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01.06.2012 | Original Paper

Assessing the Role of Spirituality in Coping Among African Americans Diagnosed with Cancer

verfasst von: Cheryl L. Holt, Emily Schulz, Lee Caplan, Victor Blake, Vivian L. Southward, Ayanna V. Buckner

Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health | Ausgabe 2/2012

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Spirituality plays an important role in cancer coping among African Americans. The purpose of this study was to report on the initial psychometric properties of instruments specific to the cancer context, assessing the role of spirituality in coping. Items were developed based on a theoretical model of spirituality and qualitative patient interviews. The instruments reflected connections to self, others, God, and the world. One hundred African American cancer survivors completed the instruments by telephone. The instruments showed adequate internal reliability, mixed convergent validity, discriminant validity, and interpretable factor structures.

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Titel: Assessing the Role of Spirituality in Coping Among African Americans Diagnosed with Cancer
verfasst von: Cheryl L. Holt
Emily Schulz
Lee Caplan
Victor Blake
Vivian L. Southward
Ayanna V. Buckner
Publikationsdatum: 01.06.2012
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health / Ausgabe 2/2012
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-011-9453-0

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