Spirituality, Religiosity and Coping Strategies Among Spanish People Diagnosed with Cancer

The present study evaluates the influence of spirituality/religiosity (S/R) on the coping strategies used by people with cancer (breast and prostate) compared with those without cancer, in a sample of 445 Spanish participants (160 with cancer and 285 without). Significant interactions between the pr...

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Auteurs: Arbinaga, F. (Auteur) ; Bohórquez, M. R. (Auteur) ; Mendoza-Sierra, M. I. (Auteur) ; Romero-Pérez, N. (Auteur) ; Torres-Rosado, L. (Auteur) ; Verjano-Cuellar, M. I. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. 2021
Dans: Journal of religion and health
Année: 2021, Volume: 60, Numéro: 4, Pages: 2830-2848
Sujets non-standardisés:B Religious Practices
B Secular
B Spirituality
B Beliefs
B Religiosity
B Cancer
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Résumé:The present study evaluates the influence of spirituality/religiosity (S/R) on the coping strategies used by people with cancer (breast and prostate) compared with those without cancer, in a sample of 445 Spanish participants (160 with cancer and 285 without). Significant interactions between the presence of cancer and S/R are observed in the use of coping strategies such as religion, humor and disconnection. Spirituality as a predictor variable through the use of religion as a strategy, increased the explanatory capacity of age by 58.9% (β = .794) while praying/talking to God predicts the use of this strategy with a β = .383. In people with cancer, active coping was predicted by spirituality (β = .327). However, spirituality was a negative predictor of maladaptive coping, with a beta coefficient equal to .383. The data suggest that patients’ beliefs need to be considered by health care professionals when designing interventions.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01247-0