Religious Coping Methods as Predictors of Psychological, Physical and Spiritual Outcomes among Medically Ill Elderly Patients: A Two-year Longitudinal Study

Journal of Health Psychology - Tập 9 Số 6 - Trang 713-730 - 2004
Kenneth I. Pargäment1, Harold G. Koenig2, Nalini Tarakeshwar1, June Hahn3
1Bowling Green State University USA
2Duke University Medical Center USA
3The Procter and Gamble Company, USA

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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.

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Journal of Health Psychology

Tập 9 Số 6

713-730

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