En las manos de Dios [In God’s hands]: religious and other forms of coping among Latinos with arthritis
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Sandra E. Echeverría, Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: This study tested a theoretical model concerning religious, passive, and active coping; pain; and psychological adjustment among a sample of 200 Latinos with arthritis. Respondents reported using high levels of religious coping. A path analysis indicated that religious coping was correlated with active but not with passive coping. Religious coping was directly related to psychological well-being. Passive coping was associated with greater pain and worse adjustment. The effects of active coping on pain, depression, and psychological well-being were entirely indirect, mediated by acceptance of illness and self-efficacy. These findings warrant more research on the mechanisms that mediate the relationship between coping and health. This study contributes to a growing literature on religious coping among people with chronic illness, as well as contributing to a historically under-studied ethnic group.
En las manos de Dios [In God’s hands]: religious and other forms of coping among Latinos with arthritis
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- Publication
- Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psych 2004; 72(1):91-102.
- Language: English
- Date: 2004
- Keywords
- religious coping, passive coping, arthritis, Latinos, theoretical models, active coping, psychological adjustment, pain