This paper describes the experiences of 103 breast cancer patients with home pastors and hospital... more This paper describes the experiences of 103 breast cancer patients with home pastors and hospital chaplains. Attention was directed at the activities of clergy, the degree to which religious and nonreligious interactions were satisfying to the women, and how these related to their personal faith orientation. Because of the issues of sexual identity and attractiveness entailed by breast cancer, the role of female clergy was also explored. It is evident that religion is an extremely important resource for the majority of these breast cancer patients, and an intrinsic religious orientation helps one cope with breast cancer.
A total of 268 medically ill, elderly, hospitalized patients responded to measures of religious c... more A total of 268 medically ill, elderly, hospitalized patients responded to measures of religious coping and spiritual, psychological and physical functioning at baseline and follow-up two years later. After controlling for relevant variables, religious coping was significantly predictive of spiritual outcome, and changes in mental and physical health. Generally, positive methods of religious coping (e.g. seeking spiritual support, benevolent religious reappraisals) were associated with improvements in health. Negative methods of religious coping (e.g. punishing God reappraisal, interpersonal religious discontent) were predictive of declines in health. Patients who continue to struggle with religious issues over time may be particularly at risk for health-related problems.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Jan 1, 1998
The effects of religious coping, the potential moderation of such effects by religious affiliatio... more The effects of religious coping, the potential moderation of such effects by religious affiliation (i.e., Catholic, Protestant), and the potential mediation of such effects by various factors (i.e., cognitive restructuring, social support, perceived control) were investigated in patients and significant others coping with the stress of kidney transplant surgery. At 3 and 12 months after transplantation, results showed that the use of religious coping was generally associated with better adjustment both concurrently and over time in both patients and significant others. These effects were moderated by religious affiliation, such that religious coping was more effective in promoting adjustment for Protestants than for Catholics. Religious coping was related to adjustment beyond the effects of the proposed mediators. Implications of these results for future research and practice are discussed.
Current Directions in Psychological …, Jan 1, 2001
It is not surprising that religion and spirituality remain important to the vast majority of indi... more It is not surprising that religion and spirituality remain important to the vast majority of individuals in a society such as the United States, which can be characterized as fragmented, disconnected, and increasingly aging (Thoresen, 1999). In response, the literature from a ...
Associations between specific religious coping (RC) behaviors and health status in medically ill ... more Associations between specific religious coping (RC) behaviors and health status in medically ill hospitalized older patients were examined and compared with associations between nonreligious coping (NRC) behaviors and health status. The sample consisted of 577 patients age 55 or over consecutively admitted to the general medical inpatient services of Duke University Medical Center (78%) or the Durham VA Medical Center (22%). Information was gathered on 21 types of RC, 11 types of NRC, and 3 global indicators of religious activity (GIRA). Health measures included multiple domains of physical health, depressive symptoms, quality of life, stress-related growth, cooperativeness, and spiritual growth. Demographic factors, education, and admitting hospital were control variables. "Negative" and "positive" types of religious coping were identified. Negative RC behaviors related to poorer physical health, worse quality of life, and greater depression were reappraisals of God as punishing, reappraisals involving demonic forces, pleading for direct intercession, and expression of spiritual discontent. Coping that was self-directed (excluding God's help) or involved expressions reflecting negative attitudes toward God, clergy, or church members were also related to greater depression and poorer quality of life. Positive RC behaviors related to better mental health were reappraisal of God as benevolent, collaboration with God, seeking a connection with God, seeking support from clergy/church members, and giving religious help to others. Of 21 RC behaviors, 16 were positively related to stress-related growth, 15 were related to greater cooperativeness, and 16 were related to greater spiritual growth. These relationships were both more frequent and stronger than those found for NRC behaviors. Certain types of RC are more strongly related to better health status than other RC types. Associations between RC behaviors and mental health status are at least as strong, if not stronger, than those observed with NRC behaviors.
... models of problem-solving developed by Spivack et aL (1976), D'Zurilla a... more ... models of problem-solving developed by Spivack et aL (1976), D'Zurilla and Goldfried (1971), Folkman and Lazarus (1980), Lazarus and Folkman (1984), and Tyler (1978) served as aframework for building ... Page 5. 94 JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION ...
This study attempted to identify positive and negative patterns of religious coping methods, deve... more This study attempted to identify positive and negative patterns of religious coping methods, develop a brief measure of these religious coping patterns, and examine their implications for health and adjustment. Through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, positive and negative ...
… International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, Jan 1, 2004
Principles are identified on which a balanced, objective evaluation of the role of religious beli... more Principles are identified on which a balanced, objective evaluation of the role of religious beliefs in adaptation to bereavement must be judged. Subjective impressions by religious persons that their faith has helped them through bereavement are not enough. Examining ...
