RT Article
T1 A Comparative Survey Study on Meaning-Making Coping among Cancer Patients in Turkey
JF Religions
VO 11
IS 3
A1 Cetrez, Önver A. 1970-
A1 Ahmadi, Fereshteh 1958-
A1 Erbil, Pelin
LA English
PB MDPI
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1727130944
AB (1) Background: The role of culture in secular, spiritual, and religious coping methods is important, but needs more attention in research. The aim has been to (1) investigate the meaning-making coping methods among cancer patients in Turkey and (2) whether there were differences in two separate samples (compared to Study 2, Study 1 had a younger age group, was more educated, and grew up in a big city), (3) paying specific attention to gender, age, education, and area of residence. (2) Methods: Quantitative study using a convenience sampling in two time periods, Study 1 (n = 94) and Study 2 (n = 57). (3) Results: In Study 2, there is a significant increase in several religious and spiritual coping strategies. Additionally, there is a positive correlation between being a woman and using more religious or spiritual coping strategies. Secular meaning-making coping strategies also increase significantly in Study 2. The results confirmed the hypotheses for gender, educational, and age differences in seeking support from religious leaders. The results also confirmed the hypotheses for gender and educational level in a punishing God reappraisal and demonic reappraisal. (4) Conclusions: As Turkey is a country at the junction of strong religiosity and deep-rooted secularism, dividing up the meaning-making coping methods into the religious and spiritual, on one hand, and the secular, on the other, reveals interesting results.
K1 Turkey
K1 cancer patients
K1 Culture
K1 Meaning-making
K1 religious and spiritual coping
DO 10.3390/rel11060284