Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University.
School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2021 Oct;27(4):728-735. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000465. Epub 2021 Jul 1.
Research has established religion and spirituality as important resources for Black people in the U.S. coping with adversity. Most research has been from an etic perspective, examining religious variables that are valid across multiple religions. In the present study, we asked what emic aspects of the Black church's practices and theological emphases women with cancer drew on in constructing meaning-making narratives from their cancer experience.
In this consensual qualitative research study, we interviewed 30 Black women with cancer histories with an average age of 64.5.
The religious practice of testimony emerged as the predominant theme. Testimony (a) provided a meaningful purpose to the cancer experience; (b) had a specific content of describing what God had done in their lives as well as some common theological emphases; (c) had dual desired outcomes of helping others and bringing glory to God; and (d) had an associated practice of giving testimony.
We discuss testimony as a narrative structure and highlight its importance in informing culturally sensitive interventions aimed at supporting Black women with cancer. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
研究已经证实，宗教和灵性是美国黑人应对逆境的重要资源。大多数研究都是从外部视角出发，研究在多种宗教中都有效的宗教变量。在本研究中，我们询问了黑人教堂的实践和神学重点的哪些本土方面，癌症患者在构建与癌症经历相关的有意义的叙述时会从中汲取灵感。
在这项共识定性研究中，我们采访了 30 名有癌症病史的黑人女性，平均年龄为 64.5 岁。
见证的宗教实践成为主要主题。见证（a）为癌症经历赋予了有意义的目的；（b）具有描述上帝在他们生活中所做的事情以及一些常见神学重点的具体内容；（c）具有帮助他人和荣耀上帝的双重期望结果；（d）与见证有关。
我们将见证作为一种叙述结构进行讨论，并强调其在告知针对支持患有癌症的黑人女性的文化敏感干预措施方面的重要性。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2021 APA，保留所有权利）。
