ERIC Number: EJ684599
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Feb
Pages: 11
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En las Manos de Dios [in God's Hands]: Religious and Other Forms of Coping among Latinos with Arthritis
Abraido-Lanza, Ana F.; Vasquez, Elizabeth; Echeverria, Sandra E.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v72 n1 p91-102 Feb 2004
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.
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Adjustment (to Environment), Self Efficacy, Depression (Psychology), Chronic Illness, Coping, Latin Americans, Pain, Religion, Cultural Influences
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Language: English
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