This paper describes the experiences of 103 breast cancer patients with home pastors and hospital... more This paper describes the experiences of 103 breast cancer patients with home pastors and hospital chaplains. Attention was directed at the activities of clergy, the degree to which religious and nonreligious interactions were satisfying to the women, and how these related to their personal faith orientation. Because of the issues of sexual identity and attractiveness entailed by breast cancer, the role of female clergy was also explored. It is evident that religion is an extremely important resource for the majority of these breast cancer patients, and an intrinsic religious orientation helps one cope with breast cancer.
A total of 268 medically ill, elderly, hospitalized patients responded to measures of religious c... more A total of 268 medically ill, elderly, hospitalized patients responded to measures of religious coping and spiritual, psychological and physical functioning at baseline and follow-up two years later. After controlling for relevant variables, religious coping was significantly predictive of spiritual outcome, and changes in mental and physical health. Generally, positive methods of religious coping (e.g. seeking spiritual support, benevolent religious reappraisals) were associated with improvements in health. Negative methods of religious coping (e.g. punishing God reappraisal, interpersonal religious discontent) were predictive of declines in health. Patients who continue to struggle with religious issues over time may be particularly at risk for health-related problems.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Jan 1, 1998
The effects of religious coping, the potential moderation of such effects by religious affiliatio... more The effects of religious coping, the potential moderation of such effects by religious affiliation (i.e., Catholic, Protestant), and the potential mediation of such effects by various factors (i.e., cognitive restructuring, social support, perceived control) were investigated in patients and significant others coping with the stress of kidney transplant surgery. At 3 and 12 months after transplantation, results showed that the use of religious coping was generally associated with better adjustment both concurrently and over time in both patients and significant others. These effects were moderated by religious affiliation, such that religious coping was more effective in promoting adjustment for Protestants than for Catholics. Religious coping was related to adjustment beyond the effects of the proposed mediators. Implications of these results for future research and practice are discussed.
Current Directions in Psychological …, Jan 1, 2001
It is not surprising that religion and spirituality remain important to the vast majority of indi... more It is not surprising that religion and spirituality remain important to the vast majority of individuals in a society such as the United States, which can be characterized as fragmented, disconnected, and increasingly aging (Thoresen, 1999). In response, the literature from a ...
Associations between specific religious coping (RC) behaviors and health status in medically ill ... more Associations between specific religious coping (RC) behaviors and health status in medically ill hospitalized older patients were examined and compared with associations between nonreligious coping (NRC) behaviors and health status. The sample consisted of 577 patients age 55 or over consecutively admitted to the general medical inpatient services of Duke University Medical Center (78%) or the Durham VA Medical Center (22%). Information was gathered on 21 types of RC, 11 types of NRC, and 3 global indicators of religious activity (GIRA). Health measures included multiple domains of physical health, depressive symptoms, quality of life, stress-related growth, cooperativeness, and spiritual growth. Demographic factors, education, and admitting hospital were control variables. "Negative" and "positive" types of religious coping were identified. Negative RC behaviors related to poorer physical health, worse quality of life, and greater depression were reappraisals of God as punishing, reappraisals involving demonic forces, pleading for direct intercession, and expression of spiritual discontent. Coping that was self-directed (excluding God's help) or involved expressions reflecting negative attitudes toward God, clergy, or church members were also related to greater depression and poorer quality of life. Positive RC behaviors related to better mental health were reappraisal of God as benevolent, collaboration with God, seeking a connection with God, seeking support from clergy/church members, and giving religious help to others. Of 21 RC behaviors, 16 were positively related to stress-related growth, 15 were related to greater cooperativeness, and 16 were related to greater spiritual growth. These relationships were both more frequent and stronger than those found for NRC behaviors. Certain types of RC are more strongly related to better health status than other RC types. Associations between RC behaviors and mental health status are at least as strong, if not stronger, than those observed with NRC behaviors.
... models of problem-solving developed by Spivack et aL (1976), D'Zurilla a... more ... models of problem-solving developed by Spivack et aL (1976), D'Zurilla and Goldfried (1971), Folkman and Lazarus (1980), Lazarus and Folkman (1984), and Tyler (1978) served as aframework for building ... Page 5. 94 JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION ...
This study attempted to identify positive and negative patterns of religious coping methods, deve... more This study attempted to identify positive and negative patterns of religious coping methods, develop a brief measure of these religious coping patterns, and examine their implications for health and adjustment. Through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, positive and negative ...
… International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, Jan 1, 2004
Principles are identified on which a balanced, objective evaluation of the role of religious beli... more Principles are identified on which a balanced, objective evaluation of the role of religious beliefs in adaptation to bereavement must be judged. Subjective impressions by religious persons that their faith has helped them through bereavement are not enough. Examining ...
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