Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Psychosomatics. 2009 Sep-Oct;50(5):525-33. doi: 10.1176/appi.psy.50.5.525.
Both religiosity and hope are known for their positive role in coping with cancer.
This study examines the mediating role of hope between religiosity and coping for women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Israeli Jewish women with breast cancer (N=233) completed the Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale, The Systems of Belief Inventory, and The Hope Scale.
By use of hierarchical regression, hope was found to be a mediator between religiosity and three coping styles.
Special attention should be given to the role of hope for religious patients because it increases the positive effects of religion in coping with cancer.
宗教信仰和希望都以其在应对癌症方面的积极作用而闻名。
本研究考察了希望在宗教信仰与乳腺癌患者应对方式之间的中介作用。
对 233 名以色列犹太裔乳腺癌女性患者进行了癌症心理调适量表、信念系统量表和希望量表的评估。
通过分层回归分析，发现希望在宗教信仰和三种应对方式之间起中介作用。
应特别关注有宗教信仰患者的希望作用，因为它可以增强宗教对癌症应对的积极影响。
