University of Miami, Florida, USA.
J Health Psychol. 1999 May;4(3):343-56. doi: 10.1177/135910539900400304.
Religious involvement was measured in a sample of 49 lower socio-economic status Hispanic women who were newly diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. Religious coping and emotional distress were assessed at pre-surgery, post-surgery, and at 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-ups. Among Catholic women, greater religiosity tended to be associated with more distress throughout the year; among Evangelical women, in contrast, greater religiosity tended to be associated with less distress throughout the year. These correlations were significantly different at two measurement points. Similarly, religious coping tended to have divergent effects in the two groups. Among Catholics, church attendance at 6 months predicted greater distress at 12 months; among Evangelical women, obtaining emotional support from church members at 6 months predicted less distress at 12 months. These various differences are interpreted in terms of differences in the ideologies of the two religious groups.
在一个新诊断患有早期乳腺癌的 49 名社会经济地位较低的西班牙裔女性样本中，测量了宗教参与度。在术前、术后以及术后 3 个月、6 个月和 12 个月的随访中，评估了宗教应对和情绪困扰。在天主教女性中，宗教程度越高，全年的困扰就越大；相比之下，在福音派女性中，宗教程度越高，全年的困扰就越小。这两个测量点的相关性有显著差异。同样，宗教应对在两个群体中的作用也不同。在天主教徒中，6 个月时的教堂出勤率预测 12 个月时的更大困扰；在福音派女性中，6 个月时从教会成员那里获得情感支持预测 12 个月时的困扰更小。这些差异可以从两个宗教群体的意识形态差异来解释。
