RT Article
T1 The role of attachment to God in secular and religious/spiritual ways of coping with a serious disease
JF Mental health, religion & culture
VO 17
IS 3
SP 252
OP 261
A1 Cassibba, Rosalinda
A1 Papagna, Sonia
A1 Calabrese, Maria T.
A1 Costantino, Elisabetta
A1 Paterno, Angelo
A1 Granqvist, Pehr
A2 Papagna, Sonia
A2 Calabrese, Maria T.
A2 Costantino, Elisabetta
A2 Paterno, Angelo
A2 Granqvist, Pehr
LA English
YR 2014
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1838992065
AB This study investigated the role of security in one's attachment to God in relation to both secular and religious/spiritual ways of coping with a serious illness. The main objective was to test whether attachment to God and type of disease were related to secular coping strategies, when controlling for the effects of religious/spiritual coping. Study participants (N = 105) had been diagnosed either with cancer (i.e., an acute disease) and were under chemotherapy/awaiting surgery or with renal impairment (i.e., a chronic disease) and were attending dialysis. Results showed that secure attachment to God was uniquely related to fighting spirit, whereas insecure attachment to God was uniquely linked to hopelessness, suggesting that security, unlike insecurity, in one's attachment to God may impact favourably on adjustment to the disease. The only coping strategy related to type of disease was cognitive avoidance, which was linked to chronic disease.
K1 attachment to God
K1 Religious Coping
K1 secular coping
DO 10.1080/13674676.2013.795138