demonstrate the positive or negative effects of
the belief in coping, in the coping processes of the source and meaning of the
traumas they experience. In three groups, the belief of the test is frequently
emphasized in terms of giving a reason for the event. In the families of the
martyrs, the thought that the loss came from God and is an honorable test has a
positive effect on coping. In veterans, the belief of test, which is especially
important in terms of answering the question "Why me?", is mostly
reflected in coping with emotional tendencies. According to the families of veterans,
being relatives of veterans and living with traumatized people is a test. Individual
dynamics such as perception of religiousness, personality, social environment
and education determine the effect of the test belief in coping.